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Five Minute Friday — Rhythm

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/five-minute-friday-rhythm/) who thought about writing and how … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Song

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/05/five-minute-friday-song/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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I’ve Got You Under My Skin

As I was driving yesterday, I heard a familiar tune. I think this version was by James Darren, but the one I remember vividly is the Four Seasons’ rendition of I’ve Got You Under My Skin, a Cole Porter song … Continue reading

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Best Thing That Ever Happened

Well, here’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me story. I first heard the song on our local radio station in Sussex County, NJ, way back in the mid 70s. I don’t know why the Rainy Day Singers version … Continue reading

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Connecting the Dots

It’s funny how independent events in life seem to intersect. Let me give you an example. I stopped at one of the local downtown shops early last week when a sign that has been in the window for years suddenly … Continue reading

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K LOVE Challenge

There’s an interesting “challenge” going on. As you know, I listen to a lot of Internet radio and have been logged into K LOVE a number of times.  K-LOVE bills itself as “your home for contemporary Christian music online.” It … Continue reading

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Meloncholy

I listened to a lot of music while “snoozing” over the past few weeks. I don’t know if being under the weather had anything to do with it, but the music put me in a melancholic mood. Country … imitates … Continue reading

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All I Want for Christmas

As I’ve stated before, I am an Internet radio listener junkie. While working, I’ll find a station at ontheradio.com as background music. In the car, I’ll often listen to iHeartRadio. And rarely do I listen to local broadcasts. At ontheradio.net … Continue reading

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With a Song in My Heart

A strange thing happened today. As usual, I deliver my newspapers on Thursday. At my first stop, I entered the store whistling a happy tune … and spent the next five minutes engaged in conversation. Next stop.  I entered the … Continue reading

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Because He Lives

I had an unexpected blessing at church this morning. I knew there was going to be special music by a former longtime member and his wife. They sang perhaps the most recognizable anthem of faith, Bill and Gloria Gaither’s Because … Continue reading

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