MUSINGS: “thoughts, especially when aimless and unsystematic” (Encarta)
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Hi folks,
Yeah, that would pretty much sum up what my blog is like. Don’t expect anything deep or life-changing. Just meant to be a break in your day. Things that I like to read and pass on. Hope you enjoy, and thanks for coming by! Have been doing this over at http://jrofop.spaces.live.com, and have gotten pretty consistent with 4-6 entries weekly. Gives me something to do, right?
*The Best in Music Notes for Today*
(myway.com/billboard.com)
~1999 Returning to the stage for the first time since his recent bout with pneumonia, Johnny Cash electrifies an audience in New York with a surprise appearance at an all-star concert in his honor
~1998 Tammy Wynette, whose hit “Stand By Your Man” stands among the classic recordings of all time, dies in her sleep at her Nashville home. She is 55. Known as “The First Lady of Country Music,” Wynette had 18 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country singles chart beginning in 1968 with “Take Me To Your World.”
~1977 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Dancing Queen,” Abba. This is the only No. 1 song by the international phenomenon. (Oh c’mon…you love that song…you know whenever noone else is around, you’re singing along, and dancing)
~1975 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Philadelphia Freedom,” Elton John.
~1945 Bob Marley is born Robert Nesta Marley in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
*Real Headlines (with remarks from wsjonline.com)*
~”Ind. Police Say Meth Makers Wrote Recipe in Bible”–headline, Associated Press, April 2 (Anyone Know What Chapter?)
~”Man Cries After Attempt to Rob Liquor Store Fails”–headline, Associated Press, April 1 (At Least He Got in Touch With His Feelings )
~”Cranberry Supervisors Approve Long-Range Plan”–headline, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 3 (Enough Sauce to Last Till Thanksgiving 2034)
*Shakespearean Insult of the Day* (pangloss.com) 
~”[Thine] horrid image doth unfix my hair.”-Taken from: Macbeth
*Ta-Wiffic Tweet of the Day*
(Twitter was having a scheduled shut-down for maintenance)
~nittwit7000: #Twitter’s taking some down time? No tweets? What will we do? Talk?”
(Please check out http://twitter.com/nittwit7000. Carleton Bryant, Washington Times editor, humor columnist and blogger. His column is at http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/out-context. It’s been a ball following him and reading his column!)
*Your Big Smooth ‘n’ Jazzy Headline for the Day*
~”Hostess Twinkies Are Invented (1930) (Well…Twinkies are pretty smooth ‘n’ jazzy, right?)
The Twinkie was invented by bakery manager James Dewar, who noticed that the shop’s shortcake pans were only used during the strawberry season and otherwise sat idle. His thrifty idea to use the pans during the off-season led to the development of the banana-filled Twinkie snack cake. During a World War II banana shortage, vanilla filling replaced the original banana. Today, 500 million Twinkies are produced each year.” (thefreedictionary.com)
*Today’s Special (served with a cup of chicken egg-drop soup)*
(with many thanks to http://lettheloveflow.wordpress.com)
~Awesome Excuses~
Really wish I could but…
~I have to floss my cat
~I want to spend more time with my blender
~I’m teaching my ferret to yodel
~I swallowed my gold crown this morning, and I have to wait here until it comes out the other end.
~I have to check the freshness dates on my dairy products.
~I’m getting my overalls overhauled.
~My patent is pending.
And we’ll wrap it up with your
*Tip on Living the Smooth ‘n’ Jazzy Life*
~”If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.”-Romans 12:18
Have a great Monday, and thanks for coming by…Jeff aka JRofOP
