http://www.galconj.org daily 1 http://www.galconj.org/633924-Mondegreens-for-You-for-Christmas.html Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:55:34 -0800 Yes, I have mondegreens for you! Aren't you thrilled?If you're not sure, you aren't alone. It's a word that soundsvaguely familiar , and might be something you'd like to get. Imean we have lots of greens at Christmas - trees, wreaths,apparel, and monde, well doesn't that mean world? But ... huh?When Christmas carols burst upon the scene with their unfamiliaror vaguely familiar and sometimes archaic lyris i.e., tocertain poor shepherds, hark! Listen!, we have the makingsof a wassail beverage bowl... http://www.galconj.org/633924-Mondegreens-for-You-for-Christmas.html http://www.galconj.org/545592-Christmas-Quiz.html Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:46:54 -0800 .Which Christmas tree fact is NOT true?A. Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every yearsince .B. Nova Scotia leads the world in exporting Christmas trees.c. Franklin Pierce was the first president to decorate anofficial White House Christmas tree.D. The Christmas tree was chosen to represent this holy holidaybecause it's shape points the way to heaven. .Which Christmas tree fact is NOT true?D. The Christmas tree was chosen to represent this holy holidaybecause it's shape points th... http://www.galconj.org/545592-Christmas-Quiz.html http://www.galconj.org/666638-Songwriter-Confessions-1.html Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:27:48 -0800 Looking up this week from getting a reggae backing to sound likeSt Ann rather than St Felicity, I spotted the small dark mist inthe usual corner behind the left monitor speaker. I havesometimes believed absolutely that this is my best muse, backfrom a pizza run to the outer starbelt. Or maybe just the goldenring around Uranus. Anyhoo...It seems to bring inspiration in adark way: more Keith Richards than Cliff Richard, and I feel theurge to write something that involves leather, whips and a snare... http://www.galconj.org/666638-Songwriter-Confessions-1.html http://www.galconj.org/541553-The-Gingerbread-Nightmare.html Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:52:53 -0800 Do you ever see those beautiful gingerbread houses during theholiday seasons that are so beautiful? They look so simple, andlook like such a fun project to do with the kids making giftsfor grandma and grandpa. I could just feel it.soft Christmasmusic in the background, the warm, spicy smell of gingerbreadfilling the air, the cozy warmth of the fire on a snowy day, andmy children and I building these luscious goodies sure to blessour family and friends, and all inexpensively as well.That was the ... http://www.galconj.org/541553-The-Gingerbread-Nightmare.html http://www.galconj.org/340835-Free-Funny-Animated-Ecards.html Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:41:15 -0800 ahrefhttp:www.christianet.comchristianecardsindex.htmFreefunny animated ecards can be found on a variety of Internetwebsites simply by typing in a few key words on a search engine,and allowing that search engine to provide the Internet surferwith results. Free funny animated ecards can come in everysubject area imaginable to tailor any special event or can besent just to say hello. Ecards are electronic cards. All peoplehave at one time or another received or sent a card thetraditional way, thro... http://www.galconj.org/340835-Free-Funny-Animated-Ecards.html http://www.galconj.org/877226-To-Pee-or-Not-to-Pee.html Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:44:26 -0800 I shouldve known it. I just shouldve known it.One day last week I was drinking some coffee and looking overthe morning paper. Its the typical workday morning ritual forme, just as Im sure it is for a lot of yall out there. Mosttimes, I can get through the paper in about five or ten minutes.This time, because the paper had a couple of good, lengthyarticles in it, I decided to drink a second cup of coffee. Nobig deal, I thought.You see, it takes me maybe twenty five minutes to get to work.So I fig... http://www.galconj.org/877226-To-Pee-or-Not-to-Pee.html http://www.galconj.org/190237-Country-Pastimes-3.html Sun, 04 Mar 2012 07:00:40 -0800 Since the demise of foxhunting and hunting with dogs in thecountryside, there are thousands of dispossessed toffs wanderingaround with nothing to do. To compensate we offer here the newshape of country activities. I was in the garden playing a guitar that attracted theattention of a small bird. It positioned itself overhead in thewillow tree and proceeded to drop caterpillars from the leavesonto my head - feeding me as a reward for the music. It made mewonder how much wild or farm animals might... http://www.galconj.org/190237-Country-Pastimes-3.html http://www.galconj.org/288194-Bernie-Ebbers-and-The-Temptations.html Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:25:59 -0800 Bernie Ebbers and the Temptations.If you dont give a heck about the man with the Bible in hishand. . . . --Mack RiceNo. Not those temptations. I mean The Temptations. And I am not talking about whoever istouring under the name today. I am talking about MelvinFranklin, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendrick and DavidRuffin. The real Temptations.Having all, except for Otis Williams, moved on . . . .I wonder if Bernie Ebbers, frowning and dour, white beard andcheap, stained raincoat, pushing... http://www.galconj.org/288194-Bernie-Ebbers-and-The-Temptations.html http://www.galconj.org/774316-MARCH-MADNESS-MERRIMENT.html Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:31:38 -0800 Copyright The Quipping Queen .MARCH MADNESS & MERRIMENT!-- Or, eccentric events and odd occasions to celebrate in March --Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord EarlCraboonLets seeits March. According to the Calendar of Quips, itsdefinitely the third month of twelve, which means were onlyone quarter of our way through the Year of the Rooster.If youre not the blessed big bird ruling the roost this year,then you'd better be really good at counting your chicks beforethey hatch.On... http://www.galconj.org/774316-MARCH-MADNESS-MERRIMENT.html http://www.galconj.org/760510-The-One-Great-Sermon-That-Got-Away.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:28:31 -0800 Most people don't realize ministers are obligated to prepare andpreach one great sermon in their career. In looking over myrecord of sermons, I noticed many good sermons, but an obviouslack in the list of a single great sermon.Perusing my list brought back some marvelous memories. I smiledas I remembered each sermon and where I preached it. Of course,I'm at that stage of life where the old memory juices don't flowas deep as they once did.Occasionally, I ran across the odd sermon that didn't real... http://www.galconj.org/760510-The-One-Great-Sermon-That-Got-Away.html http://www.galconj.org/443479-IT-S-JEST-JANUARY.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:43:52 -0800 Copyright The Quipping Queen .CALENDAR OF ODD EVENTS - JAN. -- Eccentric events and oddoccasions to celebrate in January --Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord EarlCraboonJanuary is, to put it bluntly, a bit of a merry-impaired monthas far as the Gregorian calendar is concerned.With the ho-ho-ho season gone...things start all over again.The origin of January comes from Janus, the god with twofaces, one on the front of his head, and one on the back. He'sthe guardian of gate... http://www.galconj.org/443479-IT-S-JEST-JANUARY.html http://www.galconj.org/257004-Weather-Woman.html Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:22:26 -0800 Sometimes you just get lucky. I ran out of gas in Paiper Machet, Louisiana, on my way to aconvention for freelance bumper sticker writers. My Watch OutFor The Idiot Behind Me had become an industry classic and Iwas to be the keynote speaker.This was in the days before there was an all-night conveniencestore with self-service gas pumps on every corner. There was onegas station in Paiper Machet and it would not open until :the following morning. That would get me to the conventionthirty minutes in... http://www.galconj.org/257004-Weather-Woman.html http://www.galconj.org/646562-Chinese-Horoscope.html Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:44:50 -0800 I am not the author of this is but it is cool and WERID!Chinese Horoscope,THIS IS TOO FUN...... AMAZINGLY ACCURATE Whatever you do, don't cheat! CHINESE HOROSCOPE : THE YEAR OF THE IRON DRAGON, WISHING YOU PROSPERITY AND GOOD FORTUNE IN THE CHINESE NEW YEAR FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS - DO NOT CHEAT OR IT WON'T WORK AND YOU WILL WISH YOU HADNT. TAKE MINUTES TRY THIS - IT WILL FREAK YOU OUT. THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO ME SAID HER WISH CAME TRUE MINUTES AFTER SHE FORWARDED THE EMAIL NO CHEATING !!... http://www.galconj.org/646562-Chinese-Horoscope.html http://www.galconj.org/886116-Mr-Cheapie-s-Frugal-Shopping-Tips.html Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:41:00 -0800 Hello. Mr. Cheapie here again with three more fantasticI-can't-believe-I-didn't-think-of-that frugal shopping tips. Ialready gave you my best frugal eating tips at:http:www.thehappyguy.comfrugal-living-tip.htmlNow let's move away from food, because it is to always importantto buy the sizzle, not the steak. That's the first tip. If thesteak was any good, why would Madison Avenue spend all itsefforts selling the sizzle?Let's face it, you don't care which widget fits into thecombotubulator under th... http://www.galconj.org/886116-Mr-Cheapie-s-Frugal-Shopping-Tips.html http://www.galconj.org/244754-Glastonbury-Festival-History.html Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:42:43 -0800 Now then, the wonders of quagmires are a treat I have neverencountered. I had the uncanny ability, as a youth, to attendEurope's premier music festival twice, and both times I stumbledupon a West Country heat wave. Yes, it's true; yours truly enjoyed the warmth of the sun andthe cider tent on both occasions whilst at Glastonbury. For the purpose of what I have to say here, I am going toconcentrate on just the one specific event that happened whilstI was there. I was in my early s, it was the Sa... http://www.galconj.org/244754-Glastonbury-Festival-History.html http://www.galconj.org/769107-FUN-LOOK-AT-A-LADY-HANG-GLIDER.html Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:34:19 -0800 Women can be sports widows when husbands take to the tube, butwhats a man to do when his lady love is a hang-glider? CyrilMay and Jack McDonald explore this question in their playfultune, Macho Mountain Mama on their CD, Off The Beaten Track.When warm winds from the valleys Sweep on up the mountain sideWhen the thermals are a pumping all aroundWhen the birds are all groundedCause the winds too rough to flyThen Macho Mountain Mamas up there flyin high.In the song, Cyrils lyrics show a real apprec... http://www.galconj.org/769107-FUN-LOOK-AT-A-LADY-HANG-GLIDER.html http://www.galconj.org/631773-Mendacino-Madness-Millionaire.html Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:09:30 -0800 We all want to be a millionaire and Cyril May has created a songthat is called Mendicino Madness Millionaire . The song tellsthe story of a California man who inherited a farm and plantedmarijuana: I could hardly wait til I opened the gateturned the cows loose on their ownAnd I planted marijuana in that rich red virgin loamIn the days when there seems to be a huge controversy over thelegalization of pot, we can take a humorous look at the factthat millions of Americans are still smokin, and why ... http://www.galconj.org/631773-Mendacino-Madness-Millionaire.html http://www.galconj.org/227459-Every-Truck-Lover-s-Dream.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:30:09 -0800 Truck song of truck songs, Holocaust Harrys Hotpipe. The tuneignores the gas crunch and wallows is the notion of big powerfulmonsters beyond whatever the non-custom rigs can do.Well I used to drive those regular trucksbefore I built this rigBack in the days when I was brokeBefore I made it bigWhen I sucked dust behind VolvosAnd ate it behind vansMen with Fords and GMCs and even panel vansWhen , kilos was considered a big loadBack in the days when wheelers were the King Kongs of the roadwell tha... http://www.galconj.org/227459-Every-Truck-Lover-s-Dream.html http://www.galconj.org/930617-Gas-Pump-Fever.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:37:45 -0800 Recalling the gas crisis twenty years ago, a songster hascreated a song timely for today: Cyril Mays release Gas PumpFever goes miles toward cheering us through the high prices andlong lines: Gas pump fever in the gas pump line This is gaspump fever time. And it doesnt have a vaccination for yourbehind Its mighty catching and its pure hell As the pain inyour wallet will plainly tell. You got gas pump fever fromwaiting in the gas pump lineA down to earth singer, and songwriter, Cyril May and hism... http://www.galconj.org/930617-Gas-Pump-Fever.html http://www.galconj.org/934064-That-s-the-Christmas-spirit.html Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:30:49 -0800 Last Christmas, Uncle Albert promised his neighbor, Wilson, tofind a way to keep the Christmas spirit alive all year. Youknow, just like Wilson and everybody else wishes people eachyear.Yesterday I was checking my calendar. Holy smokes! It's almostChristmas. I better check to see if Uncle Albert found a way tokeep the Christmas spirit alive all year.So I put on my boots and buttoned up my jacket. I dashed out thedoor. I came back into the house to put on a scarf. And some gloves.And a hat. And m... http://www.galconj.org/934064-That-s-the-Christmas-spirit.html http://www.galconj.org/758418-I-Am-a-Grinch.html Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:36:49 -0800 Last Christmas, Uncle Albert promised his neighbor, Wilson, tofind a way to keep the Christmas spirit alive all year. Youknow, just like Wilson and everybody else wishes people eachyear.Yesterday I was checking my calendar. Holy smokes! It's almostChristmas. I better check to see if Uncle Albert found a way tokeep the Christmas spirit alive all year.So I put on my boots and buttoned up my jacket. I dashed out thedoor. I came back into the house to put on a scarf. And some gloves.And a hat. And m... http://www.galconj.org/758418-I-Am-a-Grinch.html http://www.galconj.org/740985-Vincent-Price-s-Ultimate-Horror.html Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:51:56 -0800 Vincent Price was always of two minds about his horror moviecareer. On the one hand it was a way for an actor to age andkeep working. But the gourmet cook and art collector often feltthat these films were beneath him. Always looking for extra publicity the Saint Louis born thespianpulled many stunts to get attention for his films. One time hewent to the Hollywood Wax museum and disguised himself as hiswax dummy likeness. Standing motionless with a hypodermicsyringe he would wait patiently for un... http://www.galconj.org/740985-Vincent-Price-s-Ultimate-Horror.html http://www.galconj.org/294993-The-Hazards-of-Tossing-Pigs.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:19:43 -0800 The Hazards of Tossing PigsSaturday, both Jane and Barb had to work. I didn?t see either ofthem during the day but Saturday night I went to eat at therestaurant they work in. They serve two kinda steaks there. Onecalled the Cowgirl, and one called the Cowboy. On my first visitsome months ago I had loudly pronounced I wanna eat a Cowgirl!When Jane asked how I wanted it, I loudly replied Why, pink inthe middle of course! Weeeeell...... this time Jane recommended the Cowboy. I informedher that if s... http://www.galconj.org/294993-The-Hazards-of-Tossing-Pigs.html http://www.galconj.org/541178-Friends-With-Benefits.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:04:33 -0800 We've all been there. That long, seemingly endless droughtduring which time you get no play. No action. No sweet lovin'.The dating life is mediocre, and you've got no prospects. But aswe've proven time and time again, we're a resourceful bunch.Many take matters into their own hands. In the Appalachians,many fall into the arms of a sexy sibling. But there's a numberof us that decide to try 'Friends with benefits.' Yeah, that old song. You start workin' your mojo on yourfriends. And try to stay fr... http://www.galconj.org/541178-Friends-With-Benefits.html http://www.galconj.org/352758-The-Gingerbread-Nightmare.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:40:11 -0800 Do you ever see those beautiful gingerbread houses during theholiday seasons that are so beautiful? They look so simple, andlook like such a fun project to do with the kids making giftsfor grandma and grandpa. I could just feel it.soft Christmasmusic in the background, the warm, spicy smell of gingerbreadfilling the air, the cozy warmth of the fire on a snowy day, andmy children and I building these luscious goodies sure to blessour family and friends, and all inexpensively as well.That was the ... http://www.galconj.org/352758-The-Gingerbread-Nightmare.html