by jphilo | Sep 27, 2012 | Three Thoughts for Thursday
- Fifty years ago yesterday, The Beverly Hillbillies made its debut on network television. Whoo-ee, that moves a body to set a possum stewing on the cook stove, grab a favorite critter, and head to the cee-ment pond for a party, don’t it?
- Box elder bugs have invaded our house. The obnoxious little things forced me into some outside-the-box thinking. In a fit of desperation, I grabbed the fly swatter and took aim. And guess what? It worked!
- Operation Baby Watch continues. Tomorrow, Baby Philo will be one week overdue. The house is clean, the laundry’s done, I’ve finished the required ten devos for my friend’s new specialty Bible project, my cold’s pretty much run its course, the cold sore under my nose has dried up, the monthly column for the church newsletter is in the can, and today is anniversary of my Grandma Josie’s birthday. This would be a very good day for you to be born, little one!
by jphilo | Mar 1, 2012 | Three Thoughts for Thursday
We were monkeying around in warm and sunny Savannah yesterday when the news came that Davy Jones, the cutest of the wacky Monkees, had died. Maybe the setting and loss explain the content of these three thoughts for Thursday:
- Live stream internet radio is a pick-me-up for Midwesterners vacationing in the south. What’s better than sitting on a condo’s back porch in shirtsleeves while listening to storm warnings and school closings back home?
- For those who need proof of the power of music, consider this. I can remember only the names of two of the Monkees – Davy and Mickey – but can remember every word of the theme song.
- My parents were not fans of the Monkees TV show, but since it wasn’t scheduled opposite The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction or Bonanza, they sometimes relented and let us watch it. Looking back at the quality of those shows, who says TV has gone downhill since the good old days?
