Monthly Archives: July 2012

Monday, Music

Monday’s Mentionables

  1. Monday’s child is “fair of face”.
  2. Past medical studies found a 20% increase in heart attacks on Mondays.
  3. The 80’s-era Bangles’ hit song “Manic Monday” was written by Prince.
  4. There are 53 Mondays on the calendar this year.
  5. There were only 52 Mondays last year.
  6. The name “Monday” comes from Greek and/or Latin phrases, both meaning “Day of the Moon” or “Moon’s Day”.
  7. Jimmy Buffet’s song “Come Monday” was written for his wife, because he missed her while playing weekend shows.
  8. One study claims that 50% of employees are late to work on Monday mornings.
  9. Worker productivity studies showed that an average of only 3.5 hours of actual work are conducted on Mondays.
  10. The first Monday after Thanksgiving, deemed “Cyber Monday”, is not the busiest online shopping day of the year, despite claims otherwise.
  11. “I Don’t Like Mondays”, the title of a 1979 hit song, comes from a phrase quoted by Brenda Spencer, the perpetrator of a school shooting which killed 2 adults and wounded 8 children.
  12. The Carpenters recorded their hit song “Rainy Days and Mondays” in 1971 and then saw it climb to #2 on the charts.
  13. Monday Night Football is one of the longest running prime-time commercial network television series, starting in 1970 and currently contracted to go through 2021.
Names, Trivia

Famous People Whose Names Start with X, Y, or Z

  1. Yoko Ono
  2. Zooey Deschanel
  3. Chuck Yeager
  4. Yogi Bera
  5. Yanni
  6. Zane Gray
  7. Yesica Toscanini
  8. Weird Al Yankovich
  9. Carlos Zambrano
  10. Yao Ming
  11. Zachery Ty Bryan
  12. Yasmine Bleeth
  13. Yoshi Tatsu
  14. Malcom X
  15. Cy Young
  16. James Zahara
  17. Sgt. York
  18. Renee Zellweger
  19. Catherine Zeta-Jones
  20. Rob Zombie
  21. Daphne Zuniga
  22. Tina Yothers
  23. Fuzzy Zoeller
  24. Ma Ying-jeou
  25. Yul Brynner
  26. Vern Troyer

Zooey Deschanel

Brands, Favorites, Links, Memories, Travel

Adventurous Travel in the USA (amongst the places I have been)

  1. Kenai Peninsula, Alaska – Road trip, get a rustic cabin, visit the tip of the Homer Spit, see moose, avoid bear, stop at the Ranger Stations to chat with locals  (http://www.kenaipeninsula.org/)
  2. Maui, Hawaii – Visit the top of the Haleakala Crater, take the Road to Hana and make all the stops, swim under waterfalls, take a surfing lesson, kayak with whales, rent a condo on the beach from my friend
  3. Phoenix, Arizona – Only go in the winter, hike the desert, float down the river, golf, search for the Lost Dutchman’s gold, drive north of Mesa at night and view the glittering city
  4. Boston, Massachusetts – Follow the Freedom Trail’s red line through town to tour history on your own, order seafood, wander Boston Commons (with a friend), take in a museum
  5. New York City, New York – Choose your top 3 must sees and count everything else a bonus.  You could explore this city for weeks, maybe months, and never see it all.  Museums, skyscrapers, sports, exhibits… Take in a Broadway show, skate at Rockefeller Center, rub the Wall Street Bull’s unmentionables for good luck, pose for a pic with the Naked Cowboy in Times Square, eat authentic cuisine from another culture, see the Statue of Liberty, relax in Central Park or any of the smaller ones scattered through the city, ride the subway, wear your walking shoes
  6. Los Angeles, California – Hit the beaches… Huntington for ocean swimming, Venice for weirdo-watching.  Visit Hollywood, drive into Hollywood Hills to see the city, take in a professional sporting event, wander a pier at dusk
  7. Boundary Waters, northern Minnesota – Plan with an outfitter, rent a canoe, and tour your way through the beauty of the North Woods.  Be sure you know what you’re doing or hire a guide.  Portage trails, paddle lakes, camp in remote wilderness, watch out for bears
  8. Chicago, Illinois – Museums, sporting events, tall buildings, shows, shopping, visit the sand dunes and beaches surrounding Lake Michigan
  9. Juneau, Alaska – Fly or ferry in since there are no roads into this capital city.  Visit glaciers, hike trails, view wildlife, cough up the funds for a helicopter tour that will land you on top of a glacier
  10. Grand Canyon, Arizona – Hike or trail ride into the canyon but only with thorough preparation.  Incredible views, challenging trips, white water rafting, desert camping
ERA Helicopter tour to the top of Taku Glacier, Juneau, Alaska
Humor, Music

Silly Songs From My Youth

  1. Elsie was a Mighty Fine Cow (she was a friend of mine)
  2. Alice the Camel (had five humps)
  3. Eddie Coochacatchacamatoceneratocenokasammacammawacky Brown (fell into a well)
  4. Cumalauda Vista (on and on and on a vista)
  5. Scab Sandwiches (with puss on top)
  6. Great Big Globs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts (little birdies’ dirty feet)
  7. Leprosy (all my skin is falling off of me)
  8. Put Your Hand in a Fan (and you’ll probably lose a finger)
  9. Cow-patty Love (is the way I feel)

 

Leprosy (to the tune of “Yesterday”)

Leprosy, all my skin is falling off of me
I’m not half the man I used to be
Since I contracted leprosy.

Kiss me quick, before I lose my upper lip,
I don’t even have a nose to pick
Since I contracted leprosy. 

Favorites, Music

Songs on My “Sleep Time” Playlist

  1. I Love You Too Much – Carlos Santana
  2. Soldier – Gavin DeGraw
  3. Feels Like Tonight – Chris Daughtry
  4. Pieces – Sum 41
  5. Don’t Know Why – Nora Jones
  6. Spell It Out – Gavin DeGraw
  7. Crown Royal – Jill Scott
  8. Your Body is a Wonderland – John Mayer
  9. Where You Are – Gavin DeGraw
  10. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
  11. Smooth – Carlos Santana/ Rob Thomas
  12. Let Me Take You There – Plain White Tees
  13. Turn Me On – Norah Jones
  14. Crash Here Tonight – Toby Keith
  15. You Know Where I’m At – Gavin DeGraw