A Little Therapy

Maybe you've seen this list before. My wife emailed it to me earlier and I laughed out loud. I thought I would share it with you. Maybe some of these suggestions will make your day go better. Enjoy!

To Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In."

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds".

7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy."

8. Don t use any punctuation.

9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat...use a serious face.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme.

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.

15. Five Days In Advance , Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.

16. Have Your Coworkers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.

17. When The Money Comes Out of The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"

18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling, "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......Direct people to this list to make them smile. It's called Therapy.

Have a Great Day!

--Eric G.

Interview on the Pitch Pipecast

If you're a long-time fan of the group Acappella, you probably recognize the guy in this picture. That's Gary Moyers, who was with Acappella for many years and now lives out in Midland, Texas.

Not long ago, Gary was surfing around the Internet and discovered that there are a ton of podcasts out there devoted to acappella music, but none covering Christian acappella music. So, he started one.

Since it began back in May, Gary's Pitch Pipecast has grown quite a following, with listeners tuning in from all over the world. With his podcast, Gary is doing a great service for those of us who enjoy Christian acappella music by interviewing such notable artists as Melissa Lancaster from Durant, Chris Lindsey from Watershed, Gary Miller from The Vocal Union, Jordan House and Robin Brannon from Acappella, Eric Gwin from...

Wait a minute! Eric Gwin?

Yep, you read that right. I recently sat down with Gary for an interview about my music and my ministry. In the interview, we answered such questions as:

• What's it like to be an acappella "solo" artist?
• What were some of the stories behind the songs on your latest CD, The Calling?
• When you were singing in a group, why did you call the group "Q"?

and lots of other riveting tales from the world of Eric G!

You can go and listen to "Episode 10 of the Pitch Pipecast featuring Eric Gwin" by clicking on this link:

www.pitchpipepro.com

Go on over and give it a listen!

God Bless!

--Eric G.

The Joy of Wile E. Coyote

One of my greatest joys as a kid was watching Saturday Morning Cartoons. Saturday morning was the only day of the week that I would actually get up early, sometimes even before the sun was up. I never wanted to miss a minute of all of my favorite cartoon characters.

Probably my favorite cartoon of all of them was Road Runner. Truly one of the funniest cartoons ever created. I believe that the people who created that cartoon were geniuses.

Somebody emailed this to me earlier today and it really made me laugh. I thought I would share it with you just to maybe bring a little joy to your Friday!

Did you know that there are actual Rules of Conflict for Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner? Neither did I. These come to us courtesy of The Wile E. Coyote Fanclub:

Rules of Conflict for Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner

Rule 1: The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going "Beep-Beep!"

Rule 2: No outside force can harm the Coyote - only his own ineptitude or the failure of Acme products.

Rule 3: The Coyote could stop anytime - if he were not a fanatic. ("A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim." - George Santayana)

Rule 4: No dialogue ever, except "Beep-Beep!"

Rule 5: The Road Runner must stay on the road. (i.e. the name Road Runner)

Rule 6: All action must be confined to the southwest American desert. (natural environment of the two characters)

Rule 7: All materials, tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the ACME Corporation.

Rule 8: Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote's greatest enemy.

Rule 9: The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.

Rule 10: The audience's sympathy must remain with the Coyote.



Have a Great Day!

--Eric G.

9/11: Let Us Never Forget!

Have you heard about the trucker who has painted his cab and trailer with the names of all those who lost their lives on 9/11? I received this in an email today and I thought it was worth sharing. Scroll down and check out the detail in each picture. It's a pretty impressive memorial to the lives lost on that fateful day.

The trucker's name is John Holmgren from Shafer, MN. He has been "pulled over" numerous times just so the troopers can get their picture taken with the truck.

Although it's been 6 years, I still remember what I was doing that day when it all happened. It's like a bad dream come to life. I'll never forget hugging my wife and daughter close, thankful that they were safe. Maybe you have memories of that day, too.

We must never forget what happened on September 11, 2001, how not only our country, but our way of life was attacked by godless, evil men who hate us just because we're Americans. That was the day that many people of my generation discovered for the first time that freedom isn't free.

THANK YOU, John Holmgren! Thank you for reminding us that freedom comes with a price. Thank you for reminding us why so many of our brave men and women lay their lives on the line every day to make sure that the events of 9/11 don't happen again.

Though the Lord is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. (Psalm 138:6,7)

LET US NEVER FORGET!!!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU TODAY!

--Eric G.