A Bible verse so relevant to unmarried men…

There’s a verse in the Bible that has never been more relevant to me as a 42-year-old unmarried man than John 4:27. If any of you out there are also an adult who didn’t get married in your 20s or 30s, and you have young nieces or nephews, this verse probably applies to you, too.

…and they were amazed he was talking to a woman.

John 4:27

Every vacation when I’m with family and I so much as say, “How much is this?” to a woman working at any store anywhere, it’s as if they just saw a unicorn, heard a dog meow, or someone farted and it smells like cotton candy.

Yep, that’s my life as an uncle of young kids. Granted, sometimes I’m amazed when I talk to a woman but that’s neither here nor there. The point is that even taken extremely out of context (this verse is when Jesus talked to a Samaritan woman), there has never been a verse more accurate to how my nieces and nephews think of me and my dating life.

Gosh, just wait till they discover Proverbs 21:9!

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-Out of the Wilderness

Big Sky music from the ABC show (episode 13 – April 2021)

What’s so fun about working on this type of show is what one little twist of music can do to change how you feel about a character, story, or plot.

Frankie Pine, Big Sky music supervisor

The music in this episode, like previous episodes, was great, in that it fits the scenes so well. Here is a list of the music from episode 13 (original airdate 4/27/2021).

“Devil You Don’t Know” – Andrew Bird. This song plays while Cheyenne is uncovering some dramatic info on the internet about her brothers’ sorted past.

At the time of this post, the song is exclusive to “Big Sky” and hasn’t been posted online in any format.

“Pop Goes the Weasel” – This is umm, performed?, by Arthur/Ronald, Scarlet, and Phoebe as they are driving down the road.

Hall & Oates was referenced again by U.S. Marshal Mark Lindor. I really like the recurring reference to this band, it makes me like Mark even more! Quirky, and persistent. Here is the song he mentioned in episode 12…

Episode 13 wrapped up with “Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle. This song was released in 1988. Allegedly there was a road with this name somewhere in Tennessee. Also, the video below has over 174 million views on YouTube.

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-Out of the Wilderness

iPhone 12 – Mmmmm, purple… the Candy Man TV commercial

*For Apple’s latest ad shot in Prague, and called “Tracked,” click here*

Apple has a new ad out for the iPhone 12 purple edition that’s available April 30th, 2021. Take a look…

Wondering about the music? The song is called “The Candy Man” by Aubrey Woods. You might remember it from 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Aubrey was the candy shop owner in this scene:

A cover version of this song was performed by Sammy Davis, Jr. in 1972 and became his only #1 hit.

If you’re interested in more popular TV and streaming ads, check out my TV Commercials Page. Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

What I did with a photo of a fire hydrant

Yesterday I drove past city workers who had a fire hydrant open, water gushing into the ditch parallel with the neighborhood road.

I couldn’t stop then but thought, “If I pass this way again I’ll stop to get some photos.” How often do you see a fire hydrant with water coming out, you know? Well, I was in the area again so I put the flashers on and hopped out of the car.

I’m sure the guy sitting in the Metro Works truck thought I was a few fries short of a happy meal when I asked if I could take pictures of the hydrant. I wasn’t exactly sure what I would do with the images but it was important to me to get these photos for two reasons:

  1. Just practicing my interpersonal skills by asking for permission to get photos. This is huge because you never know when you might be in a situation where you want to snap a few photos, and a lot of times (even if it’s just out of courtesy), it’s good to ask someone who may be supervising or who’s “in charge” of the event or area in which you’re desiring some photography.
  2. I thought it would be fun to challenge my creative side to see what I could come up with using a fire hydrant as the main focal point of a picture.

I should also say this, I have a portfolio on FineArtAmerica and so with this hydrant situation, in the back of my mind was the idea that I may end up using these photos there, in case someone wants…. a… hmmm…. a phone case with a fire hydrant on it? Hey, you never know, people are weird!

With all that said, here are two of the images I captured accompanied by edits of the photos. Judge them harshly or, you know, praise them greatly in the comments below.

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-Out of the Wilderness

Some mornings are just meant for unsubscribing to emails

Does anyone else out there have an email problem? It seems like I could spend time each morning of every day just opening emails I never signed up for to find how I can unsubscribe. Sometimes there is a link up near the email addresses that says “unsubscribe,” which seems to be the easiest way. Other emails have a link at the bottom that says something like, “Click here to unsubscribe or update your preferences.”

Without exaggerating, this really is a daily task. What makes me chuckle is the automated response that comes after some of the unsubscribes:

We’re sorry to see you go…?? Who is “we”? I’m pretty sure I never subscribed to isleprom.net, and why are they so sad to see me go? I guess maybe it’s because my empty slot on their robo-email list means they are bothering one less person? That IS sad. But surely they can spam a new person and then they’ll forget all about me.

Do you get these emails daily like I do? Have you figured out a way to avoid spam emails? If so, share in the comments and thank you 🙂

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-Out of the Wilderness