On a late, chilly Nashville afternoon, the pups were up for a quick photo session… check them out! (then click here for part 2)
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-Out of the Wilderness
more on Dan + Shay’s “10,000” hours video
First of all, it’s a very calculated and strategic move to have Justin Bieber as the still frame representing this video (see above), although the song is credited to Dan + Shay, the first release off their upcoming album. Having JB draw in viewers might help some of his fans cross over to the D+S camp, as seen below in the stats, there is a lot of room for D+S to grow their fanbase.
Instagram followers
Justin Bieber – 119,000,000
Dan+Shay – 1,000,000
Twitter followers
Justin Bieber – 106,000,000
Dan+Shay – 528,000
Interesting take-aways from the video
- The duo’s biggest hit to date, Tequila, boasts over 73 million views on YouTube, posted well over a year ago. This video is nearly halfway to that mark and it was posted just over a week ago. The Justin Bieber nudge.
- 10,000 hours is equal to about 416 days. That’s 1 year and 51 days. It’s 600,000 minutes. It’s also 36 million seconds… about how long it feels if you’re ever stuck in Nashville traffic.
- All 3 men in this video are married, spoused listed below:
Dan Smyers spouse: Abby
Shay Mooney spouse: Hannah
Justin Bieber spouse: Hailey
- Dan Smyers and Abby can be seen riding a Lime scooter. To ride such things, it’ll cost you $1 plus around $0.30 per minute, give or take. They can get up to speeds of 15mph. Check more Lime info here.
- There are approximately 292 words in this song. The song is 2 min and 56 sec long. That’s roughly 100 words per minute. Or in terms of the song title, that’s 1 word every 34 minutes for 10,000 hours.
- If Matt Redman’s song, “10,000 Reasons” were mashed up with this Dan + Shay song, it would be called, A Thousand Reasons Per Hour, performed by 80s rock band 10,000 Maniacs.
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-Out of the Wilderness
5 things that might blow your mind
I love a good list about, well, anything. So here’s one for you today… it’s a list of things that might surprise you. I know they throw me for a loop if I think too long about them. Do you have anything to add? Comment below!
5 things that might blow your mind…
- Only 11 years ago Michael Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston were all still alive
- 15 years ago there was no such thing as an iPhone
- Will we ever think of Facebook the way we now think of MySpace
[After however many years, I was able to sign in to my old MySpace account and my head hurts from trying to figure out what MySpace is now]
- President Trump is the 45th president of the United States. The 50th president may not have even been born yet
- If you live alone and have a dog (or any pet), they probably don’t even know you’re name
-Out of the Wilderness
Freeze frames of lightning bursts through dash cam video
Nashville had a doozy of a storm come through the other day, and of course I was caught driving in it. Not fun! But! I did manage to capture beautiful lightning through my dash cam video. Take a look!
Nashville 10/06/2019
Student loan forgiveness could be the best thing for everyone
There’s a trendy political debate in the US lately about college students being forgiven for the debt they’ve accrued over the course of their higher education. Some say the overwhelming debt must be wiped away for those that need it most. Others aren’t so hot on the idea.
I understand why it sounds like a good idea. Not having the burden hanging over your head for what could be decades might free a person up to get ahead in life. I also understand why free education is so attractive. Heck, anything free sounds good.
I once spent an entire freezing cold night in a mall parking lot for a $50 gift card. I also have about 10 zipper wristband thingy’s because Publix was handing them out for free. Do I need them? Maybe. Must I have them? Yes.
But my dad told me something decades ago that I didn’t understand at the time. He said, “Son, nothing is free.” Now that I’m older, I get it. Even if I get a fanny pack for my arm from Publix, or 10, and they are free, they aren’t really free. Publix fronted the cost to make these convenient little zipper packs. And I gotta say… thank you Publix, these are awesome! 🙂
So with that said, I want to declare my stance on student loan debt forgiveness. I approve, support, I rally for, and I applaud a blanket, all-inclusive cancellation of all current student debt for anyone and everyone… under one super-easy-economy-boosting condition.
Based on the idea of forgiveness to help free people up to pursue things they love and enjoy, to spend money which boosts our economy, I would like my home loan to be forgiven as well. I still have over half owed to Regions Bank, but if it was wiped clean, just imagine the things I could buy!
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, right? Who’s coming with me?
-Out of the Wilderness
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