Something to Hang Your Hat On

Something to Hang Your Hat On http://wsocfm.com Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:02:44 EDT en-us 7/9/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE TRICKLE My Jeep battery was dead this morning.  I had just returned from a weeklong trip.  The Jeep is only six months old. The battery is big and new.  I hadn't left any lights on.  What happened with the Jeep happens to many of us. I had three power adapters plugged into the cigarette lighter sockets. I had installed a triple cigarette lighter socket.  I don't smoke but I have a lot of gadgets that need plugging up.  I have three cell phones. What in the world...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-9-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-TRICKLE/4770767">read more...</a> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 13:42:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4319187 7/9/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER by Erma Bombeck I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the "GOOD" living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. I would never have insisted the car...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-9-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-IF-I-HAD-MY/4762078">read more...</a> Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:22:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4311799 7/7/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-R, S, or L?  by Brian A. "Drew" Chalker~ Are you a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime? People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.  When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. REASON: When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.  They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-7-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-R--S---or-L/4752607">read more...</a> Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:45:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4303747 SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-KEEP YOUR OWN GRASS GREEN!  By Joel Burke http://www.joelcburke.com I am jealous of my neighbor. He always has the most amazing lawn.  While I was mowing my grass over the weekend, I couldn’t help but stare again in amazement. His yard looks like a putting green on a golf course. It is more like carpet than grass. It’s perfectly manicured. I wouldn’t doubt it if he gets out in his yard in the middle of the night with tweezers to pluck the dead grass blades out. If there ever were a...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-KEEP-YOUR-OWN-GRASS-/4743009">read more...</a> Mon, 6 Jul 2009 08:55:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4295703 6/26/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-The Sin of Omission by Margaret E. Sangster     It isn't the thing you do, dear,     Its the thing you leave undone     That gives you a bit of a heartache     At setting of the sun.     The tender work forgotten,     The letter you did not write,     The flowers you did not send, dear,     Are your haunting ghosts at night.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-26-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-The-Sin-of/4685033">read more...</a> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:03:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4247352 6/25/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE DRIVE BY FLIP OFF by Joel Burke (http://www.joelcburke.com) It had been another exhausted day at work. I pulled into the driveway at home and slowly dragged myself to the front door. As I got closer to the front door, I heard a loud rumble at the bottom of the  street. It was as if a one-car drag race had just begun. During this time of the early evening, there is plenty of activity on our street as people roll into home from work, children playing in the yard and dogs being walked...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-25-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-DRIVE-/4674757">read more...</a> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:38:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4239174 6/23/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-39 CENTS OF UNDERSTANDING A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.  He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.  As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls.  He looked  down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-23-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-39-CENTS-O/4658130">read more...</a> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:33:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4225146 6/22/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET? by Steve Goodier Plato said that work should be play. Some airline employees have taken his injunction seriously. After landing, one flight attendant announced, "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride." There's a flight attendant who knows how to turn her work into play. She may have been the same one who, as the passengers disembarked from the aircraft, announced,...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-22-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ARE-YOU-HA/4648970">read more...</a> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:43:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4217370 6/19/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FATHER'S DAY MESSAGE In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of the little half-windows. Brushing aside a wisp of cobwebs, he tilted the top box toward the light and began  to carefully lift out one old photograph album after another. Eyes once bright but now dim searched longingly for the source that had drawn him here. It began with the fond recollection of the love of his life, long gone, and somewhere...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-22-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FATHER--S-/4648753">read more...</a> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:47:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4217195 6/18/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-JUST CUT YOUR HAIR FIRST A young man comes home and says "Dad, just got my driver's license and would like to use the family car." Father replies, "O.K., son. But, first, you have to get good grades in school, keep your room clean, make the yard is neat, and cut your hair. Come back in a few months and then we'll see." Well, several months pass and the young man comes into the house with his report card in his hand. "Dad, I got great marks on my report card. I've...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-18-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-JUST-CUT-Y/4628767">read more...</a> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:12:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4199710 6/17/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A PRAYER FOR HIS SON   by: Douglas MacArthur, More Sower's Seeds Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, Build me a son, whose wishes will not take the place of deeds... Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenges. Let him learn to stand in the storm; let him learn compassion for those who...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-17-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-PRAYER-F/4620505">Read more...</a> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:11:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4192462 6/15/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE LUNCH BAG (A true story of Robert Fulghum and his 7-year-old daughter Molly) It was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work. One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with duct tape, staples, and paper clips. "Why two bags" Fulghum asked. "The other is something else," Molly answered. "What's in...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-15-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-LUNCH-/4602744">read more...</a> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:30:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4176911 6/12/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE CARPENTER An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer/contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-12-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-CARPEN/4589682">read more...</a> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4165920 6/11/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-AREN'T THEY ALL OUR CHILDREN? by Steve Goodier There are few things in this life more difficult to experience than the loss of one's child. Jim Wallis, in WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD tells about a sad and terrifying incident that occurred during the tragic war in Sarajevo not too many years back. A reporter who was covering the violence in the middle of the city saw a little girl fatally shot by a sniper. The reporter threw down his pad and pencil and rushed to the aid of a man who was now holding the child. He...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-11-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-AREN-T-THE/4580482">read more...</a> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:42:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4158493 6/10/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TURTLES CAN'T FLY by Steve Goodier A determined little turtle once climbed a tree. He somehow made it to the first branch. Then he jumped into the air waving his front legs and crashed to the ground. After a while he slowly climbed the tree again. And again he jumped.  This time he flapped all four of his limbs, but still plummeted to the hard ground. The persistent turtle tried again and again with the same results. A couple of birds perched on a branch nearby watched his...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-10-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TURTLES-CA/4572958">read more...</a> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:25:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4151943 6/9/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE SHOE MAN I showered and shaved, I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat, In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer, As I closed my eyes. I saw the shoe of the man next to me Touching my own. I sighed. With plenty of room on either side, I thought, 'Why must our soles touch?' It bothered me, his shoe touching mine, But it didn't bother him much. A prayer began: 'Our Father...' I thought, 'This man with the shoes, has...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-9-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-SHOE-MA/4564253">read more...</a> Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:28:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4144464 6/8/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE SECOND HILL Are you running that hill or is that hill running you? That's a question a man asked me today as I was jogging. He was standing by his car, I was breathing hard as I moved up the hill where he was parked. His question plagued me. Each day presents us with hills.  Hills, bills, chills, spills, thrills, deals, kills, pills, and wills.  We have them all sooner or later.  Are they running you or are you running them?  Each hill or uphill climb in...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-8-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-SECOND-/4555688">read more...</a> Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:27:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4137183 6/4/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE RED MARBLES (thanks to Samantha for sending this in) I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas.  I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes.  Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller (the store owner) and the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-4-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-RED-MAR/4542384">more...</a> Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4125868 6/3/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-AND THEN SOME  (thanks to Martin Pemberton for this) "When we have done our best, we can await the results in peace." ~ Unknown I don't know who said this, but I do know that they were right on target.  Let's take goals, for example. We set goals to keep us focused on the important things in our life; personal goals, career goals, spiritual goals, family goals, health goals, etc. Sometimes we set out with great enthusiasm to reach these goals, but occasionally there... Wed, 3 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4112251 6/2/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YOU UNDER 30s ARE WAYYY TOO SPOILED If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!! When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were.  When they were growing up; what with walking Twenty-five miles to school every morning...Uphill... barefoot...BOTH ways Yadda, yadda, yadda.  And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/6-2-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-YOU-UNDER-3/4517663">read more...</a> Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:42:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4104525 6/1/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BELIEVE IT by Steve Goodier Writer Norman Cousins tells about a football game at which a doctor found himself treating five spectators for stomach disorder. Each complained of nausea, dizziness and cramps. Upon checking, the doctor learned that all five  had previously consumed soft drinks from the arena's concession stands. In the interest of protecting public safety, an announcement was made to the crowd that it would be wise to forego drinks in the stadium because certain people were becoming... Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:20:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4097887 5/29/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-DIRT ROADS by Paul Harvey What's mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved. There's not a problem in America today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency that wouldn't be remedied, if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character. People that live at the end of Dirt Roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it can jar you right down to your teeth sometimes, but it's worth it, if at the end is...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-29-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-DIRT-ROADS/4497218">read more...</a> Fri, 29 May 2009 10:24:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4086975 5/28/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ROBERT FULGHUM This time of year, I always get reflective:  the end of school.  Gosh, how I used to love this time when I was growing up.  Now, as a parent, I tend to get to this time of year and think, "Did I do all I could to make sure our son Hogan, had every opportunity to achieve all he was capable of achieving this year?"  I think that's a question we all ask from time to time-in various forms-as parents:  "Did I do enough..." If you find yourself...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-28-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ROBERT-FUL/4488230">read more...</a> Thu, 28 May 2009 11:05:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4079050 5/27/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE ALASKAN CHRONICLES...FOUR POUNDS "There's only four pounds of pressure in the tires," Steve said. It was our first full day in Alaska, and we were leaving for an all-day ATV trip through the Alaskan backwoods to a glacier. Steve explained that having only four pounds of pressure in the tires helped the tires to bounce over rocks, logs and hills without the tire being damaged. Since the ATV sat on the tires and we sat on the ATV, the four pounds helped keep us from being damaged. For...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-27-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-ALASKA/4479728">read more...</a> Wed, 27 May 2009 12:15:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4071554 5/26/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE HAND At first it sounded like a Thanksgiving story, but the more I reflected on it, the more appropriate it seemed for any time of the year. The way I heard it, the story went like this: Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment -- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-26-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-HAND/4470869">read more...</a> Tue, 26 May 2009 11:36:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4063698 5/21/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A LIFE THAT MATTERS by Steve Goodier They said he died. One morning in 1888, Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, the man who had spent his life amassing a fortune from the manufacture and sale of weapons of destruction, awoke to read his own obituary. Of course, it was a mistake. Alfred's brother had died, and the reporter inadvertently wrote Alfred's obituary. For the first time, Alfred Nobel saw himself as the world saw him&circ;"the dynamite king," the great...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-21-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-LIFE-THA/4444187">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 21 May 2009 10:40:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4040670 5/20/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BEFORE AND AFTER When I was younger, I remember receiving the inevitable homework assignment to write an essay on "something I am thankful for." Then I'd spend a lot of time sitting in my room trying to figure out just what in the world that could possibly be; and I'd end up writing down everything I could think of from God to environmental consciousness. But after having children, my priorities have clearly changed: BEFORE CHILDREN: I was thankful to have been born the USA, the... Wed, 20 May 2009 13:04:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4033259 5/19/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THINGS IT TAKES MOST OF US 50 YEARS TO L It's no secret, we're suckers for lists-good or bad-it doesn't matter.  This one is a keeper though as ALL 12 points are DEAD ON! * The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. * You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe Daylight Saving Time. * You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from... Tue, 19 May 2009 12:30:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4025406 5/18/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE GREED TO LEAD by Joel Burke (http://www.joelcburke.com) Are you as sick and tired of greedy leaders, while hard working employees are forced to take a pay cut or have their job eliminated?  These greedy leaders are flying in their private jets, while their employees or former employees are having trouble scrapping enough dollars together to pay their rent. According to Wikipedia, greed is the selfish pursuit of money, wealth, power, or possessions, especially when this denies the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-18-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-GREED-/4417810">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 18 May 2009 11:40:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4017669 5/15/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!  The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.  And I mean, h e was real ly friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that?  This guy...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-15-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LAW-OF-THE/4405539">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 15 May 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4007407 5/14/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ICE CREAM Last week I took my children to a restaurant.  My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace.  As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good. God is great.  Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert.  And Liberty and justice for all!  Amen!" Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby I heard a woman remark,  "That's what's wrong with this country.  Kids today don't even...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-14-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ICE-CREAM/4397303">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 14 May 2009 11:43:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4000022 5/13/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-DRIVING OUT BAD NAILS by Steve Goodier A teacher who was lecturing on habits told his class, "Anything you repeat twenty times is yours forever." From the back of the classroom came a whispered voice, "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah∑." Of course, what the teacher was trying to say is that any behavior, often repeated, becomes habit. The Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus once said, "A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit." And if I...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-13-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-DRIVING-OU/4388701">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 13 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3992542 5/12/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-RESULTS OF MY LAST YEAR SITTING AT THE C  must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about poison in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing. Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason. I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time. I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-12-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-RESULTS-OF/4380134">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 12 May 2009 10:03:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3984969 5/11/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IMPORTANT QUESTION During my second month of college, our journalism professor gave us a pop quiz. This was not surprising, Dr. Gould's entire class was listening to him tell stories about traveling the world with pen and paper and then quizzing us about it at the next class period before starting on another tale. Do you remember the "J. Peterman" character on "Seinfeld"?  That was Dr. Gould.  You couldn't name a spot on the globe that he hadn't squired a maiden, or...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-11-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-IMPORTANT-/4371929">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 11 May 2009 09:39:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3977843 5/8/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MOTHERS AND MOMS This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up vomit laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, 'It's okay honey, Mommy's here.' Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted. This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. For all the mothers who run carpools and...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-8-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MOTHERS-AND/4359159">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 8 May 2009 08:56:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3966504 5/7/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-NODS AND SHAKES Have you ever wondered where the universal gesture of nodding your head up and down to mean "Yes" and shaking it from side to side to mean "No" came from? No matter what language you speak, country you travel to, religion you practice, race you claim, your social status, educational achievement, or economic status, you will likely nod or shake your head to mean "Yes" or "No". Why? The theory illustrates how early habits...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-7-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-NODS-AND-SH/4350798">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 7 May 2009 09:33:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3959070 5/6/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SUCKER DAY by Steve Goodier I've never visited the town of Wetumka in Oklahoma (USA). But I understand the folks there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves. They call it Sucker Day and they plan a town festival on the last Saturday of September to commemorate it. It all started in 1950 when a man calling himself F. Bam Morrison arrived in Wetumka and persuaded local residents to put up the money to bring a circus to town. They did not know F. Bam, but he was a...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-6-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SUCKER-DAY/4341877">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 6 May 2009 09:25:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3951147 5/5/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TEACHERS by Kevin William Huff. It is National Teacher Day.  I am the son and brother of teachers.  No one has more respect for who they are or what they do than I.  So for all who give their all for the sake of our children's education, this is for you. Teachers Paint their minds And guide their thoughts Share their achievements and advise their faults  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-5-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TEACHERS/4333074">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 5 May 2009 09:04:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3943509 5/4/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? By Joel Burke The recession really hit home for me last week.  Two of my favorite peers in the radio business-very successful and very talented radio hosts-lost their jobs.  Also, two people I went to high school with that are married and live in Vegas are about to lose their house.  They are both college educated and he has, for years, been one of the top sales people for Chevrolet in the nation! I make my living with words-knowing what to say to make...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-4-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHERE-DO-I-/4325128">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 4 May 2009 11:32:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3936431 5/1/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CLAY BALLS A man was exploring caves by the Seashore.  In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake.   They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him.  As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/5-1-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CLAY-BALLS/4312486">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 1 May 2009 10:10:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3925502 4/30/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MIGHTY MOUSE TAIPEI, Taiwan, (UPI) - Taiwan firefighters caring for a foot-long viper tossed a tiny mouse in the cage as a snack but then watched as the mouse turned mighty and killed the snake. The furry little rodent skirted in and out of range of the snake's gaping jaws and long fangs, darted in for a bite, then skittered away, constantly on the attack. At the end of a fierce 30-minute battle at the Nanoun fire station, the snake was dead, the mouse had "barely a scratch on him," one...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-30-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MIGHTY-MOU/4305216">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:16:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3918804 4/29/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LITTLE THINGS by Steve Goodier When I was in college, I shared an American Thanksgiving supper with friends. We spent the day cooking together &circ; turkey, potatoes, green beans, yams and, of course, dinner rolls. I was in charge of the rolls. Looking back, that may have been a mistake. I love to eat raw dough. Most any kind will do &circ; cookie dough, cake batter, biscuit dough, bread dough &circ; you get the idea. So I rolled out the yeast dough, sliced off a corner and ate it,...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-29-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LITTLE-THI/4295517">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:48:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3910453 4/28/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE GIANT After dinner, the children turned to Jacob and asked if he would tell them a story. "A story about what?" asked Jacob. "About a giant," squealed the children. Jacob smiled, leaned against the warm stones at the side of the fireplace, and his voice turned softly inward. "Once there was a boy who asked his father to take him to see the great parade that passed through the village. The father, remembering the parade from when he...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-28-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-GIANT/4287502">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:44:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3903373 4/27/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-COOL HEADS AND WARM HEARTS by Steve Goodier If you've ever struggled making the right decision, you may appreciate this story: A young man seemed to take an unusually long time to place his order at the flower shop. When the clerk asked how she could help, he explained that his girlfriend was turning 19 and he couldn't decide whether to give her a dozen roses or 19 roses -- one for each year of her life. The woman put aside her business judgment and advised, "She may be your...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-27-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-COOL-HEADS/4279138">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:41:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3896137 4/24/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MAYBE 1. Maybe . . .we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. 2. Maybe . . . when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us. 3. Maybe . . . it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-24-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MAYBE/4266632">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:32:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3885755 4/23/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TOP TEN TIGER LESSONS FOR SUCCESS I'm a sports nut-always have been.  I still play basketball twice a week and TRY (now that the weather's warmer) to get out on the golf course once a week if I can.  I've had lots of favorite athletes or sports heroes over the years, but none has captivated me like Tiger Woods.  He's the most compelling athlete-not just golfer-in all of sports.  Whether you root for or against him, his record for success since turning professional in inarguable. No matter what...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-23-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TOP-TEN-TI/4258449">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:42:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3878394 4/22/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CARPE DIEM One day I had a date for lunch with friends. Mae, a little old "blue hair" about 80 years old, came along with them---all in all, a pleasant bunch. When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Mae who said, "Ice Cream, please. Two scoops, chocolate." I wasn't sure my ears heard right, and the others were aghast. "Along with heated apple pie," Mae added, completely unabashed. We tried to act quite...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-22-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CARPE-DIEM/4250040">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:42:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3870784 4/21/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? by Steve Goodier "Well, what do you expect?" Has anybody ever asked you that? Sometimes, my greatest disappointments have come because I expected something that was simply not realistic. You may know that Robert Lucas won the 1995 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. His ex-wife received half of his $1 million award. Yes, his EX-wife. As it happened, when they were divorcing in 1988, she had her lawyer add one tiny clause to the property settlement:...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-21-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-DO-YO/4241902">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:18:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3863412 4/20/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-NAILS IN THE FENCE Of all the requests I get to repeat different stories and what-not that we've shared at this time every day, this one is easily one in highest demand.  So, for all who've requested it and those that are hearing it now for the first time, here is:  "Nails In The Fence". There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-20-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-NAILS-IN-T/4235255">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:20:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3857586 4/17/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE SEED A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO.  I have decided to choose one of you. "The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-17-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-SEED/4222409">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:58:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3846647 4/16/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HARD WON WISDOM by Steve Goodier Theodore Levitt, of the Harvard Business School, said, "Experience comes from what we have done. Wisdom comes from what we have done badly." Theodore Levitt sounds like a wise person. I wonder what he's done badly. Based on his reasoning, I must be bursting with wisdom. Over the years, I've racked up an impressive number of things that haven't gone too well. But put another way, wisdom is what the school of life gives us with every...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-16-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HARD-WON-W/4214895">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:29:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3840139 4/15/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A SATISFIED TAXPAYER On this day, which for some can be extremely painful (been there), I thought we'd keep things light-hearted.  Now before I read this, I must tell you that I do NOT recommend you follow this person's lead in dealing with the oppressive arm of the government commonly referred to as the IRS. Dear Internal Revenue Service: On this April 15th tax return due date you will find enclosed my 2008 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes. Please note the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-15-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-SATISFIE/4207461">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3833578 4/14/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE ENTERPRISE Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400.00. It carries over no balance from day to day.  Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do?  Draw out every cent, of course! Each of us has such a bank:  The International Mercantile Enterprise Bank.  It is commonly known as TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-14-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-INTERN/4200831">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:52:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3827815 4/13/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-NOW PLAYING-FUSSING I don't have an iPhone, but I've got several friends around here that do and that's one gadget that fascinates me.  "Now Playing" is a movie application for the iPhone. When you click on the "Now Playing" icon on the phone, it will first determine where you are then list the closest theater first and each one thereafter in increasing distances from you. It also tells you what movies are playing and what time each movie starts at each theater. It even lets you...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-13-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-NOW-PLAYIN/4193789">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:41:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3821699 4/10/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE CRACKED POT An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.  One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.  At the end of  the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.  For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.  Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-10-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-CRACKE/4180196">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3810425 4/9/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BANK ACCOUNT A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-9-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-BANK-ACCOUN/4172730">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:39:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3803744 4/7/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GETTING YOURSELF GROUNDED by Steve Goodier Dante, the Florentine poet of the Middle Ages, knocked at the door of a Franciscan monastery at Lunigiana. He was asked, "What do you want?" Dante replied, "Peace." I think that maybe he was speaking for a lot of us --  especially these days. But how do you find peace? If you're not ready for a stay in the monastery, I think one way to find peace is to look within. Get yourself grounded. Let me explain. One winter...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-7-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GETTING-YOU/4157225">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:33:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3789722 4/6/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ICE WATERS There is power in our tongues.  Let us be mindful of how we use words. I remember one hot afternoon, I asked my then five-year-old son to bring me some ice water. He came back and said there is no ice water in the fridge. I thought this was the strangest news ever as we usually have about a dozen bottles at anytime in the fridge. So I said to him, "Is there no bottle in the fridge?" and he answered, "there are plenty bottles but some are cold and some...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-6-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ICE-WATERS/4150342">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:19:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3783888 4/3/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HANDS I've never given much thought to my hands and what they've done all these years. An old man, probably some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the park bench.  He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was ok. Finally, not really wanting to disturb him but wanting to check on him at the same time, I asked him if he was ok. He...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-3-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HANDS/4139918">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:22:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3775513 4/02/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FORGIVING QUICKLY by Steve Goodier   Whoever said it first got it right: "Life is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly." What a wise and wonderful way to live – but not as easy as it seems.   Personally, I'm all for lingering kisses, raucous laughter, and true love. I can't wait. But the idea of forgiving quickly is a tough one. It certainly belongs on the list; it's just that it doesn't come easily. How...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-02-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FORGIVING-/4132795">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:58:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3769087 4/1/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE BEAUTIFUL YOU by Steve Goodier We place great emphasis on a narrow idea of physical beauty. In an American history discussion group, the professor was trying to explain how, throughout history, the concept of "beauty" changes with time. "For example," he said, "take the 1921 Miss America. She stood five-foot-one inch tall, weighed 108 pounds and sported a 30-inch bust, a 25-inch waist and 32-inch hips. How do you think she'd do in today's version of the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/4-1-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-BEAUTIF/4125401">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:07:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3762434 3/31/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CHEESE TOAST This is an actual letter from a son to his mother that was written last week. Dear Momma, I had to fix my dinner tonight since Stephanie is still recovering from Pneumonia. I heated up some vegetable soup and was preparing to make some cheese toast with it. It had been a very long time since I had eaten any cheese toast. As I was putting the butter on the bread and applying the cheese, I thought about all of the mornings that you fixed this for us...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-31-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CHEESE-TOA/4116395">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:24:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3754637 3/30/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LIFE'S STRUGGLES A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On the day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. The moth seemed to be stuck and appeared to have stopped making progress. It seemed as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. The man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth; so he took a pair of...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-30-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LIFE-S-STR/4108851">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:37:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3748070 3/27/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-POWERFUL PRAYERS A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea, and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.  The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to pray to God.  However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. The first thing the first man prayed for was food.  The next morning, th e first man saw A...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-27-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-POWERFUL-P/4097138">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:01:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3738087 3/26/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-EIGHT GIFTS YOU CAN GIVE AT NO COST 1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING... But you must REALLY listen.  No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response.  Just listening. 2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION... Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds.  Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends. 3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER... Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny MountainWings stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-26-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-EIGHT-GIFT/4091342">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:55:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3732802 3/25/09 - OMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT DO YOU WANT MOST? by Steve Goodier You've heard it said that the best things in life aren't things. This truth is illustrated well by Andrea Jaeger. At age 14 Andrea won her first professional tennis tournament. At 15, she was the youngest player ever to be seeded at Wimbledon, a record she held for 10 years. She won again and again until, at 18 years old, she reached the finals of Wimbledon. But at age 19, a shoulder injury brought her career to an end. Her body was...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-25-09---OMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-DO-YOU/4082998">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:40:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3725429 3/24/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GIVE THANKS Sometimes you read something that is so simple-and yet so profound, you could kick yourself for not thinking of it or writing it down first.  The following statement is one of those for me.  "It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed  in the same moment."  (Naomi Williams) In each of our lives, for whatever reason, there are times that we are faced with things that just don't make sense to us.  And the more we struggle to understand our hardships,... Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:37:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3718516 3/23/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WAKE-UP CALL by Joel Burke You woke up this morning and made a decision without even realizing it. That decision is.. "today is going to be a good day or bad day?"  So, as we think so as we become. Over the weeks, months and years it becomes a habit. Our attitude in how we approach another day can truly become a self-fulfilling prophecy! In our world these days, there have sure been more bad days than good days! No matter how hard we try, watching our 401k turn into a 101k...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-23-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WAKE-UP-CA/4068200">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:14:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3712247 3/17/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ILLUMINATED BY BLINDNESS There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the world, I will marry you." One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her, "Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-17-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ILLUMINATE/4034172">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3682946 3/16/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE TOUCH OF THE MASTER'S HAND by Myra Welch "Twas battered and scared, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But he held it up with a smile. "What am I bidden, good folks," he cried, "Who'll start bidding for me? A dollar, a dollar - now who"ll make it two _ Two dollars, and who"ll make it three? "Three dollars once, three dollars twice, Going for three". . . but...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-16-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-TOUCH-/4028054">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:22:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3677405 3/13/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MAKE MORE DUST I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just perfect - 'in case someone came over'.  Finally I realized one day that no-one came over; they were all out living life and having fun!  NOW, when people visit, I don't have to explain the 'condition' of my home They are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I was away living life and having fun.  If you haven't figured this out yet, please heed this advice.<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-13-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MAKE-MORE-/4015424">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:54:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3666719 3/12/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TWENTY DOLLARS A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-12-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TWENTY-DOL/4007899">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:52:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3660000 3/11/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GROWING GOOD CORN There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-11-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GROWING-GO/3999735">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:59:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3652937 3/10/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE BUZZARD, THE BAT, AND THE BUMBLEBEE A new study on American religious life finds more people say they have no religion at all. Fifteen percent of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 percent in 2001 and 8.2 percent in 1990, according to the American Religious Identification Survey.  As a man of faith, I must be honest and tell you I find this news both depressing and distressing.  I try not to get "preachy" with this segment, but today-in light of what I just told you-please pay...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-10-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-BUZZAR/3992512">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:17:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3646515 3/9/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE FIRST AND THE LAST MILE I just finished jogging. It's 7:12 a.m. During the run, many revelations came that paralleled this morning's run to life.  There are two very difficult miles to run no matter how long the run:  the first and the last Mile.  I usually run five miles or more. The first mile is the hardest and the one most missed.  You see, you have to get started to run the first mile.  It's hard to get started.  I have to get out of bed.  Those...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-9-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-FIRST-A/3985182">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:26:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3640007 3/6/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE DEATH OF COMMON SENSE Today I am sad to announce that we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense.  Common Sense has been with us for many years.  No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.  He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird catches the worm; Life isn&sbquo;t always fair; and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-6-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-DEATH-O/3974647">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:08:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3630934 3/5/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WE ARE RESPONSIBLE by Ina Hughes We are responsible for children who put chocolate fingers everywhere, who like to be tickled, who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, who sneak Popsicle's before dinner, who erase holes in their math workbooks, who can never find their shoes. But we are also responsible for those who stare at photographers from behind broken windows, who can't bound down the street in a pair of sneakers, who never...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-5-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WE-ARE-RESP/3967685">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:18:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3624812 3/4/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHO PACKS YOUR PARACHUTE (Thanks to Kim Brewer for this!) Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years  in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience! One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-4-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHO-PACKS-Y/3959955">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:44:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3617931 3/3/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-JUST 5 MORE MINUTES While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there,"  she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. "He's a fine looking boy" the man said. "That's my daughter on the bike in the white dress." Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. "What do you say we go, Melissa?"  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-3-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-JUST-5-MORE/3951218">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:46:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3610185 3/2/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-498.00 It was tucked away on a line that said "Administrative Fee." I had just purchased a new van for my wife, Puddin. Puddin has a tendency to be overly suspicious of people. I think people are basically trustworthy. We had ordered a new van and I had called to get the EXACT TOTAL cost of the van, to the penny. The salesman gave me the EXACT COST. We bought a super warranty and along with tax, title, and other stuff, signed the papers on the van. Puddin...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/3-2-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-498-00/3944670">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:40:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3604236 2/27/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SITTING ON YOUR TALENT by Steve Goodier If you are like me, there are some things you may feel you do pretty well, and others that you would not admit to having done even at gunpoint! Please don't expect anything I build with my hands to remain standing past sundown, or anything I attempt to repair to ever stay fixed after I leave the room. And if my cars relied solely on me to keep them going, I would walk most everywhere I go. On the other hand, I'm still a fairly decent athlete who can more...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-27-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SITTING-ON/3931765">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:06:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3593036 2/26/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SWEET FACTS Do you know what the number one candy in America is?  What sells the most?  What package of confectionery delight satisfies the sweet tooth of more Americans than any other?  You probably don't know. I would have said Snickers or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups if you had asked me before I knew the answer.  I like Snickers and Reese's.  They are full of fat and sugar, which are not very healthy, but I like them anyway. Does that sound familiar to...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-26-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SWEET-FACT/3923675">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:44:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3586124 2/25/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FINDING THE GOOD NEWS by Steve Goodier A few years ago I read of a Ukraine businessman who bought a pager for each member of his staff as a New Year's gift. As he was returning from the pager shop, all 50 beepers on the back seat of his automobile simultaneously burst out screeching. He was so alarmed that he drove his car into a lamp post, just 100 meters from his office. After he assessed the damage to the car, the businessman turned his attention to the message on the 50 pagers. It read:...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-25-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FINDING-TH/3915689">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:37:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3579330 2/24/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-KEEPING IT REAL Today is a FANTASTIC day here at WSOC.  If you missed the announcement earlier, this station was today named Major Market Radio Station of the Year by The Academy of Country Music.  It is nothing if not a validation of what an amazing group of people you are.  I can honestly say that I have never known a group as passionate and caring as the listeners of this radio station. We also are blessed to work with a phenomenal group of broadcasters here.  People ask us...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-24-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-KEEPING-IT/3908348">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:50:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3572949 2/23/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? by Peter Debo Fadesere 1.) Hello. 3.) How are you? 4.) Hello. How are you? Four words or less could make a world of difference. I just heard the sad news that a colleague of mine took his own life over the weekend. My initial reaction was: why? I guess my reason was that we both work for a company that is fairly stable in this economy, his life was full of energy on and off work, he was young and he had a lot of friends.  Everything was... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:28:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3566343 2/20/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE STORY OF BROTHER ED In August 1980 an ugly scene brought my 13-year marriage to an end. I fled our home with my two children, $5 and nowhere to go except my mother's. Staying there more than a couple nights wasn't an option.   The next morning I headed out to find help. The welfare office referred me to an emergency agency that found a small apartment. It was dismal and in a rough area, but I had to make the most of it. A woman there wrote down an address and said to go tell "Brother Ed"...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-20-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-STORY-/3891236">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:27:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3557750 2/19/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART If we get asked once, we get asked 10-12 times a week either on the phone or via e-mail:  How do you mend a broken heart? I've heard lots of different theories and espoused several, but these 4 steps are among the best advice I've heard. 1. Occupy  2. Gratify  3. Sanctify  4. Glorify. Occupy:  Occupy your time, don't sit around moping.  Do something.  Idleness is the soil of self-pity and depression. Get busy. The best thing...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-19-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HOW-TO-MEN/3882685">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:02:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3550310 2/18/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A GOD TOO SMALL by Steve Goodier I enjoy a story about baseball great Joe Garagiola. He once stepped to the plate when his turn came to bat. Before assuming his stance, however, fervent Roman Catholic Joe took his bat and made the sign of the cross in the dirt in front of home plate. Catcher Yogi Berra, also a devout Catholic, walked over and erased Garagiola's cross. Turning to the astonished batter, Berra smiled and said, "Let's let God watch this inning." If I were God (and...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-18-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-GOD-TOO-/3875096">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:52:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3543644 2/17/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LIFE REALLY IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES It was the day after Christmas; my brother and I were visiting my aunt. It was a happy day, especially as they have five children, four under the age of six, and I, like many people, love small children. There was a box of sweets on the side,  and kids being kids, naturally couldn't take their eyes off it. When my aunt came into the room, they all clamored for a sweet, so she opened the box of chocolates and divided them into so many for each child. My youngest cousin, age...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-17-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LIFE-REALL/3866505">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:38:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3536024 2/16/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE PRESIDENT (from mountainwings.com) Today is President&sbquo;s Day. To most Americans it&sbquo;s really no big deal, their only concern is, "Can I get a day off from work?" Shockingly, there are no cards in the greeting card section for The President. Most don&sbquo;t think about The President unless it&sbquo;s to complain about something he&sbquo;s done. No matter what The President does, he can&sbquo;t please everyone and there is always a large bunch of...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-16-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-PRESID/3859690">>>Read more....</a> Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:12:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3529907 2/12/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IT'S TODAY, IT'S TODAY! (from mountainwings.com) Those are the first words of the movie "Stuart Little".  It's a kiddie movie. I watched it with my kids.  A little boy began the movie by running out of his bedroom shouting, "it's today, it's today." He woke up his parents laying peacefully in their bed shouting, "it's today, it's today!" as he jumped gleefully around their bed. The scene jumped to the three of them leaving the house as the little...>>Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:16:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3519589 2/11/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-25 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME This is an online phenomenon from Facebook.  I started to do it as a lark, but once I got into it, I found that it was a really great introspective exercise that I think is great for anyone to do.  The premise is simple.  Just jot down 25 things, thoughts you have, or facts about yourself that you think people might not know; or, that very few are aware of.  Here are mine: 1. I continue to be amazed at how time really does fly. I blinked when I was 18 and now I'm...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-11-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-25-RANDOM-/3832126">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:03:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3506019 2/10/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE RULES Your message today "WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN" reminds me that at the age of 66, I am still wondering what I want to be when I grow up.  Everyday is a new learning experience for me too.  More importantly, the young people of today might be wiser to know and understand the followint message.  - Harvey... TODAY'S YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ALL 11 OF THESE  "RULES" In Bill Gates' book (Business @ The Seed of Thought), he lays out 11 rules...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-10-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-RULES/3824035">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3498886 2/9/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN? Do you remember the first time your kids asked you if you still went to school?  I do.  I remember thinking, "You know, that's not such a simple answer." Now, the answer on the child's level was obviously "No, Daddy does not go to school because Daddy is finished with school." That answer would have satisfied him and would have been technically correct.  It would have satisfied my son, but it would have left a lump in my throat. A big...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-GRADE-ARE-YOU-I/3816349">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:19:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3492225 2/6/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-DIRT (from mountainwings.com) The boss ordered one of his men to dig a hole eight feet deep.  After the job was completed the boss returned and explained an error had been made and the hole wouldn't be needed.  "Fill the hole back up," he ordered. The worker did as he'd been told. But he ran into a problem.  He couldn't get all the dirt packed back into the hole without leaving a mound on top.  He went to the office and explained his problem.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-6-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-DIRT/3803177">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:01:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3480972 2/5/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PRESCRIPTION FOR HAPPINESS Attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson, this prescription for happiness bears remembering and repeating. *   Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things. *   Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with the gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears. Don't take yourself too seriously. *   You can't please everybody;...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-5-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-PRESCRIPTIO/3794941">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:14:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3473427 2/4/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PASSIONATE LIVING by Steve Goodier One man quipped: "It's not that I'm afraid of dying. It's just that I've been alive for as long as I can remember, and I'm kind of set in my ways." Some people ARE afraid of dying. Others are not concerned about their death ... but they worry about how they're going to get there. Will illness linger? Or will it be sudden? I can't even guess how or when I might die, but knowing my life will end has actually helped me to live more...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-4-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-PASSIONATE-/3786517">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:36:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3465695 2/3/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE LITTLE ANGEL There was this little girl sitting by herself in the park.  Everyone passed her by and never stopped to see why she looked so sad.  Dressed in a worn pink dress, barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by.  She  never tried to speak and she never said a word.  Many people passed but no one would stop. The next day I decided to go back to the park in curiosity to see if the little girl would still be there. Yes, she was there, right in the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-3-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-LITTLE-/3778045">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 3 Feb 2009 11:07:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3457939 2/2/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE STOCK BOY AND THE CHECK-OUT GIRL (Thanks to Dusty Thompson for this!) In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only 22) and he fell in love. Later that day, after his shift...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/2-2-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-STOCK-B/3770199">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:38:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3450842 1/30/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE IMPORTANCE OF JUST BEING THERE As is the case more mornings than not, today at 4:30 found me battling insomnia and sitting in front of my computer catching up on answering radio station blog postings, e-mails, Facebook messages, etc.  The latter has become somewhat of a hobby with me.  For all the bad press (much of it deserved-by the way) that social networking sites on the internet receive, I've really enjoyed being on Facebook the last couple of months and being able to catch up with people whose names I never...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-30-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-IMPORT/3757550">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:10:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3440063 1/29/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TWO POUNDS OF ENTHUSIASM by Steve Goodier Anonymous. I'd like to meet that person sometime. Anonymous has come up with some of the funniest and pithiest expressions I have ever heard. And he (or is it she?) can also be so deeply profound at times. Like these words from Anonymous about what enthusiasm can do for us: "Indifference never wrote great works, nor thought out striking inventions, nor reared the solemn architecture that awes the soul, nor breathed sublime music, nor...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-29-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TWO-POUNDS/3749820">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:37:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3433253 1/27/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE INVISIBILITY OF LIFE'S REAL WORK I came across something in my e-mail box this morning that I could not agree with more.  There are very few absolutes in life, but this is definitely one: "With major things, most of the real work is unseen by the public." Take a child for example. When people see you in public, they see a walking, well behaved (well sometimes well behaved) child.  This is what they don't see: The nights you stayed up all night because your child was... Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:07:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3426276 1/27/09 - WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING (thanks to Donna Quales for sending this one in) A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-27-09---WHEN-YOU-THOUGHT-I-WASN-T-LOOKING/3735519">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:08:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3420603 1/26/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MAMA HAS LONG SCHOOL Children can teach us a lot.  My son taught me another lesson.  He goes to school at 8:30 each morning. He is typical of virtually all children and prefers to stay at home. He has his usual whining about school each morning.  My wife will either pick him up at 1pm or 3pm depending on her schedule. She started taking classes twice each week to get her real estate brokers license. Her class is from 9 to 5 each day.  It is a 1 hour drive in the rush hour...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-26-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MAMA-HAS-L/3726059">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:47:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3412876 1/23/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ICE CREAM! From a teacher in the Nashville area . . . The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would  have an election for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-23-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ICE-CREAM-/3714801">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:13:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3404045 1/22/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SAND AND STONE (thanks to Saundra Crawford for this!)                               Two Friends were walking through the desert.  During some point of the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other in the face.  The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:  "Today my best friend...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-22-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SAND-AND-S/3706907">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:28:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3397076 1/21/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-I ALWAYS WANTED TO by Steve Goodier An old prospector wandered into a small town where he was accosted by a loud, obnoxious and quite drunken cowboy. The cowboy pointed his six-shooters in the old miner's direction and asked, "Old man, do you know how to dance?" "Nope," the prospector replied. "Maybe you'd better learn," said the cowpuncher. Hot lead kicked up dust around the old man's feet and he began to dance. Soon, however, the guns...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-21-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-I-ALWAYS-W/3699291">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:48:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3390563 1/20/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-EXTRACTION I came across this father's blog this morning and wanted to share it with you... My young son had his two front teeth removed today. It's amazing how much the lives of children parallel the lives of adults.  Many of the same things they go through, adults go through. The statement, "The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys" makes sense when you analyze the behavior of men and boys. My son had to go through an...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-20-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-EXTRACTION/3692237">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:11:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3384205 1/19/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CLOSET SPACE Is your closet too crowded? Perhaps the single greatest indicator of the overload that we have in life is closets.  They are packed.  It doesn't matter how big our closets are.  Sooner or later we fill them up.  Why?   There is a closet rule of life that states: 1. Clothes expand to fill all available closet space 2. Sooner or later if you keep getting more clothes you either have to:        A. Get more closet...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-19-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CLOSET-SPA/3685445">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:14:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3378190 1/16/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-Baby Pigeons? Have you ever wondered why you don't see baby pigeons? Have you ever wondered why pigeons spend so much time walking when they could be flying? Some of US spend so much time walking when we could be flying. <a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-16-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-Baby-Pigeo/3673381">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:29:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3367773 1/15/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE LIST "Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have.  We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy if not less of it doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do." --Terry McMillan What do YOU really want to do? Not what your friends want but what do you really want to do? When you ask that question the list will have some good things and some bad things on...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-15-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-LIST/3666224">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:51:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3361380 1/14/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ONE VOICE Last year I had to make a trip to Atlanta to meet with our tax guy.  I had some time to kill the morning of my meeting so, I decided to go to the hotel gym for a workout. The gym was ultramodern and I was soon joined there by a couple.  The layout was not dissimilar to most gyms as there were five TV's positioned over the treadmills and exercycles. She wanted to watch a cooking show.  He wanted to watch a sci-fi program. She got on the last treadmill on the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-14-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ONE-VOICE/3658748">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3354672 1/13/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FINDING YOUR NOTE by Steve Goodier A short story by William Saroyan is titled "The Man Whose Wife's Hair Was Too Long But Whose Understanding of Music Was Too Short." If you think the title strange, listen to this: In the story, a husband plays the cello and never changes notes. He just continues to repeat the same note without variation. His wife is driven to distraction and finally protests: "Why do you play the same note over and over and over again? Other...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-13-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FINDING-YO/3650561">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:17:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3347523 1/12/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FEAR OF THAT THING I came across a great blog the other day from a father who was talking about his wife calling him at the office and telling him both his sons had strep.  There isn't a parent alive who hasn't gotten or will not get a call like that.  He wrote of how just hearing that his sons had it immediately made him think, "Has my throat has been feeling sore?"  Again, we all can relate. Just for grins I checked to see if there was a follow-up, and I'm so glad I...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-12-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FEAR-OF-TH/3643079">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:09:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3340921 1/9/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SUCCEEDING AT LIFE by Steve Goodier It's said there are three ways to get to the top of a tree: climb it, sit on an acorn or make friends with a big bird. But without too much imagination I can think of a couple of other ways &circ; like one that involves a parachute and a poor landing. However, the point is still well taken: getting to the top of that organization or reaching a new height requires effort. And it is taken for granted that reaching the top is exactly what everyone wants to...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-9-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SUCCEEDING-/3631288">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:18:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3331114 1/8/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FOUR TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS by Steve Goodier A young officer in the Army discovered that he had no change when he tried to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He flagged down a passing private and asked him, "Do you have change for a dollar?" The private said cheerfully, "I think so. Let me take a look." The officer drew himself up stiffly and said, "Soldier, that is no way to address a superior. We'll start all over again. Do you have change for a...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-8-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FOUR-TRAITS/3623774">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:40:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3324553 1/7/09 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-I MADE A MISTAKE From time to time you may have heard me reference a mistake I made with our career.  I've used words to describe it like:  colossal, tremendous, and unbelievably stupid.  The mistake involved a decision to do our radio show in Birmingham, Alabama.  Like the song says, "all that glitters is not gold."  For the 3 years since we left, I've harbored great guilt over what my decision cost our family and great resentment towards anything and everything Alabama.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/1-7-09---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-I-MADE-A-MI/3615280">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:49:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3317329 12/17/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A CHRISTMAS BLOG (Thanks for this, Elisha)   I happen to read across a blog last night from a friend, and I really wanted to share it with you guys. It really brought tears to my eyes. This year is hard for a lot of folks economically. It amazes me how someone who is going thru such a hard time can be so positive about Christmas, and remind me what Christmas is really about.   So...as usual I have been listening to Christmas music since before Thanksgiving, and it never ceases to...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-17-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-CHRISTM/3512033">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:33:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3227405 12/16/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE PERFECT GIFT It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree at this time of the year for the past 10 years or so.   It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. Oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it. You know, the overspending, the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-16-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-PERFE/3503533">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:13:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3219739 12/15/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SHOPPING FOR LOVE This was originally a letter to Ann Landers.   Dear Ann:   I am flat broke from overspending at Christmas time. But I need to go shopping again soon because I am completely out of self-respect. I've said things I wish I could take back and I am not feeling too good about myself.   I also want to exchange a carton of self righteousness for an equal amount of humility. I hear that it is less expensive and wears well, and while I'm at it I'm going to...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-15-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SHOPPING-/3496245">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:43:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3213290 12/12/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE LAW IS THE LAW (sent by David Burris--thanks!)   Now, before I get started with this, I want to emphasize that this is WAYYY over the top with wildly broad-based accusations and exaggerations.  That being said, sometimes the best way to drive  a point home to some is through broad-based concepts and exaggerations.  With that in mind, thank you to David Burris for sending this in, it's called "The Law is the Law", and you might want to keep in handy the next time you...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-12-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-LAW-I/3484795">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:01:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3203576 12/1108 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-EARS "Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was marred.   When he rushed home from school one day and flung himself into his mother's arms, she sighed, knowing that his...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-1108---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-EARS/3478480">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:48:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3197851 12/10/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT I TRULY WANTED by Mike Reed   My daughter was home after graduating from college and like most was unsure of the next step. After a few rounds of active discussion she was still unable to decide. It seems that she was trying to follow everyone's advice at the same time and no two opinions were the same.   Like every parent out there who has been in this position, I realized that whatever the decision, I was going to have to break out the old checkbook one more time. Everything...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-10-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-I-TR/3469610">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:16:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3190156 12/9/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MILLENNIUM DREAM by Steve Goodier   The daughter of comedian Groucho Marx was once denied admittance to an exclusive country club swimming pool with her friends because she and her family were not members. Realizing what had happened, embarrassed officials sent the Marx family an apology and an application to join.  Groucho declined the invitation with the comment, "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member."   Someone still tried to smooth...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-9-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MILLENNIUM/3461599">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:03:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3183124 12/8/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YOU'RE FIRED by Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com   "You're fired" or, the more politically correct term, "We're going to have to let you go"...some people let the phrase get to them. Others use it as a launching pad to superstardom. In his book, "We're  Fired...and It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us," Harvey Mackay brings us some inspirational stories of rejects turned-celebrities. Turns out the road to fame isn't so smooth.   Elvis...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-8-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-YOU-RE-FIR/3452994">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:55:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3175437 12/5/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE GOLD BOX The story goes that some time ago a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a box to put under the  Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."  The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-5-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-GOLD-B/3441050">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:04:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3165134 12/4/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-"TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR A LONG AND PEACEFU -Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. -Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass. -Thou shall face each problem as it comes. You can handle only one at a time. -Thou shall not cross bridges before you get to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this. -Thou shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows. -Thou shall not borrow other people's...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-4-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON--TEN-COMMA/3434781">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:21:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3159493 12/3/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT CAN BE LEARNED BY GROWING OLDER Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.  What she said next, we can all take to heart.   'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.'   'I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.'  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-3-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-CAN-B/3425784">>>Read more...</a>  </object> Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:15:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3151627 12/2/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-OH THE PAIN, THE PAIN It hurt. I was tired. It was heavy. I was out of breath. I felt like quitting. I was covered in sweat.   Up and down and up and down I went.  My breathing was becoming more and more labored.  Understanding makes a  tremendous difference in bearing the pain.   I was on a stepper. That’s an exercise machine that simulates climbing stairs. I had dumbbells in each hand. Have you ever tried climbing a hundred flights of stairs...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-2-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-OH-THE-PAI/3418268">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:10:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3144877 12/1/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HAPPINESS We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. hen we are frustrated that the kids aren't enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is,...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/12-1-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HAPPINESS/3410740">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3138377 11/26/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-JUGGLE BALLS (Written by a former CEO of Coca-Cola)   "Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-26-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-JUGGLE-BA/3391270">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:18:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3121804 11/25/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FINDING RICHIE Late yesterday, I got the news that the mother of one of my good friends growing up had passed away.  I don't know why this death has hit me so hard, but it has.  Perhaps it's because this is the first parent of a friend that I was close too-that has known me forever-that I will no longer be able to sit in the kitchen and laugh with.  She was a Godly woman who lived to see her children grown, married, and have kids of their own.  Although she was still too young (just in her...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-25-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FINDING-R/3383772">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:34:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3114934 11/24/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HOW'S YOUR VISION? by Steve Goodier   One woman laughs about the time she took her 14-year-old daughter and her daughter's best friend to a Peter, Paul and Mary concert. They were all fans of "oldies" music from the 60's and 70's and felt lucky to get front  row seats. When they returned home, her daughter said, "During the show, we looked back and saw hundreds of little lights swaying to the music. At first we thought the people were holding up cigarette lighters. Then we realized...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-24-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HOW-S-YOU/3376655">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:20:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3108541 11/21/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YOUR CROSS A young man was at the end of his rope; seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. "Lord, I can't go on," he said.  "I have too heavy a cross to bear." The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't bear its weight, just place your cross inside this room.  Then, open that other door and pick out any cross you wish." The man was filled with relief and said, "Thank you Lord," and he did as...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-21-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-YOUR-CROS/3363514">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:33:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3097883 11/20/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CLEAN WASH A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.   The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.   "That laundry is not very clean," she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."  Her husband looked on, but remained silent.   Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-20-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CLEAN-WAS/3355596">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:41:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3091032 11/19/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE EASIEST WAY TO LEARN by Steve Goodier   A true story points to a universal truth about human beings: we learn best by watching how others behave.   President Calvin Coolidge once invited friends from his hometown to dine with him at the White House. Unsure of their table manners, the guests decided to imitate the president. They watched closely to see which utensils he used, what foods he ate and when.   Their strategy seemed to succeed until coffee was served. Coolidge...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-19-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-EASIE/3348912">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:39:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3085253 11/18/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PERSPECTIVE One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.   They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.   On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"   "It was great, Dad."   "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-18-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-PERSPECTI/3341904">>>Read more...</a></object> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:06:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3079046 11/17/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE GRADE I received this in my e-mail box over the weekend.  It was written by a minister, but the story told is one I could SO identify with, I just had to share it.  If you were like me (and for that matter, my son) and were, shall we say, "overly social" in school, then this-"The Grade"-is for you.   "You must be a Bronner?"   I was sitting in the lunchroom of my kids' school. I had just finished making a presentation to one of the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-17-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-GRADE/3334857">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:59:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3072693 11/14/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-Keepers (from Alicia, thanks!)   I got this and thought you would like it.  It touch me cause the anniversary of my moms death is next month it will be years and still hurts.   Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-14-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-Keepers/3321064">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:48:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3061665 11/13/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE BENEFITS OF GIVING THANKS Thanksgiving is fast approaching. So, besides spending time with your loved ones and noshing on mashed potatoes, what are the benefits of giving thanks? Here are a few, from Real Simple magazine.   • It helps you feel in control. In a recent study, people who wrote a letter expressing their gratitude once a week felt more independent that those who didn't – because they started to take credit for the good things in their lives.   • Giving thanks...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-13-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-BENEF/3313548">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:42:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3054824 11/12/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LOVING LIFE AGAIN by Steve Goodier   Dave was struggling through a bus station with two huge and obviously heavy suitcases when a stranger walked up to him and asked, "Have you got the time?"   Dave sighed, put down the large and cumbersome suitcases and spoke to his wristwatch. "Time please."   "The time is five thirty," came a voice somewhere in the timepiece.   "Wow! What a watch!" exclaimed the stranger.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-12-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LOVING-LI/3306491">>>Read more...</a></object> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:08:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3048523 11/11/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IT IS THE VETERAN It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.   It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.   It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.   It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.   It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. <a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-11-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-IT-IS-THE/3298203">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:47:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3041171 11/10/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.   We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy; and I mean, he was really friendly.   So I asked, 'Why did you just do that?...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-10-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-LAW-O/3290011">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3034038 11/7/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE PARK BENCH The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.   And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, A young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play.   He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"   In his hand was a flower,...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-7-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-PARK-B/3278047">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:21:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3024167 11/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WORDS FOR THE LADIES Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Some of their houses will be bigger. Someone will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.   Think about it! The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart. And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-6-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WORDS-FOR-/3269842">>>Read more...</a></object> Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:57:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3017387 11/5/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PRECIOUS MOMENTS by Steve Goodier   One of my great passions in life (and one, regretfully, that I don't get to pursue as often as I'd like) is golf.  The longer I play the game the more about life and people I learn by playing it.  Now I'm occasionally a good golfer and often a so-so golfer, but when I play my best is when I adhere to three techniques.  If you follow them, I guaranteed you'll improve your game.  Now before all you non-golfer's turn away, these techniques not...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-5-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-PRECIOUS-M/3263118">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:26:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3011346 11/3/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A FINAL PRE-ELECTION MORSEL FOR THOUGHT This arrived on my email box over the weekend and just for grins I posted it on my personal Facebook page to see what sort of response I would get.   Once upon a time, there was a charismatic and eloquent leader who decided his nation needed a change and he was the one to implement it. The people were receptive and ready for a change. He spoke passionately when denouncing the existing system and the press loved him.   Nobody questioned what he believed in or who... <a href="http://wsocfm.com/11-3-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-FINAL-PR/3248689">>>Read more...</a></object> Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:34:00 EST http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2998602 10/31/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GIFTED FOR SOMETHING? by Steve Goodier   I heard of a woman who operated a daycare for children from her home.  As she transported children in her car one day, a fire truck zoomed by. The kids were thrilled to see a Dalmatian on the front seat, just like in the old-time stories.   They began a conversation about the duties of a "fire dog." One child suggested that they use the dog to keep the crowds back. Another said the Dalmatian is just for good luck. But young Jamie...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-31-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GIFTED-FO/3237485">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:20:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2988753 10/30/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-Kindness is Contagious by Phyllis Yearick   My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Charlotte, North Carolina, to spend a week with my husband in Miami, Florida. Mike had been in Florida for five months working for an Internet start-up company. We were excited about the trip because we had seen him only five times in five months, and Kallie missed her dad terribly.   As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally full.  I had noticed a troop of...</object> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:58:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2982168 10/29/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-I WISH YOU ENOUGH (thanks for sending this in, Harvey!)   The last line of your message for Tuesday 10/28, “Tell them today how much you love them and what they mean to you.” brought this message to mind.  “I WISH YOU ENOUGH”.   I Wish You Enough   At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together.  They had announced her plane's departure and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-29-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-I-WISH-YO/3222112">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:11:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2974756 10/28/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-I BELIEVE As we were talking to Kevin Costner last week, the thing that kept going through my mind was the greatest speech I've EVER seen or heard in a movie.  It was Crash Davis' epic, "I Believe" speech from "Bull Durham."  If you never seen the movie, and your a guy, it's worth the rental just for this scene alone.  Anyway, have you ever thought about what you truly believe?  In this election year it's a question that comes up a lot.  I came across this...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-28-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-I-BELIEVE/3215118">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:25:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2968409 10/24/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FAMILY MAN by ROBERT FULGHUM   If you've never read All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum, I highly recommend it.  We as adults tend to complicate life more than it needs to be and he has a magical, simplistic way of keeping perspective.  This piece is entitled "Family Man."   1. Children are not pets. 2. The life they actually live and the <a href="http://wsocfm.com/SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FAMILY-MAN/3197035">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:11:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2952653 10/23/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BUILDING ON VALUES by Steve Goodier   "I don't subscribe to the thesis, 'Let the buyer beware,'" said the late writer Isaac Asimov. "I prefer the disregarded one that goes, 'Let the seller be honest.'"   Look at the financial problems of today's world. How many of these problems were the result of inferior products (dubious mortgages, in this case) sold to unaware buyers?   I am convinced that long-range successful businesses, and truly successful...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-23-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-BUILDING-/3189466">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:26:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2945776 10/22/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.   He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.   An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-22-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LET-SLEEP/3182817">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:03:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2939722 10/21/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-KIDS' PRAYERS I've seen a lot of these kinds of lists on the net before.  However, I had never seen this particular collection of children's prayers.   -Dear God, Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter.  There is nothing good in there now. Amanda -Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I asked for was a puppy.  I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. Joyce -Dear Mr. God, I wish you would not make it...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-21-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-KIDS--PRA/3175584">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:41:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2933110 10/20/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MOM'S WISDOM by Catherine Pulsifer   My Mom is in her seventies, and has seen a lot in her lifetime. She faced challenges that we all face one way or the other. She has seen successes and many happy times throughout her life.   Recently, we were talking and I asked her if she could give me just three pieces of advice to live my life what would they be. After some thought, she said she would have to think about it. It surprised me that she wanted time to think about it. She...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-17-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MOM-S-WIS/3156695">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:55:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2916367 10/16/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE WOLVES WITHIN by Roger Knapp   An old Grandfather, whose grandson came to him with anger at a schoolmate who had done him an injustice, said, "Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times."   He continued, "It is as if...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-16-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-WOLVE/3150198">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:47:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2910384 10/15/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BRINGING HARMONY TO DISCORD by Steve Goodier   I once talked with a couple about their marriage. They completed personality "testing" and were discussing some differences that had frustrated them both over the years. I summarized some of those differences for them.   "You are sensitive," I said to the husband. He nodded affirmatively.  "You try to keep harmony in the relationship. It is important to you that you don't have too much conflict, so you tend to give...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-15-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-BRINGING-/3141592">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:29:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2902470 10/14/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE DAY BILL CAME TO CHURCH His name is Bill.   He has wild hair, wears a t-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college.   He is kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus is a church. The members of which are well-dressed and very conservative.   They want to develop a ministry to the students but are not sure how to go about it....<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-14-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-DAY-B/3134236">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:46:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2895799 10/13/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GOOD FRIENDS ARE GOOD MEDICINE by Steve Goodier   Our news is constantly filled with the reality of death and dying.  And each of us, if we live long enough, experiences the loss of persons we loved.   Children ages eight through ten were asked what they thought about death, and these are some of their answers:   "When you die, God takes care of you like your mother did when you were alive - only God doesn't yell at you all the time."  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-13-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GOOD-FRIE/3127204">>>Read more...</a></object> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:33:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2889368 10/10/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CHANGE Not long ago I read a joke ... It said all the politicians running for president are promising change to the American people. We send  them billions and billions of tax dollars and they send us the change.   That got me to thinking:  they all promise change. How about if they run on a promise of restoration rather than change?  A restoration that would take us back in time to a place where things ran better, smoother and life was more enjoyable. Change? That, in...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-10-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CHANGE/3115581">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:01:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2879507 10/9/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE STORY OF GAW HONG More than 200 years ago, the Chinese on Formosa were having a difficult time stamping out the barbaric practice of headhunting among native Taiwanese inhabitants.   Because of the coming of the Chinese gentleman named Gaw Hong who had been appointed magistrate to the region, the practice was almost wiped out except for a few spots here and there.   He was a just man and a kind man. Soon he had won the hearts of all the people in the area. By his good dealings with...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-9-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-STORY-/3108768">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:52:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2873282 10/8/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TIME TO BE QUIET by Steve Goodier   Popular author and speaker Ken Blanchard sometimes tells a powerful story about Red, a corporate president who, as a young man, learned an important and life-changing lesson. Red had just graduated from college and was offered an opportunity to interview for a position with a firm in New York City. As the job involved moving his wife and small child from Texas to New York, he wanted to talk the decision over with someone before accepting it, but his father had...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-8-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TIME-TO-BE/3102555">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:46:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2867583 10/7/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER We are living in some trying times.  It is in these that we yearn for good leadership, and it seems that for the most part-it is in short supply.  Whether it's our current government leaders, aspiring government leaders, under-fire CEOs of Lehman Brothers or Wachovia...a quality leader is, apparently, a rare bird indeed.   At this same time, our nephew is in the middle of his first season as starting quarterback on his 8th grade team.  From time to time, as I think...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-7-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-MAKES/3096239">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:13:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2861835 10/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BEYOND by Farangiss   Not too long ago I made a deal with me.  No matter now the day looks or what's in store for me, I wake up every morning by saying it's a beautiful day.   It does not matter.  It's a beautiful day.   One day last week, as I woke up and looked outside at the sky, the trees were moving to the rhythm of the wind and the rain was coming down fast.   It occurred to me that there are many times in our lives that we...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-6-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-BEYOND/3089168">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:13:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2855525 10/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BEYOND by Farangiss Not too long ago I made a deal with me.  No matter how the day looks or what's in store for me, I wake up every morning by saying it's a beautiful day. <o:p> </o:p> It does not matter.  It's a beautiful day... <a href="http://wsocfm.com/pages/3088525.php?contentType=4&contentId=2854984">>>more...</a></object> Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:41:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/pages/3088525.php?contentType=4&contentId=2854984 10/3/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-NO ADMITTANCE Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert.  After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.   Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE."   When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-3-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-NO-ADMITTA/3077302">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:22:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2845149 10/2/08 SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE WAY FAMILIES WIN by Steve Goodier Winston Churchill said, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills." And humorist Bob Orben added, "That sounds a lot like our family vacations." And for some people it sounds a lot like everyday life.The problem is not whether we who live in families will have squabbles, arguments and fights... <a href="http://wsocfm.com/pages/3071486.php?contentType=4&contentId=2839951">Read More....</a></object> Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:34:00 EDT 10/1/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GOING THROUGH For those going through... In any corner of the world, In any society or family, Man, boy, woman, girl   For those going through... Something that seems hard to bear, Some problem that you think is impossible to solve, Some feelings of such great depression and despair   For everyone everywhere because at different points in our lives, we all go through  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/10-1-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GOING-THRO/3063841">>>Read more...</a></object> Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:56:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2833079 9/30/08 - OMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IRON MEMORY This was in my e-mail box today and although no one in my family is celebrating a birthday today, I do have a 7 year old boy at home.  And if you have a young boy at home, chances are this will ring true for you as well.   Today is my mother's 75th birthday.   My kids had today's date burned into their minds and under no circumstances would forget their grandmother's birthday.   "Such nice kids," you say. Yes, they are nice but there's...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-30-08---OMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-IRON-MEMORY/3057366">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:26:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2827116 9/29/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-I'VE COME TO HELP by Steve Goodier   You may remember the old Flip Wilson routine when someone asked the comic about his religion. He answered, "I am a Jehovah's Bystander."  "A Jehovah's Bystander?" remarked his friend. "I never heard of a Jehovah's Bystander."   Flip said, "Well, they asked me to be a witness, but I didn't want to get involved."   In these troubled times, I think Edmund Burke is right. "The only...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-29-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-I-VE-COME-/3049981">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:44:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2820542 9/26/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-?I AM THE NATION? (spoken word by Johnny Cash)   A previously unheard recitation by the late Johnny Cash called "I Am The Nation" will be released October 28 on a DVD/CD package titled Johnny Cash's America. <a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-26-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON--I-AM-THE-/3037792">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:12:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2810017 9/25/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FOUR BOYFRIENDS (submitted by Tammy Roberts-thanks!)   Once upon a time, there was this girl who had four boyfriends.  She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adored him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best.   She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing him off to neighboring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another.   She also loved her 2nd...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-25-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-FOUR-BOYFR/3030345">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:27:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2803413 9/24/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BE BETTER There were a couple of items in the news today-one of which was discussed in-depth on Tanner's show this morning.  Both stories should bang home a message-not only to the parents involved, but all of us parents who are not.  That message consists of just two words:  be better.   First off, in Michigan, Daniel Lee Cleland told the judge about to sentence him Monday for theft that his 6-year-old son had recently given him some advice for staying out of trouble:...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-24-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-BE-BETTER/3023424">>>Read more...</a></object> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:57:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2796997 9/23/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CREATING MY EXPRESSIONS by Steve Goodier   An old story is resurfacing about a young woman who entered a convent to prepare herself for a life of celibacy and service. The institution was one of a very strict order. Besides other regulations, the convent enforced a requirement of silence - not a word dare be uttered.   Mother Superior explained to the new recruit that this rule of silence was rigid. However, once every five years just two words could be spoken.   At the end...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-23-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CREATING-M/3016031">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:10:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2790241 9/22/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CHECK YOUR E-MAIL Corporations go through a great deal to get a good name for a product. Businesses know the difference a good name makes.   In the Garden of Eden, Adam's job was naming things.  It was the first Biblical occupation of man - Naming Things.   It could well be called, "The world's oldest profession."  It is still a job we all have.   We don't choose our birth names, our parents do.  We do choose our email names. Our email name...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-22-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CHECK-YOUR/3008309">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:09:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2783291 9/19/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YOU ARE WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE The next time your morning seems to be going wrong and the kids are slow getting dressed and you can't seem to find the car keys and you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated.  Instead, be thankful as perhaps someone is at work watching over you.   After Sept. 11, 2001, I heard of a man who was the head of security for a company that had invited the remaining members of another company who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share their...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-19-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-YOU-ARE-WH/2997745">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:41:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2774027 9/18/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SPIRITUAL MEDICATION by Steve Goodier   Demographic experts tell us that there is a general spiritual awakening among people of various faiths. Some are returning to "organized" religions. Others are seeking spiritual answers along other paths. However it is done, people are realizing the importance of a healthy spiritual dimension to their lives.   One man tells about a time when his wife suffered from a headache. She took medication and lay down, but nothing seemed to...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-18-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SPIRITUAL-/2990061">>>Read more...</a> </object> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:16:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2766903 9/17/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-Education by Ian Hadi Debbie takes our son, Hogan, to school every morning.  About an hour later-upon her return-you can take it to the bank she's got some story about some wild thing she saw some nut do with their child in the car on the way to school.  So when I read this today, I knew it had to be done.   In our city, every day I see parents in a hurry to drop their children off at school. If they would leave their homes five minutes earlier, they wouldn't have to rush and break rules or...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-17-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-Education-/2983621">>>Read more...</a> </object> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:33:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2761183 9/16/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE ATTITUDE WE ALL SHOULD STRIVE FOR There was once a professional golfer that won the opening and got a check for $50,000 dollars. When the golfer was going to his car a lady approached him, telling him that she had a very sick baby dieing  at home and could he please help her with some money. The golfer didn't hesitate at all. He signed the check for $50,000 and gave it to the lady.<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-16-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-ATTITU/2975936">>>Read more...</a> </object> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:47:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2754224 9/15/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE GIFT OF GOODBYE I am going to give you a bit of advice that has helped me with and will, I hope, help some of you with life.   Our radio show reaches a very diverse audience. We have very diverse issues. Since the subject matter varies, so do opinions about the issues. We get an overwhelming amount of positive response, but as with anything where you put your life and opinions out there, sooner or later someone doesn't like something they heard or was told we said or was (my favorite word here)...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-15-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-GIFT-O/2968718">>>Read more...</a> </object> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:44:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2748027 9/12/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-3 BRANDS The 3 most valuable brand names on earth:  Marlboro, Coca-Cola and Budweiser, in that order.  It's interesting that of the 3 most valuable brand names on earth, NONE of them are good for you.   Cigarettes kill 370,000 people a year in the U.S., not counting passive smoke. That's over 1,000 people per day, the equivalent of five jumbo jets crashing daily. The estimates are that passive cigarette smoke kills over 15,000 people per year.  That's more than illegal...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-12-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-3-BRANDS/2957135">>>Read more...</a> </object> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:19:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2738380 9/11/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MOVED BY REMEMBRANCE (thanks, Harvey)   What a wonderful day.  We are free to travel, worship, vote, and live wherever we please.  I say these things in remembrance of what happened seven years ago today, 09/11/2001.    This morning I placed my flag at half and then watched CNN News with the many memorials of a tragic day in history.  I can not stop the tears of sorrow for those innocent people and the heroes who lost their lives on that day.   <a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-11-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MOVED-BY-R/2949749">>>Read more...</a>   Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:43:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2732034 9/10/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PAINTED WITH A DIFFERENT BRUSH by Steve Goodier   One man who loved the color yellow had yellow carpet, yellow furniture, yellow drapes, yellow walls and even yellow appliances in his yellow kitchen. He slept in a yellow bed with yellow covers and wore yellow pajamas. He got sick. You guessed it ... yellow jaundice.   He called a doctor who came to his apartment building. The manager told him he'd have no trouble finding the right one. "You just go down the hall and come to a yellow...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-10-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-PAINTED-WI/2942194">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:44:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2725358 9/9/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HIDE AND SEEK Children are so literal. This is yet another addition to the "Seven Reasons Not to Mess with Children."   My two youngest boys were playing hide and seek. The older of the two, Timmy, was counting, and his younger brother, Dillon, was hiding - or at least trying to hide.   Timmy was getting close to the end of his counting and Dillon was panicking because he couldn't find a place to hide. So I asked Timmy to keep counting because Dillon couldn't find a...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-9-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HIDE-AND-SE/2933939">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:27:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2718191 9/8/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A SURE THING I had to watch. There was so much being made of this event, that I had to see how it all turned out.   Of course, I wanted the best one to win, but I also wanted to see a great story become even greater.   We watched the Kentucky Derby.   I don't know a thing about horse racing, but I know plenty about winning and losing.   As the odds changed and the tension mounted, I paid little attention to who owned what and how much they made in...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-8-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-SURE-THIN/2927047">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:17:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2712364 9/5/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-UNSTOPPABLE by Steve Goodier   When a group of two hundred executives were asked what makes a person successful, eighty percent listed enthusiasm as the most important quality. More important than skill. More important than training.  Even more important than experience.   Before water will produce enough steam to power an engine, it must boil. The steam engine won't move a train an inch until the steam gauge registers 212 degrees. Likewise, the person without...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-5-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-UNSTOPPABLE/2915175">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:52:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2702278 9/4/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LIFE IS A CHOICE (submitted by Danyel Healy--thanks!)   John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"   He was a natural motivator.   If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-4-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LIFE-IS-A-C/2907591">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:20:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2695489 9/3/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-KEEP IT OUT OF THE DITCHES by Doug Apple The headline would have read, "Teenagers Killed in Auto Accident."The article would have included things like "rain slicked highway," and "not wearing seat belts." There would have been a gloomy black and white photo of a mangled car.But for some reason, I was spared.It's Saturday night. I'm dating a girl from another school Because, as we all know, the girls from other schools are so much better than your own. I picked her up and we were going to... Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:55:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2687651 9/2/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-MOMENTS TO REMEMBER  by Steve Goodier   Have you ever noticed that you do not remember days, you remember moments?   A strange story about immortalizing moments comes from the book SPIRITUAL LITERACY (Touchstone Books) by authors Frederic and  Mary Ann Brussat. It is about a Brooklyn cigar store manager named Oggie Rand. Oggie has an unusual habit -- at precisely eight o'clock each morning, he photographs the front of the store. Always at exactly the same time and from exactly the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/9-2-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-MOMENTS-TO-/2891739 ">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:07:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2680866 8/29/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CHANGE I was reminded of this when I read the headline in this morning's "Observer"-you know the one, Obama says, "It's time for us to change America."   There's an old tale in the Marine Corps about a lieutenant who inspected his platoon, and told the sergeant that the troops smelled really bad.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-29-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-CHANGE/2876715 ">>>Read more... </a> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:17:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2667686 8/28/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A LAW OF SUCCESSFUL LIVING by Steve Goodier   I am impressed by an incident that happened during Ignacy Paderewski's (November 18, 1860 - June 29, 1941) career. The famous Polish pianist agreed to play a concert organized by two Stanford University students working  their way through school. Paderewski's manager said they would have to guarantee the artist a fee of $2,000.  The boys agreed and eventually the concert was held.   Though the two student promoters worked hard, they took in...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-28-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-LAW-OF-S/2869376">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:05:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2661054 8/27/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IMPROVEMENT A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime story.   From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again.   Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make you?"   "Yes, sweetheart," he answered, "God made me a long time ago."   "Oh," she paused, "Grandpa, did...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-27-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-IMPROVEMEN/2861725">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:22:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2654181 8/25/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE OLD PHONE When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it.   Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-25-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-OLD-PH/2845026">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:11:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2639607 8/22/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-A TOUCHING MOMENT Did you meet a friend for lunch? According to "The Farmer's Almanac," if you are American you probably touched each other twice an hour. If you are English, you may not touch each other at all. If you are French, you might touch each other 110 times  an hour, and if you are Puerto Rican, you just might touch each other 180 times an hour.   There are obvious cultural differences in communication styles, but studies agree that touching is important to human development....<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-22-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-A-TOUCHING/2833304">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:47:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2629450 8/21/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BACK TO BASICS by Steve Goodier   One man said of his marriage, "I very distinctly remember my wedding day. As we unloaded the moving van into our little house, I said, 'Darling, this is your and my little world.'"   "And I suppose," wondered  his friend, "that you've lived happily ever after?"   "We've been fighting for the world's championship ever since," he said.   That must have been the same couple who...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-21-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-BACK-TO-BA/2828409">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:01:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2625104 8/20/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GETTING READY FOR TOMORROW by Steve Goodier   You heard about the sign posted on a rancher's fence? On the other side of the fence resides the biggest, meanest looking bull you can imagine. The sign is intended to strike fear into the hearts of would-be trespassers. It reads: "Don't attempt to cross this field unless you can do it in 9.9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10 flat!"   Don't try to cross that field unless you are prepared! And isn't that the way it is in life? We have to...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-19-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GETTING-RE/2812292">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:10:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2610417 8/18/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-HOW TO DANCE IN THE RAIN It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.  I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-18-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-HOW-TO-DAN/2805445">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:32:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2604224 8/15/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SUCCESS What is your definition of success? Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, at this point, is 6 for 6 for 6:  6 events, 6 gold medals, 6 world records set.  If tonight, he doesn't win his 7th, will he NOT be a success? Warren Buffet is one of the richest men in the world and one who's financial advice is one of the most sought for.  What if his next investment turns out to be a bust, is he no longer "successful"? Billy Graham is arguably one of...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-15-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-SUCCESS/2793518">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:03:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2593609 8/14/08 -SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-DOING WHAT WE CAN DO by Steve Goodier   This world seems to be full of talent. I've never felt as if much of it has come my way, so I appreciate this story.   It is about a wholesaler in New York who sent a letter to the postmaster of a small Midwestern town. He asked for the name of an honest lawyer who would take a collection case against a local debtor who had refused to pay for a shipment of the wholesaler's goods. He got this reply:  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-14-08--SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-DOING-WHAT-/2787135">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:50:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2587691 8/13/08SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE FROG PARABLE Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition.  The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.   A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.   The race began.  Honestly:  No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.  You heard statements such as:   "Oh, WAY too difficult!!" <a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-13-08SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-FROG-PARA/2777830">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:20:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2579142 8/12/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-PUT YOUR BEHIND IN YOUR PAST by Steve Goodier   I like what Miguel de Cervantes, the author of DON QUIXOTE, said, "Love not what you are, but what you may become." There is hope that I can always change for the better. I can become more self confident, more in charge  of my life, healthier, happier -- you get the idea. And there is hope that I can change a situation -- like finding a new career or going after a new life-style.   If you're like me, making any big changes can be scary....<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-12-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-PUT-YOUR-B/2771518">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:58:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2573511 8/11/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE BUZZARD, THE BAT, AND THE BUMBLEBEE THE BUZZARD: If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.   THE BAT: The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-11-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-BUZZAR/2763659">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:33:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2566462 8/8/08 - SOME THING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-Permission To Ignore the Fine Print What would you try if you didn’t know failure was a possibility?  What would you attempt to achieve if you didn’t perceive limitations?    My 6 year old knows no limits.  That’s sometimes a bad thing when it comes to discipline, but a good thing when it pertains to achieving.  He loves Trix yogurt, and he recently noticed through a combination of TV ads and brightly colored writing on the package that he had a chance to win...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-8-08---SOME-THING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-Permission/2752042">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:39:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2556640 8/7/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GLIMPSES OF GREATNESS by Steve Goodier   If you're a sports nut like me, the last couple of weeks have been practically unbearable.  No matter what you WANTED to hear about, you were force-fed a steady diet of Bret Favre.  Don't get me wrong, I'm a Favre fan, but please...enough already.  Anyway, with Brett finally being traded to the Jets, perhaps this is over.  However, over the course of this story, one of the most over-used words in the English language kept popping up again...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-7-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GLIMPSES-OF/2743921">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:34:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2549435 8/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN I Am the Liberal-Progressives Worst Nightmare. I am an American.   I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!   I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!   I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English.   I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.   My heroes are...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-6-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-YES--I-M-A-/2735435">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:04:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2541520 8/5/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-EYES ON THE SHORE by Steve Goodier   A story is told about a bloodhound chasing a stag. A fox crossed the path, so the hound chased the fox. After a while a rabbit crossed the path, so the hound chased it. Later, a mouse crossed the path and the hound chased the mouse into a hole. The hound began his hunt on the trail of a magnificent stag and ended up watching a mouse hole!   Not that there is anything wrong with spontaneity. Some of the most wonderful things may come into our...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-5-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-EYES-ON-THE/2728400">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:18:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2535133 8/4/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST by Steve Goodier   A great story comes out of American baseball. Even if you don’t like or understand the game, I think you will enjoy this story.   One night, a Dodgers minor league team coached by legendary Tommy Lasorda was leading a Tucson, Arizona team by one run in the eighth inning, but Tucson had the bases loaded with two outs. According to Don Martin in Team Think (Penguin books, Ltd., 1993), Lasorda decided to pep up his pitcher, a left-hander named...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-4-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LIVING-LIFE/2721154">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:39:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2528585 8/1/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT I PRAY FOR by Steve Goodier   Many years ago I found a short story about Mahatma Gandhi that I have gone back to several times. It has given me hope and courage. Even if you are not one to pray, I think you will discover that it is useful.   We remember Gandhi as a leader in India's struggle for independence.  It is hardly an exaggeration to say that he brought the British Empire to its knees without firing a shot. He was a small man of great courage. His...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/8-1-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-WHAT-I-PRAY/2711056">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:45:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2519677 7/31/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-DIRT ROADS by Paul Harvey (submitted by Martin Pemberton--thanks!)   What's mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved.   There's not a problem in America today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency that wouldn't be remedied, if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character.   People that live at the end of Dirt Roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride.   That it can jar you right down to your...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-31-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-DIRT-ROADS/2702670">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:57:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2512140 7/30/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE REAL YOU by Steve Goodier   One woman describes herself as "Five feet, three inches tall and pleasingly plump." After she had a minor accident, her mother accompanied her to the hospital emergency room. The admitting nurse asked for her height and  weight, and she blurted out, "Five-foot-eight, 125 pounds."   The nurse pondered over this information and looked over the patient.  Then the woman's mother leaned over to her and gently chided,... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:56:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2505595 7/29/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE CLOTHES LINE A clothes line was a news forecast To neighbors passing by. There were no secrets you could keep When clothes were hung to dry.   It also was a friendly link For neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by To spend a night or two. <a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-29-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-CLOTHE/2685630">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:57:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2497300 7/28/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TOUCH OF WONDER by Steve Goodier   Two little children, a boy and a girl, walked hand-in-hand to their neighbor's house. Standing on her tiptoes, the little girl was just able to reach the doorbell. A woman greeted them and asked what they wanted. "We're playing house," the little girl answered.  "This is my husband and I am his wife. May we come in?"   Thoroughly enchanted by the scene confronting her, the lady said, "By all means, do come...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-28-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-TOUCH-OF-W/2678838">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:41:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2491131 7/25/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE DRAGONFLY by Doris Stickney   Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond with few disturbances and interruptions.   Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever.  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-25-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-DRAGON/2666268">>>Read more...</a> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:19:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2480585 7/24/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE WAY WE SEE IT by Steve Goodier   The eye doctor instructed her patient to read a chart on the wall. He looked at it and read, "A, B, F, N, L and G."   The doctor turned the light back on and wrote in her notebook.   "How'd I do, Doc?" the patient wondered.   She replied, "Let's put it this way -- they're numbers."   "But Doc," he argued, "this is the way I see it!"  <a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-24-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-WAY-WE/2659218">>>Read more...</a>   Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:57:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2474134 7/23/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-EVERYTHING COUNTS by Steve Goodier   Early 20th Century African-American poet Countee Cullen spent the summer of his eighth year in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after he arrived he noticed a little white boy staring at him. Countee smiled, but the little boy did not smile back. Instead, he stuck out his tongue and called him a hurtful, racial slur.   Cullen later wrote a poem that included his recollection of the summer when he was eight. In it, he says this: <a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-23-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-EVERYTHING/2651294">>>Read more...</a>   Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:43:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2466915 7/22/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE FUNERAL (submitted by Saundra Crawford-thanks!)   One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big sign on the door on which was written:   Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.   In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-22-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-FUNERA/2643081">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:52:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2459334 7/21/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-ASSUME THE POSITIVE Indra Nooyi  -- PepsiCo's CEO, listed in Time's Top 100 influentials around the globe -- was recently asked by Fortune magazine: What was the best advice you ever got?  She had a great response:   My father was an absolutely wonderful human being. From him I learned to always assume positive intent. Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. You will be amazed at how your whole approach to a person or problem becomes very different. When you assume negative...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-21-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-ASSUME-THE/2634860">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:47:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2451800 7/18/08 SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BOUND TO FORGIVE Writer Norman Cousins said that life is an adventure in forgiveness. I think Fr. Lawrence Martin Jenco would agree. In 1984, Fr. Jenco traveled to Beirut, dedicated to help the poorest of the poor. On January 8, 1985, he was kidnapped by Shiite Muslim extremists and held hostage for 564 days. He endured imprisonment, beatings, illness and heartbreaking periods of sorrow and loneliness. Several years after his release, he wrote a book...Read More>> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:54:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2442590 7/17/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LIVING IN THE SAME BOX by Steve Goodier   As we get ready for the latest installment of the Summer Olympics, I'm reminded of a story that is worth retelling.   It is 1936. American Jesse Owens seems sure to win the long-jump competition in the Olympic games. The previous year he had jumped 26 feet, 8 1/4 inches - a record that will stand for 25 years.   As he walks to the long-jump pit, however, Owens sees a tall, blue-eyed, blond German taking practice jumps in the...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-17-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LIVING-IN-/2615589">>>Read more...</a> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:04:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2434806 7/16/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GETTING IT RIGHT by Steve Goodier   A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple.  He poked his father in the front seat and asked, "Daddy, why does my  apple turn brown?" His father answered, "When the skin is removed from the apple, air reaches the flesh of the apple and causes oxidation. This changes the apple's molecular structure and results in a brownish color.   After a long pause, a small voice from the back seat asked,...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-16-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-GETTING-IT/2609467">>>Read more...</a> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:45:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2429136 7/15/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-LEWIS W. NAPPER?S "BILL OF NO RIGHTS" From Snopes.com: The famed "Bill of No Rights" was written in 1993 by Lewis Napper, a self-described amateur philosopher from Mississippi who ran for a U.S. Senate seat in 2000 as a Libertarian. The "Bill" resonates with folks because it addresses a number of issues that have often led many of us to shake our heads in disbelief. This Bill of Rights parody strikes straight at the heart of the sense of entitlement so often displayed by those who feel the world owes them a...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-15-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-LEWIS-W--N/2603204">>>Read more...</a> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:57:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2423459 7/14/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE FORREST GUMP GUIDE TO BEING A SUCCES From OnMakingMoney.com   Who taught Elvis how to dance, received the Congressional Medal of Honor, got Nixon impeached, became the world ping-pong champion, built a national shrimping empire, and fathered Haley Joel Osment? One man: Forrest Gump. Let’s listen to what he has to say, and translate his Gumpisms into advice that, if followed, will make you a much more successful moneymaker:   "And cause I was a gazillionaire, and I liked doin it so much, I...<a href="http://wsocfm.com/7-14-08---SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-THE-FORRES/2593927">>>Read more...</a> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:11:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2415114 SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YELLOW ROSES 7/2/08 I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 57 years was still too raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories.  He often came with me and almost every time he'd pretend to go off and look for something special. I knew what he was up to. I'd always spot him walking down the aisle with the three yellow roses in his hands.  He knew I loved yellow roses. <a href="http://wsocfm.com/SOMETHING-TO-HANG-YOUR-HAT-ON-YELLOW-ROSES-7-2-08/2526421">Read more>></a> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:02:00 EDT http://wsocfm.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2357263