Rain

I recently was introduced to the song "Like the Rain," by Clint Black. I really like it. I did a little research and found out that there are, in fact, according to muze.com, over 5,000 albums containing at least one song with the word 'rain' in their title, just since 1960.

In my opinion the top 3 are:

1 - Rainy Days And Mondays, by The Carpenters

2 - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, by B.J. Thomas

3 - Rain, by The Beatles

Why do you suppose that is? Why are there so many songs about rain? Well I stick with the guys @ http://www.lacarte.org. They make the claim that it's probably because rain is the easiest word to rhyme with 'PAIN.'

Pain - it seems to show up on a lot of songs... In fact that's one reason why I love country songs so much. Not so much the pain aspect as much as the ability country music has to put into words the feelings that are hard to describe. In honor of my love for country music (don't judge me) I present to you the top 100 country songs.

1. A Woman in Love - Ronnie Milsap
2. Almost Like a Song - Ronnie Milsap
3. Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
4. Amanda - Waylon Jennings
5. Amazed - Lonestar
6. Anymore - Travis Tritt
7. Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
8. Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
9. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson
10. Breathe - Faith Hill
11. But For The Grace Of God - Keith Urban
12. Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait
13. Cold Cold Heart - Hank Williams
14. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks
15. Crazy - Patsy Cline
16. Don't Take The Girl - Tim McGraw
17. Feels So Right - Alabama
18. Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
19. Forever And For Always - Shania Twain
20. From Here To Eternity - Michael Peterson
21. Gentle on My Mind - Glen Campbell
22. Golden Ring - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
23. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
24. He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
25. Hello Darlin - Conway Twitty
26. Hello Walls - Faron Young
27. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
28. Help Me Understand - Trace Adkins
29. How Do I Live - Trisha Yearwood
30. How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney
31. I Believe - Diamond Rio
32. I Believe In You - Don Williams
33. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) - Hank Williams
34. I Can't Stop Loving You - Don Gibson
35. I Cross My Heart - George Strait
36. I Do - Paul Brandt
37. I Do (Cherish You) - Mark Wills
38. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
39. I Love the Way You Love Me - John Michael Montgomery
40. I Melt - Rascal Flatts
41. I Still Believe in You - Vince Gill
42. I Still Miss Someone - Johnny Cash
43. I Swear - John Michael Montgomery
44. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
45. I Wanna Make You Cry - Jeff Bates
46. I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
47. I'd Love To Lay You Down - Conway Twitty
48. If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
49. I'll Go On Loving You - Alan Jackson
50. I'm Already There - Lonestar
51. I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry - Hank Williams
52. It Only Hurts When I Cry - Dwight Yoakam
53. It's a Love Thing - Keith Urban
54. It's Your Love - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
55. Keeper Of The Stars - Tracy Byrd
56. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
57. Let's Make Love - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
58. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
59. Love, Me - Collin Raye
60. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
61. Me And You - Kenny Chesney
62. Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right - Billy Currington
63. My Woman, My Woman, My Wife - Marty Robbins
64. No Place That Far - Sara Evans
65. One More Day - Diamond Rio
66. Only One Love In My Life - Ronnie Milsap
67. Pure Love - Ronnie Milsap
68. Raining On Sunday - Keith Urban
69. Remember When - Alan Jackson
70. She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood
71. She's Got You - Patsy Cline
72. She's More - Andy Griggs
73. Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
74. Something That We Do - Clint Black
75. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
76. The Dance - Garth Brooks
77. The Heart Won't Lie - Reba McEntire
78. The Man In Love With You - George Strait
79. The One - Gary Allan
80. This Kiss - Faith Hill
81. To Make You Feel My Love - Garth Brooks
82. Today I Started Loving You Again - Merle Haggard
83. Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man - Andy Griggs
84. Two Sparrows in a Hurricane - Tanya Tucker
85. Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks
86. We Danced - Brad Paisley
87. What a Beautiful Day - Chris Cagle
88. When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
89. When I Said I Do - Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black
90. When Somebody Loves You - Alan Jackson
91. When We Make Love - Alabama
92. When You Say Nothing At All - Keith Whitley
93. Where've You Been - Kathy Mattea
94. You Had Me From Hello - Kenny Chesney
95. You Won't Be Lonely Now - Billy Ray Cyrus
96. You Won't Ever Be Lonely - Andy Griggs
97. Your Everything - Keith Urban
98. Your Man - Josh Turner
99. You're My Best Friend - Don Williams
100. You're The Best Part of Me - Dale Watson

I borrowed this list from http://countrymusic.about.com

Reminders...Skadush

Hello all,

I'm back and plum-full of blogging topics. I dedicate this post to reminders. Before I embark on a verbose post all about reminders I just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce everyone to my new favorite word "skadush"



Now - on to reminders. I am one of those people who has to have reminders - I am known for being notoriously forgetful. I have my schedule all spelled out for me on my computer (using Ical), I have it again in my Missionary Planner (which I get complimentary from the MTC), I use a minimum of 5 post it notes a day as reminders of things to take to school, to turn in, to read, etc. I have printed out versions of my schedule I carry with me, I have them posted on my wall, and I have my schedule on my google homepage. Despite all of my efforts, invariably, I miss appointments, forget birthdays, show up late to meetings, and completely space commitments. Due to my cursory nature I am constantly on the look-out for new ways of reminding myself. I stumbled on one today that I found very interesting and wanted to share with all of you.

Check out HassleMe - it's awesome. Now I wouldn't recommend using this for set appt's like a meeting, etc. But, for things like calling someone you want to check up on, feeding your pet, etc. This is revolutionary. With random email times you avoid falling into a rut and forgetting altogether. Skadush that!