Sunday afternoon, I finally did it for the first time this season - cut my grass. It had really been needing it too! Some parts of my yard were starting to look like a jungle!

I am not the biggest fan of the chore. I find it to be just that - a chore to do. I am not exactly sure why. It gets me more steps in for the day, and I have a pretty small yard. I have a push mower and can cut the front AND back yard in just about 30 minutes.

I guess I just don't usually want to take the time to do it then smell like grass and have to shower afterwards. Either way, it's something we will need to be doing like it or not for about the next 6 months. :/

Today is my birthday. A couple weeks ago I scheduled routine maintenance for my car for today - oil change/tire rotation. I also mentioned I have been hearing a noise that sounded like it was coming from the left front tire area.

I get the call later with the diagnosis - I need a new transmission! YAY!!! On my birthday no less. At least they tell me it's covered under my warranty. I should have a rental tomorrow. I hope. I also hope I am able to get my car back sooner than later.

A friend of mine from High School texted me last week and asked if I wanted to go with him to check out the eclipse. I said, sure why not!

We went to the Akron Art Museum and the events they had going on there. We started out having lunch downtown at El Patron which was quite yummy! Then, we walked over to the museum and toured the galleries for a bit. We stopped in the gift shop as well, then he got a drink - they were serving some food and cocktails/mocktails for the afternoon.

Then we went outside and found a spot to sit for the actual eclipse. It was very cool to watch it unfold. When totality hit, I took the attached picture. What was very cool was to see the contrast in darker skies looking West and brighter skies looking East. I remember the partial eclipse from 2017 and how dark it seemed then. This WAAYY outdid that! What a cool thing to experience! Hope you enjoyed it!

You heard Cherise play it during the Country Cafe earlier today. Now, it's time for you to have a say with Keep It or Kick It.

Tonight at 9:00 on the New @ 9 I will play the new Luke Bryan single "Love You, Miss You, Mean It" as the New Song Spotlight. Then I need you, the listener, to tell me...do we Keep It or Kick It? This is where you REALLY DO have a voice and your opinion matters to us at WQMX. 

Even if you aren't a fan of the song don't be afraid to call or text me saying so. That's what this is all about - to get your TRUE feelings about the new music.

See you at 9:00!

We have all joked in the past that MOST of the time, it's the runner's up or the 3rd or 4th place people on American Idol that end up with the big career rather than the winner. There have been a few exceptions (two being Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood). Now, you can add Chayce Beckham to the list of winners with a big career.

He is being recognized as the 1st American Idol winner since Phillip Phillips in 2012 to have a hit song after they won the contest on the show! He is also being recognized as the 1st Country winner of Idol since Carrie Underwood  did it in 2005 to have a #1 in terms of radio airplay after the show!

That is a great accomplishment and a great way to break the "Idol Curse".

Tonight during the New at 9, I will be playing a new song from Randy Houser called "Country Back". We will play Keep It or Kick It to decide if you the listener love the song or not. If you were with Cherise during the lunch hour, you heard her play it during today's Country Cafe. 

We always like to get a read on if there is a difference of opinion between the daytime and nighttime crowds. Give it a listen tonight as the New Song Spotlight at 9:00 during the New at 9 on WQMX. Don't forget to vote either by phone call or text at 330-370-2000. Catch you then!

Coming up this Sunday at the CMT Music Awards, Little Big Town and Sugarland are getting together for a performance live on stage! Little Big Town is celebrating 25 years together, and Sugarland is celebrating 20 years since their breakthrough hit "Baby Girl".

Catch the CMT Music Awards from Austin this Sunday (April 7th) at 8:00 on CBS & stream on Paramount +.

Earlier this afternoon before I came into work, I was getting on my home desktop computer to check work email and other business. I sign in, and then happen to notice...the clock on the computer is 1 hour fast!!!

WHAT?!!! Apparently my computer decided to play an April Fool's Day joke on me. I had to go in to settings and turn off then back on the auto time change function to get it back. The weird thing is the time was normal the last time I was on the computer.

Anyone else hear the theme song to The Twilight Zone?!

I was beyond happy to see this! Miranda Lambert was recently presented with a check for $140,000 to go to her MuttNation Foundation!!! This is all money that will help animals, which is awesome! $1 from every ticket sold to her Las Vegas residency was earmarked for the cause.

Not only that, the City of Las Vegas also celebrated by giving her a key to The Strip and announcing that March 20th was Miranda Lambert Day in Las Vegas. Congratulations to Miranda Lambert on such a huge win for the animals that need it! The $140,000 will go a long way for sure :).

By the way - her residency in Vegas ends next Saturday (April 6th).

We are continuing with the birthday wishes today...only on a local scale this time. 

First, I want to tell you about an amazing woman. She goes to the same gym I do, and I see her there everyday. My Mom and I stopped to talk to her one day and she told us that her son drives her to the gym everyday and she walks 2 miles while she's there. I found out that today was her birthday! She was getting all sorts of attention from others walking the track at the gym today, and that apparently was why. Oh! Did I mention she's also in her mid - 90s?! Yeah, that's right...she is in her mid - 90s and still comes to the gym everyday to walk 2 miles!!!! GOOD FOR HER! I think the rest of us just ran out of excuses didn't we? lol.

Also today I would like to mention my Maternal Grandma. She died back in January 2021, but today was her birthday. It was one I always knew was March 20 - something, but could never remember which day exactly. Today, my Grandma would've turned 99! Happy birthday to her and anyone with a birthday today :)