Daily Dose of BS May 30 Rosanne

Did ABC do the right thing by canceling Rosanne’s TV immediately after her tweet, or should they have waited until after the backlash and then fired her?  I feel as though there is a double standard when it comes to network TV and what you can and can’t say, what you can or can’t do, what you can or can’t show.  I also think that people post way too many slams against people on their social media and use it also for airing dirty laundry.  I really try not to air dirty laundry on mine, I also try to not bully people on my social media accounts.  Hell, even on my radio show which is personality and guest driven and not a news-based show, I try to portray people in a good and fair light.  Did Rosanne deserve to be fired, yes if the networks are going to hold all-stars to the same standards, no if they are buckling to a certain demographic and firing her because she is pro-Trump.   

Daily Dose of BS May 29 weird stuff we eat

I just read a story about how cockroach milk is the next superfood.  Who in the hell is the first person to try that and say this is not bad?  Then study it and then make it available for others to drink.  I am still grossed out by some foods that are actually parts of the stuff we eat now, like the organs, and the feet.  It took me a long time to eat farm fresh eggs just because they looked different from the ones I was used to.  When the tv show Fear Factor was on and they had to digest some odd things, I totally felt the gag reflex start low.  But I guess someone has to be the first to try different things, for example, all of the foods that we eat.  I couldn’t imagine how the first taster of milk got others to try it, of the person who first tried an egg or how about the first burger.  I am guessing that having cockroach milk wouldn’t be the worst thing, probably knowing what we really do eat would probably surprise us the most. 

Daily Dose of BS May 25 judge not

Doesn’t the old saying say, judge, not lest ye be judged?  I am sorry to say we are all judges and juries as we all judge and try people on a fairly regular basis.   I do it myself.  I try not to but we have the walls that we put up to save ourselves from getting hurt.  Weird because I too get judged on a fairly regular basis, I get mine because I am a big guy with a soul patch, and if I am not smiling I look as though I could be mean, those that know me know just how mean I am.  A good friend of mine who is tattooed from head to toe with gauge earrings and silicone implants is visiting me in La Crosse, and last night we went to a store then out to dinner, as we walked around the store, I was surprised by the looks that he got, at the restaurant we went to downtown La Crosse, the same thing.  People judged before they knew him.  If I am being honest, I must say that I too would have judged him had I not had conversations with him on my radio show before we first met, he broke down those barriers, weird to me that they were even up.  I can say that because of my tattooed friend most of those barriers are broken, or at least weakened. My friend Joshua has helped me to not notice the art but to notice the man.  By having Josh in my life has helped me to open my heart and my mind to explore those that are not like me.  Manners and Motivation a couple of things that we all could work on.   

Daily Dose of BS May 24 NFL stance on anthem

 The National Football League is making a stand on protesting NFL players saying that players must stand during the National Anthem.  Do you agree with this?  Before you answer, take this into consideration, what if everyone was to stop what they are doing regardless of where they are in the stadium?  What if concessions stop, the bathroom closes down, that the tv cameras don’t focus on the players or the stands but focus strictly on the flag?  What if the people at home had to stand, and if listening to the game on the radio you stood and sang.  Does that change your perception?  Do you think that NFL players or anyone for that matter have the right to sit out during the National Anthem?  I think that that absolutely you the players and the fans have the right to do what they believe is right, this is after all America.  Sit, stand, kneel do whatever.  I, however, choose to stand when at a game live, and will continue to sit in my chair and watch the game if televised.  I wonder if the NFL changed this up just to appease the advertisers and the tv ratings? 

Daily Dose of BS May 23 best food

Over the past few years we have been bombarded with La Crosse best lists from best car lot to best radio station to best fill in the blank.  What I want to know is what are the best foods?  There is always a list telling us what some people think is the greatest burger, pizza, donut or sandwich.  Those lists are based on what?  On what people like, right?  I don’t want to sway you one way or another on this so I am not even going to even give you any categories, who in your mind has the best food?  What foods do you crave, and what is your favorite beverage?  Who has the best servers or bartenders?  Who is the best of the best?  Also, what food or restaurant would you like to see where you live?  

Daily Dose of BS May 22 100 per child

I am certainly not going to get rich with the $100 per child tax credit that the state of Wisconsin is offering.  Governor Scott Walker is sending the supposed surplus back to the taxpayers of Wisconsin.  I wonder if it could be better used to perhaps fix the potholes in the state, maybe work on safety in the schools, how about a couple of free days in the state parks or Mississippi River clean-up.  There are a lot of great things that the state could improve upon with a pile of cash.  While I am not opposed to collecting $100 per child under 18, A hundred bucks isn’t going to make or break anyone.  A hundred bucks will pay for a family to go out for dinner at a nice with maybe a movie rental afterward, a couple pairs of shoes for your child, maybe a couple of new outfits for school, or a cheap bike.  Don’t get me wrong I already filled out my paperwork for ours, and I encourage you to do the same, but do you really think that $100 will make or break a family? 

Daily Dose of BS May 21 another school shooting

When I got home from my mini vacation I asked, of course, asked my kids how things went and the typical teenager slash parent talk, then I asked the kids about fear.  I asked if they were afraid at school because of the school shooting last week.  The answer was no, but that some kids were afraid at school.  I couldn’t imagine waking up getting ready for school then going to school and instead of being there to learn, having the fear of who is going to cause the next violent outbreak.  The latest school shooting left 10 dead and 13 injured.  And for what?  I heard a report this morning on way to work that the shooter didn’t shoot people he liked and wanted to injure some and not kill them so that way his story could be told.  In my opinion, if you want your story told, do good.  Make a splash with positive not negative and for crying out loud, quit hurting people around you.  

Daily Dose of BS May 16 royal wedding

It’s a wedding the marriage of two people who you don’t know, nor will you ever know, or will you be invited to the wedding, dinner or the dance.  Why do you care?  By the next time I work, there will have been a big royal who cares.  I really don’t get the hoopla over the royal wedding.  I am hard pressed to find a reason to go to weddings of those I know, let alone care about the marriage of two people that live far away and have no meaning what’s-so-ever to me or my life.  And what would you get a future king?  A blender, some cash, some china?  I don’t get it nor will I pretend to care.  I do feel bad for the other people who are getting married on the same day because I am guessing that some are going to miss their friend’s wedding to watch the royal wedding.   

Daily Dose of BS May 15 eminent domain

The process of eminent domain is underway.  The city of La Crosse hired a firm out of Eau Claire to oversee dealings with the piece of the puzzle for the entrance of the Riverside North property.  The Board of Public Works agreed to pay a company just a bit over 5 grand to make sure that all the I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed in the dealings with the Wettstein Brothers JRD Ltd.  La Crosse hopes to buy the lot that they own to create the opening needed for the new 65-acre parcel of land the will be developed into housing, some businesses, and some recreation areas.  According to the La Crosse Tribune, the city is moving forward with the eminent domain acquisition to ease the process of purchasing it.  

Daily Dose of BS May 14 you can buy anything

You can pretty much order anything on the internet, in fact a grandmother was "very shocked" to find a horse in her backyard after her 13-year-old granddaughter ordered it from the internet.  Even though this happened in England, there are still things that I am shocked that you can find on the internet.  What are some of the weirdest things that you have heard people buying on the internet?  I did a quick search of weird things you can buy online and came up with a bunch that I had no idea you could buy from a potato as a card, to a box of poo, to someone to stand in line for you.  I guess that if you have a weird enough idea and willing to post it, there may be a market for it.  If you know anyone who would like to purchase my latest mouth x-rays please let me know I heard that there are people who buy weird things online.