Every once in a while we get reminded that there are hunters
that sometimes aren’t ethical, this past week for example, we heard of the
dentist from Minnesota that went safari hunting and took out a giant cat. There are people who hunt out of necessity,
there are people who hunt for the camaraderie, there are some who go for the
history and family time, and there are people who hunt for the trophy. I guess I don’t get the trophy hunter. If you are only going for the trophy or the
kill aren’t you kind of defeating the purpose?
I admit I have gone on a few charter fishing trips and have enjoyed my
catch, I have had friends who have gone on guided hunts and they too have
enjoyed the bounty from the hunt, but to hunt just for the pelt or the trophy, I
guess that I don’t get that, am I missing something?
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Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 30 brady
Does someone innocent bust up their cell phone and wreck their
sim card? Nope, no way, not at all. I think that the NFL should take away the
Super Bowl from the Patriots for lying, and cheating. If Tom Brady wasn’t guilty why would he bust
up his phone? I think that the NFL and
all sports leagues should put their foot down and make examples out of players
who cheat. Not only did he cheat, but he
changed the course of NFL history. I don’t think that a 4 game suspension is
enough.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 29 dads
I was lucky over the weekend to spend some quality time with
my Dad. Dad and I have not always seen
eye to eye, in fact we differ on many things still. However, I wouldn’t trade our relationship
for anything. I now know why I like to
talk and tell stories; he is a story teller and doesn’t like a quiet car
ride. I think it is funny when he says something
now I can either beat him to the punch or question why he does something a
certain way since when I was a kid it was this way and only this way. I guess it shows that I have always been a
listener. With Dads comes advice, and
lessons, what was the one lesson that resonates when you think of your
parents? For me a couple stand out like
always be thinking a few steps out, and always pay off your credit card.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 24 another shooting
Another movie theater shooting last night, a month ago a
church shooting, and for what reason? I
wonder what the reason this time will be?
It seems like every time there is a tragedy that we feel like we need to
blame someone other than the person or persons involved? If you get caught speeding is it the fault of
the designer of the road because if they hadn’t built the road to handle the
speed, or the maker of the radar device that clocked you at that speed, or
better yet the police officer that was doing their job? No it is the fault of the person doing the
crime. We need to stop making excuses
and trying to find someone other than the shooters to blame and we need to
figure out the reasons that they made these horrible choices.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 23 people
There are lots of people that work, they work hard for their
money. Lots of us go to work each and
every day, fighting for the chance to survive.
We choose to live within our means, don’t overspend, we try to get a
handle on the money we have coming in, so we know what we can spend. I get that we sometimes need a hand up or a
hand out. There are government agencies
and private funded agencies that will help you out. Yesterday two different people stopped me to
say that they have been noticing more and more people with a sign saying that
they are down on their luck and would like to work for food, or can you help me
because I’ve lost everything. I just
wonder why these people who don’t have any problem sitting by the side of the road
holding a sign, couldn’t get a job doing something. I mean if I were in that situation, I would, I
believe take anything and work my ass off to try to achieve success, wouldn’t you?
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 22 dt
Am I the only one that thinks that Donald Trump is making a
mockery out of the mockery that politics has become? His throwing people under the bus from saying
that John McCain isn’t a hero, to his disparaging words about Mexicans, and all
the other bang on the drum yell at the top of his lungs antics to get his point
across. I don’t like the fact the he
says let’s make America great again. I
think we are great and have always been great, sure there are politicians I don’t
like and don’t agree with but guess what a few politicians don’t make or break
a country. There are people that don’t like
you, does that make you a bad person or make your family bad or where you work
bad? No.
I for one wish that the media wouldn’t even talk about Trump, but since
he is making the biggest waves right now he is the story of the day, put the
gloves back on Donald and fight fair.
Also I still believe that America is great, and will continue to be so
no matter who wins the election in 2016.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 21 front seat
It is a rite of passage for a child to call shotgun on a car
ride with mom or dad. My kids always
did, and still do to this day, sitting in the back seat sucks. In Massachusetts they are talking about making
it illegal for kids under the age of 13 to ride in the front seat, under fear
of a 25 dollar fine for violating the law.
So if you have a pick up and no extended cab are us supposed to put the
kids in the back of the truck? If so
that could be cool. Data show that back
seat riding is 40% safer than the front seat for children under 13. You know what is 100% safer right? Every kids should be staying home, never
going outside, living in a bubble, never watching tv. Come on, let the kids live a little and share
the front seat with their moms and dads every once in a while.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 20 what would you do
There is a college professor at the University of Maryland
that posed this question on a test. “Here
you have the opportunity to earn some extra credit on your final paper
grade. Select whether you want 2 points
or 6 points added onto your final paper grade.
But there is a small catch: if more than 10% of the class selects 6
points, then no one gets any points.
Your responses will be anonymous to the rest of the class, only I will
see the responses. “ How would you answer that question, and why? I find that what we do when no one is
watching is who we really are as people.
Sure anyone can do or say the right thing when there is an audience, but
when you are doing something without the watchful, eye, how do you
respond? I also find when you don’t think
people are watching, they are.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 17 roundabouts
Remember the game Frogger?
I used to love playing that game trying to get the frog across the street,
and over the logs on the river, we are going to be able to play the game of
Frogger for real on Cass Street. How so
you ask? Well, the city and the state
will spend close to a million dollars to acquire land, and then build a
roundabout connecting the offset 7th street and Cass Street, causing
a cluster for drivers and pedestrians alike.
I get anxious when I approach them, what if I do it wrong, what to do I
got off too early and ended up having to go out my way, how do I get back on
track? Personally not a fan of the
roundabout, and am not looking forward to the roundabout on Cass Street, are
you? Maybe we could kill two birds with
one stone and put a parklet in the middle of the roundabout.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 16 pizza
When I grew up we used to get Totino’s Pizza it was
inexpensive and it was what we knew.
Every once in a while Mom would splurge and we ended up with a Tombstone
Pizza, those pizza days were awesome. I
loved the Tombstone Pizza. As I got
older and started cooking for myself, I decided that I would no longer buy
Totino’s Pizza, it was just a plain old boring pizza with little or no topping,
Tombstone was still a treat when I could afford it, and other brands caught my
eye. I am a big fan of the Lloyds Pizza,
and really like the Lotzza Motzza Pizza.
Which brings me back to the Tombstone Pizza, is it just me or did the quality
of the Tombstone go way down? As I said
it used to be a treat to have one, and last night we popped a couple of them in
the oven, and memories from my childhood came flooding back, how disappointed was
I when the pizza curled up looking taco like and the taste was disgusting. What is your favorite frozen pizza?
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 15 pete rose
People still love Pete Rose.
74 year old banned for life former Cincinnati Reds ball player was
cheered when he was introduced at the All Star Game last night. Do you think that this is the opening that he
needs to regain a foothold with MLB?
Rose as you know was caught betting on the game of baseball, and as we
all know that if you break a rule in a major sport and you are caught they
change the rules. I often laugh at the
things the professional sports leagues say about rules because the severity of
the punishment depends on who you are.
Do you think that Pete Rose should be allowed to enter back into the
game of baseball, or should the lifetime ban mean a lifetime?
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 14 Walker
Like it or not Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has now
announced his intentions to be the next President of the United States of
America. Living in Wisconsin I have seen
those who love him and those who hate him.
Walker said yesterday during his announcement speech that he will fight
for America’s interests and for his conservative policies while in Washington. I have had the chance to interview the
Governor quite a few times in the past 3 years, and I like that he will answer
whatever you ask him, lots of politicians want to know what you are going to
ask before the interview, with Walker that has never been the case, one time I
asked Marianne or Ginger, his answer was Marianne. Do you think that Governor Scott Walker has a
chance at the republican nomination?
Monday, July 13, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 13 keeping items
Do you hang on to things that should have long been
tossed? Things that have no useful meaning
or purpose, I do. And I am not
proud. I don’t know why but I will keep
stupid things like old notebooks, receipts, magazines, books, and old
electronics. I can tell you why with
every one of the things in that group too, I keep the old notebooks in case I ever
want to go back and look at my notes, which is crazy because my writing it so horrible
that even if I wanted to read what I wrote, I wouldn’t be able to. I keep the receipts for my business, I keep
books and magazines because they are filled with information and we all need
information and keep the electronics because when I bought that stuff it was
expensive. I know I really need to toss
some of these things, what items do you keep just because you can justify it?
Friday, July 10, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 10 data breach
We need to redo the system.
We heard last night about the Government data breach that they said was 4 million records is now 21 million
records. Of the over 21 million records
that were stolen most belonged to
individuals who had undergone background investigations, the compromised data included
sensitive background information, such as employment history, relatives,
addresses, and past drug abuse or emotional disorders and over a million of the
compromised files included fingerprints.
There were also family members information that was breached. What can we do to really lock down our
information? Live in solitude, no
phones, tv, electricity, get rid of all our worldly possessions? I don’t think that is the answer. Or do we just need to spill the beans on
everything, and hope that no one stumbles on to our stuff?
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 9 WI Budget
The Wisconsin state budget is expected to pass today and
then go to Governor Walker. I have had
many conversations about the budget with both sides of the political spectrum,
and someone close to the middle I feel that both sides are full of my
initials. What I don’t understand with
these budgets is that they need to do a budget every two year and yet feet get
dragged, sleeves get rolled up and the boxing gloves get put on. These budgets are a power play by the party
in charge. I don’t like that fluff gets
added to the budget, lots of pet projects get thrown in as part of the budget
to help it along and to get it passed. I
wonder why this is even allowed to go on, I would think that there has to be
some “truth” in budgets right? Is the
Wisconsin Budget an introduction of Scott Walker as a presidential candidate?
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 8 right to die
If you are terminally ill and in pain and you’re not going
to get better not even with a miracle, why can’t you decide to die? I think that it is inhumane to keep people alive
when someone is terminal and wants to die, it is costing the families and the insurance
companies millions of dollars, let people die with dignity. No one wants to remember their loved ones
last few months being hooked up to ventilators and having wires coming out of
here and there. When a patient is beyond
a point, inches from death, allow them to go in peace, in their own terms. I love life and enjoy living but, when it
comes to pain and knowing that there is no positive outcome, wouldn’t it be easier
and better for a the patient to be allow to administer a final dose?
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 7 late
Yesterday I posted this simple question on Facebook. When you're meeting somebody for lunch, how
long do you wait before you leave? I am
not a patient man, I despise waiting and I hate late. I am pretty sure that my job plays quite a
lot into that, as if I am not here by show time, then there is dead air. I think I have always had these feelings
about keeping to a schedule, well ever since after high school. I remember my senior year I don’t think that I
made it to class on time the whole year.
Since then I’ve come to the decision that you get to where you want to
go and get there at the time you said you would be there. I guess I feel as though it is disrespectful
to the person waiting if you are always late.
If you are every once in a while late, eh, it’s ok, but if you’re always
late, then you need to change your priorities.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 6 hourly vs salary
When President Barack Obama was in town on Thursday he was
talking about money because doesn’t everything revolve around money. The big question is hourly vs salary. The Department of Labor’s proposal would have
most salaried workers earning less than $50,440 to be paid time and a half for
hours greater than 40 per week. I have worked for some places that were slave
drivers when it came down to getting paid.
Being a radio personality I have been a salaried employee for most of my
career, and only in the past two jobs have I been treated fairly when it came
down to wage. There were times when I first
started in this crazy business that I was working seven days a week and about
10-12 hours a day, but I was salaried and they didn’t worry about it. I did, but that is what pushed me to try to
find a better gig. Do you think that
hourly is better than salary or other way around? Why?
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 2 the President
For the 4th time in 23 years I am going to see a
sitting President of the United States of America. President Barrack Obama will be at the
University of Wisconsin La Crosse Campus this afternoon. In the 23 year that I have lived in La Crosse
this will be another opportunity to watch the President of the United States
woo the people. I am amazed at the
speaking power that these men have portrayed, I was lucky enough to sit on
stage with President Clinton and watched from behind the scenes how that man
worked the crowd, with President George W Bush he controlled the Omni center
with his Texas charm, and President Barrack Obama I am sure will not disappoint. I am pretty sure why La Crosse keeps getting
sitting Presidents to come and visit, it’s because of the people and the
beauty. Enjoy the day of national
exposure La Crosse.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Daily Dose of BS July 1 todays talk 1490
Three years ago today my life changed for what I believe to
be the better. On July 1st
2012 the La Crosse Radio Group flipped the format of Original Hits 1490WLFN to Today’s
Talk 1490, with me as the anchor. It’s
funny how this adventure started, I was at a La Crosse Jaycee event about 20
years ago when I met Pat Smith the managing partner of the La Crosse Radio
group, we had conversation, and went on our merry way. A few years later I was involved in a huge
radio promotion for the competition and I got a letter from Pat Smith thanking
me for what I was doing and to keep up the good work. In 2009 I was laid off, one of the first
calls I made was to Pat Smith we chatted, he didn’t have any openings at the
time. Five months later I was working
for Pat and two years after that we were building Today’s Talk 1490. I guess the lesson I learned is to treat
everyone with respect including your competition, and if you work hard you will
succeed. I hope that this first three
years is a building block for many more great years at Today’s Talk 1490.
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