Daily Dose of BS Aug 30 country going to pot

Yesterday was a special day.  I am blessed to have as many friends as I do, thanks to all who made my birthday special.  I woke this morning to a story that made me feel as though I was still asleep, the Justice Department said yesterday that states can let people use marijuana, allow people to grow it and even allow states to allow adults to buy it as long as its kept away from kids.  I am not sure how I feel about this.  Marijuana is considered the gateway drug personally I think of tobacco as the gateway drug, but that is a whole other story.  I think that legalizing pot will bring some of the drug dealers down and bring in millions of tax dollars to the government, and any tax cut would be welcome. 

Daily Dose of BS Aug 28 smoking

Tomorrow will be 6 years since I smoked a cigarette.  I had been a smoker on and off from the time I was in high school till 6 years ago, I quit for 4 and 5 years in there at different times but 6 years ago I decided after my oldest son caught me smoking to give it up for a year.  I gave it to myself for my birthday, it was a one year contract that I had with myself.  I then continued to give myself that gift.  That time I quit was easy, as I was doing it for my kids and for me.  Don’t get me wrong there were times when I really wanted to light up, especially when faced with stress, but each day it got a bit easier and the cravings less.  Which brings me to the e-cigarettes that are now seemly everywhere, is that just trading one habit for another habit?  Are the people who are “smoking” these doing good for themselves?  I have a friend who used them for awhile to try to quit, it didn’t work he smoked both the e and regular cigarette now just the regular.  I am now hearing that these are causing cancer similar to regular cigarettes.  I am also bugged by the fact that users of these feel like they can do it anywhere, like the grocery store.   

THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS

Summers winding down, time to prep your kid for another school year. A few tip:

Start adjusting bedtime before school starts.

Set your morning routine.

Go see your new classroom or school.

Make playdates with classmates.

Make school shopping special.

Fill out school forms ahead of time.

Create a homework workspace.

Organize closets with back-to-school clothes.

Do something fun school starts soon.

Daily Dose of BS Aug 27 parade

Would you pay 35 bucks to reserve a prime parade viewing spot?  The city of La Crosse is considering a new and different approach to the squatting problem along the Mapleleaf Parade route.  Up to 55 prime parade watching spots could be available for “rent” for the parade.   The city is thinking of issuing $35 street privilege permits to keep people off the streets till the parade starts.  I think this is ridiculous, isn’t this just another tax?  My goodness we already have hoops to jump through in order to watch the parade from a prime spot by having someone stake out the area starting at midnight, now we have to pay for the “privilege” of doing it, no thank you.  Unless this is how they are going to let the parade go on without fees to Oktoberfest.  

Daily Dose of BS Aug 26 rape

She deserved it, do you see what she is wearing.  She is asking for it, I’ve heard the stories.  I got needs.  I’m a man.  She flirted with me I could tell she wanted it.  She didn’t say stop, I heard don’t stop.  Her friends said she likes me.  You can’t rape the willing.  Come on MAN UP.  It makes me sick that a sexual assault happens every 2 minutes in this country.  Every two minutes.  We are the land of the free, the home of the brave.  I see nothing brave about forcing yourself on to someone.  Remember NO means NO.   It is about respect and not just for your partner but for yourself as well.  Here’s the thing 54% of all sexual assaults go unreported, if we want to see that number change, start reporting.  I am a Dad, a Son, a Husband and a friend to many women and I do not want to see this go on.  Let’s put a stop to sexual violence.  

WHO EATS THE MOST FAST FOOD?

Some surprising highlights of a new Gallup poll on the topic

80% of us eat some type of fast food monthly almost 50% weekly.

57% of young adults aged 18-to-29 indulge weekly, the highest frequency of any age group.

51% who earn $75,000-plus annually are more likely to eat fast food weekly, in comparison to just 39% who earn less than $20,000 a year.

Only 4% of us claim to NEVER eat at fast-food restaurants....I am not one of them.

Daily Dose of BS Aug 23 forget

There are times that I am in the middle of conversation and forget what I am talking about.  Sometimes I think is there a better way to get somewhere that I go to regularly, there are times that I am thinking of a number between 1 and 10 and when I am asked what the number is I lie because I don’t remember.  But then there are times that my memory is so good that I remember things that haven’t even happened.  I am not sure if these are the signs of old age or because there are always 37 things going through my head at a time.  Sometimes it is so crowed up there that the less important things get pushed out or taken to the slower part of the brain.  Most days at work I give the weather forecast 20 times in a day and then someone will ask me after work what is the weather going to be tomorrow and I give them a blank stare and ask why would I know, the response is always don’t forget the milk.

Daily Dose of BS August 22 ahh um

Today I got nothing.  I am surprised by this as there is always something swimming around in my head.  I was thinking on my way into work this morning about how many times we say um in a day.  I am guessing if you work at Subway you hear it more than the average person.  Try to order a custom made sandwich or a built for you burrito from a made to order place without saying the word um.  I bet ya can't do it.  I tried the last time I ordered and was unable to do it and I mentioned it out loud to the person working, they laughed and said they didn’t notice.  I bet they do now.  I had the chance to meet President Bill Clinton right after the Monica story broke, he spoke in La Crosse and about 15 of us got to meet him and ask questions, being me I asked how do you speak without saying ahh, or um?  He looked me right in the eye and with my best Bill Clinton impersonation said ahh, um…

Daily Dose of BS August 21 speed limit

We all are in a hurry, if you are driving through Wisconsin, slow down.  Most the states around here have a higher than us speed limit, and I hope ours increases soon.   I remember when the slogans arrive alive drive 55 was out, and then we moved it up to 60 and 65.  While driving to visit my folks in the Twin Cities you get to drive legally 70, but if you go only 70 you will be passed.  The state of Wisconsin is now looking at moving the speed limit up to 70 from 65, I personally think we should move it to 75 or even 80, people are driving it anyway, and why not have a little truth in signage? 

BS TRUTHS ABOUT KIDS

If you have trouble getting your kids attention, just sit down and look comfortable.
One child is often not enough, but 2 children can be far too many.
Summer vacation is a time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid.
There are 3 ways to get things done - do it yourself, hire someone to do it, and forbid your kids to do it.
A child will not spill on a dirty floor.
The best thing to spend on your children is time.

Daily Dose of BS Aug 20 bored killing

Heard on the radio this morning that three teens shot and killed someone cause they were bored.  Where did the respect for life go?  We killed him because we were bored.  The boys were aged 15, 16 and 17.  I am appalled by this and I think the biggest reason is that there is total disregard for life, secondly I have kids that are close in age to those kids.  How can you be bored?  There are so many things to do from reading a book, to hiking in the woods, to hanging around the mall or playing games, either video or good old fashioned board games.  I do not get the mentality of people who for no reason cause damage to someone else’s stuff, steal from others or take the most precious gift of all life.  Here is an idea if you are bored find something to do.    

Daily Dose of BS August 19 marriage

My buddy got married on Saturday and most of our card/hunting group was there, I got into a conversation with one of my buddies on why marriages now a days seem to end more often in divorce, great topic at a wedding right.  He gave me his thoughts on the reason, and for me it makes sense.   We are now waiting to be married and we live together before we are hitched, in waiting we are getting more set in our ways becoming more independent than we were in the past.  We are forgetting about compromise that makes any relationship work, lets say you are an over the top toilet paper person and your spouse is not, bam a fight, you roll your tooth paste from the bottom and he squeezes it from the middle bam a fight.  No compromise.  This works at work also, the people you fight with at work or in other relationships are people who won't compromise with you but one of you ends up backing down and a good foundation of relationship can't be built on that, can it?   

BS BALD GUY PICKUP LINES

You’re beautiful, and that’s not just the Rogaine talking.
I will shower you with gifts with the money I save not buying shampoo.
Would you like to run your fingers through my head?
Your eyes are sparkling … or maybe that’s just the glare off my head.
I don’t have any paper, but you can write your phone number on my extensive forehead.
Wanna go back to my place and see my hairpiece?
There are 2 things missing from my life: Healthy follicle growth and you.
Wanna buff me?

Daily Dose of BS Aug 16 don't judge me

I am a big guy, I know that people look at me and think, lazy.  I think that we as a society tend to judge people on their outward appearance.  I don’t know if I am judgmental or if I just am noticing things and either like or don’t like based on what it is that I see.  Yesterday I spent the day at the Wisconsin Dells and you could not have asked for a better day.  I made many observations and want to share a couple of them, first of all why would you go to a water park dressed up in your Goth stuff, (A) it’s a water park you are going to get sun and (B) it’s a water park and you’re going to get wet.  If you are wearing pants over your underpants, why if you are allowing your whole underwear to show, I saw no less than three young men wearing their pants so low, with a belt mind you that they had to walk doing the splits to keep the pants up.  I guess I am glad that under garments were worn.  There were belly button rings, and pierced chests, and I saw lots of cool ink, some really bad ink and a fake tramp stamp that ran.  I guess when you boil it all down it is your canvas to do what you want, but there are lots of artists out there that even their Mom won't hang the art on the fridge.  

Daily Dose of BS August 14 computer crapped out

What a craptastic start to the day.  I started off my morning routine then headed to the office to go through emails and check my facebook.  Went to turn on my desktop computer and nothing, the display said primary master drive error hit control, alt and delete.  It went through that twice, then came to the display of reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media.  Well the quick look through the drawer of computer stuff, I found some 5 inch floppys and 3.5 inch floppys some windows 98 and xp start up discs, guess what no windows 7 Asus start up discs.  Uggh what do I do, my business is run from that computer, I have tons of pictures, audio, and memories on that computer.  In fact thinking about it I am starting to get antsy and irritable, any help would be appreciated. 

Daily Dose of BS Aug 13 open package

You would think that as a business you would want consumers to try and enjoy your products.  We bought some of the snack packs of the oatmeal squares to go, and they were definitely to go.  Go back to the kitchen to get a scissors to cut the thing open.  It is a nice looking snack pack that stands up by itself, the top of the pack says push down and pull apart, I don’t know what Herculean person can open this package by pushing down and pulling apart but it should be an Olympic sport that is how difficult this task is.  Which brings me to other quick grab and go snacks from chips to bagged lettuce and carrots who designed these tear here strips and what is the success rate?  One in 1,456?    

Daily Dose off BS Aug 12 messy desk

We have all heard that cleanliness, after all, is next to godliness.  Boy was I in trouble before researchers at the University of Minnesota decided to take a look at this, you know keep your work area clean and you will be more likely to work your tail off, stay honest, be generous with your coworkers, and on and on.  They found that all the clutter may be part of the reason that we are so creative, so lets grab a coffee stained mug filled with your favorite caffeine and toast the slob next to you.  Remember the old saying "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"  it seems as though a messy work environment, can bring out a person's creativity and lead to the birth of bold, new ideas, this new research makes me happy.  Now if I could only find my stained coffee mug to make that toast.

Daily Dose of BS Aug 9 vacation

I get 3 weeks’ vacation a year, and I get a handful of holidays a year but then we as a company take a day in the summer and take a family trip, this year we are going to the Dells, and it truly is a family trip, not only am I invited to go but my immediate family as well, they supply the bus and the tickets.  Pretty cool huh?  As Americans we are on the low end of vacation when it comes to the industrial countries no wonder there is burn out.  Here are some signs that you need a vacation, that you are driving your family nuts with all your complaints, that your industry is dying, that you feel as though you don’t fit in, and that you would rather go get a root canal than go to work.  We need to use our vacation instead of loose it, take a day every once in a while to either sleep in, stay up late, go to breakfast or just sit around in your jammys.  If ya got the vacation use it don’t loose it. 

Daily Dose of BS August 8 lessons learned

Life is short, and is filled with rules and lessons.  We never stop learning and we often forget those lessons.  For example remember the big rage a few years ago about the lessons learned in kindergarten?  I think with each step in life we have a take-a-way.  For example in kindergarten we learn to share, and not fight.  Good life long advice.  In middle school we learned that we must be able to march to the beat of a different drummer, to take what is given and make the best of it.  High school we learned how to fake it till we make it and act like we belong, and this is great advice that will continue to help us well into our future.  In our first jobs we learn that Mom does not work there and isn’t there to pick up after you and also that it is ok to ask for help.  In dating and relationships we learn that in-fact the world does not revolve around you.  Lessons everywhere, how we choose to learn and implement make us who we are.  One of the biggest things I learned in radio is to listen.  What are the best lessons learned in your line of work? 

BS METHODS FOR SHORTENING CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Reading to your child is one of life’s greatest gifts, right? But sometimes you are just … too … tired (or have read your child’s favorite book a hundred times) and wish you could turn that 36-page story into a 12-page story. Here’s how …The 2-Page Turn – Children are extremely susceptible to sleight-of-hand. Make use of it! While pointing to a picture on the left page, grasp 2 (or more) upcoming pages to flip over.  Word Skipping  – About half of the words in kids’ books are modifiers. Skipping needless terms like ‘very’, ‘quickly’, and ‘super’ will get you out in a little over half your usual time.

Daily Dose of BS Aug 7 tongue cleaning

Yesterday was national fresh breath day.  Did you celebrate?  I know I didn’t.  I did my typical daily brushing of the teeth, I think I even flossed, but I am like most people and don’t floss as much as a I should.  I read the other day that people who use mouth wash on a regular basis that they tend to lie more often than those who don’t use it.  I wonder if it is because it offers them a chance to share their breath more cause of the fresh minty smell and they feel as though they have to talk and share the minty goodness.   Since I missed national fresh breath day yesterday I just wanted to know if you have ever scraped your tongue.  I  never have but I brush it a few times a week.  According to some it is like someone who doesn’t clean a shag rug.  My question is who still has a shag rug? 

Daily Dose of BS August 6 beer

20 years ago beer was the most popular alcoholic beverage by far, since then beer is down.   I know I personally drink less beer than I used to but I blame that on getting older and having to get up at before the crack of dawn.  I also am more aware of the damage that drinking can do to you, your family and those around you.  I used to make the claim that I could close a bar and be up and at work at 5, and I would do it on occasion.  Those days sucked and I have no idea what possessed me to make that choice, oh yea, because I could.  When the national media is saying that beer consumption is down, and other alcohols are up, I wonder if it has to do with marketing and the disappearance of beer bars. 

WHAT YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR SAYS ABOUT YOU:

In honor of Ice Cream Month, the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation gives us the inside scoop on what favorite ice cream flavors indicate about an individual’s personality …
Chocolate: You’re likely to be dramatic, lively, charming, flirtatious, seductive, and gullible.
Chocolate Chip: You’re most likely to be generous, competent, and a real go-getter.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: You’re ambitious, competitive, and a visionary.
Mint Chocolate Chip: You’re argumentative, frugal, and often cautious.
Pralines ‘n Cream: Loving and supportive; prefer to avoid the spotlight.
Rainbow Sherbet: Analytic, decisive, and sometimes a bit pessimistic.
Rocky Road: You’re more likely to be aggressive, engaging, and a good listener.
Strawberry: An introvert who is tolerant and devoted.
Vanilla: You tend to be an idealist who is impulsive and easily swayed.
– Adapted from NYDailyNews.com

Daily Dose of BS August 5 trip

I talk for a living and if you meet me in person you will know that I talk pretty much all the time, even in my sleep.  I was on an extended weekend trip last Friday and Saturday making a trip to the Twin Cities, with stops at the Mall of America and the Minnesota Zoo.  At the MOA we did the aquarium there it is called Sea Life and believe me I was whistling the song while walking thru the aquarium, if you like having an up close and personal experience with sea urchins and starfish and have a shark and sting ray float over you then the is a great place for you to visit.  The next day the zoo, always fun and took one of the last trips on the monorail, they are closing it after Labor Day.  Getting back to me talking, we were enjoying the managers reception on Friday night at the hotel we started to talk with the family next to us, they we’re just wrapping up their 3 weeks’ vacation that brought them all over the West Coast and back thru Minnesota to fly home to DC, vacation without a plan, that to me sounds like fun.  Would you be able to do it?  Plus we met some people from La Crosse staying at the hotel.  

Tons of fests in La Crosse Some of the weird ones else where

WEIRD and WACKY FESTIVALS AROUND-THE-WORLD:
Wife Carrying World Championships (Sonkajärvi, Finland)
Mud Festival (Boryeong, South Korea)
World Bodypainting Festival (Poertschach, Austria)
The Battle of Oranges (Ivrea, Italy)
Night Of the Radishes (Oaxaca, Mexico)
Garlic Festival (Gilroy, California)
World Bog Snorkeling Championship (Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales)
Eeyore’s Birthday Party (Austin, Texas)
– Condensed from “USA Today”

Daily Dose of BS July 30 tv

Old school tvs.  I remember when I was a kid and the tv broke.  My Dad called a tv repairman and he came to our house to fix the tv.  I even bought a tv that didn’t work when I was a kid at a rummage sale.  It cost me 7 dollars to fix it.  I remember that cause it was a $7.50 tv.  It needed a cord, it was black and white it didn’t have a remote and you had to turn the channels by hand.  Remember grabbing ahold of the knob and seeing if you could turn the channels all the way around with out letting go of it.  There was uhf and vhf and no cable….at least where I grew up in the twin cities.  (I think that is just what my parents told us so that way we didn’t have to get it…a whole other story that is.)  We had the networks abc, cbs, nbc and pbs….nothing more nothing less.  I think I like tv today as we graduated from vcrs and dvds to tivos and internet tv.  Where are we going to go from here?  Tv that beams to our phones?  Nevermind it is already here.

Daily Dose of BS August 1 poverty

I read a news story the other day that shocked me it said  “Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives”.  I call BS unless the poor are hiding somewhere, I believe that we have a problem but 4 out of five, that works out to 80% or about as many dentists recommend chewing Trident.  When I look around at my fellow man, I see iphones, lap tops, big screen tvs, restaurants with patrons,  people to spending money.  I just don’t get how this report can say 4 out of 5 struggle, if they were to be honest, maybe just a handful of people don’t struggle with money, but I am guessing that much of the struggle is brought on by bad choices or poor spending habits.  

Daily Dose of BS July 31 guilty

GUILTY. That is the verdict of Jeffery Lepsch, the Minnesota man accused killing Paul and A.J. Petras at May’s Photo last fall.  The La Crosse Police did a quick and fast job of finding, and then charging him.  I was shocked when I heard what the killing was over, 17 thousand dollars’ worth of camera equipment.  Really a couple of lives are worth only 17 grand.   The 12 peers from La Crosse, the jury, found Lepsch guilty.  

Daily Dose of BS July 29 bail and guns

Should we as a country bail out Detroit?  Most of us have issues with money, so should the country take on the burden of helping out our fellow countrymen and women?   I am not sure how I feel about this, on one hand I wonder if there is truly anything we as outsiders can do to help this struggling community, if what we do as a country will really be a long term helping hand or will it be a hand out?  But on the other hand I feel bad for those in the situation that have no choice, like the kids.  I also heard that the city of Chicago wants to take the guns from those that aren’t supposed to have guns like those that are mentally ill or have felony records; I guess that I thought that this is something that is always done.  Guess what it isn’t. 

Daily Dose of BS July 26 phones

At work this morning the phones didn’t work.  I see I have a voice mail, I couldn’t retrieve it.  Then the phones turned on and crackly then it worked for a while then I got hung up on.  It is weird I really never thought about how much I use the hard wired phone for my job.  I guess that since I take calls on the air and make calls to different people to interview them a phone is needed.  Hard to think that with all the cell phone and internet technology that is out there that the wire in the wall and the phone on the desk still has meaning.  I remember as a kid taking a super long phone cord and running a phone up to my room, then when I first moved on my own having a phone in a couple of rooms.  Now at home when the home phone rings it doesn’t get answered half the time because no one can find one of the cordless phones, or they are not convenient.  Are you still wired?

Daily Dose of BS July 25 cell phone

July is “Cellphone Courtesy Month”  What phone etiquette faux pas really ticks you off?  Some of the things that tick me off about cell phones, when people talk loudly on the phone in a public place or texting while dining with someone in a restaurant or my favorite taking calls while in a serious conversation, or make that any conversation.  Enough of  the bad etiquette, lets all work together to make it a successful rest of the month, after all its less than a week, and if we do it day by day we will eventually make a dent in rude cell phone etiquette. 

Daily Dose of BS July 24 breakfast

I guess I do something right, I heard a report yesterday that it is true breakfast is the most important meal of the day and as a man it is even more important.   Men who regularly skip breakfast are at 27 percent higher risk of suffering a heart attack or fatal heart disease, they go on to say a bunch of other stuff about it too but I tuned it out and started hunting for something to have for my breakfast.  I think Homer Simpson said it best, mmm donuts.  I am guessing this isn’t the kind of breakfast that the study was talking about. 

Daily Dose of BS July 23 a bit of a bunch

1490 that is the amount of gnats flying around my deck, does anyone know how to get rid of the dang things?  I also got many things running thru my head today as I usually do.   I am trying to teach my kids not to lie, yet here we have a major league player, one who many look up to getting suspended for doping, cheating and lying.  When someone that kids look up to, or anyone dopes, cheats and lies to better themselves for the game there is a problem.  I have always found if I do something wrong and am called on the carpet for it, if you come clean the wrath may be swift but is less then when you lie about it.  Also does anyone else besides me not give a royal rip about the royal birth?  There are women all over the world giving birth everyday, and many of these kids I bet end up making more of an impact in the future than a royal birth.  I guess I better keep my mouth shut about this or I may ingest another gnat I think I am up to 105 so for this summer.  

I should have known

1. The "complimentary" paper tells you that President Kennedy has died. 
2. The mint on the pillow starts moving when you come close to it. 
3. The "magic fingers vibration" is supplied by giving a quarter to the town epileptic. 
4. There is still some stuff that they put around crime scenes that is yellow.
5. The pictures are not placed for decoration but to cover up recent bullet holes. 
6. You have to wait until the guy next door is done with the towel so you can use it. 
7. There's a chalk outline in the bed when you pull back the covers. 
8.The desk clerk has to move the body in order to get some ice for you. 
9. The Only TV station you can get is a porno channel with Roseanne on it. 
10. The wake up call comes courtesy of police helicopter.

## almost stayed at a horriable Motel in Ashland Wisconsin.  Read my daily dose of BS from July 22

Daily Dose of BS July 22 bad motel stay

I believe that things happen for a reason.  Think of most of the things that have happened in your life and look at the eventual outcome.  I think that things happen for a reason.  On my vacation that I just got back from I needed a room and I needed it quick so I booked a hotel room on a travel website, boy was the family disappointed.  It started when the cottage that we were staying in couldn’t accommodate us for a 3^rd night, they worked to find us a room and couldn’t get one for us.  We found one a few towns away it was the only room left in town according to the site.  We took it, it had the stench of smoke, a few cigarette burns on one of the bed spreads and an air conditioner that was plugged into one of the brown non grounded extension cords, an a dirty towel hanging on the back of the bathroom door.  We thought we could overlook all of the above since we were doing outdoor things we would just stay outside until it was time for bed, we did, we hiked and fished and had great family time.  Got back to the room and my daughter moved a pillow on the bed and a bug scurried away.  I took the key to the inn keeper and asked for my money back, he refused.  We left anyway.  Worst motel experience I have ever had.  We ended up staying in Hayward that night over an hour away from where we started, still a great vacation. 

Daily Dose of BS July 16 Wisconsin Vacation

We all work hard, well some of you do. I am not sure I put myself into that category; you see I love what I do every day so for me it isn’t work. The job that pays me offers me 21 paid days off a year, 3 weeks to do what I want, and I sometimes have a hard time taking all those days. I am not sure why, the years creep up quickly and with that being said, the vacation days keep accumulating. I took a day off last week to enjoy Rock on the River in Prairie du Chien and will be taking some more days off to enjoy a Wisconsin vacation. This year going to Madeline Island for a couple of days, then later heading to Milwaukee for a Brewers game and a trip to the Zoo. Already hit up my favorite place in the whole world the family cabin in the Town of Freeman Wisconsin and looking forward to many more nights there this year, and also just hit up the Dells. Where is your favorite vacation spot? Come to think of it, it isn’t too hard to burn through those days when you live in God’s Country.

BS PLACES WE’LL LIKELY WIND UP GOING THIS SUMMER VACATION

• Wrong turn through unexpected suburban neighborhoods.
• Overnight accommodations in enclosed space near screaming baby.
• The visitor center of broken exhibits serving 0 million visitors a year.
• Breathtakingly cold water in locals-only municipal swimming pool.
• Historic B&B with peeling paint and … is that cat pee? It’s definitely cat pee.
• Staycation in living room, nestled between eatery (kitchen) and spa (bathroom) with all the comforts of home.
• High school reunion featuring wine coolers and vengeful payback.
• Some national monument with more stairs than a stair factory.
• Immersive, authentic experience in depressing town you left at age 18.
• The We-Paid-a-Lot-of-Money-So-Quit-Crying Amusement Park.

Daily Dose of BS July 15 stuff

Does the not guilty verdict surprise you?  I am not sure it surprises me.   There were many calls for peaceful activism, after the George Zimmerman verdict was read.  I heard of a few disturbances of rocks and batteries being tossed at police and crowds, but lots of other peaceful protests.  Elsewhere in the news over the weekend one of the stars from Glee was found dead in his hotel, apparently from a drug overdose.  I have never seen the show, but it is always sad to see another person overdosing.  We have a drug problem all over our country including small towns, and it is a scary that drugs are so prevalent and easy to get.  

Daily Dose of BS July 11

George Zimmerman is not going to testify.  I for one would like to hear his side of the story.  His attorney felt that he had already told it in multiple interviews played to the jurors.  I wonder if they are suppressing his testimony so that way they can set up the trial as a mistrial?  

Daily Dose July 10 food

Has your favorite food changed?  I know that my favorites have changed size, things used to be in a much bigger size, now with packaging things that once were a half gallon are now 1.75 gallons.  The family sized bag of chips used to be large and would feed a family now it is a smaller bag, plus the taste isn’t as good.  Next week brings back the Twinkie I wonder how that will change and will it still be a stoners favorite food?

Daily Dose of BS July 5 no talk

Is technology going to be the death of conversation?  I don’t know about you but I have not answered a phone because of who was calling, I checked the caller idea and didn’t feel like talking to whomever was calling.  I am guessing that I have been on the receiving end of that as well.  In fact I have seen someone who I was calling look at their phone see it was me then didn’t answer it.  I tried calling my mom and dad and brothers yesterday to wish them a happy independence day and got voice mail from each of them, I got two return calls.  I guess I made it to the Schmidt list from the other Schmidts as well.

Daily Dose of BS July 9 stupid questions

There are lots of stupid questions out there, I have asked my share but being in talk radio you have to fill time.  There are tons of dumb questions asked every day and one of the most annoying to me is “Is it hot enough for you?”  Um do you see me sweating just standing here?  If it is too hot and uncomfortable for you here is an idea use your brain and think before asking.  I was always under the assumption that there is no such thing as a stupid question but we all have been wrong on that one right?   I always love the one when you answer the phone….oh are you home?

BS TIPS FOR BEATING THE HEAT:

• Replace the pads on your Beats By Dre Headphones with frozen hamburger patties.
• Chill a couple of used tea bags; hold one under each arm.
• Enter a wet T-shirt contest … in a wind tunnel.
• Go to a morgue and ask if you can sleep in one of the drawers.
• Drain your air conditioner and make a refreshing frozen smoothie.
• Crawl back under that rock you came from.
• 2 parts hydrogen + 1 part oxygen = delicious homemade water.
• Take a piece of cardboard and wave it in front of your face.

Daily Dose of BS July 8 earworms

Ever had that song or jingle roll through your head at the moment you are ready to sleep, talk to someone,  close a sale or just about any other activity?  There has been the same 5 or 6 songs going through my head  over the past few days, and it changes with whatever the situation is.  I don’t know why but that Taylor Swift song we are never ever getting back together keeps rolling through my head at the weirdest times, its weird cause I think that is the only part of the song that I know and its like on a loop.  UGGH stop the madness.  These types of songs are called earworms, According to Wikipedia an earworm is a catchy piece of music that continually repeats through a person's mind after it is no longer playing.  What are some of the songs that are the earworms for you? These types of songs are enough to give you heartburn, I know a relief, plop plop fizz fizz oh what a relief it is. 

Daily Dose of BS July 3 flat beds

Do you save receipts?  I usually do for a couple of weeks or till I use the item a few times.  I bought an intex brand blowup mattress, from a local merchant about 3 months ago and have used it 2 to 4 times. Then tossed the receipt, weird because you wouldn’t think of saving the receipt for something like that, at least I don’t.  I am disappointed in the life cycle in these blow up beds, it should work more than 4 or 5 nights.  I would think if you are spending about 50 dollars for a blow up extra mattress that it would last at least ten times.  I did toss the receipt after a few nights sleep on it but am not happy with the quickness that the bed flattens.  Is there a good quality blowup mattress out there that will last more than a few nights?  Also what do you suggest I do?

Daily Dose of BS July 2 as American as

As American as baseball, Cracker Jacks and apple pie.  The 4^th of July is a day to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  The document that gave us freedom and equality by declaring that all men are created equal, well equality if you were like everyone that signed it, I think we have a long way to go for total equality.  But we are striving for it as a nation I believe.  I heard a story on the news this morning that Jeep is the number one brand name that pops into the heads of many Americans as patriotic, weird since it is owned by Fait.  I am guessing that on the 4^th of July we will be washing down our brats and burgers with an ice cold Budweiser, owned by IN-Bev a Belgium brewing company.  Which brings us back to Cracker Jacks, they still as far as I know owned by an American company.

Daily Dose of BS July 1 words

Today marks a year since we switched WLFN to Today’s Talk 1490, thanks for giving us a shot.   I was playing cards with my buddies the other day and we were discussing words that people say since the bottom fell out of the Paula Deen empire over the past couple of weeks.  I am guessing that every person out there have said words that they are not proud of over the course of a life, especially if you throw in words said either in jest, or in the privacy of their own homes or in private conversations.  I always remember my Mom telling me to watch what I said as words can hurt but also to brush off those words that sting as the old nursery rhyme goes “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.”   The do sting a bit though don’t they. 

Daily Dose of BS June 28 jobs

If you don’t have the job that you want why not look?  I know I have brought up jobs and job search here before, but why work a job you hate?  We all have only so many breaths on this earth, so why be miserable?  I lucked out and have the best job for me.  I couldn’t imagine being shackled to a desk or have the noose of a tie around my neck day in and day out.  But I am also happy driving a 1999 car with 346 thousand miles, so wearing shorts and flip flops to work works for me.  

Daily Dose of BS June 27 food on a stick

Ever wonder why there is summer time blues?  Could it be the sun?  Could it be that we have daylight for the majority of the day or could it be that we eat crappy food.  I am guessing that it is the latter.  I have two kids in organized sports and that means either a baseball game or softball game every day of the week, and when they don’t play they have practice.  Practice times and games are often right after work and its either rush to the games or divide and concur to make sure that each kid has someone there and someone to give them a ride.  I was thinking this isn’t the only time that we grab and go with our foods, summer is also the time for state fairs and the food that state fairs bring.  A friend of mine Kim sent me the foods that are new to the Minnesota State fair.  What arte the weirdest foods you have heard of and what are the weirdest foods on a stick you have ever eaten?   I tried beer on a stick once, not impressed. 

Daily Dose of BS June 26 pop drinker

I am a big drinker…of water.  I used to have a pop addiction and when I did I would consume 6-10 12 oz cans of pop a day.  I am glad I quit that habit, it is like any other habit, day at a time, I was lucky when I quit, I did just cold turkey.  The nice thing for me is that there was no cravings or other withdrawals and also what is nice is that I can enjoy an ice cold pop every once in a awhile with out the need to drink more.  When I drank pop I used to drink diet dew or diet coke, now I like a regular dew or a good root beer, make that most beer.  By the way have you ever had an unopened pop explode all over the inside of your car?  I have and for that I am glad I quit.  

Daily Dose of BS June 25 wheres my money

Living the dream….paycheck to paycheck, about three-quarters of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new survey.  The survey also shows that about 50% had saved less than three-months worth of expenses and 27% have no savings at all.  Doing this we leave ourselves open, wide open for the blips in the road that life seems to throw our way like hikes in gas or food, this is pushing us more and more into debt.  To get out without winning the lottery, budget, make more money and save.  You can do it.  

Daily Dose of BS June 24 weather

You know it’s funny the way we react to weather, we are never happy.  Last year we were wishing for rain, this year we were hoping for weather like last year, I really don’t think that there is any pleasing us.  When I first moved to La Crosse the saying that was always tossed my way was wait 15 minutes and the weather will change, I do not agree with that but the weather is ever changing and that is good.  I am glad that I live in an area where we do not have the vanilla forecasts day after day.  There are days that I wish we had 82 every day and 65 every night but guess what it would get boring fast, and if I really wanted that temperature day in and day out I would have to take my own advice and move.  

Daily Dose of BS June 21 love your kids

I tell my kids I love them.  I do not have an issue with telling people that I care about these words.  Someone said to me yesterday that they like to hear when men say I love you to their kids.  I was raised with this being ok, also I hug my parents and tell them I love them as well.  I think it is weird when people don’t tell their loved ones this.  You do love them right?  Tell them.  If you didn’t or don’t hear it from your parents don’t you kind of wish you did or do hear it from them?  Take the first step and let them know your feelings it is 2013 after all.  

Daily Dose of BS June 20 Haydens birthday

Happy birthday to my oldest son Hayden, it is hard to believe what changes have been taking place at the Schmidt house over the past 18 years.  Its funny when you become a parent for the first time, you have no idea what to do, you look at your own parents and use the things you thought worked and not use the things that didn’t like.  I remember when I was a kid myself and telling myself that I would never yell at my kids, I failed miserably with that goal, I hope that my children understand why it is that I yelled over the years.  No one hands you an owner’s manual that is a great way to raise your child, every kid is so different and every child has different things that motivates them.  I find it hard to believe that of my four children they are so different yet so much alike.  They say that as a parent you are a child’s first teacher, I would like to say that I have learned so much from my kids.  I am so proud of my children, especially Hayden my oldest, he has become a great young man and a man who I love and look forward to watching him blossom into his potential.  Happy Birthday Hayden, I love you.  

Daily Dose of BS June 19 paying more

Sometimes don’t you feel like you’ve been a victim of bait and switch?  When you got your mobile phone, or your tv package and you were told that your monthly charge would be for ease of math 50 per month.  You think that is a great deal you sign the dotted line and the first bill arrives, that bill is over twice the expected rate, you call listen to some bs on how with this deal you have to prepay a month and you can't forget about taxes and other fees.  What happened to truth in pricing?  When I go put gas in my car I know that today I am paying 3.69 per gallon and if I put 50 dollars in my tank I will pay 50 dollars.  I may not like it but I know what I am paying.  I am not a fan of the change in the pricing or the bare bones billing scheme, tell me what my costs will be and let me budget for it so I will know if I can afford the luxuries or not.

Daily Dose of BS June 18 neighbors

Usually I like my neighbors, this morning not so much.  I was awakened with the crashing of the basketball against the hoop and the dribbling of the ball on the ground in between misses.  Couple that with the dog barking at the unexpected noise and you have a cranky Bob.  My neighbor kid got home about 1:56 this morning and started shooting hoops.  I just want to say thank you from the Schmidt family and the rest of the neighbors you woke up.  So 1:56am for me is maybe like 9:56am for him, but then again he is young and could probably sleep through anything.  

Daily Dose of BS June 17 sunburn

We had a few nice days in a row, and I got a lot of sun.  I didn’t get burnt but I am guessing that lots did.  It seems when we have a few nice days in a row that we tend to forget about the sun being hot and ready to burn.  If you are a little red this morning don’t forget the aloe.  I had a buddy that swore by taking a few aspirin after too much exposure of the sun and you will wake up with no sunburn, I did try that a few times and it seemed to work for me, do you have any tricks for either keeping from peeling or for no sun burn pain?

Daily Dose of BS June 14 getting old

There is something wrong with my mirrors in my upstairs bathroom.  I tell you there is something seriously wrong with them.  I used to wake up look in the mirror and say to myself good morning handsome let’s get ready to take on the day.  And I could always lie to myself and sneak that hello handsome in without feeling like a liar.  Lately I haven’t been able to say this in the morning, as the guy in the mirror is much older than me, he has bags under his eyes, and his beard is turning a few shades of gray, not quite 50 shades but many colors of old.  I don’t know what happened to that mirror, at first I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me but when I get outside the beauty of living in Western Wisconsin is all around, it must be time to replace my upstairs mirrors.  

Daily Dose of BS June 13 Fathers Day

Father’s Day is Sunday.  It is funny we don’t do as much or say as much about father’s day as we do mother’s day, and I wonder why?  Dads are just as important as moms.  At least I hope that is the way they are thought of.  As a son of a great father I know that I often forget to let him know how much he means to me and how the lessons in life that he as shared and taught have been noticed and lived by, but I am guessing he knows.  If he has missed the clues, I just want my dad to know that I love him and am grateful for all that he has taught me and thankful for all he has given me over the last almost 45 years.  Dad I love you and Happy Father’s Day.

Daily Dose of BS June 12 smoking

I used to be a smoker, I look back at it now an wonder why.  I see many young kids picking up the habit and think the same thing, why.  One of the smarter things I have done was to quit.  I have a few friends who still partake in the habit but for the most part they have all quit as well.  I have been seeing the e-cigarettes more and more and in the weirdest places, like while walking through the grocery store and in the movie theater.  Why is it ok to smoke these in public but not a regular cigarette?  I think you are still adding chemicals to what I am breathing right? 

Daily Dose of BS June 11 jaywalkers

If someone is in the cross walk I will stop and allow them to cross the street.  I am very much not a fan of the stoplights controlled by the students by Jade,  lots of times they will push the button and then cross without waiting for it change, it changes when cars get up there and you have cars stopped on West Ave without any pedestrians.  Kind of irritating.  I went south on highway 35 the other day cruise set at 58 when an idiot walked out in front of me, I found this much more irritating than a car pulling out in front of me cause if I was not paying attention I could have killed this guy, if you have no regards for your life that is one thing but if you are putting me and my family in harm’s way shame on you. 

Daily Dose of BS June 10 fist bump

I very much dislike the fist bump, and I always get caught with it, meaning I bump back.  I think I am old school when it comes to hellos and meetings I like the good old fashioned hand shake and eye contact.  I was at a bunch of graduation parties over the weekend and saw a dad of one of my sons friends dads and said hi, he turned said hi to the other guy at the table shook his hand gave a few pleasantries to him looked up to me, gave me a fist bump and a nod then moved on.  I have been kicking myself since for allowing this to happen.  I think I am going to start saying I’m not comfortable with the fist bump, either that or just not do anything.  I know that this is rude, but isn’t a fist bump just as rude?  

Daily Dose of BS June 7 they are watching

Big surprise here a disclosure of two secret surveillance programs.  I am shocked, and outraged.  You are asking yourself is Bob for real?  No I am no, how can I surprised or shocked?  I have assumed that all of our communication is monitored when we are using public airways.  Heck there are pictures of all of us and all of our structures online, thank you google and satellite images, why would our verbal or written communication be safe?  I would like to think that they, and by they I mean big brother isn’t looking at what I am talking or texting about.  Also if the government is looking at what we are looking for on the internet, maybe they can help me, I am looking for some good quality used windows and an outside door for my cabins shed.  Also if they really are here to help, I am also looking for a rear tined tiller.  

Daily Dose of BS June 6 Shipped my pants

Advertisements are everywhere.  There are some I enjoy and others I can do without.  The new Kmart campaign that is I believe an internet only campaign is awesome.  Have you seen the “Shipped my pants” ad or the “Big gas savings” ad?  Those are some creative commercials getting lots of extra play because they have gone viral.  Are there any commercials that you think have ranked up there with either of these two?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWeKbh000nI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4lSavSepc

Daily Dose of BS June 5 couponing

I know I have talked coupons in the past, but I think it is important to talk food, and food savings every once in a while.  I admit I am a coupon and deal shopper.  I have gotten better on buying things that I need rather than buying things just because they are a good deal.  My brothers call me frugal, others may see me as cheap, but I don’t care.  I have been told in the past by men who I work with that dudes don’t use coupons.  I think that if you are not using them you are not a man.  What is the stigma of a couple of coupons?  The extreme couponing I don’t agree with, because who needs 150 bottles of anything, that is hording and another issue, but saving a buck or two with a couple of coupons in my opinion is the right thing to do.  

WHICH CAR GETS THE MOST COMPLAINTS?

Highlights of a new survey on customer loyalty and complaints …

• Nissan has the lowest loyalty among the large car brands; Ford has one of the highest.

• Most complaints have to do with powertrains, hardware, and electronics.

These are the cars with the most safety complaints …

5. Dodge … Model with most complaints: Grand Caravan.

4. Chrysler … Model with most complaints: Town & Country.

3. Smart … Complaints per 10,000 sold: 25.

2. Jeep … Model with most complaints: Wrangler.

1. Mini Cooper … No car brand received more complaints per 100,000 vehicles sold.

– Sourced from Edmunds.com

Daily Dose of BS June 4 safe in your own neighborhood?

In the past year there have been at least 4 homicides in my small town.  Four people’s lives have been ended prematurely.  There have been shootings, and stabbings and robberies, home break ins and lots and lots of drugs bought, sold and made.  The FBI have been here for drug busts and they have helped in murder investigations.  Welcome to small town America.  What happened to the white picket fences, and the neighbors helping hand?  When did the littler communities become a place for more than an occasional graffiti, toilet papering or shop lifting?  What is our country becoming?  Do you feel safe in your community, if not what are you doing to make a difference?  

Daily Dose of BS June 3 everyday extras

We all have them, the people in our lives that we don’t know but we see everywhere.  I saw a few of these people over the weekend and actually asked someone who that person was and they had no idea.  The weird thing is that I asked the host of a graduation party I was attending.  Do you recognize your extras?  Have you ever tried to engage them in conversation?  Some of the extras are the people you expect to see like the friendly face at Festival foods or at Kwik Trip, or they woman with the scarf and gloves, the anti-gravity lady that walks downtown, of the guy who rides his bike with the tank top and skirt on.  We all have them, don’t be the extra in everyone’s life be meaning for some.  

Daily Dose of BS May 31 craigslist

Craigslist is an amazing beast.  I have sold most of the things I put on there in just a few days.  I wonder the business model when it comes to making money on that site.  There is no advertising and no charge for listing.  What am I missing?  I am glad to see this business work because of what I was talking about earlier this week on how we want bigger, faster, and stronger.   This allows us to have this and to have it be new to us yet keeps it out of the land fill.  I also have found that people will be willing to pay a bit more for items on craigslist compared to if you were to sell it at a rummage sale.  Plus you can look for the bargains you are looking for and the best part of it all is you don’t have to have a rummage sale.  

Daily Dose of BS May 30 wants

We are on a constant quest to become happy, if only I had this or that or the other thing, always wanting bigger, faster and stronger.  When are we going to be happy with what we have?  I don’t know if that is ever a possibility.  I try for inner peace, I really do but with all the bright lights and constantly being bombarded with buy this, its newer, it can make you fill in the blank.  When are we going to say enough and be happy.  I am not sure if it is possible in world we live in, and that is too bad.  I don’t want to settle but when do we decide that we don’t need any more, that the widget we have is great and I can do without the upgrade.  I don’t think that that will ever be.  

Daily Dose of BS May 29 look me in the eye

I am a big fan of looking people in the eye.  I dislike when you’re talking with someone and they don’t look at you when talking with them.  That eye contact in business and personal relationship helps to build trust, and a bond with the person you are talking with.  I think that the smart phones are killing this with the next generation, just watch as your teenager has conversation with their peers and with adults, I’ll bet that they don’t keep that eye contact do they?  According to a survey that was just released adults make eye contact between 30% and 60% of the time in an average conversation they should be making eye contact 60% to 70% of the time to create a sense of emotional connection.  Try this at work today look everyone in the eye ( but don’t stare), ask questions and listen to the answers.  If you do this you will have a better work day I bet.  I interview people every day while at work and I sure prefer the face to face interviews better than the phone ones for this reason, I know that I have the person that I am interviewing’s full attention when face to face because of that eye contact.  

Daily Dose of BS May 28 friends

Friends are a great asset.  I have always known this but over the weekend I had a few step up and offer a helping hand.  I am so blessed to have a great group of friends who are willing to add expertise in just about any situation brought to them.  I have wanted to get a shed built at the family land and my friends hit it out of the park again.  From planning to the tools to leg work, 7 guys gave up part of their weekend to help with the task at hand.  The weather was a bit of a deterrent but after a 3 hour rain delay we accomplished quite a bit of the job.  I also got some apple trees and raspberry plants in the ground.  Who would have thought the last weekend before June that we would need stocking hats and gloves? 

Daily Dose of BS May 24 freedom is not free

Freedom is not free.  We have all heard that, and as a younger man I didn’t get it.  I do now.  Our freedoms are a gift to us from the generations of yesterday and our brave men and women who are currently enlisted in the military.  As we kick back and enjoy a few beers, and food grilled over the open fire this weekend, as we take in the three day unofficial start to the summer let’s spend a minute remembering the sacrifice that many before us have made, and let us not forget about the young men and women who are serving our great country now.  Without the bravery of so many, we would not be as free as we are.  God bless the people who work day in and day out to keep us free.  Remember freedom is not free, someone made a choice.

Daily Dose of BS May 23 big changes

Big changes in the Schmidt house, my oldest graduates from High School tomorrow and then off to his next stage in life, not only is he graduating but all my kids move on to the next step in their career.  My middle son graduates from middle school and on to high school, and my twins move from grade school to middle school.  Big changes.  I am excited for my kids as they embark in the next phases of their lives; I hope that they each find the path that is best for each of them.  One of the things I have tried to teach is that life isn’t easy and it is what you make of it.  That only they are in charge of their own destiny, and to think ahead, as my dad used to say to me that your head isn’t just a place to hold your glasses or hang your hat.  I think that is the best advice that I got.  Think.  

Daily Dose of BS May 22 oktoberfest

Big changes for Oktoberfest next year.  The fest is going from a 9 day celebration to a 4 day party.  I am not sure how I feel about this, I moved here in 1992 and have enjoyed fest for the past 21 years from the opening day parade all the way through to the end, multiple parades, lots of brats and you can’t forget the beer.  I moved here right after the beer throwing ended, for that I am glad, but the traditions of fest are changing.  I guess that things need to change or face doom, and I hope that this is going to be a step in the right direction.  I have been a part of enough organizations to know that there will be people bitching about these changes and bitching loud, but what I have found that most of the people who complain the most are not really even a part of the organization, because if they were they would have stepped up at a planning meeting and said something.  I for one and not sure of the changes but I also don’t have enough time to devote to keep things the same.  I am looking forward to the change and wish the Oktoberfest USA folks nothing but the best.  Because after all you can’t end September in La Crosse without Oktoberfest.

Daily Dose of BS May 21 tornado

Two days short of two years.  It is a sad situation when there is a tornado that rips through a community.  Just about two years ago the tornado that ripped through La Crosse and caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage was on the same day as the horrible tornado that killed at least 158 and injured over a thousand in Joplin Missouri.  I live in the La Crosse neighborhood that got hit the hardest, I was lucky that only a little damage was reported on my block but 3 blocks away trees were down, garages were tore from their foundations, and houses and businesses were damaged.  We were lucky here that no one was killed or even severely hurt.  Joplin wasn’t so lucky, their whole town was affected.  Now two years later almost to the day Moore Oklahoma has a twister that devastated this community.  My heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones.

Daily Dose of BS May 20 medicine cabnet

My sons graduation party went well over the weekend, you could not have asked for any better weather and getting together with many family members was nice.  It was funny to hear our relatives from Minnesota say we better fill up here before we leave since the gas prices are usually cheaper there than here.  Having a party puts you in a vulnerable position.  I read that 39% of guests look in the medicine cabinet of the host of a party.  I just read this stat this morning after our party had I read beforehand I would have maybe added a surprise for the guests like a jar of marbles or a fake rat, or some weird fake something or another.  Then again who said I didn’t. 

Daily Does of BS May 17 idiot drivers

Idiot drivers.  Do not pull out in front of someone on a highway then not get up to speed and then turn at the next driveway.  If you ever wondered why people flip you off or honk at you this is the reason.  That is the clean version of what happened to me last night when headed back home from the cabin.  I had some idiot pull right out in front of me…ugghh.  I am sure I had a moment of happiness that there were no kids in the car with me.  Pay attention. 

Daily Dose of BS May 16 fuel costs

What the heck?  Gas prices are creeping up to where they were last year.  We are close to 4 bucks a gallon again, in fact in La Crosse we are 15 cents from that 4 buck gallon.  To me this does not make since, as we are using more wouldn’t the processing of gas be more efficient?  It happens every year about this time and we as consumers just take it.  The sad thing is that now when it dips to about 3.25 I have found myself and heard my kids say look at the cheap gas.  That gas is not cheap, because the cost of fuel is creeping ever higher it is taking away from the things in our lives.  Come on lets lower to cost of fuel.

Daily Dose of BS May 15 take responsibility

If you do something wrong man up-take responsibly for your actions.  I had some cans of paint out by the garbage and some kids went by and kicked the cans over and had the paint spilled all over the driveway and the alley.  I caught it within 5 minutes and worked about an hour on getting the spill contained I had a bag of sand that I used to soak it up also threw dirt on the paint also to aid the soak.  I worked a bit but its not as clean as it was.  I found out from a couple of the neighbor kids who it was, I asked them to have the kids responsible for it to come talk to me.  They did.  I am mad but not as angry as I would be if they wouldn’t have come and talked to me.  They told me they would clean up the mess, I believe that they will after school today.  About 20 minutes after I talked to the kids a man showed up at my front door.  Oh oh I thought, it was one of the dads, he came to apologize for the kids messing up and told me that it would be fixed.  I can't be that mad if the kids manned up and the parents are involved, things are all good, I just hope that the paint gets cleaned off the driveway. 

Daily Dose of BS May 14 manners

I remember when I was a kid my mom and dad always told me to say please and thank you.  My kids are 17, 14, and twins who are 11, I tried to teach them the same thing.  I think I may have got through to them as I will once in a while hear from someone on how polite one or the other are.  As a parent this is a feel good moment.  I think working in radio I have the chance to see the best and the worst, take for example the Wisconsin Dells season opener cards a couple of our radio stations are giving them away and they cause quite the stir, people will line up for hours before hand with the hopes of getting passes to the Dells.  I did a broadcast, and a giveaway last Saturday, and there were over 400 people lined up for the 300 free tickets.  I would say only about half the people who got a free Dells pass said thank you.  Now wouldn’t you think that if someone gave you a free no strings attached coupon book that you would say thank you?  Please remember your manners.