Daily Dose of BS April 21

I don’t know about you but every time I go out to eat…..every time. I always end up with the bent up fork, the one that should have been thrown away 2 weeks ago. And it never fails I could be at a wedding reception, a dinner party at someone’s house, a nice restaurant or a dive bar and with out doubt the bad bent up fork ends up in front of yours truly. I think it started off when I was a kid my Mom used to serve our dinner and 9 out ten days a piece of something ended up in my milk. Maybe it should be a sign I spend too much time around food?

Daily Dose of BS April 20

It doesn’t matter how technologically advanced we get there is still the elements, there is still Mother Nature, there is still weather. Take yesterday for example how many people were all ready to go out on the town, ready to spend money at bars and restaurants before taking in a concert? Elton John cancelled his sold out show yesterday afternoon (the 11^th hour if you will).

So not only were the people who set their schedule to go to for a night on the town put out. Think of the people you didn’t think of that were put off because of the canceling of the concert. What about the babysitter who had planned on the extra 30 bucks for this weekend, the cab driver, the server of the food or the drinks at the bars and restaurants that didn’t get the business last night, what about the person who knew that they were going to the show last night and set up to take today off in anticipation of the “next day” do they take the day off anyway? Does the part-timer that was scheduled to work still come in? It goes to show you that weather still trumps technology.

Daily Dose of BS April 19

A friend of mine and I got in to an argument over the word o-f-t-e-n. I say ofen she says offten. I asked the other people around the table at the bar how they pronounced the word and they all said offten as well, I disagreed…. I asked around the building here at work, I asked everyone and out of all the employees here at LaCrosse Radio all but four agreed with me with a pronunciation of ofen. Some of the answers of why they pronounced the word that way was, I am not British, I am not hoity toddy and don’t say tamatoe either, the t is silent, it is standard American dialect, according to the Websters New World Dictionary saying the word aw-fuhn; is first preferred and awf-tuhn is secondary. As a matter of fact to hear the proper way of saying the word often check out the dictionary.com website or just click here http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/often So who is right???

Daily Dose of BS April 18

I read the paper yesterday as I do every Sunday. I like to check out the Parade magazine; yesterday however I was disappointed with Judith Newman the writer of the manners question and answer section. The question was posed I hate it when people who are clearly physically fit and park in handicapped spots. What should I do? She responded “ Wait until the offender has left the vehicle, then let the air out of his tires. Okay, no. ”

It does go on giving the right advice, but with the way that today’s world is and how we tend to just gaze at stories and not really read them, how many people just read Wait until the offender has left the vehicle, then let the air out of his tires. And thought that it is ok to do this. Some people don’t use their heads. If you see a handicapped placard in a car window but the driver seems fine, you might not be able to see their disability. The point is, you really don’t know the full story. And my point is I think the Parade should issue an apology.

Daily Dose of BS April 15

Today is tax day well at least it usually is. Reminder: Tax day this year isn't April 15th this year, and that has nothing to do with a government shutdown. It is because of Emancipation Day, which generally falls on April 16, is being observed in D.C. on April 15 this year. The holiday celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the district.

While many are used to the normal last minute rush to get their taxes squared away before the April 15th deadline, this year things are a bit different. giving taxpayers a few extra days. Taxes aren't actually due until April 18. I still think it is funny that people wait until the last possible minute to file them, do you not know that this is something that needs to be done year after year..... it is one of only two guarantees in life death and you have to pay taxes.

Daily Dose April 14

I am not a litterer I frown on people tossing their cigarettes out the window, it upsets me when I see someone tossing out the smoke, an empty can, a wrapper, any thing tossed should be tossed in the trash and not on the ground...... My kids have heard me complain about this time and time again. Here is the issue when I am eating a piece of fruit and I am done, I toss the apple or pear core to the ground, out the window of my car. My kids have called me on the carpet on this, as I tossed a banana peel out the window one of my kids asked me why I was littering and I explained that it isn't since squirrels and birds can eat the "left over food" prompting my smartalex son to ask what if a car behind you slips on the peel?

Daily Dose April 13

You would think after living for 42 years that I would know better than to get sun burnt.... Not the case, yesterday was running around with my shirt off and burnt parts of my belly that have never seen the light of the day.. I tried and old tried but true method of getting rid of sun burn before it starts, take a few aspirin before bed, that has always worked for me, most of the time it (the burn) would go away... not this time. so if you happen across some aloe vera let me know.

Daily dose April 12th

I am sick of the fact that when you go to buy your favorite products, they say 20% more for free when in fact it is the same size that you have been buying for 22 years. It seems that during economic downturns, it’s common for companies to reduce the size of products, thereby disguising price increases. Sometimes the smaller package isn’t even noticeable: Height and width might stay the same while the depth is shallower, so the product’s silhouette on the shelf looks the same. It’s sneaky, but companies know consumers are generally more sensitive to price changes than size changes. (it bugs me that the 1/2 gallon of ice cream is now 1.56 quarts)

Daily Dose April 11th

I admit it I am a tv junkie. I like to watch a lot of different shows, and I like the new shows as well as the old shows. In the paper yesterday there was a list of the shows that are on the "Bubble" here is a list of the shows that I like that are going to be canceled.

on NBC

Undercovers, Chase, Perfect Couples.

ABC

The Whole Truth, NO Ordinary Family

CBS

The Defenders, Mad Love, Bleep my Dad says

Fox

The Good Guys, Human Target, Traffic Light

There are also lots of shows that are on the bubble on all the networks, Harry's Law, Outsourced, Hawaii 5-0, The Mentalist, Mike and Molly, the 2 Criminal Minds, The 3 CSI's, and Lie to me.

This really upsets me as I enjoy watching these shows every week, thank goodness for my TIVO or I wouldn't have enough time to watch them all, in fact if they do cancel all my shows, what am I to do with my time?..... Read?

Cell phones

We all have them....at least most of us, and you never seem to get peoples full undivided attention anymore. I even notice myself looking at my phone when I am in conversation with some people. And don't get me started on kids or people standing in line at the store. I really do not care to hear your telephone conversation. You do not need to yell into the cell, you can be heard on the other end of the line talking in a normal voice.

Poorly timed stop lights - your daily dose

I leave for work at 445 every morning. I am often the only person on the road at that time. I do not understand why the stop lights in the city of LaCrosse don't do anything but flash at that time in the morning, you do not have to deal with cars.... except for mine. I have had to stop at a stop light 4 times out of the past 5 days on the way to work. AND THERE IS NO ONE ON THE ROAD. Don't get me started on the timing of the lights on my way home. You would think if you had a constant speed (the speed limit) that you would be able to get through the city's of Onalaska and LaCrosse. You would think.

Thoughts

I found in the paper this morning a letter to the editor about reminding people to get out and vote next week. I agree with that. I do not agree with the fact that a letter writer said.... I do not know the candidate very well but he has a good family and that is the reason I am voting for this person.

Oversleeping the alarm

I am usually pretty good at getting up for my alarm. Today however, it didnt ring and I woke up with a case of the ohhhh craps..... (insert favorite swear word here) My wife and countless friends tell me that they set the alarm for an hour before they have to get up and hit snooze many times.... I don't get it.

Here’s How to Stop Oversleeping:
Step 1: Decide to ‘Wake Up’…

There’s no easier way to say it – Oversleeping is an escape mechanism. If you want to stop oversleeping, you’d have to figure out why some part of you chooses to stay in bed. Confront it. Then decide to deal with it, instead of running away from it by oversleeping.

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Packers win Super Bowl

Really enjoyed the Packer win of Super Bowl 45 Sunday. The game and the commercials didn't disappoint, there were a few too many non funny commercials but all in all, not a bad batch. My favorite spots were the Doritos lick the cheese off the finger commerial and the two Pepsi Max commercials. My son liked the opening commercial that was for the NFL with Micheal Douglas voicing it. After the game I went to pick up my oldest son and saw a bunch of police cars on West Ave, we went to check it out. Here is a picture of the "get together"
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6407029&l=042c0a3a51&id=613792423

Green Hornet

I went to see the movie Green Hornet at the Marcus Theater on Ward. This is the first 3d movie I have seen with the new "real 3d" 3d that is out there, the glasses are no longer blue and red but look like Roy Orbison glasses. I will tell you that they fit a whole lot better than the old throw-a-ways that used to be around (even over glasses). The movie was kind of far fetched but was full of action and was happy to see that the "real 3d" was cool to see. I googled it after the movie and it said that this movie was not shot in 3d but added in later, still cool . Want to see which movies were shot in 3d check out http://realorfake3d.com/

Throw Back Jerseys

After watching the Packer Game yesterday, I have decided that I am not a fan of the throwback jerseys. I was thinking that the NFL could have other "designer days" Like opposite jersey day, or baseball jersey day.... how about on a rain day who ever catches the most water in their mouth wins and snowy game days they could have a snowball fight and the target is the quarterback, and the extra point is the coolest snow fort.... just an idea.

random

I don't konw about you but every once in a while I get weird thoughts about normal things, for example this morning I was looking at the bottom of the toilet seat and thought to myself why don't they put glowing the dark bumpers on the bottom of the seat that way it can be seen in the middle of the night so that I don't have to hear about it if someone forgets to put the seat down.

Glad to live in a small town

On Tuesday evening I noticed a bike rodeo at the South Side Library, I told the kids when we are done with dinner we could go over there. They ate, we went to the rodeo, it was done and the guys were packing up their stuff. Ben the owner of Bikes Limited was one of the guys there, he brought his tools out and tuned up two bikes. This is after he was done with the rodeo and had most of his stuff put away. You would not see this in Chicago or Minneapolis.

Driving in the left hand lane

So I went to Rochester to meet my Mom for Mothers day... what is it with people driving in the left hand lane going less than speed limit. If you are in the left lane you are there to pass and to get back over to the right lane. Get your head out of your **** and pay attention to what is around you.
http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html

Cigarettes on the ground

Why is it that people usually frown on people littering but when you see someone tossing a cigarette butt on the ground it is ok. I think we should start fining these litter bugs.