Daily Dose of BS Nov 18 sounds

If you live in La Crosse Wisconsin and were home on Friday night, did you hear the booms? What the heck where those? It is funny how different noises bring up different feelings isn’t it? When the Blue Angels were practicing through the area a few years ago the sounds of the planes flying over our community at first was kind of cool, but if you had to hear that noise all the time it would drive you nuts. During duck season if you live where the ducks are you are going to hear the pop of a shot gun. By a railroad track you will hear the hum of a train going down the track and occasionally you will hear the blowing of a horn. When I first moved to La Crosse I lived by a fire station, I got used to the lights and sirens and when I first bought my house I missed it. It is a funny thing about noise and sounds when they are first around they are shocking then they become just another part of life and just back ground.

Daily Dose of BS Nov 15 Happy Birthday Twins

Today my twins are 12 hard to believe that they are already 12. Happy birthday to Robert and Kenedi, it is funny when we found out we were having twins and that they were going to be a girl and a boy we had to come up with names. I wanted to name my other boys after my Dad and wanted to call them Robert the 3rd and was always shot down so didn’t even think about it for the twins, my wife always wanted the name Kenedi so our girls name is Kenedi and since I was always shot down with wanting to name my sons Robert I suggested Lincoln, needless to say I lost that one also but won as well cause we do have a Robert. It is funny to think that two babies spending 9 months together and living in the same house have such different personalities. I am glad. Did I mention that when I was dating my wife that she wanted to have twins. I always wanted to be retired and rich by 50. At least one of us got our wish. Happy Birthday Robert and Kenedi, I love you.

Daily Dose of BS Nov 13 prostate cancer

Today my Dad has prostate cancer surgery. Please say a prayer for him. I am driving our new family car today as I am heading to my Dads home to the Twin Cities after I get off the air to visit with my family, and the car has amazing the bells and whistles, that I am not used to. I am used to adjusting the seat by hand, and turning on lights, also used to turning around to check behind me, with this vehicle you don’t need to do any of those things. It has electronic seats, the lights go on when you start the car and there is a camera that shows all behind you. It came with satellite radio, but being a radio person I don’t know if I will play around with that on my drive. I also got Onstar, which I may try cause I have to find a hospital I am not familiar with. As I mentioned at the beginning please say a prayer or at least give some positive thoughts for my Dad.

Daily Dose of BS Nov 12 wasted food

I hate to waste. I took out a tube of hamburger yesterday afternoon and forgot it on the counter when I went to bed last night. Five pounds of burger wasted. Thank goodness that this doesn’t happen too often but I had planned on making chili for dinner this afternoon and was going to brown the burger and save some for a later day. I know I should have put the burger in the fridge to thaw but I really don’t like to wait. I guess when they say patience is a virtue there is a method to it. I also dislike when other food gets tossed because of improper putting away like bread, or fruits of veggies. I searched for food wasted on google and it says that about twenty five percent of our food budget is tossed away every year. For a family of six they say the average food bill per week is $291 so about 15 thousand dollars per year. Wasting about 4 grand per year on throw away. It just hurts to think that, that much is wasted.

Miley at it again.

Miley Cyrus twerked and toked at the European version of MTV's VMAs -- puffing a fat joint on live TV Sunday night while accepting the award for Best Video.

Daily Dose of BS Nov 11 Veterans Day

Thank you. If you are a Veteran or if you are currently serving thank you from the bottom of my heart. If it wasn’t for all the men and women who have sacrificed their lives to service in the armed forces we would not be able to do what we do. I have heard stories from my Dad and other friends who had served in Vietnam about how they were spit on and called names when they returned from their posts. For that I am saddened. I like the way we as Americans now thank our service men and women for their service. I have also heard of people buying dinner or a drink for the service man or women who is at a restaurant in uniform. For those who are selfless and offer up years of their lives so that we may be free I thank you, and for those families who have been affected by your loved ones serving I thank you as well. God Bless America.

Daily Dose of BS Nov 7 CMNH

Today marks the start of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals radioathon in La Crosse.  The goal this year is lofty is 100k.  One hundred thousand dollars to help families with kids and every child served has a story of courage and perseverance.  Please dig a bit in your pockets, your seat cushions and piggy banks and help the La Crosse Radio Group reach this goal to help hundreds every year.  The phones are manned 6a-6p thru Friday the 8^th and 8a-3p on Saturday the 9^th.  Help the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals radioathon.  The number to help is 608-781-1477 or toll free 800-853-6889

Daily Dose of BS Nov 6 medians

What is it with all the medians that are ending up in La Crosse? First there was the one in front of Kwik Trip on Losey Boulevard, now they just finished adding one to Jackson Street in front of Viterbo University. I for one am getting confused with it. I also do not like the speed bumps that have been added to roads and the round abouts don’t even get me started. Oh and I noticed a new road painted sign the triangles right before the cross walk, are they there as arrows to point where the cross walk is? Because we can’t see a glowing rectangle painted on the road.

The cost of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving dinner will cost a little more this year. Agricultural experts say the cost of a meal for ten adults will run $50.01 -- about $3 more than last year. That price includes turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, rolls, peas, cranberries, a carrot and celery tray, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert.

Daily Dose of BS Nov 5 doggie cpap

If you read my daily posts please give me a like. My dog slept in my room last night, usually he sleeps in with the kids, but for some reason we won the dog lottery last night. I know I am a loud sleeper, I used to toss and I turn, snore and stop breathing, I have sleep apnea, and for that I wear a cpap machine. The cpap has saved my life, with it, I sleep like a baby, and no that doesn’t mean up crying every hour or two. I really sleep through the night. With the dog on the floor at the foot of the bed, it brought something new, I think my dog has a snoring issue, in fact I know he does. Since when does a dog sound like a freight train? I kept expecting to see train lights and was ready for the horn to blow. I just think the dog needs to blow his nose, or maybe a doggie cpap machine. Either that or he needs to sleep in with the kids.

Daily Dose of BS take responsibility for your actions

Who is to blame for the shooting at the Los Angeles Airport? I think we need to stop looking at finding someone to blame and blame the shooter. The man who brought a gun to the airport and shot and killed people should be to blame not anyone else. Why is it when 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 builder 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, unless of course we can find a way to pin it on the time change. We need to man up and quit pointing fingers and take responsibility for our own actions.

Daily Dose of BS November 1 movember

I hate cancer. This year my family got hit with the big C in multiple ways, from my Mom and Dad, to my Father in law, to a sister in law with a huge cyst removed, to many friends with bumps and lumps. Today is the first day of November and I am not going to shave for the month. This past week I have had fun with my facial hair from the “General Burnside” to the Charlie Chan and a few in between. This will be the first Movember that I will take part in. Movember encourages men to join the movement by growing a stashe for 30 days. I will be posting pictures of the growth of my stashe on facebook and trying to raise some funds for the “Movember Vision” which is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. I am growing my mustache for my Dad. If you would like to donate to help the cause, or if you would like to follow my facial hair growth please check out my personal movember page http://us.movember.com/mospace/7687581.

Daily Dose of BS Oct 31 alternate side parking

I hope you enjoyed where you parked last night. It was the last night of parking without alternate side parking until April 1st you have 151 days to try to get it right. I like to look at it like a game you can’t win. I am lucky enough to have off street parking but my son isn’t as lucky. Sometimes he can park behind the house but for the most part it is street parking for him. Looks like the rates have gone up also, for your first and second violation its 10 bucks for violations three- five it is 20 dollars and if you have 6 or more it is going to cost you 40 bucks each and that is if you pay on time. Lets say that you leave your car in front of your house just for principle sake you can cut the amount of days to 75. If you decide to not move your car and just pay the fines, it will cost you $2,880 if you pay each within the 10 day grace period. If you wait on top of that, it is going to keep doubling each 10 days. Remind me again what this money goes to.

Daily Dose of BS Oct 30 end daylight savings time

It is time to do away with the time switch. I have been beating this drum for many, many years and I think we should get rid of daylight savings time, we should switch it this Sunday at 2am and never touch it again. We should go to standard time and call it good. There are lights that are highly efficient now and we can light everything up with leds and other lights that do not use much power. I have heard the arguments of what about people who work during the day? They are missing out on daylight. I say that is what weekends are for, or get a job with a different schedule, or better yet deal with it. What about us that wake up at 4am so now when the clock goes back on Saturday I will really be up at 3? Then in a few months when my old body gets used to the time switch, it will switch back. We need to stop the madness.

Quit Smoking today.....even though most people think about it on Monday.

If you are thinking of quitting smoking, it is probably Monday Researchers monitored Google searches for five years and almost every week, searches about kicking the habit peaked on Mondays.

Daily Dose of BS Oct 29 70mph

All I can say is it is about time. People have been crawling through Wisconsin at a snails pace since all the states around us raised the speed limit. The state is talking about raising the speed limit to 70 and I will say it again it is about time. They say time is money right and you will never ever get more of it, cause there is always something sucking out time right away from us, why not save a few minutes on our trip so we can have more time at grandmas, or on vacation. Since they are looking at raising the speed limits I hope that they also start looking at the idiots who are driving under the speed limit in the passing lanes, or the person who holds up traffic.

Daily Dose of BS Oct 28 technology

I think we are owned by technology. Try going a day using old technology from a few upgrades ago. I was thinking about this over the weekend when I had some problems with my 4 wheeler while I was in Wonewoc Wisconsin, for a get ready for the big deer hunt at a buddies parents. My 4 wheeler quit working so I brought it to a small engine repair shop in town, he told me the part I needed, I headed back to home base and was taken back to old school internet where the “high speed” internet was just internet. I sat for hours waiting for the page to even load, ok it was seconds but felt like hours. Maybe it isn’t the upgraded technology but what the technology has brought to us quicker that has pushed our patience to low levels.

Daily Dose of BS Oct 25 see it say it

I have big shoulders, you have an issue please talk to me, don’t go to someone else and say something to them. Address it head on. I think this is the problem with society, no one wants to say something to anyone because they are afraid of stepping on toes, or hurt feelings. If I am involved in something please talk to me, as I hate having someone else come up to me and say someone has an issue with this that or the other thing. It kind of gives me a feeling like when my kids come up to me and ask me to have their brother stop doing something, man up and face your fears, you might even like it. As they say, grab the bull by the horns, and then my friend hang on for the ride.

Scary Food

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Daily Dose of BS October 24 healthcare.gov

Turn your head and cough, and cough and cough. We have just over a couple of months to head to healthcare.gov website to sign up for insurance if you don’t have it. We saw the government launch a website for sign up and on the same day we saw the government shut down. The insurance is supposed to be in place to fix you when you are sick, who is going to fix the government? The shutdown ended a week ago and we are still seeing issues with the healthcare.gov website, who is going to fix it. Also do you think it is a good idea for the government to step in and tell you that you need insurance?