Daily Dose of BS Jan 16 gps

Over the weekend I wanted to go to a funeral to pay my last respects.  I found the address of this rural church and proceeded to go to google maps to find the driving directions, using the gps on my phone to navigate me to the rural church.  I didn’t make it to the funeral heck I couldn’t even find the church.  I have heard how people have had bad luck with the different maps out there and how gps units have told people to turn down wrong streets, but this is the first time I have experienced it where it had me miles away from my true destination.  Needless to say I missed the wake and the funeral, instead of getting upset about missing these events, we decided to explore some of the small towns we went through.  Not really what was planned for Saturday but wasn’t the worst thing going either.  

Daily Dose of BS Jan 13 Buck and Aikman

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are Fox broadcasting number one broadcast team.  Some Packer fans are not happy with the duo calling the Packer games.  As a Packer fan I say to those fans that are complaining about having Buck and Aikman calling the games to get over it.  I personally like to watch the games when these guys are calling the games, and in fact don’t like when we get stuck with another broadcast duo.  At least when I am watching the Packers on Fox I know what I am going to get, when they move the games to a Sunday, Thursday or Monday night I don’t know who is going to be calling it, and not sure if I will even be able to watch the game since I don’t have cable.  I think that the 24 thousand fans who signed the petition to get Buck and Aikman off the Packers broadcast have it wrong.  If you want to not hear what they have to say, either turn down your tv and listen to the game on the radio or go to the game yourself and see the action.  I say keep Buck and Aikman.  Go Pack Go!!!!

Daily Dose of BS Jan 12 netflix cheating

Infidelity, the cheating spouse, it isn’t what it seems.  It didn’t mean anything.  I really only enjoy it when it is us.  It won’t happen again, I promise.  But the draw is there and the lines have been drawn in the sand.  You are home alone and that urge gets you, you are weak, you can fight her power, you can fight her draw, you can – never mind only one more time, yeah right.  The TV is already on and you have Netflix turned on and you have already started watching the show you and your spouse were watching together.  That draw is real, I feel it on a fairly regular basis, I am home alone often and the tv is on, and sometimes, I can’t help myself I want to only watch one episode, just one she will never know, but guess what she will.  It isn’t worth it, you can watch these shows together.  Speaking of Netflix cheating, what services do you have besides Netflix?  I also have Hulu and Amazon prime, and we just are finishing up Agent X.  What shows are you currently watching? 

Daily Dose of BS Jan 11 presidential

As we are getting ready to turn the page on American history as we say good bye to the first African American President and hello to a president who has had no background in politics except for donating to campaigns and parties to get things done for his businesses.  Are we ready to look back at the last eight years and think about the good and the bad?  I can honestly say that in the Obama presidency that I have had my career worst day and my career worst day.  I have seen the stock market make money and lose money, I have seen people at the top of their game and people at their worst.  There have been times that I wondered what the heck is going on and then how cool is this.  I guess what I am trying to say is that even though one President is getting ready to step aside, a person who if you remember was a pot stirrer and another person who is a pot stirrer getting ready to take over, that we are better off than we were 8 years ago, I worried about the next 4 years, no not at all.  Because we always find a way to persevere, a way to succeed, and always find a way to show the strength of our country.  God bless America. 

Daily Dose of BS Jan 10 follow through

What ever happened to follow through?  I bought a Santa beard and hair back in November from the world’s biggest box store.  I looked locally.  Couldn’t find it.  Long story short I got some hair but it was a Mrs. Claus hair set.  What the heck am I supposed to do with that?  I immediately contacted the company to try to get my hair problem taken care of.  Here it is 3 weeks after Christmas and I still have not got closure on this.  I did talk via email to at least 4 customer service people the person before yesterday’s conversation said yes they saw the mistake and yes I will be getting a refund in 5 to 7 days I waited 9 days before I contacted them again, yesterday’s person said to me I need to call the customer service number.  I didn’t have time to do that yesterday, but why have I had to jump through so many hoops for a 42-dollar refund?  At this point it is the principle of the thing.  I just always thought that when you tell someone you are going to do something you follow through with it.  

Daily Dose of BS Jan 9 racism

Racism is alive in 2017.  By now we have all seen the video of the 4 black suspects holding a young mentally challenged white man for hours while broadcasting it live on Facebook.  I have heard this act called a hate crime and I agree.  If any group of people pick on someone other than the group doing the picking it is bullying or hate.  I get good natured ribbing, I do it myself in group of friends, heck we sometimes go over the line, but at no time have I ever physically attacked anyone, if I did I would expect to be charged with a crime and if I were saying to them at the same time pointing out why I disliked them and all their differences I would expect to also be charged with a hate crime.  We are in 2017 and  by now you would think that we would like each other or at least get along with each other. 

Daily Dose of BS Jan 6 roundabouts

Prior to this morning I was gung ho about the new roundabouts here in Onalaska.  I have been driving thought them effortlessly over the past few months since highway 35 has re-opened, in fact I had conversation with someone from the Wisconsin DOT yesterday about a completely unrelated item and mentioned to him how I thought that the roundabouts were not that big a deal driving though.  Guess what I spoke to soon.  On my drive into work this morning I had to slam on my breaks and hit my horn narrowly avoiding an accident as the guy heading south on highway 35 must have either been in lala land or not paying attention or he had the whole panic what do I do attitude, I know I will just plow through and hope that the smaller vehicle stops to avoid hitting me.  Either way I am guessing it is going to take me a few more weeks before I am comfortable traveling though the roundabouts again. 

Daily Dose of BS Jan 5 Alexa

We have been inundated this winter with commercials for the Alexa from Amazon.  I ended up getting one as a gift for Christmas and I’ll tell you what it is pretty cool.  Ask it the question Alexa what is the weather and in her sultry computer voice she says the weather today in Lay Crosse is then she continues with the forecast.  Ask her to tell you a joke and you hear one of the cheesiest jokes you would ever hear, Alexa, do you want to go on a date? I like our relationship the way it is.  I have been having fun with her.  There is a concern now with Alexa always listening and the question is what does she hear?  Alexa is always on and always listening, can she incriminate you?  Also when are they going to roll out the Alexa that can do dishes and laundry?  I already have a house full of people that don’t like doing those chores. 

Daily Dose of BS Jan 4 exit 3

The state of Wisconsin just spent millions of dollars re doing the I 90 bridge over highway 35 and now it will be worked on again with big changes for the Exit 3 traffic design.  More stoplights will be added, some business entrances will be moved, some businesses will be moved, there will also be an eagle viewing area and trails added along the Black River.  The transition will be to give the area a new urban feel.  The dot will be getting rid of the cloverleaf loop, being replaced with diamond configurations and controlled intersections, slowing traffic.  There will be added medians, on Rose and West George streets blocking left turns requiring vehicles to travel new roads to gain entrance to existing businesses.  I drive this twice daily and something needs to be done.  I am shocked that it has taken this long to do so.  My biggest complaint is why did it take a couple of steps to get it done, why not do it when the whole thing was tore up over the past few years instead of finishing one project then making a whole new project.  

Daily Dose of BS Jan 3 resolutions

Did you set up your yearly lie? We are on day 3 of 2017 have you stuck to it so far?  Lots of us start the year ready for failure. How often have you said to yourself this is the year I am going to...it doesn't matter what the ... is since many of us have filled in the blank with some unrealistic goals. Like this year I am going to Start Exercising, Eat Better, Spend More Time with Family & Friends, Quit Smoking, Enjoy Life More, Quit Drinking, Get Out of Debt, Learn Something New, Have a positive frame of mind, Be Real, Think to the future, Smile more often, Respond to all emails in a timely fashion, or do things for me.  I am not buying that in your mind you think you are going to do those things, but lets get real. How often have you made those little promises to yourself?  To make your resolution better obtainable I would make it realistic, plan ahead, reward yourself, talk about it, remember that most people think that if you make a mistake that you've blown it...use your setbacks as a stepping stone or a learning experience.  Don't beat yourself up and understand that you will have set backs...it is not the end of the world to take a step back when your eye is on the end goal...basically quit lying to yourself and set realistic goals and have a plan of attack.  Good luck in your endeavor to become a better person.

Daily Dose of BS Dec 30 end of year

This time of year gives many the chance to reflect and remember.  As we wrap up 2016 and begin our journey of 2017 I just want to hit a few highlights of my 2016, my oldest son and I took a trip to Boston, to celebrate his 21^st birthday, he also graduated from Western Technical College, my middle son is now a senior and the twins started high school.  My favorite memory of my family was trumped every Sunday when we all got together and laughed and loved, topped by a family hike on Christmas day making a snowman.  My job is awesome and I wouldn’t trade it for the world but I did get to do the coolest thing I have ever got to do as a radio personality, this year brought lots of great interviews including talking to Paul Stanley from my favorite band in the world KISS.  Here is to the memories of 2016 and also to the unpublished pages of 2017, may they be the best ever.  Happy New Year.  

Daily Dose of BS Dec 29 travel

Over the river and though the woods, on your way overnight somewhere…. doesn’t matter where next door or across country.  Picture what you have to bring.  Why is it as Americans we feel the need to bring everything we could ever think of for the trip?  You have to pack your toiletry bag, a book, a swim suit, a change of clothes for each day, a laptop, some snacks, my cpap machine, an extra pair of shoes…. what else did I forget?  Oh yea my phone, my charger, the gps, coffee mug, winter hat, gloves, oh my goodness where does the list end?   Why do we need to bring so much crap then if there is more than just you, you need to multiply all that by however many are traveling with you, and if kids are along you need toys, videos, games more snacks etc.  As Americans we have too much stuff.  I feel bad for the people with those little wind up cars, how do you get all your stuff for your overnight in the vehicle?  Downsize, now there is a novel concept, would you NOT like fries with that?  Speaking of downsizing, what are your New Year goals?  

Daily Dose of BS Dec 28 death

Everybody dies.  I hate to sound like a crass uncaring person. But I have been seeing so many people curse the year for taking so many of our iconic celebrities. You know that every year we're blessed with new life and good news as well as death and bad news. Every year we have celebrity deaths.  I find as I am getting older there are more and more of my aged people dying and the celebrities that I grew up watching are getting older as well, with age comes death.  I was challenged yesterday when I posted something about this on my personal page that there are more celebrities that have passed in 2016 than other years, I google searched it, there are many who die every year.  It's not like we're losing more people were just losing more of the people that we grew up watching. It's sad when people die but it's also an opportunity for us to remember and memorialize. There really are only two certainties in life birth and unfortunately death.

Daily Dose of BS Dec 27 technology

As we were together this weekend for Christmas, watching movies on demand, I looked up from my phone at my kids and they were all on their phones also, we then had a discussion about how we are all addicted to our phones and technology.  Can you make it a week without using any computers at all?  My guess is that most of us can't make it a day, from our cell phones, to our cars, to our tvs to our watches, computers are everywhere.  I know I can't go a day without mine, I am an information junkie, I love that I can go to a computer or my phone or a tablet and go to a site like google and find out pretty much anything I want right at my fingertips, if I want to hear a certain song, watch a clip of tv or read a passage of a book, I could find just about anything I would ever want right there.  My job has come a long way from when I started in 1987, we used to play records and carts and recorded on to a reel to reel deck, now we don’t even have record players, cart machines or reel to reel decks our music is all computerized.  I bet your job is different now than it was 20 years ago as well.  Here’s to the past, the present and the future.  I am excited to see what could possibly be next?

Daily Dose of BS Dec 23 Christmas

It’s the friday before Christmas and no presents are bought.

You are feeling quite down, real sad and distraught

What kind of gifts can you buy now and not look real bad

Some last minute presents cause feelings of sad

There are things that can be bought and wrapped or downloaded and shared

And also items that showed that you cared

The trick to shopping last minute is easy

Is to not look like you waited, don’t make it look cheesy

As Boy Scouts have taught me to look all prepared

And when going to buy last minute gifts don’t look scared.

From BS with Bob and crew that work here.

Merry Christmas to all and have a great year.

Daily Dose of BS Dec 22 real or fake

I love the real ones and I love the fake ones.  I just like them.  The real ones are perky and look good at first then they start to droop as they get older, while the fake ones look good right out of the box but sometimes can be to perfect, and after looking at them for a while you can tell that they are fake.  We have had both in our house, but for the past few years we have used a smaller artificial tree for Christmas, with lights and some keepsake ornaments.  In years past we have gone to tree farms to harvest our tree and the last few times we have had real trees we got them from our family land.  So around the Schmidt household we have had successful Christmases with both real and fake.  I grew up with an artificial tree but honestly don’t care what we have in house at Christmas as they are both beautiful.  Which do you prefer? 

Daily Dose of BS Dec 21 beer

If you drive down Lang Drive and looked at the billboard there you probably noticed the billboard for Milwaukee Ice and that it now has 6.9% alcohol.  Prior to that billboard I don’t recall ever seeing a beer point out the fact that the alcohol content is higher, I am used to seeing advertising about the taste or the experience that you may get after trying a product.  Not the alcohol content.  The company claims that they are aiming for transparency so that way consumers can make informed choice, I call BS if Miller Coors wants customers to make informed choices then they should advertise all of their family of beers the same way and see what happens to the sales of their flagship beers.  I am guessing the reason for the 6.9% advertisement is so that way they can reach the beer drinker on the budget that is out for the buzz rather than the camaraderie of having a few beers. 

Daily Dose of BS Dec 20 movies

When the holidays roll around my kids always like watching the Home Alone series.  Over the weekend I watched two of the 3 Hangover movies.  I have always been a person who loves the slap stick movies like Happy Gilmore or the Naked Gun movies franchise.  There are lots of great movies out there that either bring a smile to your face or a tear to your eye.  Our family is more the funny movie family than the tear jerker movie watcher.  Holiday traditions are everywhere this time of year including the family getting together to watch a holiday favorite.  What is your favorite movie and is there a story that goes with why you like it?  I think that our family likes the Home Alone movies because we watched it when the kids were little because it dealt with Christmas and was funny enough to grab everyone’s attention. 

Daily Dose of BS Dec 19 politics

I was thinking about it over the weekend that if we as a country put any doubt into the presidential election that we are then diluting the process.  Think about it whether your candidate won or not if we put into question the outcome of this past election and we keep questioning it that it will put our whole process into question and if that process is in question than our whole government comes into question we must accept the outcomes of the elections and then fight to change them the next time.  We had our family Christmas over the weekend and it is funny even though I had mentioned to a few of the guests that I didn’t want to talk politics since I talk about politics and other events as my job, I like weekends and especially family time to be politic free, it was brought up.  I don’t think that we can ever please everyone when it comes to politics or anything for that matter.  Hope your politically correct holiday time is peaceful. 

Daily Dose of BS Dec 16 breakfast

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  I will have to admit that breakfast is probably my favorite weekend meal because I get the chance to enjoy it.  I think that we are pretty blessed here as there are a lot of great breakfast places out there.  I have my favorite and I am guessing that you do as well.  I have a favorite for which ever food I am craving.  I got to say my favorite to get out to eat is American fries, with mushrooms, peppers, and onions add a couple of over easy eggs, a piece of ham and some rye toast and you have a happy Bob.  If you really want to be on my good side add some hollandaise sauce over the top and you have nirvana.  What is your favorite breakfast food and where do you like to go for breakfast?