Daily Dose of BS April 29

They say that billions and billions of people tuned in to the Royal Wedding today at some point.  Unless you boycott all tv and all radio, you will hear something about the wedding.  I got a wake up call when I woke up this morning when I turned on my morning media the national news had only Royal Wedding stuff on (that includes this radio station).  I went to check my emails at home and Yahoo was screaming Royal Wedding….. Punched up and down the dial and guess what the Royal Wedding.  I even made my daily call to home to talk to the kids and when I asked my nine year old daughter what she was doing she replied duh Dad I am watching the Royal Wedding.  Now ladies I know you think that this is the greatest day ever and that this day you all live for but as a guy…..I think it should be called the Royal Pain in the Ass

Daily Dose of BS April 28

Driving to work in the mornings I often am on the road before the sun comes up.  I am surprised at the fact that many others are on the road as well.  We must live in a 24 hour a day society.  When I was first starting out in radio I was the overnight person in a small town about the size of Holmen and think I was the only person up at that time…..now not so much now people are up at all hours of the night from playing on the computer to working to watching tv and insomnia.  What makes me talk about this today is that there were 2 different people on the road on my way to work the other day who were on the side of the road, one walking the other biking and neither of them had reflectors or lights with them.  Now you would thing the safety would be first and foremost on these peoples minds apparently not.  If you are out at the crack of dawn or a loved one is, make sure that they can be seen. 

Daily Dose of BS April 27

I am an early riser.  I like it most of the time but really enjoy staying up late also, you can only do this so many days in a row….before your body begins to take notice, and as I am getting older I notice that the bounce back is not the same as it was in the past.  Age brings many good things like wisdom, and experience but sometimes I wish it brought smarts.  I know that it is not smart to stay up late multiple days in a row and expect the 42 year old body to respond as it did when I was in my 20’s or even my 30’s.  Would I trade what I have now for a time in life before, no, but would like to not be tired on a regular basis.  

Daily Dose of BS April 26

I am the only person in my family who likes black jelly beans.  I have been trying not to buy extra candy cause I know that if I buy candy I will eat it.  The joys of being a guy that loves food.  With that being said, I like the day after Halloween and Easter morning.  Halloween cause I get to “check out” the candy for the kids and Easter Sunday because I get to eat all the black jelly beans.  This year I was excited to see that the bowl of jelly beans on the table had a good mix of colors and a lot of black jelly beans as well.  So I sat down pulled the bowl over to where I was sitting grabbed 4 or 5 of the best jelly beans ever made popped them in my mouth, started chewing, and made that face that is saved for total disgust as the kids said now even dad doesn’t like the black jelly beans….. I do when they are the right flavor….. these black jelly beans were grape flavored….. what a waste of a good jelly bean.  

Daily Dose of BS April 25

I have to admit it I love ham.  That is why Easter dinner is so delicious to me.  My dad and step mom joined my family of six for Easter dinner yesterday.  I made the meal.  We had ham, homemade twice baked potatoes, the green bean casserole with durkee French fried onions, and rolls.  As I mentioned I like ham so I bought a bigger than needed ham hoping to get some “planned overs” after the big meal.  I thought when getting a ham that I should allow 1 and a half to 2 pounds per person like you do with turkey.  Guess what I was wrong.  I made a mistake, I goofed up.  I have more ham than I know what to do with, I bought an 18 pound beast of a ham and have about 15 pounds left and this is after I stripped the meat off the bone for a soup bone.  I don’t know what I was thinking but……I am going to have to watch Forrest Gump again so I can get the shrimp recipe ideas and turn them into ham ideas. Lets see I can barbecue it, broil it, bake it, sauté it, have it in gumbo, have ham soup, pineapple ham and a ham sandwich on rye of course.  Tomorrow what happened to the jelly beans?

Daily Dose of BS April 22

Phones are everywhere….. when was the last time you were at the store, bank, or even church and not seen someone either on the phone or texting?  I am just as guilty of the phone pleasure as the next guy.  I love my phone and feel naked without it.  I am however aware of my surroundings when on the phone and try not to talk too loud or say inappropriate things when out in public.  I really hate when you are at a restaurant and hear the person at 3 tables away talk THIS LOUD on their phones.  So when you are on your phone, think before you speak….. now I gotta grab this. 

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?