Daily Dose of BS August 9

Today is my Dad's birthday... Today something is happening that usually happens on my brothers birthday in early November.  Today is election day.  True story my brother who is 2 years younger than I got to vote for the first time on the same day.  His birthday was election day and we both got to vote for president on the same election. I rarely have missed an election, in fact we take the kids with us when we vote so that they can see the importance of going to vote, plus if you don't vote you can't bitch.  So go out and exercise your right as an American and vote today.  Polls are open till 8.  Oh yea and Happy Birthday Dad.

Daily Dose of BS August 5

I am looking forward to the Motley Crue, and Poison concert at Ft McCoy tonight.  Two bands I kinda have a history with, I have seen both numerous times and love the music from the 80’s, I guess that is why I host the best of the 80’s on Saturday from 10-noon here on Magic 105.  The very first concert I went to was Motley Crue, Ozzy Osborne back in 1984.  I’ve seen Motley Crue 5 or six other times in the past 27 years, the worst being at Rockfest a few years ago when Vince Neil forgot the lyrics to his own songs…they still rock for being old.  I got to meet Poison front man Bret Michaels while interning at KDWB in 1988, then went back stage at the show that night, I was standing back stage with all the radio guys I grew up listening to and Bret came up to me said hey Bob and gave me high five, been a Poison fan ever since.  I am ready to rock tonight at FtMcCoy.  

Daily Dose of BS August 4

I like living in the city.  You are close to the action.  I also like to visit the country and the sights, sounds and the smells that accompany country living.  A couple of weeks ago I was down at the family cabin and saw about 10 turkeys, a snake a few feral cats and a deer.   Yesterday while driving home from work from Onalaska to La Crosse, I came across the unmistakable stench of a skunk, now this smell is not so bad when traveling 65 down the road with the windows rolled up, but yesterday was the 1^st non-humid day in many weeks and the windows were down and as I mentioned it was in the city, so city speeds.  At least I didn’t get any on me.

Daily Dose of BS August 3

This is the day that the air is turned off for the first time in about 3 weeks.  Finally a new feel, a new outlook on life, a new breath of fresh air in to the home, just by opening up the windows.   Don’t get me wrong, I love the air conditioning, but I also love fresh, non humid air.  It was beginning to be like the closed up feeling that you have in the winter with the heat running.

Daily Dose of BS August 2

It has been 19 years here in LaCrosse.  I moved here in August of 1992, thinking that this would be my stepping stone to go to the Twin Cities.  That was my plan all along…but something happened, I fell in love with the area, my kids were born here, I became a home owner, I bought a cabin, I made tons of friends.  I really do love La Crosse.  We have much of what the big city offers, such as a baseball, football, and hockey, there are tons of places for the arts, we have shopping and great schools both primary and secondary.  You can’t forget about our beautiful scenery from the bluffs, to rivers, to the breath taking views.  No other place where I have lived is so giving…every time there is a need and the local media sets up in front of the La Crosse Center, the Omni Center the Mall or where ever the call to action is, the people of this area hear the call and respond in the masses, it is overwhelming.  I guess what I am trying to say is thank you La Crosse area for allowing me to call this my home.  

Daily Dose of BS August 1

Where I used to work I didn’t have an office, my desk was in the middle of the room and all used by all as a place to pile stuff…it was also the supplier of pens to all….so I thought.  I have had an office here since I started.  I used to be in that corner, then got moved to this corner, one guy moved out and another moved in and with each move things changed…I hate change.  I still end up with stuff piled on my desk and my pens still go missing.  I wonder if it is a conspiracy or if I am just that unorganized?  If you know me you know the answer, but I am going to go on thinking it is a conspiracy.  

Daily Dose of BS July 29

Yesterday I was talking about my kids and going to games at the Shelby fields…it paid off, my sons baseball team won the in-house  tournament and my daughters softball team took second in their tournament.  I don’t know about you, but I had about 3 good ideas for my topic today and ran them through my head a few times thinking I will remember these.  Guess what I didn’t remember any one of them.  What is it with our memories lately?  It is not only mine but others I talk with as well.  I know I suffer from Can’t Remember Stuff, and I thought I heard of a self help group for it, but I can’t remember where it is.  I will admit that sometimes it is selective remembering, if it is something that I don’t want to do or a chore that is on the hunny do list, I may forget that, but some serious things have been forgotten over the years, like that idea I had for world peace…