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Every week Adam Higgins shares personal stories and rants, makes fun of weird news stories and dumb criminals, and features a podcast recommendation for you to check out because it’s just too hard to do only one thing. Odd Dad Out: “Normal Is Not My Specialty”
It’s been a busy couple weeks and you know I’ve gotta tell you about it. First off, the boys had a taekwondo tournament a few weeks ago. And, despite not coming home with nearly as many medals as some other recent tournaments, we were more proud of them all than probably any other tournament day before strictly becasue of their great attitudes.
Then, watch out, a new “man hobby” has entered the field in the form of smoking meats. We have purchased a smoker, and I got to cook up my very first batch of smoked chicken this last weekend. A lot of lessons were learned, but the food was nevertheless amazing.
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Not much going on this week besides me spending way more time than usual baking bread and watching nerdy TV. In my defense, the baking is my wife’s fault. She asked me to make bread. The nerd bit is totally on me. I started watching Star Trek: Picard. In the news, we’re going to court for some really stupid reasons.
Baking Bread and More Bread and More Bread…So the other day my wife told me she wanted to make some bread. What she meant to say was that she wanted me to make bread for her. And because I’m a good husband who knows better than to tell my wife that she can’t have fresh bread even though her stomach does not like it very much, I have spent about half over every other day for the last week baking bread. Maybe also because I like fresh bread just as much and really want to get my recipe and method dialed in maybe.
BS From The News* Man Imprisoned For Scaring Neighbors Chickens To Death
- Former Guards Jailed and Charged With Making Prisoners Listen to “Baby Shark” On Repeat
Jackass Of The Week* Monster Energy Tries To Sue Capcom, Pokemon, and Others Over Use of the Word “Monster”
What Am I Watching?Star Trek: Picard
Set at the end of the 24th century, 18 years after the events of
Star Trek: Nemesis’, with Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role,Star Trek: Picard’ revolves around retired admiral Jean-Luc Picard. He is still deeply affected by the loss of Lieutenant Commander Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, and the destruction of Romulus, and steps into the next chapter of his life.
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Lots of rambling to start off this time. I can’t help it. I just have to tell you everything I’ve been up to since the last time I talked to you. A little bit about how my kidney problem affected my plasma donations. Some garden talk. A bit about grinding up brisket for hamburger. Ya know, my usual ramblings.
I’ve got a couple quick “BS From The News” stories about some surprise cocaine, and about some government people getting sick in Ohio.
And finally, I decided to change up my “Recommended Listening” segment and turn it more into a “what I’ve been watching” segment, starting with my recent rewatching of the classic sitcom, “Night Court.”
Bullshit From The News * CDC Workers Get Sick While Investigating Illness Near East Palestine Train Derailment * Man Finds $120K in Cocaine in Flat Tire, Immediately Calls Police
Man found $120,000 worth of cocaine in his tire after he got a flat and immediately calls the police. pic.twitter.com/dfiFoZD1Zq
— SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) March 13, 2023
What Am I WatchingNight Court
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
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It’s been a while so this one is EXTRA LONG! I recently got my spring garden planted. This is my most intentional and, from an output perspective, ambitious planting yet. I got sidelined hard by a couple of kidney stones. And last but definitely not least, I address the two major family losses that have kept me away and the toll it’s taken.
Diving Into Spring GardeningSo, we’ve been doing the backyard gardening thing for a couple years now. And being in Arizona, we have the luxury of growing some kind of vegetables, pretty much, year-round. But up till now every season has just been one sort of experiment after another. I mean, there are things that we’ve managed to grow repeatedly and have made a pretty regular part of the garden, namely cucumbers and corn. But we never really plant anything with what you could call “intent.” It’s just been a lot of, “let’s try this cuz it would be cool to grow.” Or, “I’m gonna plant these extra potatoes and see if we get anything.”
Well, this season I decided to take our past experiments and plant a spring garden that is both things that we know we’ll eat, and things that we’ve had decent success with growing. Along with the usual batch of cucumbers and sweet corn, I’ve also planted a healthy sized patch of green beans, one of carrots (which usually only fail from getting trampled or eaten by dogs,) and 2 whole sections of Yukon Gold potatoes.
All in all we have 5 green bean plots, 4 cucumbers, a literal handful of carrots loosely dispersed, 15 rainbow sweet corn, and 17 potatoes. Plus, we have dill scattered throughout all of the beds. If even half of what I planted actually produces anything we stand to have a massive amount of food by the summer. The corn could result in anywhere from 10-40 ears, and the 1 1/2lbs of planted potatoes could result in anywhere from 15-30 lbs if I let them grow to full size. Add to that the constant flow of cucumbers and green beans that will be produced throughout the season and we could be nearly overrun with vegetables. That is, if anything actually sprouts…
Pain! Lots of Pain!I am, at the time of this writing, on the tail end of my recovery from having kidney stone surgery. Not necessarily the kind of surgery where they slice you open, but microsurgery. Where they shove a camera and tools up your yoohoo to fix the problem.
They say that the pain that men feel while passing a kidney stone is the closest thing to the level of pain of childbirth. My wife had 4 c-sections and was thoroughly medicated through all of them so I’m not 100% sure on that particular comparison. What I do know is that the pain I experienced that night was the single most excruciating thing I’ve ever felt, and I have an abnormally high threshold for pain.
I was actually in the middle of my drive to work when I felt an intense and growing stabbing feeling in my left kidney area. (I should also note here that I was born with only the one kidney.) It quickly went from uncomfortable to rendering me breathless in the span of one traffic light cycle and it was still gaining intensity. I suddenly found myself in a cold sweat and becoming dizzy. On top of that, the pain was spreading from my back kidney region forward across my stomach and down into my groin area.
Naturally, I started making my way back towards home, after calling my boss to let him know what was going on. Unfortunately, from where I was, my path home was much less direct than the way I had been coming. But, I didn’t have the patience to turn around, I just had to turn at the next traffic light and navigate my way back through the pain. It took me nearly 20 minutes or agony to get myself back home. I spent the entire time on speakerphone with my wife, her trying to calm me down and keep me breathing through the pain. I was dizzy, nauseous, sweating profusely, and crying as she talked me home. When I pulled in to the driveway, she met me with my walking stick and practically carried me to bed as the pain finally started to subside.
We knew from the symptoms that it had to be a kidney stone. But from looking into it, it seemed that the only thing that the doctors could really do is to provide pain relief and wait for it to pass on it’s own. So I took some Aleve and laid down in bed. And then suddenly I got an all too familiar feeling in my back and it started all over again. This time the pain and dizziness hit so hard and so fast that I couldn’t help but throw up. At least this time I was able to get to my bathroom before it got to that point. On the road I just had to fight through it until it stopped.
At this point I decided that I couldn’t wait any longer and we had to get to the emergency room. So, as soon as my pain had subsided enough for me to walk to the car, we made our way to the ER, water bottle in hand. There we stayed, clear through until morning. Occasionally I would try to use the bathroom, to limited success. And every few hours they would call me back to draw blood or get a CT scan done. But every single time I would get out of my seat to go somewhere, my pain would flare up again. And it was at least 5 hours before I ever got any kind of pain relief. And let me just say, that with my system, one measly shot of morphine does not do much besides take the most intense edge off my pain.
Somewhere in the vicinity of 2am we were finally taken back to a curtain in the ER with the promise of an eventual room. The doctors had already confirmed that it was, in fact, a kidney stone, and that, due to my only having one kidney, they were going to admit me to the hospital. But they have to have an empty room to put me in before that can happen. My wife stayed with me all night and through until 6 am. She finally went home to get some sleep and check on the boys, who had been picked up by my sister the night before.
I spent the rest of the day getting shuffled from one room to another. And with every move came another pain spike and another delay in getting my pain medication as they got me settled into the new location. I had been told shortly after my wife went home that I would be having surgery to remove the stones later that day, but I was never given any time. It wasn’t until my last move that I learned that my surgery was scheduled for 3pm.
They took me down to pre-op around 1:30 to get all of the preparations done. I talked to the urologist and the rest of the team. They got my wife’s phone number so they could call her as soon as the procedure was done, and off we went. I got wheeled into the operating room, I scootched over on to the operating table and the last thing I remember was them putting warming blankets under me and an oxygen mask on my face. Next thing I know, I’m getting woken up by a nurse in post-op, and the pain is all gone.
After getting a sandwich and juice from the nurses, finally being able to go to the bathroom, and getting a list of all of my aftercare medications, I was able to finally go home. Of course, I still had a stent in my urethra to help with my recovery, and I had a mountain of medications to take, but after a day and a half of agony, the major pain was gone and I was able to sleep in my own bed.
Goodbye Dear FriendsObviously, passing a kidney stone last week is not the reason why I haven’t dropped a new episode in nearly 2 months. That actually has more to do with the recent loss of 2 of our most beloved pets, my wife’s dog, Jasper, and my cat, Fluffy. Long story short, there was a downturn in Fluffy’s health that required more attention until her death, and a freak turn that cost us Jasper. I wrote more about it here. Let’s just say that it’s been a rough few months for us around here.
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I know I’ve been doing all of the other things lately, but this week I’m back to just rambling about my garden, learning to make my own sausages, and the wonders of growing and making your own fresh food.
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Hope you’re having a pleasant holiday season. It’s been crazy busy around here as usual. We had a well executed, albeit tiring, Christmas, even if I did have a slight miscalculation in cooking Christmas dinner.
We’ve been watching a few new movies and shows over the holidays.
And the US government is not about to let the French or the EU upstage them in bullshit jackass spending.
What I’ve Been Watching* The Invitation (Netflix) + A modern retelling of a classic monster tale that is very easy to figure out if you’re paying attention. 🧛♂️ * The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones + A film adaptation of the Cassandra Claire YA book series, it was meant to start a movie franchise but failed at the box office. (Per my wife: the movie follows the story of the first book fairly accurately, but the casting is not very accurate.) * Shadowhunters (series) + With the failure of the Mortal Instruments film, it was relaunched as a series on the Freeform network. (Again per my wife: the casting is much closer to the book descriptions, but the show very quickly deviates from the books.)
BS From The News US Government pays $118,000 to study if Thanos could actually snap his fingersA team at Georgia Tech was given a $118,000 grant to study snapping. They were especially curious to learn if Thanos would have been able to snap his fingers while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. Spoilers, it only works because it’s a movie.
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I’m all over the place this week. But what’s new about that? I’m finally doing our garage renovations. I’m scrambling to make french toast. I’m Live taste testing a Dreamworld Coca Cola. And I’m reviewing “Black Adam.” Of course there’s also a very packed “Bullshit From The News,” with more groans than you can shake an overpriced government program at…
Bullshit From The News* ###### Driver Uses Inflatable Grinch To Cheat Carpool Lane * ###### South Korea To Switch Away From Their Traditional Age System to Use More Standard Ages * ###### Canadian Lawsuit Goes After Fortnite for Being Addictive * ###### European Union Spent $400,000 On a Party In The Metaverse, and Only 6 People Showed Up * ###### Worker Falls Into Vat of Molten Iron On Only 9th Day of Work Sparking Major Safety Investigation
Black Adam ReviewIn so many words, “Black Adam” is just dumb superhero fun. Don’t expect too much from it, because there isn’t much there. It has juuuust enough story to tell you what the fuck is happening. And it tells you juuuust enough about the characters to make you give a shit about most of them. And it has some pretty good actions scenes.
Unfortunately, it barely skates by with any of that. By virtue of being based on a comic book character, this movie comes with certain expectations. And it fails at every one of those. It’s seriously like Dwayne Johnson didn’t actually know anything about Black Adam. They make him out as a tortured soul anti-hero, where in the comics he is much more the typical power hungry super-villain. Atom Smasher is pointless. Cyclone is pointless. Which makes the little romance sub-plot with them extra pointless. Hawkman is a monumental dick. Dr. Fate is pretty cool, but they blatantly copied way too many sequences from the Dr. Strange movies. The final villain is kinda shoehorned in to give Black Adam someone more evil to fight. And it blatantly ignores just about everything about his origin and powers from the source material. Add on top of that, that the Rock cannot act. He’s just playing the Rock in different situations. This time he has super powers. That’s it.
But all of that could be excused, if it weren’t for the gawdawful ADR, especially by the kid. Seriously, every time the kid is talking, it’s like watching an old Godzilla movie. His voice doesn’t match up to his expression at all. It seriously looks and sounds like they have someone just mouthing the words and then overdubbed him. It takes me out of the movie so much more than I thought possible. And honestly, for everyone in the movie, nobody talks like that. Unless it is just part of how they talk in this fictional city/country, everyone’s speech patterns are just fucking weird.
Overall, it’s a decent, “turn your brain off” superhero action movie that will easily be forgotten as soon as you’re finished watching it. SFX are pretty good. Acting is trash for everyone but Pierce Brosnan (Dr. Fate) and maybe Quintessa Swindell (Cyclone.) Give it a watch. Just don’t expect high cinema. 2 stars.
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After surviving NAPODPOMO, I’m trying to get back into the swing of doing more of the regular segments. In the news I have a battle for who can be the biggest dumbass. Between stupid criminals, stupid lawsuits, and stupid scientists, I think you may have to decide, just who is the “Jackass of the Week.” Of course, I have my regular ramblings, but I don’t have to tell you that, now do I?
BS From The News* German Police Asking For Help Solving Bull Sperm Theft + Authorities in Berlin are asking for the public’s help in locating approximately 60 containers of bull sperm stollen from a farm in Olfen. * Man Arrives To Court On Meth Charge, With Meth In His Pocket + A Chatanooga man was found to have a canister full of meth on him after tripping the metal detector at the court house, while he was entering to face charges of possession of meth. * Woman Sues Kraft Over Cook Time On Velveeta Microwave Shells + A Florida woman is suing Kraft Foods because the packaging on the Velveeta microwave shells and cheese does not account for prep time when claiming it can be ready in 3 1/2 minutes. * Scientists Have Revived an Ancient Zombie Virus + A team of French scientists have revived a “zombie virus” that has been frozen in the Siberian permafrost for approximately 50,000 years.
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It’s Day 29 of NAPODPOMO and for my second to last day I’ve got another dose of “BS From The News. “Oklahoma man arrested for shooting at family over drunken game of Monopoly.
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It’s Day 28 of NAPODPOMO and for some reason I spent today binging “Wednesday” on Netflix. I will say, I have my issues with it, but it’s overall a good show. Looking forward to season 2.
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For Day 27 of NAPODPOMO I am reading a book that holds a very special place in my heart, “I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew” by Dr. Seuss. I actually have a quote from this book tattooed on my side inspired by a major trauma that I experienced Read more…
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Day 26 of NAPODPOMO brings the long awaited return of “Bullshit From The News.” Today I bring to you the tale of a stabbing over hotdog vendor turf outside a San Diego ballpark. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/hot-dog-vendor-arrested-for-stabbing-hot-dog-vendor-outside-petco-park/509-287e0d17-716a-49c3-894b-17d115e15ee0
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Sooooo that sinus infection hasn’t gotten any better. As such I had to stay home from work today. But on the plus side, my wife and I got to check out the new remake of “The Oregon Trail” that just dropped on the Nintendo Switch. I’ll just say it now, Read more…
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I know I promised to read “The Stinky Cheese Man” today, but unfortunately I got hit with a Thanksgiving sinus infection. So instead, I just want to say thank you to each and every one of you out there listening to me and my randomness, especially through all of NAPODPOMO.
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Since I read a more adult bedtime story earlier this week, for Day 23 of NAPODPOMO I’m reading, the more traditional classic bedtime story, “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown. Music: Relaxing Dreams by MusicLFilesFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6787-relaxing-dreamsLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
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I don’t know why, but on Day 22 of NAPODPOMO I’ve been unnecessarily productive. Out of nowhere I decided not only to clean the garage, but to build my long waiting workbench. I also made our pies for Thanksgiving… All while I should have been sleeping.
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In 21 days of NAPODPOMO I haven’t really had any really random rambling days. I end up giving a rundown of my Thanksgiving menu, and spin the death of Power Rangers actor, Jason David Frank, into a secondary ramble about you the fans and my commitment to getting this show Read more…
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For Day 20 I bring to you one of the greatest bedtime stories ever written, “Go the Fuck To Sleep” by Adam Mansbach. Music: Relaxing Dreams by MusicLFilesFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6787-relaxing-dreamsLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
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It’s day 19 of NAPODPOMO and I figure I needed to provide another update on how my winter garden is doing since it’s been a few weeks and some things have changed.
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For day 18 of NAPODPOMO I am reading “The Very Thirsty Vampire” by Michael Teitelbaum. Buy it on Amazon https://a.co/d/20yWs07
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It’s day 17 of NAPODPOMO and I honestly can’t believe I’ve made it this far. I think this is the longest I’ve gone without breaking the streak for NAPODPOMO in all the years I’ve tried. So here’s an update on what I’m planning for the last two weeks of this Read more…
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I’ve got another video game review for Day 16 of NAPODPOMO. Today I’m talking about “Yoshi’s Crafted World” for the Nintendo Switch.
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For day 15 of NAPODPOMO I’m answering a listener question pertaining to what types of games we enjoy as a family.
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For Day 14 of NAPODPOMO I’ve got a semi-review of a video game that I just started playing, “Mario+ Rabbids: Kingdom Battle.” I give it two thumbs up 👍👍
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Last Friday the world lost two people who had a very profound impact on my childhood: Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman for over 30 years, and the comedian, Gallagher.
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It’s Day 12 of NAPODPOMO, and our Disney trip is over. Now it’s time to drive back home. That is if we can actually make it back.
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Day 11 of NAPODPOMO is all about our last and smoothest day at Disney, spent at the California Adventure park.
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It’s Day 10 of NAPODPOMO and we’re talking about our second day at Disney and the Oogie Boogie Bash! Trick or treating, sassy villians, Halloween themed food, and an awesome villians parade. 10/10 Must go again
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It’s Day 10 of NAPODPOMO and we’re talking about our second day at Disney and the Oogie Boogie Bash! Trick or treating, sassy villians, Halloween themed food, and an awesome villians parade. 10/10 Must go again
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On Day 9 of NAPODPOMO, it’s finally time to talk about our first day actually at Disneyland.
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Today we’re buying a roof rack, loading up my backpack, and driving to Anaheim. Along the way we find a town full of rocks, talk a whole lot of smack about California, and oh yeah, PASS AN ACTUAL VOLCANO!
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Today we’re buying a roof rack, loading up my backpack, and driving to Anaheim. Along the way we find a town full of rocks, talk a whole lot of smack about California, and oh yeah, PASS AN ACTUAL VOLCANO!
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I’ve been teasing it for a while, but I’m finally talking about our trip to Disneyland. And I’m making it last all week, starting with just how we managed to afford it.
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Part of my job requires having to double as the day janitor for one of our buildings once a week. It’s not hard work. That is, unless some SOB decides to dump a bunch of trash in the parking lot, and the property manager wants you to clean it up.
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It’s a busy weekend for me. Although I usually have to work on Saturdays, this weekend I also have podcast editing work to do, and this time it’s on a crunch.
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Since I haven’t talked about it in a few months, for Day 4, it’s a good old fashioned garden update. Sooooo… Of course it’s longer than every other day so far…
Don’t get scared, I’m not tapping out already. But man, Thursdays are rough. It is just the day in my work week where I have nothing left and need to recharge. Add in that my youngest is home sick today and you’ve got an exceptionally sleepy podcaster.
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Today I watched the classic Billy Crystal movie, City Slickers for the first time in at least 10 years. It really takes me back to my childhood. Easily one of my all time favorite movies. It’s currently on Netflix.
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I’ve been out for a while and I’m using national podcast post month to try and jump back into the podcast.Full transparency, I’m doing all of these raw straight to my phone with no editing or post production and improvised music cues. The plan is to just do a quick Read more…
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The snowball that is my train of thought is all over the place this week, and for some reason I keep starting off by talking about the weather...
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I’m somewhat disappointed in you this week. I thought I told you to harass me about getting an episode out on time. It’s ok. My first story explains why it didn’t happen. After the topic of my truck dying leads to a longer than expected chat about the weather, namely Read more…
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It’s been 5 months since I’ve been able to sit down behind the mic. So naturally I ramble on about all of the why’s. Then get into a mini rant about comedy, I graze over a few things that have happened in the last few months, and I challenge YOU Read more…
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This week inadvertently became all about working with my hands.
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I'm back from my unplanned annual holiday break and I'm going to try to get back into the old swing of things. More gardening stories, more rants, new movie/ TV/ podcast recommendations, and the return of BS From The News and the Jackass of the Week.
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Over the Thanksgiving holiday I flew back to Texas to retrieve my late father in-law’s truck along with some assorted other items. The drive back home could have gone a little smoother…
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This week we started the daunting task of deep cleaning our entire house. Can you tell I’m excited? In the news, I’ve got a very unlucky fisherman, and a brand new vodka from a rather unusual source. Plus, a full update on our fall/winter garden. Spring Cleaning In The Fall Read more…
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When it rains it pours. Barely 2 days after getting home from the hospital from our last adventure, I had to rush our dog to the emergency vet not once, but twice in two days.
I also offer my less than stellar thoughts on "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin" on Paramount+.
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No news this week. Just telling the long complicated story of how my son broke his arm this week and the days long process of getting him patched up. From a tumble in taekwondo class, to visiting two separate emergency rooms, to finally needing surgery to get everything put back Read more…
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Another week of sounding different, but this time I think it’s from my new allergy meds. And in typical “me” style, I have a really long meandering story about our latest camping trip, getting lost hiking multiple times, and being sick that technically does relate to that first point. Speaking Read more…
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This week is a weird one. I’m not gonna lie. After some health talk, I get into our recent TV habits, including the new Hulu series “Only Murders In The Building.” I give a brief garden update, and a heads up on our upcoming fall camping trip. Then the news Read more…
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I’m sounding a little different this week on account of spending my drive home from work singing my head off to “The Commitments” soundtrack. I expand on a blog post I wrote this week about my difficulty recording the podcast recently. Plus, the return of “BS From The News” featuring Read more…
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I discuss the installation of our new solar panel system, provide a garden update including another round trimming the mesquite, I give my super lazy fried chicken recipe, and share my feelings after seeing Hamilton! live. All that, and I totally left stuff off for time!!
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Another one of my boys knocked out a couple of his teeth. At least they were baby teeth this time.My garden is pretty empty other than a mantis that I relocated to my strawberry patch.And I give you a couple really simple recipes for caramel iced coffee, and my grilled Read more…
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The boys are back to school, and to say that after school traffic was a nightmare is being disrespectful to nightmares.Also, I recently purchased “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild” and holy crap this game is amazing.
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I’m back from our annual family road trip back to Texas. Here’s how it went.That… that’s about it…
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It’s been a few weeks, but I’m back. What have I been doing this whole time? Working mostly. Lots of looooonnnnng nights at work. And I got some new toys to “play” with including a steam cleaner, a wood chipper, and a pressure washer. But even with that stuff, it’s Read more…
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I don’t even know what happened this week.I started out talking about my boys being in Summer school and playing games. I sidetracked into playing sports in school when I was a kid. Veered into teaching my boys taekwondo. I also taught them about how mosquitos spread malaria via a Read more…
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A week full of silliness. We've got weaponized pizza, counterfeit vaseline, and llama shaped marshmallows. Also, surprise surprise, Nestle food isn't very healthy.
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This week I have a, longer than planned, garden update, a mini rant about “autism” and “ADHD” being umbrella terms, and a landscaping whoopsie that is a result of my own ADHD tendencies.Plus, I pontificate on the lurking thoughts about quitting this show in order to start any number of Read more…
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I’m a little lower energy this week. Just a bit tired so I keep things short for once. But “holy mashed potatoes Batman!” I actually have a general theme this week. It’s all about the little things that have dominated my life this week. Starting with flowers on my pumpkins Read more…
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It’s another one of those, train of thought falling off the tracks, kind of weeks.What I can tell you is that my brain goes all over the place with topics and thoughts. What I can’t tell you is how exactly I got from where I started to where I ended Read more…
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It’s another silly brain week. But this week I came to the realization that I may have reached peak adulting. Honestly I may be a little too excited about my new rake and my wife’s new office chair. We also spent most of the week binging and introducing our boys Read more…
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I’m feeling a little silly this week. I don’t know why, but I was just in a giggly mood through this whole episode. Maybe it was the long night. Maybe it was the instant coffee at 3 am. I was just in a goofy mood. So try as I might Read more…
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I can’t believe I made it to Episode 200!! Granted, I should have hit this milestone last summer. (Thanks Corona.) It’s such an amazing accomplishment for any podcast to reach this many episodes. I can’t believe I actually made it this far. I’m so humbled that there’s anybody still listening Read more…
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This week, the show has been taken over by the podcast “Worst Foot Forward” as part of Operation Switcheroo. Find them at https://worstfootforward.libsyn.com/ and on Twitter at @WorstFoot or email worstfootforwardpodcast@gmail.com. An encyclopaedia of heroic failure Join Ben Van der Velde, Barry McStay and their guests as they brandish their Read more…
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For the sake of trying my best to focus on something, This week is all about our latest experience in mini-vacationing. We took a little spring break trip to a cabin at the Patagonia Lake State Park. Long story short, it was a gorgeous view of a beautiful lake in Read more…
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After a bit of a giggle fit, bitching about my sore legs, and some philosophizing over the relationship dynamic between children- their teachers- and their parents, I get into our latest endeavor with Charlie, martial arts. Then, an update on the garden as we try to figure out how we’re Read more…
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After a few abandoned attempts at this episode, I give a much shorter rundown of my experience getting Covid. I throw in an impromptu “What Adam’s Listening To” about “Less Is Morgue.” I plead for your podcast suggestions. And I finally give you my formal review of “The Unwritable Rant.“ Read more…
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Howdy there Oddballs! I’m gonna try my best this week to try and keep things to just a couple topics. Whether that actually happens is anyone’s guess. On that note, we recently had a major trip to the dentist for one of our little monsters, and the outcome is going Read more…
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After getting sidetracked in the last episode, this week I finish catching you up on what I did during the hiatus.
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I know I promised new music and all the segments and stuff, but ya know what, stuff happened and I didn’t get that done. So in the mean time, in honor of the start of the new year, I’m gonna start to tell you about what I was up to Read more…
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International Podcast Day is September 30. You can find out more about the full day of livestreams and more at https://internationalpodcastday.com/ This year I reached out to the podcasting community to ask about their favorite thing about podcasting. Included are clips from Derek Graziano of “Lifeworld” and “Rolling Misadventures“Tim from Read more…
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The situation with “distance learning” and the battle over mine and my wife’s schedules has reached a point that we are having to make serious changes. Because of our separate work schedules, it has been very difficult to balance work and our boys’ school lessons. We are now having to Read more…
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Kind of a follow up to last week's freak out over the upcoming "distance learning" back to school season; this week I'm talking about how it went and how we addressed that pesky issue of when I'm supposed to sleep.
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Long story short: school is starting back up this week for my boys and it’s got me a little freaked out, especially for our new Kindergartner. Add that to not knowing how/if I’m going to get any sleep during the boys school days, how/if I’ll have time to manage the Read more…
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Our boys have one week left before school starts back up, sort of. And I took a step forward in my “art” by buying a digital drawing tablet. Plus a reminder not to hide your drugs in clearly marked bags, and a rundown of the upcoming August 2020 Sunshine Summit. Read more…
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This week I’ve got a couple stories for you. First off, I got tested for Corona this week. I’m still waiting on the results by the way. That has lead me to part two where I’m spending my evenings reading “Hank The Cowdog” to my boys. Plus, this week’s garden Read more…
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July 22nd marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast. Am I feeling a little nostalgic? Yes. Did I do an emotional clip show? HELL NO!! I AINT GOT TIME FOR THAT SHIT This is prime rambling random train of thought stuff. From show changes caused by the Read more…
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Yeeeaaahh… this is one of those, my brain doesn’t know how to brain kind of episodes. I just jump all over the place. That’s about all I can say. I think I talked about Angry Birds… What was I thinking? Your guess is as good as mine…
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Before you freak out at the title, no I’m not changing up this show. At least for the most part. Rather, this week’s Recommended Listening will highlight a few podcasts that have changed since the last time I talked about them. Not much “Florida Man” in this week’s news, but Read more…
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This week we’re back to a “normal” show with the tale of my 3 day battle with the sun and the sprinklers. The news is back with 4 “Florida Man” stories from this week, and in Recommended Listening, it’s a new show from a past featured host. It’s time to Read more…
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Once again, I try to come back to the show and share my randomness about all things going on in my head. This time around, I explain my office/ recording situation, I get way too excited when I start talking about my gardens, and of course I go on tangent Read more…
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I didn’t plan it this way, but it’s time for the “Guest of The Month!” And because I wasn’t planning to record yet, and she was bored, I’m talking to my wife, ReAnna.(Seriously, recording this was all her idea.)As much as I love my my guest episodes, I’m always excited Read more…
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I missed you. So I’m driving home from work and talking about what’s been up with me during the last two months of Corona. “Distance Learning,” working from home, getting new teeth, “vaccine margaritas” and I don’t even remember what else. It’s just nice to be recording again.
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This week I’m catching you up on what’s been going on around here while I’ve been releasing interviews. Long story short, school is closed, we’ve gotta homeschool the boys, ReAnna got sick, and I think we both may have had the corona, but can’t be sure. Plus, I rant about Read more…
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For part 2 of my interview with Matt Heyman of “PreRecorded Live,” it’s all about food. I’m a cook. Matt is a trained chef. We can talk food about as much as we can talking podcasting. As a matter of fact, this half of the conversation is the reason I Read more…
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For the next two weeks I’ll be releasing my “interview” with Matt Heyman from “PreRecorded Live.” In part 1 of the interview, we get into a wide range of topics. From general tech, to home improvement, and even to how we would cope with various life changing traumas, including Matt’s Read more…
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This week I start off with a little housekeeping, and I explain why it is I’m moving the show to a Monday release. Long story short, it allows me to pre-record shows and work on getting them finalized over the weekend, which means hopefully having consistent releases. I also talk Read more…
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It’s guest time again Oddballs. This time I have Donna Johnson from the “Broken Compass” podcast, which is a very new podcast featuring Donna and her best friend Angela talking about, well, all of the things they like to talk about. It’s a little bit true crime, a little bit Read more…
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How was your Valentine’s Day? Mine went well enough. That is, until our son knocked one of his teeth out. But that didn’t stop us from buying all of the kids bikes only 2 days later. Never mind that none of them knew how to ride one. Speaking of hilarious Read more…
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It’s Valentine’s Day! For some it’s a time to get romantic and maybe shower your significant other with gifts. For me, it’s kinda complicated. First off I have no clue what to get my wife. All of the standard gifts either wont work or are too expensive. That and I’m Read more…
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Continuing the saga of my back yard, this week I finally got a landscaper hired. I also give a little insight into why the show has been so inconsistent for the last few weeks. And I swear it’s not an ad, but I talk about finally getting sucked into playing Read more…
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This week I discovered the pain of installing ceiling fans, I geek out about a robot vacuum, and I give some updates on some changes coming to the show.
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This week: Subaru "FUCKS" up, vagina candles from GOOP, and why you really need to cook your food thoroughly. Plus, updates on the new house, and a possible change for guests and recommendations.
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After a completely unintended hiatus, I’m back! Welcome to 2020!! I’ve got an update on the move to our new home. I give a kind of loose tour of what’s kept me away. There’s some excitement over my new office. And I give some insight into what I want to Read more…
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This week I have my conversation with Paul Przytula from "the Countdown Movie and TV Reviews) podcast. This was originally recorded as part of NAPODPOMO.
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For the first show out of NAPODPOMO, I’m talking about why it was I failed that challenge this year and playing some voicemails that I got during my month of podcasting. You get to hear from Pod-friends Paul Csomo, and Steph Fuccio, and creator of NAPODPOMO, Jennifer Navarrete.
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Today’s NAPODPOMO guest has got to have one of the smoothest voices in all of gaming news. I have Najee “Kamijace” Walker from “The Weekly Cooldown” with me to go through those pesky questions I had. The Weekly Cooldown A podcast that follows the week in gaming news. New releases, Read more…
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So it’s day 25 of NAPODPOMO and I am at episode 21. In so many words, I don’t think I’m making it to 30 this year. This whole adventure of NAPODPOMO is a beast to pull off. In the past I’ve been able to just knock out episodes quickly on Read more…
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For Episode 20 of NAPODPOMO I have another podcaster friend on. This time it’s Chris Osborne from “Play Comics.” (Links to come)
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On this 19th episode of my NAPODPOMO challenge, I’m gonna be more normal than usual. That’s because, like everyone else who grew up in the 90’s, I’m kinda hooked on Disney +. (Totally not sponsored, just way nostalgic.) Disney + I’m not gonna go too deep into this here. If Read more…
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In this installment of BS From The News, I have a woman in India who was voluntarily buried in cow manure. I think the title tells you how this story ends. BS From The News Woman Dies After Being Buried In Manure To Cure Snake Bite. A woman in India Read more…
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Today for NAPODPOMO we celebrate the birth of my 3rd son. No, I didn’t just have another kid. And for reference, I have 4. No, today little monster number 3 turned 6, and, apparently, he already has plans for what we’re doing to celebrate.
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Today for Ep 16 of NAPODPOMO I decided that after 4 years of doing this that I need a voicemail line. You can now ask me a question or just leave a message for me at (516) 636-7631. That’s (516) ODO-POD-1
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We’re in the news for episode 15 of NAPODPOMO 2019. This time, the South Dakota governor launched a new anti-drug campaign that reeeeeeallly needed to go through a proofreader beforehand. BS From The NEws South Dakota launches New Anti-Drug Slogan, “Meth: We’re on It” The state of South Dakota launched Read more…
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For Ep 14 of NAPODPOMO 2019, I’m gonna be doing a little shilling for another podcast that I’ve gotten to be part of. I’m talking about my most recent role on 2000 DC. 2000 DC- A Sitcom Podcast 2000 DC is a satirical sitcom podcast.Follow Alex and Dimitri as they Read more…
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Whoopsie, I messed up the file on the original post. This one is fixed. For episode 13 of NAPODPOMO I have the silly, sweet, and little bit creepy, Natalie Evans from “Some Kind Of Brown” and ” A Girl and Her Horror.” This was supposed to be one of the Read more…
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Today’s NAPODPOMO gift is my more formal chat with Kate Wallinga from “Ignorance Is Bliss” and “Lifeworld.” This is actually the conversation that we originally sat down to have back in September that turned into my October guest of the month episode. That being said, if you’ve listened to that, Read more…
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For Ep 11 of NAPODPOMO, it’s Follow Friday (#FF) on Twitter and that makes it the perfect time for a Recommended Listening. In honor of National Podcast Post Month, I’m sharing the NAPODPOMO show created by podcast buddy Paul Csomo. We’re “Checkin’ In With Csomo.“ Checkin’ In With Csomo “Checkin’ Read more…
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In part 10 of my NAPODPOMO journey I’m getting to my work trip to the Grand Canyon this past weekend. I had originally planned to talk more about the details of the trip, but I realized that nothing really happened. We went up for work. We visited the Grand Canyon Read more…
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Episode 9 of NAPODPOMO brings us another WTF piece of “BS From The News.” This time it looks like the new Apple credit card may be sexist. New Apple Credit Card Giving Lower Credit Limits To Women Recently, Apple launched a credit card through Goldman Sachs that claimed would offer Read more…
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Buying a house is kind of a pain in the ass. Even more, packing up our stuff is a pain in the everything else. Since it is a federal holiday, my wife and all of the boys were out of school for Veteran’s Day. So, we used the day to Read more…
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For day 7 of NAPODPOMO I am going back to my dental situation. I discovered something funny today. I can’t hold my breath in my cheeks.
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It's day 6 of NAPODPOMO, and I'll just cut right to the chase. We're buying a house, and are all sorts of busy.
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Day 5 of NAPODPOMO brings us to The News… It’s Day 5 of NAPOPOMO and it’s time for some “BS From The News:” (Trigger warning pssshhh: I use a looootttt of F-bombs in this rant. You’re welcome.) Man Stabbed To Death Over Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich A Maryland man was stabbed Read more…
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Sometimes life gets in the way of doing a podcast every day, so you decide to do two in one. For day 4 of NAPODPOMO I’m catching you up on what I was doing, dental wise, in the last few weekends, and how that has affected my eating habits. TLDR; Read more…
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NAPODPOMO Day 3 Back for his 3rd time on the show, and making his 2nd NAPODPOMO appearance, day 3 brings us Derek Graziano of “Rolling Misadventures” and “Lifeworld.” Rolling Misadventures Three podcasters hop into a tabletop rpg known as Fiasco to create short audio dramas with a real-play style. Lifeworld Read more…
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Day 2 of NAPODPOMO brings my first interview of the month. I have Moxie Labouche, the host of “Your Brain On Facts” to talk about podcasting and podcast listening. This is the format that was originally intended for the month’s interviews before I abandoned that plan. Moxie’s Recommedations Unorthodox Unorthodox Read more…
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NAPODPOMO 2019 It’s day 1 of National Podcast Post Month (NAPODPOMO.) For today, I’m just giving the quick rundown of what NAPODPOMO is, and what to expect from me and the show for the month. Two things: First, these episodes will be shorter segmented versions of the show. There will Read more…
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October's guest is Kate Wallinga from "Ignorance Was Bliss." We talk podcasting, the friendships formed from it, and how we're all really narcissists.
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Ever have one of those days where you’re sure there was something you needed to do, but then you forget? That’s me today. I know I had a topic planned for this week, but damnit if I didn’t forget what it was. That there is the colander that is my Read more…
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For the last 2 weeks I've been having to deal with "all the pains." Between the loss of 2 pets, the stress headaches from that and trying to complete all my interviews, and now excruciating tooth pain, I'm seriously over all of this.
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Geeze I’m busy this week. With all of the preparing for NAPODPOMO I almost forgot I still needed to do a regular episode. On top of that, our dog has been sick and I’ve been having to take him back and forth to his vet with no answers yet. In Read more…
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Although he has appeared on the show before, Derek had yet to be my esteemed “Guest of the Month” so I needed to fix that. Because we’re both nerds, we talk about video games. And, because we’re both podcasters, we talk podcasting and how Derek has checked off a lot Read more…
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Generally unevetful week for me, but I do have a guy surprised he was fired over using 400 sick days, an idiot fighting a bear, a stupid neck tattoo, and The Rise Of King Asilas.
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I'm sick again, but that wont keep me from sharing more stories that can only be described as, "What were you thinking!?"
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Short show this week. Long story short, I've just been super busy. Between Dr. appointments for the boys, wife home with migraines, and parent/ teacher conferences, I just don't have time to put together a full show.
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It’s that time again. Time for someone to invite somebody on for a conversation that can only be had with my scrambled brain. This month I have, from Nerds With Words and Drop Tent Media, Adam Nutter. We spend a ton of time talking about comedy. Whether it’s standup comedians Read more…
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I still cannot believe it, but by a strange series of events, we have acquired another dog from my sister this week. In the news I’ve got weird proposed laws, pumpkin spice Spam, and a Jackass impersonating a police officer. In place of a Recommended Listening feature, I have a Read more…
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This week I had a startling revelation about my youngest son, and it involves a PB&J. Doing a complete 180, every story in the news has to do with penises. (I'm sorry. I don't plan this I swear.) Wrapping it up (see what I did there) in Recommended Listening, it's time to laugh your nose off as I "Release The Clowns"
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The last few weeks have been pretty hectic. Between getting settled back in to home life post-vacation, the boys starting back to school, and getting my groove back on the show, it’s been very busy around here. Oh yeah, and in the middle of that, Sam decided he wanted to Read more…
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July's Guest of the Month is Paul Csomo of the Varmints podcast. We talk tech savvy, family life, animal interactions, eating bugs, animal conservationism, Steve Irwin, and Funko pops.
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I’m back from vacation, and it’s one of those my yaking my head off kind of weeks. I’m going over all of the stuff from my recent vacation back to Texas, including my little brother’s wedding. Warning: I can’t tell a linear story, and I don’t even know how much Read more…
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Since June is Pride month, I decided to be a little pandery and invite the only gay podcasters I know, Chris and Cody from BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast, on as my Guests of the Month.
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Summer is now in full swing, and that means getting the cars ready for vacation. Especially when one of the planned repairs forces your hand. From rental pogo sticks to shoddy land deals, this week’s news is all about poor spending. Lastly, in Recommended Listening, I have what seems to Read more…
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Another short show this week. I'm sticking to just my weekly what's goings on this time around. This includes our recent drama over treating a possibly sick tortoise and my recent YouTube obsession with blacksmithing videos. CURSE YOU YOUTUBE RABBIT HOLES!!
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Looks like it's going to be shorter shows for the next couple weeks. Long story short, my boys being in a summer camp program has totally messed with my daily home schedule and I just don't have the time for longer shows for a couple weeks. But I did give you a little teaser for an upcoming feature.
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May's guest of the month is one of my oldest podcast friends. She's a podcaster, podcast editor, consultant, and author. From The Story Behind, Hate to Weight, and E-Podcast Productions, it's Emily Prokop.
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Summer is coming, and the boys are almost out of school. Plus people wasting money, GoT therapy, and we say goodbye to More Gooder Than.
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Ever have one of those days, where you brain just fritzes out and you don’t remember what you were gonna say? That’s me today. I do have some weird news though, including some creative political ads, an ironic act of arson, and some people who are just too sensitive about Read more…
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So you know how I mentioned my wife being sick during Foodstock? Now that plague has spread across our boys. Speaking of plague, the news brings tales of why you should be more careful about what you eat. And finally, in Recommended Listening, its time to learn some cool stuff.I’m Read more…
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It’s funny how, on a week where all of my topics are revisiting things I’ve talked about in the past, I would also end up re-recording the episode. I get in to going to Foodstock again last weekend and how that all went down. And, in Recommended Listening I pull Read more…
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It’s that time again! April’s Guest of the Month is Chris the Mole Man. Chris is the host of the Mole Man show, cohost of Midnight in America, and operator of Radio Mole Hole. He is also part of the twisted collective we call the Surprise Motherfuckers. We have the Read more…
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I'm all over. From allergy meds to my cat coffee-ing my keyboard, a lot of porn, the worst penis enlargement idea ever, and an "Unbelievably Stupid Podcast"
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This week, I decided to point the spotlight on my awesome podcaster friends
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Another show where I didn’t come up with a theme for the news, the news did that all by itself. I’ve got 3 stories out of China that just make me shake my head, including a couple questionable driver’s licenses, and an example of how not to incorporate smoothies into Read more…
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It’s time for a BONUS EPISODE!! I had a busy week………………………………………………………………… ThIs FeEd HaS bEeN iNTeRCePtEd By OpErAtIoN: SwItChEroO. We CoNtRoL tHiS pOdCaSt NoW. PlEaSe StAnD bY for “A Podcast About Something“ ThEy ArE lOcAtEd At http://apodcastaboutsomething.com/YoU cAn FiNd ThEm On TwItTeR aT @APASomething Something, Nothing, Anything, and Everything In Read more…
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Guest Time! The March Guests Of The Month are Lisa and Sam from I Shake My Head with Lisa and Sam. Like all of my guests, we talk a little about podcasting, how they do their show, our pod-friends, and how we became friends in the first place.In classic Lisa and Read more…
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Spring break is here and the boys are home, so what does that mean for me? It’s time to do some spring cleaning. To be fair, we also decided to make some fresh lemonade, (because Arizona.) In the news I’ve got another fake kidnapping, a questionable use of a t-shirt Read more…
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Holy cow the news has so many people just making bad decisions. Dumb rappers, horrible mothers, and someone who just doesn't care about that warning sign at the zoo. All that aside, I've had my hands full juggling home/work/podcast stuff this week, including taking our little Bug to Kindergarten orientation. We went to see "Welcome To Night Vale" live last week, and as such, this week's featured podcast is their commentary show, "Good Morning Night Vale."
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It has been a hectic couple of weeks around the “Odd” house. Between getting sick (again) and crazy weather, I have gotten behind on some housework. Of course, the boys aren’t about to stop adding more to that list of headaches. On top of that, I’ve got a full load Read more…
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It’s Guest of the Month time! For February, here to talk about the March 2019 Sunshine Summit, I’ve got Heather Welch from “Sunshine and Powercuts.” This time around there is a much wider variety of guests. We go in to some of the familiar returning faces, and learn a little Read more…
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Just when I think I’ve escaped the most addictive candy based mobile game in history, my wife just has to pull me back in. But that’s not all. I’ve also got a few words to say about Peeps as well. In the news I have an ironic fire and another Read more…
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Man! When it rains, it pours. In this case, I’m flooded with new opportunities in voice acting for podcasts. Of course, that wont keep me from bitching about douchebag grooms and pre-infected tissues. And I swear I featured this show before, but I can’t remember when. I’m talking about “Poplar Read more…
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Soooo what had happened was… I was sick and was coughing a lot and choked on a piece of popcorn and I cracked my ribs. But there’s still a couple jackasses to make fun of and a couple of badass women to talk about for this week’s Recommended Listening feature, Read more…
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For January's guest of the month, I have Chris Osborne of "Play Comics" and "Meddling Kids" podcasts. We talk about his shows, multiple tangents, and his podcast recommendation, "Chrises On Infinite Earths."
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I’ve been sick. That’s about it. Long story short, I had a wicked cough last week that was kicking my ass and I just didn’t have the energy to record. Fast forward to this Tuesday and I wake up with a very familiar pain. My bronchitis had flared up and Read more…
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I’m rewinding a bit to talk about my birthday, and more accurately the gifts I got for my birthday and Yule (spoilers it’s coffee.) In Recommended Listening I’m doing another little rewind to the other show from previous guest, Derek, from the Sometimes Geek podcast. with Rolling Misadventures. Finally in Read more…
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Happy New Year 2019!! It’s the first new episode of the year, and that means it’s time to make plans for what I want to do on the show this year that I’ll probably never get to. Plus I’ve got a little tease for some ideas and recommendations coming up Read more…
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Happy holidays to you. This week I've got a tale of too many "Perplexi," an oddly large number of humorous news stories about guns, a "Jackass" who wants to trade pot for a Big Mac, and I don't care if Paul Csomo already mentioned it, in "Recommended Listening" I'm talking about Weird With You.
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It’s almost Christmas. Why not add a little holiday cheer to the show. Gareth’s Random Ramblings is doing their annual Christmas series, and we even got into the spirit this weekend decorating gingerbread houses. Of course I’ve still got a “Jackass of the Week” that throws all that holiday spirit out Read more…
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This week I find myself in a sea of parents at one of the most uncomfortable events of the year... Children's winter concerts. Throwing the season out the window, in Recommended Listening I've got a new take on a horror movie podcast with "Kim and Ket Stay Alive... Maybe." And I wrap it all up with a failed marriage between a woman... and a ghost.
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Download Mp3 I’m back to “normal” with this week’s show where I talk about my new status of being “officially” a Dad, and it revolves around lights. This week’s featured podcast brings the 4th appearance of John Buckenas, 2nd for Jessica Kupferman, and Recommended Listening debut of Melissa Brilliant with Read more…
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Happy Halloween everyone! This week I simply take a stroll through the headstones and talk about all of the things that get me in the mood for Halloween. From Music and movies to, of course, podcasts. I chat about the Netflix series “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and have the Read more…
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I realized, as I started recording, that Halloween is only a week away and I don’t know what we are going to do this year. As I thought about that I started thinking about the holiday season and how Halloween kicks off the season of spending. Between Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Read more…
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To say this show is a little random would be an understatement. I go from talking about car issues and why I missed last week, to adventures in voice acting. I get a little psycho-analytical, and somewhere in there I crack open my brain a bit and the voices in Read more…
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Download MP3 Super short show this week. I’ve just got that weather change low energy vibe going right now. But that doesn’t stop me from talking podcasting, and giving a quick “Cliff’s Notes” of my livestream on International Podcast Day. I also rant a bit about the recently announced cancellation Read more…
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Another month, another trip to the food trucks. This time, we went in with a plan and had the best, most filling trip yet. Speaking of family fun time, monster number 3 got a little bit of social media traction over a video of him watching his favorite team on Read more…
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With all the nerdery in the news this week, I decided to take a break from my normal ramblings and nerd out a little bit. This week saw trailers dropped for the upcoming Disney sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns.” We also got the first trailer for the next film from Marvel Read more…
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Hey! I’m here this week and I sound like complete crap. Long story short, I’ve been sick and my voice is shot, but I didn’t want to miss another week. That being said, it’s a shorter show. No Jackass of the Week, but I do get into what’s had me Read more…
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Another week, another show where I don’t have a jumping off point. But that quickly takes a turn into my revelation that, when it comes to my friendships, I’m kind of a troll. But I’m a friendly troll. In a long overdue Recommended Listening, this week I’m talking about the Read more…
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This week’s show comes as a direct side effect of my recent foray into professional podcast editing. Long story short, I have been using a new program for editing podcasts, but I had yet to try recording an episode on it. I literally just sat down and started Read more…
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This week I’ve got a quick-ish spot about the recent storm that hammered my neighborhood. In place of a full feature, for Recommended Listening I mention a couple shows I’ve just started listening to that will get a future feature. I’ve got a “Jackass” who’s affair cost him millions. And Read more…
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Another week, another dust storm. Of course it happened right after I washed my van. It’s the last week of Summer vacation before my boys go back to school and, as usual, the school supply list is utterly ridiculous. But we did seem to find a new tool to try Read more…
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I’m back from our regular summer vacation, and I think I need another one. We always a good time, but, let’s just put it this way, would you want to spend 20 hours in a van with 4 screaming boys? But now it’s time to get back to work, back Read more…
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Download mp3 And Now, The Weather I’m in the final stretch leading in to our summer vacation and what do I do? I spend half the show talking about the weather. Summertime in Arizona means monsoons which means dust storms and thunderstorms. Funny thing is, we always seem to have Read more…
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This week for episode 112: In Recommended Listening I got to be a guest host for episode 40 of the Second Press Podcast, and I’ve got a jackass with fishy feet, but let’s not forget what holiday just passed, I’ve gotta talk about my 4th of July. Download mp3 Read more…
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Ramble Session I’ve been so busy with podcast editing and working on business stuff that I just did not do much for news research this week. So I decided that I’m going to jump to the new format starting this week. At the same time, I have no clue what Read more…
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It’s been a busy week at the newly dubbed ODO Voice Productions. Editing, meetings, and lots of forward momentum in business. Of course that doesn’t mean that was all I had going on. It was a week, oddly, full of medical visits, but not in a bad way. In the Read more…
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Another week, another batch of weird news. From fake pet testicles to emoji fights, it’s all over the place. This week IHOP painted a giant target on themselves with their name change, and, in Recommended Listening, I’m talking about what is probably the most ironic podcast I listen to, “Hate Read more…
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So last week was super busy. Between Kindergarten graduation, my brother in town, and other family events, I just didn’t have time to record a new episode. It was fun but busy. Aaannnd then Saturday night hit, and my weekend turned from great to crap on a dime. In the Read more…
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The Livestream For The Cure is over and they managed to raise over $11,000 for the Cancer Research Institute. I’ve got a small sidebar about my son and coffee, and this week I came to realization that I don’t really want to be rich. The news brings some questionable headlines, Read more…
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Once again I do not have the Epic Film Guys on the show and it’s totally my fault this time. My brain is all over the place this week. From Livestream For The Cure, to wanting to get into podcast editing and voiceover work, to home plumbing issues. It’s been Read more…
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(Download) I know I promised an Epic Film Guys guest spot this week, but sometimes schedules don’t work out the best. I get into why I’ve got 2 shows that dropped this week, and I share my experience from just a few days ago with my 4 year old Read more…
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(Download) I’ve been in kind of a funk lately. Leading up to the Livestream For The Cure, a number of my friends, some of them involved in the event, have been slapped by the evil bastard that is cancer. So I talk about that for a bit. Short show this Read more…
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This week I am joined by my first ever remote guest, my Surprise Mfers brother, Mike Jolitz. Much less an interview and more just a couple buddies having a chat, we somehow cover all of the regular show segments. Of course, things get derailed far more easily than in regular Read more…
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Spring has sprung, at least in Arizona, and I’m definitely feeling it. I can’t really say the same for the rest of the country. The news has been pretty random this week. No real theme, just lots of oddity. I’ve got Tarantula burgers, bad jokes, and even a couple drug Read more…
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We’re back to “normal” this week. At least as normal as things really get around here. I’ve been spending a lot of time working on building the website and the patreon for the show. Of course that means I haven’t been nearly as productive as I’d have liked to have Read more…
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After nearly 2 and a half years I have reached episode 100 of the podcast and I spend a ton of time just vamping about it. I talk about how the show started, how the format grew and changed over time, and how I got to where I am now. Read more…
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