I win! I win!

Yeah! I won a free french fry with my order of onion rings!! I love it when that happens. Even though it probably happens 95% of the time, it's still fun... if I could get some fries cooked like onion ring breading, that'd be the best!

good night nurse... burger king, taco bell, 44oz gas station pepsi... what's wrong with my diet? Oh Yeah! I'm Married so it doesn't matter what I look like anymore! I Win Again!!

And the winner goes to the wife who loves her husband for just the way he is!

Fun waiting for Taco Bell

The picture didn't turn out too well, but I wanted to "make you there" with us. We stopped by the Taco Bell drive-thru on 17th across from Hastings. Taco Bell is notorius for having, what I believe, is one of the quickest taco bells and, since it was late, it was on the way home, it was convenient... all things I appreciate, we made it happen.

The potatoes weren't ready so they kindly asked if I wanted a refund, or wait 2 minutes for the potatoes...

I've gone to other fast food places, the employee greets me as if nothing is wrong... I start ordering food only to have him say "Oh, sorry, we're all out of french fries" Things that could've been brought to my attention when I stepped up to the counter! I guess it's so you'll feel like "well, I already ordered so I'll keep ordering" instead of thinking 'What, No Fries No Business from Me!'. Honestly, there was a place in Yakima that actually said the words, again, after greeting my friend and I as if nothing was wrong "Sorry, we're all out of meat"... Then say it when we pull up!

Not at the East Idaho Taco Bells. They pride them selves on service! They even ask how you are before asking what you'd like... I like that. anyways We don't mind the wait, they ask us to pull around to the front of the store (next to Les Schwab) If this ever happens to you, watch the reflection of the cars that pass by the garage door at Les Schwab. My wife noticed it looks like they're on a roller coaster. You can even add your own dialogue like we did.

... you're right, we need to get out more.

2 things we all do at the soda fountain

and, worse yet, they're things that we couldn't do because they're not important. They're rude, stupid and basically a waste of 5 seconds.

1.) We fill it up with a little ice, then a little more ice, then a little more ice... then we dump out some of the ice because now there's too much ice.

it's not gonna matter - like everytime you get something to drink at the gas station, you'll either chug it before the ice melts or you'll wait too long so it's completely watered down - congratulations, you just spent $1 on pepsi-scented water - even though some of that can be contributed to the old lady in front of you in line trying to decide which scratch ticket to buy as if she was deciding what to name her next child. You don't need to use one of your lifelines, all the same priced tickets have the same odds of winning.

submusing: Have you noticed people who complain about the rich also always buy lottery tickets?

2.) We fill it ALL the way up, let the foam subside (some even stick their finger in it to speed up the process... I'm not a clean freak, but that's just weird). Then it does, then they fill it up again, let the foam subside again... they keep doing this so they can get the maximum amount of drink for their buck.

just that, the average cost of this nectar a buck! One American US Legal Tender Dollar! If you think you're 'stickin it to the man' by maximizing your profits with a fountain beverage by not wasting any of those precious 44 ounces, then good for you. Next time, I'll give you the 8 cents that'll go to waste if you move along so you're not standing in front of the machine like confused patient who can eat legally sugar for the first time deciding what to get for the 12th donut while there are me, two construction worker and 9 of 'Idaho's Finest' doing clean-up crew that only have a few moments of break-time to get something to get'em going the rest of the day... then some dude who has to get the liquid (not the foam) all the way to the brim... only to have it spill over a little after he puts the straw through. I don't care if you're a doctor, a mechanic, a delivery driver... your time is not as valuable as those 2 or 3 spared ounces.

Quick shout-out to Maurices

To test out our new car, we decided to make a road trip to Pocatello. It was a destination that was close enough that it wouldn't cost us a ton in gas just to drive around. (remember those days? when you could just drive around and not worry how much gas it's going to take?) Like when I visit any place, I always gotta go to the mall.

quick joke: "if you've seen one indoor shopping complex, you've seen a mall (you've seen'em all)"

I've always liked the Pine Ridge Mall - maybe it's because they actually have some-what of a food court? I'm not sure... Michele, being pregnant, finds it hard to find cute clothes that are maternity wear. We stopped by Maurices - they were having a Buy 1, get the 2nd for half-price sale... and they actually carry sizes that can act as maternity wear if need be!! And, Best of all, it's right at the front of the store with everything else... not some little rack in the back next to the bathrooms, not underneath a huge embarrasing [PLUS SIZE/MATERNITY] sign hanging from the celing...

have you ever noticed that? Why do they put the plus sizes in the back of stores? Plus sized people (especially pregnant women) don't like to walk all the way in the back... are you saying I need the exercise?

We spent about $100 on cute clothes that my wife can even sinch up after the new baby to make'em fit like normal. So, that being said, Big time shout out to Maurices with two convenient locations in the Grand Teton Mall in Idaho Falls and the Pine Ridge Mall in Pocatello. And, no, they didn't give me any special deal or hook-up to say that... if they did, I'd still have my $100

And, while I'm at it, shout out to my wife for being cute enough to make cute clothing cuter.

a car-cycle built for 5

For the past 7 years, I've been rockin' a 99 Ford Escort. It's a car I was able to afford when I was working part time at a different radio station, it operated much better than my previous car (an 84 chevy citation)... Since when I bought it I was single and didn't have any kids, it definitely got the job done. Fast Forward to present day, married with two kids and one on the way... I have no choice but to give in and get a new ride. Especially one with working A/C, a working power adapter, power windows, power locks and one I don't have to twist my leg akwardly to get in.

I'm a huge sucker for free stuff. It's one of the reasons I got into radio. I take advantage of free coffee mugs I never use, I'll always grab a free pen at the bank, I'll stop by O'Dell's remotes just because I know Bonnie will have cheese sticks... Knowing this and knowing I needed a new car, I saw this commercial (on Z103.fm no less)




Great car deals - and a free Flat Screen TV?! Yo, this is definitely the best time to get a new car. To prologue an already long story, I found a great car at a great deal and thanks to Jeremy for helping me out. His little 'stake-out' operation worked out great. I won't tell you what kind of car I got (you stalker), but I do think you can see it in the commercial above... i just won't tell you which one. Big time shout-out to Wackerli Auto for helping me out!

I was happy to get rid of my 99 Ford Escort, but my wife, being the sentimental one, reminised on all the memories about it... it was the car we went on our first date with (complete with popping one of my bald tired in a town 80 miles away), it was the car we got married in, took both our children home from the hospital in, all the road trips to Seattle - and then SLC and Boise after we moved here... Lots of memories with that little car and I'd be lying if I didn't say I wouldn't miss it.

Now I just need to move out of my apartment...

Animal Sounds

Laura, my almost 3 year old, is learning animal sounds. The fun thing is if she doesn't know what sound an animal makes, she'll make up a sound for what she thinks that animal might make... I gotta show her a picture of a giraffe - who knows what they sound like?

Every morning, we eat a wholesome breakfast of whatever $2 cereal is on sale that week. I also always have to try the new ones. They have a new 'Wild Animal Crunch' which can only be compared to eating a box of Coco Puffs... and the cardboard part of the box, not the cereal itself. Seriously, it's pretty nasty, but it does have pictures of animals on it. In case you wanted to know what a sloth, a toucan and a tiger sound like (as well as the Cookie Crisp wolf), check out the video

Laura: RockStar in the making

I was playing RockBand the other morning just by myself when my 2 year old picked up the drumsticks and decided to play along. Becaused everything she does is cute (not that I'm biased or anything) I grabbed some video of this.

And if you complain about the quality of the video, then you can get me a camera.

When did the "No Parking" zone at Wal-Mart become a place where people park?

Next time I need to shop at Wal-Mart, I'm parking in isle 5.

Blue Man Groupn't

Today was the Blue Man Group concert in SLC. I was planning on going with my brother in law with my wife and kids coming along to swim in the pool as we checked out the concert. Of course, the snow was coming in and, to my realization, when I drive a car without a working heater with 4 live bodies in the car, the moister from condensation freezes to the inside of your window. I'm not a scientist, but I know when I can't see out the window so for the sake of safety we decided to stay home.

To "make up for it" we had lunch at TGIFridays. The manager said he heard Brad & Jeremy talk about their new Peanut Butter Pie and how he thought that was super cool. I still had to pay for our meal (as us DJs don't get free food just because we're on Z103) but he did give me a shiny, brand new stack of free dessert coupons to use as giveaways. So, in a roundabout way, if you get a coupon from TGI Fridays for a free dessert, you can thank Brad & Jeremy for mentioning the Peanut Butter Pie and thank chaos for causing the weather that made it so we couldn't go to Salt Lake.

Icicles of death

Yeah, I'm not too fond of having gigantic, deadly icicles loosely hanging from the roof right under my front door. You can't see all of'em, but they're a scary site to see, for sure.