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Sex with Mom And Dad
I’m not making this up. MTV has a new show “Sex with Mom and Dad” where Daddies little skank has been knocking boots with her boyfriend without protection so we bring in Doctor Drew to get her to talk about the details of her sex life with her parents.
They are so proud that she’s [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fixing the Credit CrisisMy New Name is AIG
So the US Government is broke. Here is a solution:
Instead of giving 85 billion to greedy pigs on wallstreet, why not give it to everyone who is an adult in the US? (301,000,000 people). Give the government 30% (so they get 25,500,000,000 back immediately). This would leave everyone with 297,500 to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I’m No JockBeing a sports fan in Cleveland is a painful experience.
We have the Cleveland browns who start every year losing every game. Then they kick into gear and back their way into the play offs and lose in the first round.
We have our basketball team with Lebron James. He’s from Akron (thank God, now I can [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Garbage In Garbage OutMy sister in law teaches second grade. Did you know the parents of students that get flunked can veto the flunk and send them into the next grade? It’s true. Why? Because nobody wants to make children feel bad. There is no accountability. She had 17 out of 27 students last year that didn’t speak [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Flight of Ideas Friday
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Words are fun. I want to know who gets to decide when a word is officially a word. I was at a Cleveland Indians game and the other team had a guy named Chone Figgins. (his full name is Desmond DeChone Figgins ). Why do we name the first poo of [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Would Shawn Do?My Cousin’s memorial service was people explaining how Shawn was “being Shawn” and tale after tale on what a great friend he was, and how he just didn’t care for rules. He definitely would color “outside the lines.”
So as I walked away from the service I thought, “I could stand be to a bit more [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dave Jackson For PresidentI’ve had enough. We need some common sense in the White House.
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Normally I don’t talk about things that involve other people, but this weekend I attended a great event. I went to a family reunion with the Nurse. I had a phenomenal time.
First thing first this family takes the time once a year to get together and catch up. How cool is that? In a day [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | He Was Here A Minute AgoI lost my cousin Shawn Steinmetz this week. He was 33, and has two very young daughters. It was a freak bike accident. He was here a few weeks ago for my nieces graduation party, and now he’s gone. I don’t have all the details, and in reality it doesn’t matter.
Hug your kids. Call your [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kids Are Like Electric FootballToday I introduce you to my new Great Nephew. He sure is little. It really drove home the point of how absolutely life changing kids are. I can honestly say that at age 43 I’m glad I don’t have this kind of responsibility that is soooo 24/7.
I talk about how “The Countess” has made the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kids Are Like Electric FootballToday I introduce you to my new Great Nephew. He sure is little. It really drove home the point of how absolutely life changing kids are. I can honestly say that at age 43 I’m glad I don’t have this kind of responsibility that is soooo 24/7.
I talk about how “The Countess” has made the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cereal KillerToday’s show has the F word it. You’ve been warned.
This is one of the “weird” episodes where I just wonder why things go into my mind at certain times. I happened to notice that Apple Jacks has no mascot while most children’s cereals have a mascot (Tony the Tiger, Lucky for Lucky Charms, The rabbit [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cereal KillerToday’s show has the F word it. You’ve been warned.
This is one of the “weird” episodes where I just wonder why things go into my mind at certain times. I happened to notice that Apple Jacks has no mascot while most children’s cereals have a mascot (Tony the Tiger, Lucky for Lucky Charms, The rabbit [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Drive By Schooling
Today I talk about one of my life’s most embarrassing moments. I made a huge mistake, and I thought about not talking about it on the show. However, the “teacher” in me took over and I thought “If someone can learn from my mistake, it’s worth it.”
All signs point to me not passing a class [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Drive By Schooling
Today I talk about one of my life’s most embarrassing moments. I made a huge mistake, and I thought about not talking about it on the show. However, the “teacher” in me took over and I thought “If someone can learn from my mistake, it’s worth it.”
All signs point to me not passing a class [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It Ain’t Easy Being GreenToday I tell the story of trying to help my niece as she is in labor. The bad news is Hospitals make me physically sick due to some psychological reason beyond my control.
It is very strange as my new great nephew was born on the same day my Mother died 19 years ago (in the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It Ain’t Easy Being GreenToday I tell the story of trying to help my niece as she is in labor. The bad news is Hospitals make me physcially sick due to some pyschological reason beyond my countrol.
It is very strange as my new great nephew was born on the same day my Mother died 19 years ago (in the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hey It’s Your BirthdayI’ve noticed that when you go to just about ANY restaurant these days, if its someone’s birthday they bring the whole kitchen crew out to sing their “Hey It’s Your Birthday” song. I’ve also noticed that after about the 27th time of hearing this song the performance needs some tweaking.
I think this whole thing was started [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hey It’s Your BirthdayI’ve noticed that when you go to just about ANY restaurant these days, if its someone’s birthday they bring the whole kitchen crew out to sing their “Hey It’s Your Birthday” song. I’ve also noticed that after about the 27th time of hearing this song the performance needs some tweaking.
I think this whole thing was started [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rubber Band ManSo my girlfriend and I listened to the book “Men are from Mars,
women are from Venus in the car ride to Dayton Ohio where I
was talking to the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop.
I learned some new stuff as did my girlfriend.
Men are like rubber bands. They have an intimacy cycle, where they
get close, and then snap [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rubber Band ManSo my girlfriend and I listened to the book “Men are from Mars,
women are from Venus in the car ride to Dayton Ohio where I
was talking to the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop.
I learned some new stuff as did my girlfriend.
Men are like rubber bands. They have an intimacy cycle, where they
get close, and then snap [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Over the Top CosmoToday I talk about being in a house that is 75% percent women most of the
time (and how it makes toilet paper and endangered species).
Also, this weeks Cosmopolitan magazine has a headline that says,
“Be a genius in bed.” (or something like that). I mean sex has
been around for a while. Don’t you think we’ve got [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Over the Top CosmoToday I talk about being in a house that is 75% percent women most of the
time (and how it makes toilet paper and endangered species).
Also, this weeks Cosmopolitan magazine has a headline that says,
“Be a genius in bed.” (or something like that). I mean sex has
been around for a while. Don’t you think we’ve got [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Relationship 2.0So my trust went left of center this weekend as I let some small circumstances get the best of me and get “in my head” making me act like someone I don’t want
to be. I’m not very proud of myself.
In the end, my “suspicious” attitude showed “The Nurse” how much
I TRULY cared, and that made [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Relationship 2.0So my trust went left of center this weekend as I let some small circumstances get the best of me and get “in my head” making me act like someone I don’t want
to be. I’m not very proud of myself.
In the end, my “suspicious” attitude showed “The Nurse” how much
I TRULY cared, and that made [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | DRAMA STEWToday we welcome a new listener - and then piss them off. Wonderful.
This podcast is kind of “my diary.” But not really the truth. You only get MY side of the story so you know there is another two thirds of the story. So my last podcast where
I got to be a “Dad” for a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | DRAMA STEWToday we welcome a new listener - and then piss them off. Wonderful.
This podcast is kind of “my diary.” But not really the truth. You only get MY side of the story so you know there is another two thirds of the story. So my last podcast where
I got to be a “Dad” for a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dad for a dayToday I talk about how “The Countess” and I performed in a talent show.
It was amazing, and I am so proud of her. It was great to make a
memory with such a great kid.
Then I thought about it. As much as we know parents can influence
their kids. Does that mean as adults we influence our [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dad for a dayToday I talk about how “The Countess” and I performed in a talent show.
It was amazing, and I am so proud of her. It was great to make a
memory with such a great kid.
Then I thought about it. As much as we know parents can influence
their kids. Does that mean as adults we influence our [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Congratulations it’s a Boy! I went to a Casting Crowns show last night. It was amazing. I had
never heard of them (I went to see the opening band), and they just
blew me away. Check out their latest CD from iTunes
and AMAZON.COM
I’ve always thought about sponsoring a kid. In the end I never did. Well
its time. Sure its not in [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Congratulations it’s a Boy! I went to a Casting Crowns show last night. It was amazing. I had
never heard of them (I went to see the opening band), and they just
blew me away. Check out their latest CD from iTunes
and AMAZON.COM
I’ve always thought about sponsoring a kid. In the end I never did. Well
its time. Sure its not in [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I’M NOT QUITTING!I’m trying to learn new things as I try to “better” Dave. The one thing I think I stink at is quitting. I’ve been thinking about quitting things. You can only take so much right?
I was watching the movie “Rocky Balboa” (not horrible). There was a great scene in the movie. In the movie Rocky [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I’M NOT QUITTING!I’m trying to learn new things as I try to “better” Dave. The one thing I think I stink at is quitting. I’ve been thinking about quitting things. You can only take so much right?
I was watching the movie “Rocky Balboa” (not horrible). There was a great scene in the movie. In the movie Rocky [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Don’t Undertstand WomenOK, its official. I don’t understand women. Today I return to one of my favorite topics which is how men and women are so different. Here are some topics:
Nails: I don’t know a guy who picks a women based on their nails, but women love to do their nails, and comment on other women’s nails.
Listening: [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Don’t Undertstand WomenOK, its official. I don’t understand women. Today I return to one of my favorite topics which is how men and women are so different. Here are some topics:
Nails: I don’t know a guy who picks a women based on their nails, but women love to do their nails, and comment on other women’s nails.
Listening: [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | _______ Don’t Fail Me NowBefore we even set foot in Fat Fish Blue in Downtown Cleveland, I knew what to expect. You see a large female soul singer (who happened to be African-American) was going to be on stage. I told the nurse (my girlfriend), “This women will follow the large soul singer formula and sing about grinding it to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | _______ Don’t Fail Me NowBefore we even set foot in Fat Fish Blue in Downtown Cleveland, I knew what to expect. You see a large female soul singer (who happened to be African-American) was going to be on stage. I told the nurse (my girlfriend), “This women will follow the large soul singer formula and sing about grinding it to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 10 Holiday Tips for 2008 from JESUSThis year it was interesting as the conductor at the High School said “Happy Holidays” and someone from the audience shouted out MERRY CHRISTMAS. The audience laughed.
Today we have a very special guest who chimes in with some tips for NEXT year around the holidays (or really ANY day).
1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Top 10 Holiday Tips for 2008 from JESUSThis year it was interesting as the conductor at the High School said “Happy Holidays” and someone from the audience shouted out MERRY CHRISTMAS. The audience laughed.
Today we have a very special guest who chimes in with some tips for NEXT year around the holidays (or really ANY day).
1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | POPO Reads the Christmas StoryToday I tell the story of Christmas Eve. For a child this was known as “Hours of Torture” followed by some presents. The “finish line” of the waiting for presents was Grandpa (better known as POPO - “poe poe”) reading the Christmas story.
So when my Grandparents left of to go live with relatives in Texas I [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | POPO Reads the Christmas StoryToday I tell the story of Christmas Eve. For a child this was known as “Hours of Torture” followed by some presents. The “finish line” of the waiting for presents was Grandpa (better known as POPO - “poe poe”) reading the Christmas story.
So when my Grandparents left of to go live with relatives in Texas I [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Merry Christmas, SMILE!Yesterday I talkeds about Surprising your parents on Christmas. As I got older I took this to a new dimented level. I would talk pictures of my parents as they took their first steps out of their bedroom (yes that’s really my Dad). Nothing like facing a flashbulb at 6 in the morning.
Music: Jimmie Bratcher [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Merry Christmas, SMILE!Yesterday I talkeds about Surprising your parents on Christmas. As I got older I took this to a new dimented level. I would talk pictures of my parents as they took their first steps out of their bedroom (yes that’s really my Dad). Nothing like facing a flashbulb at 6 in the morning.
Music: Jimmie Bratcher [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Santa’s WorkshopToday is Day #9 in the Twelve DAVES of Christmas. Today I talk about how we turned the tables on our parents and had a Surprise for them when they woke up. This is a tradition that would take a horrible turn in the near future (tomorrows show). But it did teach me that it [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Santa’s WorkshopToday is Day #9 in the Twelve DAVES of Christmas. Today I talk about how we turned the tables on our parents and had a Surprise for them when they woke up. This is a tradition that would take a horrible turn in the near future (tomorrows show). But it did teach me that it [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 10 Little Fingers and 10 Little Toes
Welcome to another installment of “The 12 Dave’s of Christmas” (#8 for those keeping Track)
Today I’m going to do something I’ve NEVER done in any of my 100s of podcast episodes. I’m going to SING.
It’s a Christimas song about the true meaning of Chrstmas. It’s me, a guitar, and a microphone (and a touch of reverb).
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 10 Little Fingers and 10 Little Toes
Welcome to another installment of “The 12 Dave’s of Christmas” (#8 for those keeping Track)
Today I’m going to do something I’ve NEVER done in any of my 100s of podcast episodes. I’m going to SING.
It’s a Christimas song about the true meaning of Chrstmas. It’s me, a guitar, and a microphone (and a touch of reverb).
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What I Always WantedOK, We all have stories of odd gifts. However, looking back these many of my “unique” gifts came from family members who lived out of town and saw me once or twice a year. I could’ve won an Oscar for my performance “Best Faking of Appreciation” role.
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What Child is This from Jimmie Bratcher (www.jimmirbratcher.com ) [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What I Always WantedOK, We all have stories of odd gifts. However, looking back these many of my “unique” gifts came from family members who lived out of town and saw me once or twice a year. I could’ve won an Oscar for my performance “Best Faking of Appreciation” role.
MUSIC
What Child is This from Jimmie Bratcher (www.jimmirbratcher.com ) [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | |