What If?

Ever wonder if anyone said no when asked for their hand in marriage? Well... It apparently happens. Tough break!

Cheeseburger... in a can?!

I just stumbled across this and find it absolutely fascinating. It's quite possibly the best thing to happen to the cheeseburger since a fried egg (try it if you haven't, soooo delicious). But, it could also be an abomination to the delicious sandwhich we all know and love. I wonder if these will ever get released in the states... If so, you can bet that I'll pick some up and report back with a review! Check out the Burger in a Can for yourself!

New Website!

I know I haven't posted in awhile and there's no excuse for that what-so-ever. I am ashamed to be in last place for the blogging scene on KFIZ.com and I will do everything I can to get to the top! Well... at least for the next week... or so.

But today there's a great reason to be blogging. The brand new KFIZ.com! It's beautiful. So much better than what was up before. You can actually navigate the site with ease and it's much more visually appealing than the old one was. I can't say enough about what Christopher Gustavus has done for the website. When listening to The Morning Show with Bob Hoffmaster tomorrow at 10:35, call in and tell Christopher what a great job he did getting this new site up and running.

The part I am most excited about is the added podcasting features. For those of you who don't know, I usually stroll into the studio about Noon, which means I wake up between 10 and 11am (sometimes later...) so I miss a lot of great stuff from the morning programming on KFIZ that I am excited to be able to keep up to date on now. The menu system on the site is also much cleaner and easy to access.

So all in all, my hat is off to Mr. Gustavus and you should mull around KFIZ.com quite a bit in the coming weeks, it's a great start but more is on the way!

Weekend Warriors

After a two week hiatus, Green Bay finally has another game tomorrow. I must say, I was starting to get the shakes from withdrawal, but now it's the shakes of anticipation.

I love the Green Bay Packers. I grew up watching Reggie White, Sterling Sharpe, Brett Favre, Robert Brooks, Dorsey Levens, and all of the Green and Gold throughout the 90s and I continue to watch to this day. I'm definitely a spoiled Packers fan for sure. The worst season I had to watch was two years ago in 2005 when they ended the season 4-12. Luckily that's the only losing season I've seen since I was six!

When I started to get into football, the Packers were just coming out of a rough slide (as we all know) though about 23 years. Did you know that from 1968 to 1991 the Pack only had five winning seasons? Whew, that's a tough stat to swallow. And how can we all forget the Tony Mandarich draft selection? Luckily for me I was only six years old in 1991 and my dad was just getting me into watching the historic Green Bay Packers.

At the time, I had no real idea what was going on since I was only six. I knew that they were playing well if my dad was yelling, "Go! Go! Go!" and playing poorly if he was pounding his fist on the arm of his recliner. At that time, most often it was the latter. Then came 1992... We saw Ron Wolf, Mike Holmgren, and Brett Favre join the historic franchise. The 1990's version of the Three Amigos.

I was beginning to understand the rules of the game shortly there-after. I was picking up a few rules here and there and soon I was the second string arm-chair quarterback to my dad. When mom would ask a question about a rule or call, if dad had his mouth full of some chips, I would jump in and give the right answer with pride. Football was my past-time and I didn't look back. I've seen each one of Brett's consecutive starts from beginning to end and I'm proud to say that I've seen the Packers win a Super Bowl.

Fast-forward to today and we are getting set to watch what could be a return to that level of infamy (knock on wood). The Packers have a tough match-up on their hands with the Seattle Seahawks. I'm sure Matt Hasselbeck is sick of the clip from 2003's playoff game between the two teams with his infamous "We want the ball and we're gonna score!" We all remember how that one turned out...



But none-the-less, Hasselbeck will definitely want to put that behind him.

If the Packers can get a win, then one has to wonder... Can the Pack make it to the big dance? All I can say is that I hope so. The night I watched the Packers in Super Bowl XXI was an incredible night. I was 11 years old and I had absolutely no doubt in my mind that the Three Amigos would bring the Lombardi trophy back to Title Town. This time around, I have my doubts... But I wonder... Would those doubts make the victory that much sweeter? Time will tell, and hopefully it will tell sooner rather than later.

Way Too Long

Before I start this entry, let me apologize. I know that all three of you who read my humble little blog were distraught over the lack of an entry for quite some time. I feel awful for the delay and one of my resolutions for 2008 (that will probably never be realized...) is to update this blog a lot more regularly. So with that, let's get into it...

I have talked with Wade Bates a few times here and there about how my hair was before arriving at KFIZ. Well, for awhile there I had a mohawk off and on and he's asked me quite a few times to take a gander at it. What better way to display it's glorious spikiness than in my blog? So here it is, without further ado, here are a couple of shots with me and my mohawk.What do you think? Should the 'Hawk make it's return anytime soon, or should it forever be a memory in the archives of my younger years? If my mother had the only vote, she would burn all evidence of its existence...

Shaving my... Face

It's always the worst to have a co-worker that has a cold or isn't feeling so great. Yeah, you feel a little bad that they aren't doing their best, however, the reason it's awful is that you know it's coming your way before long.

That's the way it was here at the KFIZ studios. A lot of us got sick in a short period of time, myself included, and I finally am feeling much better (knock on wood).

When I'm not feeling well, I don't take good care of my outward appearance. I know that it would probably make me feel better, but I just have less enthusiasm for looking my best. That includes making sure my facial hair is in check. Lately the ol' face shrubbery has gotten a little wiley, and now that I'm feeling better I finally got around to trimming it up today. And since I know you care so so much about my facial hair, I thought that I would share with you some before and after pictures. Consider yourself lucky!

So here we go... brace yourself...

BEFORE:

AFTER:
Scary, huh?

Gimmie More... Cookies!

Growing up for me meant a lot of different things. Some of the larger parts would be cookies and Sesame Street. When those two things came together with Cookie Monster, it became the best thing ever. I was recently reminded of C.M. when Judy Cusick of the Downtown FDL Partnership brought us some delicious cookies and thankfully, through the power of YouTube, I was able to watch Cookie Monster again. It's also great to know that C.M. has been getting some attention outside of the Streets of Sesame. Talent scouts seem to have finally realized how much of an asset he can be to any show and that includes those for Martha Stewart. Lucky for you, I have those videos available for your viewing below. Try not to be drinking milk while watching these, and if you decide to, I am in no way liable for the damage of a milk soaked keyboard.