Power, Pain and a perfectly planned Party, presenting the week 3 blog, brought to you by the letter P
Spirit of the Radio
People who know me would likely know of my LOVE for radio, so it only makes sense that the soundtrack of most of my life is provided by this medium. As I write this, Alan Jackson sings, “It’s 5-oclock somewhere” on my Mom’s favourite country station playing in the kitchen. This morning on the drive back north, my friend Joanne Wilder on Toronto’s Q107 played Rush and it got me thinking about the spirit of radio and how integral a part of people’s daily lives it becomes and in many cases, how much we almost don’t realize the power it possesses.
Being a Radio Producer, I certainly understand its power; after all, it’s how I proposed to Nathalie more then 14 years ago, but I do love to point it out when I can. On Thursday morning, Nathalie almost drove of the road laughing so hard and I laughed when she told me about it. Not only did I laugh, but also when Nathalie got to work she told a bunch of her co-workers what she heard on the radio they laughed too. See the power of radio, today it is making people laugh and now it’s your turn. I will tell you that this is not for kids or the squeamish, because of what it is that is happening, but it is done tastefully so please check out Mad Dog and Billie on Virgin Radio 99.9 – http://www.virginradio999.com/node/931903
Are we nuts?
As the final part of what has turned into a weeklong birthday celebration for our now 10-year-old Jordyn, we are escorting her and three friends, along with Julia to the theater on Sunday to see Hannah Montana the Movie. I only mention this because when I asked the girls what I should put in my blog this morning they both said, almost at the same time, “the movie”. I guess they are looking forward to it so bring on the popcorn!
The return of Alligator Boy
I can almost close my eyes and see the room, the pictures on the wall and all of the events of one of the first vet appointments with Bentley the super dog more then 12 years ago. It was The Doctor and the nurse, Nathalie and myself trying to hold this little bundle of joy to trim his nails and the exact moment he got one of his nicknames – “Alligator Boy”. Every time I have trimmed his nails since, I have to laugh about it and now you know why. The good news is that over the last bunch of years he has gotten much better and but for 1 or 2 little snaps each time, I can do it mostly on my own and that I did today. Good boy Bent!
In closing
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed my favourite pair of shoes were a little less then comfortable. Well one anyway. I thought maybe a misaligned sock and I tried adjusting it, but still something was there. Days later, I thought maybe it was a stone or something, but every time I felt it, the pain was either gone before I found it, or not painful enough for me to commit to an actual full inspection. The fact that I never picked up my shoe and looked closely at it would probably dumfound most, but I just never did. That is until this week. Upon full inspection, I discovered the screw that was driven into the bottom of my sole.
No wonder I felt a pain when I put weight on my left foot! There is a screw sticking into the bottom of my foot! Some would probably never admit to such a seemingly stupid blunder, but not me. In the interest of learning and sharing I am turning this into a lesson for all. I am sure there are going to be times in your life that you will feel pain. It might be a small pain or it might be a major one, but when you do, and you are unable locate the source, try looking at the bottom of your shoe! You might be getting screwed and not in a good way.
Have a Perfect weekend!
Jim