Category: Podcast

June 5, 2023 – Wisdom of My Father

June 5, 2023 /

OK, I get a little vulnerable today. This is part of my quest to be real and not just ‘I can do everything well all the time’. So, if that is not your cup of tea then I am sorry for that; tune in next time. But, I do feel that clock ticking so I am trying to enjoy the moment while I can.

End Your Programming Routine: There is a phrase that Dave Ramsey uses called powdered butt syndrome. That means that nobody is ever going to take advice from someone that you powdered their butt. This is the opposite where I have some doubt about doing things that I have never done alone. It is hard to imagine doing so, particularly when there is some emotion around the task involved.

May 30, 2023 – Getting Saucy

May 30, 2023 /

There is nothing like coming in with information after the fact. Memorial Day is classic for the grill and sauces go hand in hand with that. Today, I go around the world with sauces.

End Your Programming Routine: I am keeping it brief because all the content is in the podcast. That being said, the programming is that making sauces are relatively simple. You can do it. Just like 40 years ago, there was no such thing as a bottled salad dressing; today no one knows how to make them. You can do it.

May 22, 2023 – Twenty Questions

May 22, 2023 /

I am still fighting through my recovery with life. So, I resurrected something that I originally wrote for Polymath Daily, the version 0 of altf4.co. At the time, I was going to batch up a bunch of outlines so that I could stay way ahead of my podcasting. This was before I sort of found my mojo with altf4.co and I was trying to figure out what I wanted to be.

End Your Programming Routine: As the days move by and we zoom into summer, I am hoping that this funk will pass. I suppose that it is not so much funk, but life so busy that it makes it hard for me to dedicate time to this endeavor. Just like Nemo, “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming” and it will be a safe place before we know it. I am going to hang in there, I hope that you do too.

May 15, 2023 – The Lost Generation

May 15, 2023 /

I talk about this today, but when I go back and listen to what I said, you always think about things that could have been said differently or emphasis changed in certain areas. Generation X is named so because it has no definition. Sandwiched between the Baby Boomers and the Millennials and waiting for the Boomers to step away with the Millennials fighting for the same positions it is hard to find a voice.

End Your Programming Routine: I realize that generation names do not define us as individuals. However, what is in common is a shared experience. There is an intangible feeling for how it was is common. Honestly, I don’t spend anytime worrying about whether my generation gets any credit or blame for anything. I just thought it was apropos that the voice of a generation was just a forgotten as the generation itself.

May 8, 2023 – Ethics and Laws

May 8, 2023 /

Just like when I read Atlas Shrugged and came upon the philosophical concept that ‘A is A’ this connection hit me in the face when I was writing about Animal Farm. I had never made the association that laws are moral when they fit our ethics. I have heard and even said, that law is immoral but I didn’t really get it.

But even more so than that, I finally figured out why all these things bother me. Despite the fact that I have little control over it, many of these laws violate my ethics. Don’t tell me what to do, dont prohibit by law items that have no victims, honor our tradition and culture. I don’t know, I have never sat down and figured them out. Maybe I should do that?

End Your Programming Routine: At the end of my podcast I holistically came to the phrase, “do things that matter”. This is what I try to do with all of the do-it-yourself projects and demonstrations that I do. But, I don’t emphasize that aspect of what I am trying to do enough (another epiphany). I try to offer ways to deal with programming, but I didn’t recognize that there is a second part to my tagline that I have left on the vine for far too long.

May 1, 2023 – The Tale of Two Countries

May 1, 2023 /

I hit all the hot buttons today like guns, abortion and drugs. I am attempting to make a contrast to different states going in different directions. For those of us ‘behind enemy lines’ it is hard to see any sort of light at the end of the tunnel. But, be awake we haven’t seen the fall yet… but it is coming. Rome took hundreds of years beginning with Nero in the year 54 and ending with the submission of the Roman emperor in 476 .

End Your Programming Routine: The reason Rome makes such a good parellel to the United States is because of the similarities of behavior. The largest global power falls because of narcissm. It’s no wonder the Afghanistan rejected our perverted form of freedom. Even the Taliban can recognize a bad apple.

April 24, 2023 – Hair On Fire

April 24, 2023 /

My hair is on fire, I don’t have topics stubbed out for the week. I didn’t even finish my outline before recording this podcast. It was all I could do to edit a short five minute video over the weekend. To top it off, it seems like the world is closing in on us and I see some dark times ahead.

End Your Programming Routine: I don’t want to be all about problems, we have plenty of those. What spurred me to talk about this today was how I felt after doing what I did in the podcast. It is simple, why don’t I do it more? I am somewhere between glass half full and glass half empty. I hope that my little adventure spurs people to find the small joy in life despite the world burning around us.

April 17, 2023 – What Your Beer Says About You

April 17, 2023 /

My points here are that brands have some reflection of the consumers and that it is difficult to tell what brands are cloaked in conglomerates. This is some of the issues that I tackle today. Maybe I will talk about beer again, the research was kind of fun and informative.

End Your Programming Routine: Pepsi Clear didn’t kill Pepsi, New Coke didn’t kill Coca-Cola. OJ Simpson didn’t damage Hertz. But, all of these companies recognized the damage that was done to the brand and did something about it. Will InBev do the same or is this the signs of change? I guess time will tell but I think we have seen the end of Bud Light.

April 10, 2023 – Family Road Trip

April 10, 2023 /

Join me on our road trip recap. I talk about our trip as well as some of the trips that we have done. We had a great trip and there are so many things that we could have done you have to pick and choose because of limited time. This is tips and tricks for inspiration of your own trip.

End Your Programming Routine: This was likely our last full family vacation. So, we did it with gusto. I wouldn’t say that we spared any expense. Someone on our trip that once you start to see some red rocks, they all start to look the same. I don’t disagree, so I would advise to make some variety in your trip, not just looking at red rocks. I have been thinking about a small RV for my wife and I to travel. Maybe that is in our future?

April 5, 2023 – The Coming Home Hangover

April 5, 2023 /

I have been doing a little watching of Seinfeld lately. This podcast is something like that, it is all over the place but actually going somewhere. I finished my book on the plane and I didn’t have a specific topic that I wanted to talk about. I did what I sometimes do and that is start writing. My topic was a phenomenon that often happens to me after business travel all week.

End Your Programming Routine: It is a very strange feeling to come home and feel like you don’t belong. I think that it is always a mental issue, nobody says or does anything otherwise, it is just the way I feel. It usually changes in a couple days and things are back to normal, but it is how it is.