Am I the only one that always has a problem with cell phone chargers?
The cords stop working after a while? Why is it? And I think
this happens it's a universal problem. You buy a cell phone charger, it
works for a few weeks, for a few months, or maybe even a
year, then all of a sudden, it just stops working and you plug
it in. It doesn't work. So you turn it over right right,
You turn it over, plug it in the other way, You wiggle it,
you put it back and forth couple of times. Then it works for
a second and then it stops. You have this problem too, I don't
think I do all really, I think mine normally work until they just stop
working kind of and they usually last quite a while. Well that's bullshit.
I'm sorry. That is amazing. Is not working over there right now?
It does, but I had to turn it upside down and wiggle it,
and if I touch my phone it stops charging. So anyway, let's get
to the emails here on the Minnesota Goodbye, let's start in. Megan writes
in good afternoon, Dave, Jenny Vaughn. I want to start this email
off on a good note by saying I love listening to you all so much,
not only in the morning getting ready and during my commute, but also
on my way home from work with the podcast Thank You. That being said,
I'm not sure when it happened, but Dave, you started saying a
right as a transition, averaging three or more times per episode. It's almost
comical, but it's also like nails on a chalkboard. Still love you,
regardless, Love always, Megan, do you want to explain where the all
right came from? Yes, there is a viral video of a gentleman who
worked at Old Country Buffet. He was like a chef something there with the
buffet area, and they ask him, is it do you want more meat
loaf? Or what it? Not? Me? Love? They said something
like can you carve it really thin for me? Or something like that,
I don't know, something like that, and then that's how he responds with
all right, And so we had him on the show one day and then
ever since then, it's kind of been just this running joke of saying it
on the show. So that's how people sign off sometimes because the usual offline
is dart lick, and a lot of people don't like to say that,
so they say all right. But it's if you go google Old Country Buffet
training video and it was made in the nineties and it's very cheesy, and
it's a guy he's a chef at Old Country Buffet and he actually worked there,
and they're talking about how, you know, make sure your customers feel
appreciated by asking them about their day. So he's like, have you tried
the lasagna? It's my favorite. Then there's one where he's talking to a
little girl and he's like, so, how old are you anyway, and
it's like, okay, creepy, but it's meant to be cute and it's
just cheesy. But at the end of one of the conversations he goes,
all right, yeah, and so that's where that comes from. So Megan,
thanks for asking, because I'm sure there's a lot of people that go,
what the fuck is that all about? Next one, Bethany writes in
good Morning, favorite morning show. I don't know if it's a good question
for your listeners, but I thought I would share what happened with me last
night to see if it'd be a good subject for the show or the Minnesota
Goodbye. My question is have you ever had a loved one or important person
that has passed away come to you in your dreams in support of what you're
going through, could be good or bad. I am going through an incredibly
difficult time in my life. I wish so badly that my mom could be
here to support me. She passed away four years ago, which was also
incredibly difficult, and I would give anything to hear her voice and feel her
hug during this time. Last night, she came to me in my dream.
We were running around planning things for an event, and then all of
a sudden, she made me get calm. She looked in my eyes,
stopped me from doing everything, and just held my hand. I woke up
bawling. I continued to cry once I woke up, but then all of
a sudden, calm came over me and I stopped. It was so real
and I really felt her support. I was curious if any listeners have had
similar experience. Just thought i'd share. Thanks for all you do to be
uplifting. That's from Bethany PS. Today's Monday motivation really spoke to me.
Soon, when all is going well, you're going to look back on your
life and be glad you never gave up. That was the Monday motivation.
Soon, when all is well, you're going to look back on your life
and be glad you never gave up. I assume this is true, but
boy, when you're in the trenches, it is hard to see and anticipate
that, Yeah, let's go back. I have dreams about my dad quite
a bit and my mom a little bit less. Even though it's funny,
I was much closer to my mom than it was to my dad, and
I have dreams where they don't necessarily comfort me, but they're comforting. So
in other words, Dad doesn't look at me and say, you know,
hey, it's okay, it's going to be better. Mom doesn't like say
it's going to be good, but it's just comforting. Yeah. So do
you have anything like that to share. I haven't lost anyone super closely.
Said. It's probably my grandma on my mom's side, and so I've definitely
had a couple dreams of out with her every once in a while. But
I don't know that it was in moments of like I needed the comfort.
I think it was just like a random dream that my grandma was in.
So I just I don't think i've really experienced that. If you have had
a random dream like that. Let us know, or maybe it's not so
random. The girls were over yesterday. They spent the night on Saturday night,
and they wake up at six thirty in the morning. Ava comes in.
We normally sleep until about eight thirty on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Ava
comes in the bedroom at six thirty like clockwork. Every time we kept her
up until nine thirty, and she still got up at six thirty. The
sun's up. Ava's up, She's up. She comes in. She's like
Grammy, grammy, and then Susan got up with her because that was our
agreement. It's like, okay, you get up with him this time,
I'll get up with them next time. So I'm dreaming. I go back
to sleep. I'm dreaming that one of them falls and hits their head at
that moment downstairs. I don't know if the dream was caused by the noise.
I heard a thump, and and I'm like, yep, I don't
know if my dream predicted it. Yeah, but I dreamed exactly what happened.
One of them fell off her chair and hit her head, not hard,
She's fine. It's so weird when you do have dreams like that where
you're like, wait, can I predict the future now? Because I had
a dream this weekend and one of the dogs that we watched wasn't it And
we've only watched him once and it was almost a year ago. And then
literally woke up the next morning and I had a request to watch that dog
again. Oh really? Did I just like predict that we were going to
watch a little hockey again. Isn't that fun? It was his name Hockey,
little Hockey. His name's Huckleberry. We call him hawk. Oh I
love it. I told Susan, I said I want a new dog because
I read somewhere for Josie. Yeah. Well, I read somewhere that old
dogs do well with a puppy and I love my Josie. Have you seen
the video where I'm doing the hands? No, I didn't see it.
You said you'd post it, but I didn't. I must not have been
on Instagram. There's a viral thing going around, a trending thing going around
on Instagram where you and your partner put your hand on top of each other
and then see whether your dog puts their paw on top of your hand.
Yeah. And I saw one dog do it, and people are like,
oh my god, that's amazing. He did. I can't believe it.
So he did it with Josie. Josie had no interest at all, and
putting her paw on top of our hands. She looks like she's sniffing around
for a tree. She was like, I'm sorry, like where's the tree?
Because when we were down on the floor with her, she's like,
oh, that must mean to get a treat, so she's looking around for
a treat. She is my girl. I just love her so much.
But I thought, you know, she's fifteen. One day she'll be gone.
And somebody I read somewhere that older dogs do good with puppies. I
don't know that she would, but I will say she does really good with
the babies. She is so good. She doesn't get jealous, she doesn't
get in the middle of them. She just walks right by them, and
they'll scratch her and you know, play with her ears or whatever, and
she's just very chill. So I don't know. Maybe I'll get a puppy.
I don't know. I would love that for you, because I think
that I had someone recently, a friend who her dog was like eighteen nineteen.
I think maybe even older, and they had gotten a puppy, And
I feel like that did help the other dog, the older dog for a
little bit live longer. Yeah, let us know whether that's a good idea
to get a puppy for Josie. I don't know. Next email, all
the way from Altoona, Wisconsin, Kyle writes a Crayola marker, a Paradise
razor blade, batteries, and two feet of twine. I'm wondering what's in
your junk drawer? And I thought this topic would fit in well to the
podcast. How do these drawers become a part of every house? Do you
specify one upon buying a new home? Why do they spark so much curiosity?
Is it a true junk drawer if you go through it and clean it
out or organize it. I'm sure you can take that topic and run with
it. Can you please send a sticker? Yes, I will send you
a sticker. Let me get a picture. By the way, Just to
an update, I have not sent out staff rider stickers in a long time
because I have been so busy and overwhelmed. I've had to move it way
down my priority list. There's just no time. I'm getting ready for this
high school speech, and I've got a lot of stuff going on. We
had vacations, so staff rider stickers have moved way down the priority list,
but I will get them out probably this week. Sometimes I think people will
understand considering you are using your own money to mail them and buy these stickers
and send them itt for free. Talk about your junk drawer, Jenny.
I've got two junk drawers yep, side by side in the kitchen. They're
both full of everything from sharpies, decks of cards, fingernail clippers, a
mini screwdriver set, a big screwdriver, pliers, one of those things that
you roll on your clothes to take the lint off, just your usual junk,
some abandoned little puzzles and things like that. What about you? So
I have one also in the kitchen, and I'm going to be honest,
I did organize it recently, so all the pens are in a topperware container,
all contained, and I have little the little twist ties you get in
the produce section to like hut the bag, a bunch of those in there,
duct tape scissors. That one's like more organized. I have other drawers
though, that just have such random shit. In it. I couldn't even
tell you. It's like house documents stapler. I think I have an Alexa
in it or something like that too, like that we just don't use.
Don't use your Alexa. I don't know why, but all the time,
I don't know why we've never I should really get it out, because it's
been I've had it for five years, and I think I used it once
or twice, like back at my old apartment, and then when we moved
into the house, I just ended up not using it ever. And I
don't like I don't like clutter on countertops, and so I was like,
we're never using this, and so I put it in a drawer like two
years ago and kind of have forgotten about it. I love my Alexa.
We've got one here in the studio. I would talk to her right now,
but it's not plugged in. I use mine all the time when I
make something like Alexa, set of timer for fifteen minutes, or Alexa,
what's the capital of Delaware? You know? Yeah? Or Alexa what is
eighty four times sixteen or whatever? I use mine a lot, or for
music or listening to KTWGB or the podcast or whatever. Yeah, you know,
be like Alexa play Lady Gaga. Yeah, so it's pretty cool.
I think that is interesting. What is in your junk drawer? And how
did that drawer happen to become the junk drawer? I think we had one
when I was a kid too. It was part tools and part junk.
Yeah, just like I was to say, I think it was the same
growing up for me, kind of the same as the one that I have
in my kitchen. Next one, Jason sends a picture of a tree that
looks like it's sucking a penis, so I wish it, says. Yeah,
he says, keep up the great work and thanks for keeping me entertained
for so many years. Jason in New Ulm, and it is a tree
with a It looks like it's got an open mouth and another tree branch is
growing into its mouth, so it looks vulgar and I love it and ippreciate
it. Thank you, Katie writes in I had to literally laugh out loud
on Friday's Minnesota Goodbye podcast when you were talking about getting bombarded with promotional emails
and referred to one about a dairy expert. I am a dairy expert.
Ha ha ha I'm a fourth generation dairy farmer also work for the Department of
AG as a milk inspector. It is safe to say that I live,
eat, sleep, and breathe all things dairy. So if you need some
titillating get it facts about dairy, I will hitch up with one of my
favorites I like to share with people. Oh, this should be good.
Are you ready? Did you know that cows do not have any top front
teeth. They have what is called a dental pad that they use to help
chew their cud that is similar in texture to hard tissue. Hope you have
a wonderful week. Lick dart, lick lick, Katie. No, I
did not know that. That's kind of funny. Is it true that cows
have like eight stomachs? And is it also true that cows are a big
source of methane gas and cows are a problem. What cows are a problem?
Why because they have methane gas? Oh? They fart all day?
Oh that's what I've heard. Wow, I will say. The reason we
brought that up on the show was because we talked about how we get a
bunch of junk spammy email that we don't really care about. And I used
an example of like, hey, you can do an interview with somebody from
the Dairy Association or a cow expert, and it's just so off brand for
us. But we get these all the time. Somebody will write in and
go, hey, do you know that Spain is the number one tourist definite
destination for college and it's like, do an interview about Spain and tourism.
No, we don't care. This person does a podcast and they're an expert
in this. You should have them on your show. It's you know,
and Jenny used to do this for the Timberwolves. You send out massive email
like press releases. No. I worked for meet Minneapolis, which is like
for the visitors in convention Bureau for Minneapolis. So yeah, we would send
out press releases about conventions happening at the convention center. And yeah, we
had a whole media list that we just sent it out to. And I
had to work through the media lists, take names off when they'd block us,
put names on when I found new people, we I block them most
of the time. And it's like, you know, I just feel bad
for somebody who is you know, like that's their job, and I usually
picture some twenty three year old fresh college graduate who's responsible for finding all the
radio station, newspaper and TV station, you know, email addresses and sending
out as many as they possibly could. And honestly, that is going to
be kind of it for the Minnesota Goodbye because we're a little bit short on
emails today. Is there anything that, Genny, you want to bring up
on the Minnesota Goodbye? Let me see, is there anything exciting? The
only thing I'll say is that because we haven't been up to the north Shore
in a while, we did a lot of new hikes we haven't done.
And I just have to say this hike Mount Josephine. I've already talked about
it. It was so fucking beautiful, Like I've never seen anything like that
in Minnesota before. How far of a hike is Mount Josephine from the parking
lot to the summit, It's two point five miles distance, so only about
a mile, so it's like, however long to get to a part It
is a lot of elevation over the course of just a mile, so it's
kind of steep. But I don't know. Andrew and I are weird and
we just like love to be tired, so we don't stop during those hikes,
but you can easily stop and it's not strenduous at all, you know,
like we just like ghost right through and just go as quick as we
can. So I definitely was sweating, and don't get me wrong, I
was sweating by the sum I got to the top of it. I know
what you being. I'm impressed that you don't stop and take breaks, because
we hiked up the Hollywood Hills a week or so ago with Carson and it
was steep. It was kind of some of it was like almost like climbing
stairs. I'm going to give you. I'm gonna leave the with this note.
There's an app and you sure heard it, but I'm sure it's called
All Trails. All Trails use it all the time. Do you have the
paid version? No? I don't pay for it, but I'm at a
point where I probably should because it probably would have saved me many many wrong
turns by now. It's called All Trails, and I'm not really familiar with
the unpaid app, but it's probably like under one hundred dollars a year,
and no matter where you are in the US and probably outside the US,
you can say, Okay, I'm looking for a trail near me, and
you can filter it. Do you want it to be easy, moderate,
or difficult? Do you want it to be a loop trail? Do you
want it to be an in and out trail? What distance are you looking
for? And it'll find trails around you within ten miles or fifty miles that
meet your criteria and it's really cool. And then when you get there,
it'll show you the exact trail. It'll have reviews from other people who use
the trail, like Okay, yeah, it's really busy in lots of crowds,
or you know, it's steeper than you think it is or whatever,
or there's no water on the trail. What it is. But it's called
all trails, And if you like to hike, or maybe you want to
take up hiking, you know, invest one hundred dollars to see whether it's
something that you like. And you can still see most of that stuff without
the paid version. It's mostly just that, like you can't download like the
maps offline and stuff like that without the paid version, but you can see
all the comments, you can see the recent pictures, so you can kind
of see the trail conditions and stuff, because that's kind of how I helped
like figure out what we should do up north this weekend, was looking at
pictures in recent comments to see the conditions and stuff. Yeah, check it
out. It's a very cool app. And that is it for the Minnesota
goodbye. What do you want to talk about? Do you want to talk
about dreams that loved ones appeared in? Do you want to talk about your
junk drawer and app that you love? A complaint and observation? Why we
say dart lick or all right? I'm glad we got to explain that one,
because that would be a weird thing to just hear like us go all
right and not really understand it. But now you know, and that is
it. Send your emails in please to Ryan Show at KDWB dot Common.
Thank you for being here.