I heard a funny exchange at Wal-Mart today. A woman(who looked like she was in her 60s) asked the cashier if she could put this group of items in one set of bags and the others somewhere else. When the cashier curiously asked why, she responded with “I have to hide these from my husband. I bought these for my grandchildren and I don’t want him to know! He’ll have a cow!”

This made a lot of us around her laugh. She went on to tell all of us that she evens tries to divert him by marking the things she saved on with a red pen!

I’m amazed the lengths people will go to to hide purchases! In her case, it was understandable.

Then it made me think……Hey….wait a minute…..has my wife ever done that with me?! When I asked, she timidly said, “No………..!”

We had a lot of fun the other day talking about parents who bribe their kids! Dina admitted to bribing Xander with McNuggets and I bribe Jacob to brush his teeth(25 cents per brushing!).

Listeners called in and admitted to a number of “Bribe” tactics including paying $5 for every test they got an A on(She shelled out a lot of money!).

Of course, experts say this is a bad idea! Here’s a link to one expert’s thoughts.

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/bribing-kids-for-good-behavior

One of my the favorite commercials on the Super Bowl was the “Letterman show” spot featuring Oprah and Jay Leno! It always seems like a slam-dunk when you can get two rivals to do a funny commercial. Throw Oprah in there and you’ve got yourself a winner!

One of my personal favorites was when Al Gore and George Bush went on Saturday Night Live and spoofed themselves! Another great one was when Kanye and Mike Myers(although not necessarily rivals) reunited after Kanyes rant on the Katrina special.

What’s your favorite “rival” comedy skit?!

I recently was out to dinner with a friend when he left what a thought was a small tip. Since I had known him for a while, I felt comfortable calling him out on it.

He informed me that he tips on the total, NOT the total with tax. I thought this was odd since I had never heard this before! His friend backed up his tipping strategy.

I have never heard this before! Now, I’m completely confused on tipping. I still contend most people do, and should, tip on the total with tax!

One of the most gratifying things about having a child is watching them learn words, phrases and sentences.

Early on, it’s fun to listen to them use the everyday words you use.

Later on(my son is now 7) it’s fun to watch them try to speak like adults and use the facial expressions that go with it.

After DJing a wedding, I arrived home at about 11pm. My son looked at me, with a very adult face, and said, “So Dad, how was your wedding?” The words and facial expressions were all adult…but acted out by a seven year old! I laughed for about 10 minutes!

That….is priceless entertainment.

Ever meet someone and think to yourself, “They look nothing like I would have pictured them!” Normally, that happens to me when I meet someone I’ve talked to a good deal on the phone.

However, this phenemenon happened to me in reverse. Someone recently admitted that they were quite surprised when they met me.

Sass is one of our newest members of the “Better Half of Springfield.” Before she came into the studio for the first time, she decided to check out our pics at wdbr.com. Much to my surprise, she believed I had a mullet! This is because the front page picture has a shadow behind it.

When arriving for the first time at the studios, she was a little bewildered that I had a shaved head with no mullet to be found!

If you want to have a good laugh, check out the pic at wdbr.com. Do it soon, cause it’s not going to be up long!

Recently, I co-hosted an event for the junior league. At the conclusion of the event, I was chatting with some people when a woman came up to the podium and put a set a keys inside the podium. They were mine. She said to me, “I’m sorry, I grabbed someone else’s keys by accident.” I laughed and told her they were mine.

That’s when she paused….looked at me and said….I’m sorry, I had those in my mouth!

What?! I have yet to figure out this whole scenario and I have a variety of questions;

Who puts keys in their mouth?

Exactly what was she doing? Picking her teeth? Sucking on keys? And for how long?

And why did she tell me? I’m sorry, if I did that, I might be a little hesitant to admit it!

This is still one of the funniest scenarios I’ve ever witnessed. I don’t know who this girl is, but, now have a connection; her saliva and my keys….!

This past week I was part of a book reading at Owen Marsh school. All the Celebrity readers read books authored by Peter H. Reynolds. My book was “The North Star.” While I was waiting, I read through some of the other Peter H. Reynolds books that were on hand(”The Dot” and “-ish”). I was amazed how he could give such great perspective on life in such a small book; A children’s book! Most of his books are about how you should make your own mark, go your own way, be unique and don’t let others tell you how to live! 

 The Next time you have one of those “What’s my place in the world” moments, go to your Barnes and noble and head straight for the children’s section. It’ll cost you less and and it’ll be an easy read! You’ll be amazed how much you can take from this author in just 20-30 pages!

Each Sunday, when I’m out for a longer run, my wife and son jump in the car and take care of errands. The trip usually ends with a visit to Cold Stone Creamery. That’s their “thing.” It happens almost every Sunday.

The great part about the “thing” is that it’s never planned! Those of you who are parents, you know what I’m talking about. Those of you looking forward to being parents, you’ll realize that this is the best part of the parent-child relationship.

My thing with Jacob is Tuesday nights at Gold’s Gym. Each Tuesday, we sit and watch strangers play Volleyball and Basketball. Sometimes he’ll hit the track for a few laps. Whatever it is, it has become tradition. I’ll be sad the day it stops and it’s a bonding thing I’ll remember forever.

I’ll admit it. I’m a bag apple guy. I’ve come around in the past few years since my wife likes her apples without a plastic home.

However, I still don’t get it. I can buy a bag of apples, toss the 3 or 4 that are bad, and I still got a week’s worth.

But buying them seperately may mean taking out a small loan. Yes, they are greater is size, but…is the difference really that much?! Single apple snobs tell me it’s the only way to go. Financial good sense tells me different.

They’ll always be second to popcorn, though, when it’s come to the absurb price gap(33 cents at your grocery stoll, $4 at the movies!)