Colossal Podcasts

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Chronicles of a Blogaholic

“Podcasting is great. Total freedom.”
Bill Burr

Gilbert Gottfried This past week, as I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been under the weather. My concentration has been limited, so I’ve been spending my time listening to Podcasts.

As most of you fellow bloggers may know, Podcasts were first known as audioblogging, and has its roots dating back to the 1980s. I’ve listened to a quite a few Podcasts through the years. However, it wasn’t until about a month ago I listened to my first Podcast from the Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcasts.

This first Gottfried Podcast was an interview he did with Ken Berry. After this entertaining interview, I was so hooked that I then went and listened to all the previous interviews, with such stars as Barbara Feldon, Bill Mumy, Dick Cavett and Henry Winkler, just to mention a few. You definitely should listen to the Bill Mumy interview. Mumy is a child actor famous as the little boy in the Twilight Zone episode, “It’s a Good Life”, where he played a child who terrorizes his town with psychic powers.

We are so bombarded with TV, Movies, and visual stimulation that it was refreshing just to listen to an interview. You find yourself really listening when you don’t have images to distract you from the content. Growing up with TV as a household staple, I never really experienced the radio style of entertainment. Radio and/or Podcast entertainment leaves your imagination open to so much more.

There are thousands of Podcasts to choose from on SoundCloud. But, I’m really enjoying listening to Gilbert Gottfried who sits down in his New York City apartment with Hollywood legends and behind-the-scenes talents.

You can check out these great Podcasts by visiting: Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcasts.

Shine On

Out On A Limb

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Chronicles of a Blogaholic

“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes,
because that’s where the fruit is.”
Will Rogers

Do you have a family member or close friend that you’ve gone out on a limb to help? Everyone at some point in life, has put themself in a compromising position.

The majority of time that I’ve gone out on a limb for someone, it all worked out. But, there’s always that one time, or should I say, that one person you help that never seems to work out.

For example, this ex-friend of mine, and I stress the word ex: No matter what we did together, or when I attempted to help them, nothing ever, ever turned out positive. Sometimes friends and relatives just have what I call bad energy or bad karma.

Then there’s the people who have good karma. My mother-in-law for instance has what I call excellent parking karma. Whenever I drive her somewhere, we always get great parking spots. She laughs whenever I mention her good parking karma. But, I believe everyone has some kind of energy that brings them good or bad luck.

Maybe I’m superstitious, but I try to stay away from the bad energy people and it seems to help my good energy. However, I have noticed whenever I’m with a bad energy person, my good energy is zeroed out and nothing ever goes as planned.

At this point in my life, I prefer to limit my liabilities. Because, now a days it’s not as easy to bounce back as it was when I was younger, when I go out on a limb.

Shine On

Four Letter Words

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Chronicles of a Blogaholic

“Good authors too who once knew better words,
now only use four-letter words.
Writing prose, anything goes.”
Cole Porter

Been fighting a bug I picked up and been feeling under the weather. Too much cough syrup, and other bug fighting meds, so not in the best frame of mind for blogging anything worth posting.

All I can think of are a few four letter words.

Shine On

Chasing My Tail

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Chronicles of a Blogaholic

“The ‘self-image’ is the key to human personality and human behavior.
Change the self-image and you change the personality and the behavior.”
Maxwell Maltz

Two Thousand pound baby elephant enjoying his bath.

Does My Butt Look Big in This Picture?

You have to admit, most questions you ask someone, you already know the answer. When it comes to a women’s body image, she should never ask her significant other if her butt looks big.

Why?

Because nine times out of ten he will lie and the other one time he’s truthful, it’s because he likes big butts on women.

After reading a recent fitness magazine article on women’s self-image, it stated that 64% of women do not like how their body looks. Another 59% would like to lose at least 10 pounds. A whopping 43% of women say their husband or boyfriend is the person most likely to make them feel good about their weight.

Most of women’s insecurity about their bodies is due to the fact for decades the fashion and movie industry showed us thin, skinny women as role models of beauty. Just in the past few years, with the popularity of stars such as, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Coco, some “junk in your trunk” has become fashionable. But, most insecurities begin long before you look at a fashion magazine.

I believe our insecurities about our physical and intellectual capabilities begin at an early age. Some people I have known, carry these insecurities with them to their grave. For me, it wasn’t until I was in my thirties that I really didn’t give a dam what other’s thought and began to believe in myself. It took a while for me to not let the negativity of others influence my self worth.

We just don’t realize how lucky we are with what we have, until we lose it. Whether it be our flaws that only we can see, or people in our life that we take for granted. We must be happy and grateful for each day. If we lived our lives with more gratitude and less envy, I believe we would enjoy more each and every day.

I’m learning to look forward instead of looking back and constantly chasing my tail.

Shine On

Eagleholic Addiction

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Chronicles of a Blogaholic

“Eagles come in all shapes and sizes,
but you will recognize them
chiefly by their attitudes.”
E. F. Schumacher

Pittsburgh Hays Bald Eagle parents caring for their two eggs. Which are due to hatch in two short weeks.

Last year I discovered the Pittsburgh Hays Bald Eagle cam website. Everyday when I woke up, I would watch the progress of a mother and father nesting and raising three eaglet babies. It was such fun to watch these eagles both taking turns caring for the eaglets up to the day all three eaglets flew away.

My family couldn’t believe how obsessed I had become about these iconic birds. The funniest part about watching them daily was interacting with the other eagle followers. As we chatted online daily about the eaglets and the birds daily activity, we each had names for the three babies. I chose to name them after the Bonanza Cartwright family. The smallest eaglet was Little Joe, the middle one was Adam and the largest eaglet I called Hoss. All the eagle followers finally succumbed to my names, and after the babies were about three weeks old, everyone online was calling them Adam, Little Joe and Hoss. My eaglet claim to fame.

This year, once again, I am watching the eagle parents sitting on their nest in the coldest winter recorded in history. On the news tonight, they had a brief story about the family of eagles in Pittsburgh and how people such as myself are also following them as well.

I’m happy to report that the eagle following has become quite large and the public now has a name for us. I am proud to say we are called Eagleholics. I definitely will not be entering a twelve step program for my Eagleholic addiction.

Shine On

BTW,
I’ve got to warn you upfront, it’s very addictive, but if you are interested in following along, you too can become an Eagleholic by watching at: Pittsburgh Hays Bald Eagle Nest