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Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 26, 2007

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:16:14 -0600

Croncast - 2007-11-26.mp3
Show: #438
Length: 32:06
Size: 22.0mb
Format: mp3

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Your dad sent an email from India
He wants to know what a 'post' is
Any content that is in the site
Kris commenting on Besty's cooking and sharing it with the world
I want to talk about the convalescent home that you knocked over
Where do you get clothes like that?
Betsy's Thanksgiving redemption with turkey dinner number two
Betsy role plays the judge at our divorce proceeding
We didn't share that
At Costco, because it is the only place I can shop
What are we here for?
I was in charge
How about we do another turkey?
Getting right back on the horse
Betsy avoids conversation
Somebody's gotta keep a cap on that stuff
All berries are the same
Not my Barry he's special
I cannot stand watching love scenes on TV
They all creep me out
It's even worse when they are elderly
Referencing the list
Betsy is wound up
Behold, this is what our listeners want, Kris
Made by hand by Goodwill Industries employees
Everyone could use them
And we get to pick the scent
How are the commuters going to hand that on the train?
On the antanae of their Treo
The nice thing about the air freshener is it keeps on giving
Very interesting, I'll take it back to the committee
Dino from improv university
He can get them cheaper
Brought to you by the people who brought you Aquadots
I did a photo essay, live blog or our Goodwill date
Photos start here
Watching you was like watching a manic woman
It was an experience
No one needs hot food
It should all be warm
I will own a restaurant someday called "Warm"
We were being followed
He was working downtown Naperville
The guys was a thief
Sure, Kris, he was just shopping
Not so close behind me
Maniacally stirring your hot chocolate to cool it down
Sure, when Whole Foods opens
More like Boulder every day
The man was up to something
He was undercover officer, Kris
He was picking out people who didn't fit . . . and it was you
Does his fleece say "North Face or REI?", no captain
Follow that man
Book nerds are the original nerds
The Bolingbrook thing is ooking me out
Yes, that Bolingbrook with Drew Peterson
The missing Stacey Peterson
In the last week I have gone by 3 groups of people looking for her in the woods
It is strange, simple strange
How your first memory impacts your entire life
What is your first memory Betsy?
Hitting strangers with a broom while they sat in circle
You are crazy
I poked my cousin in the head with a shovel once
You played basketball in gravel

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Tags: North Face Aquadots air fresheners hot chocolate Bolingbrook Petersons

Danger Turkey round 2, not so dangerous

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:46:24 -0600

Betsy recovered from yesterday's turkey debacle with this award winning (in my book), succulent beast.

Special thanks to Costco for the day after Thanksgiving turkey sale. Too bad Betsy couldn't sell these on eBay.

Tags: turkey costco betsy thanksgiving day

Betsy's first apron

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:31:29 -0600

Betsy sporting her first apron! Oh dats nice.

She is officially a mother. Going from mom to mother is a big step in
a woman's life I am told.

Happy thanksgiving, Booba.

Tags: betsy mother apron first told

Betsy and her husband Kris Dec 13, 2006

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:09:59 -0600

Croncast - 2006-12-13.mp3

Show: #313
Length: 39:18
Size: 27.0 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris December 13, 2006

Today is not for the triscadecaphobic
Betsy is the demon seed
Send her a paragraph why she is evil . . . not really
Betsy causes the world's woes
That voice you near is Melissa from ChildServ
We're collecting that money until Friday
I got some cool stuff
Keeping them out of soap and sheets holiday posse
Melissa says, "Kids don't want to open soap at Christmas"
The door bell interrupts us
eBay rule number 437 . . . show up on time, not early
He won't ring the door bell
Betsy broke the rules first and Melissa calls her on it
The hole that we do the show in, Betsy admits it
A care bear that has had it's eyes eaten by the dog
Eyeless care bears
Betsy has to show Melissa her storage area
1000 square feet devoted to garbage
I was going to try to help if I could
No, Melissa did not come over here
I just don't like it when people are early
Strangers should show up on time
"Betsy wouldn't have a big blow up Santa and basketball hoop at her house"
You're about to transport who? Where? Betsy you have to take the van
If you've listened for a long you know this, we know poor
Two months of eating rice out of a wok
Betsy got eBay skills to by clothes, diapers, food, pay for pre-school
Anti-foraging hater . . . Diannah read and reply please
So what does all of this mean?
It is all about having the ability or knowing when or how to do it
You have to make it your goal
It has been happening for ever
Walmart and the Elmo's . . . Betsy move
There is no buying from Walmart
Betsy explains why Kris is Walmart hater
It's the labor practices
Things that the kids would like
Betsy tries to balance both her sides
The Unitarians are right in the middle
Donations end on Friday
What makes a success
Getting out of the program means independent living skills
Graduate who is now getting his masters
Where's the money?
It's Thanksgiving break . . . can I come to the group home?
Having family makes a big difference
Melissa has been doing it for 11 years!

Tags: ChildServ triscadecaphobia social workers Walmart unitarians

Beck's Saturday Night Live performance video

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:14:13 -0600

I stumbled across an mpg version of Beck's Saturday Night Live gig right before the Thanksgiving. Before I could link up to it I thought that I would hit Beck's site . . . and sure enough the video from both performances was there for viewing. And . . . the mpg that I had seen was a screen capture from the site.

So instead of linking of to a lower quality version of an already low quality encoding of the video here are the directions:

a. go to www.beck.com
b. get your mouse to top left and drop down boom box and stop audio
c. go back left and get the menu to slide open
d. click the "video" button
d. click the "SNL Oct 2006" button
e. choose your speed

Tags: Beck SNL Beck Saturday Night live Beck Clap Hands SNL Saturday Night Live

Rerun Friday is upon us

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:08:52 -0600

This is for those of you catching up on shows. We're heading out of town tomorrow and won't be around to record a new show. Instead of doing a cheesy "What is your worst Thanksgiving moment Betsy?" show we're going to rerun the vacation series.

Maybe you can distract your family with our misery and laughter from our trip to Denver.

And from us to you . . . have as good a Thanksgiving Holiday as you can.

Tags: Thanksgiving Denver vacation Croncast vacation Betsy Smith Resale Queen

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 04, 2006

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:43:45 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-04.mp3

Show: #294
Length: 23:26
Size: 16.1mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 04, 2006

Hey a Saturday show? Say what!!??!! It is true . . . we gotta make this 300 thing real and on time so we are cranking out some extra shows to make sure we hold up our end of the contest.

There's not much that I can do for show notes tonight 'cause I been down her in the basement all day writing code. What I can remember before hearing the show again is that: Betsy wants to get me new choppers
Betsy's crushing Empire experience continues thanks to listener comments
The rotting roof and skylight
Getting potty trained
The countdown to Thanksgiving
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Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 11, 2006

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:01:04 -0500

Croncast - 2006-10-11.mp3

Show: #283
Length: 43:13
Size: 29.6 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris October 11, 2006

We recorded this late last night and the energy levels in some parts are pretty low. I think the prime time for us to record is around 9 p.m.

Show notes:

Intro numero dos thanks to that low energy
Turn the dial?
Betsy has been sitting in the house for a couple days
Even though she went to Goodwill it was a bad day
People were packed in wall to wall
Wednesday will be worse cause it is old person day (Kris day)
Vickie was rockin' her bag that Betsy missed out on
Picking up the sister
Resale shop at 11:35 . . . and suddenly the rest of my day is gone
Betsy has been really grumpy last three days
She wants to push off a pier with cement shoes
The honest answer is she upset about parenting issues
When will you not be too busy . . . 2008?
That doesn't count as parenting
Aren't we paying off the final credit card next week?
There is always another bill, Mr. B.
Rick keeps finding ways to get on the show
Documentary about Betsy's uncle, Randy Shilts - Reporter Zero
We have to find a way to see this movie
Life is show prep holmes
"I can't believe that I have to look at your mother at Thanksgiving"
Flying back to the midwest and seeing the people at the airport
You know your terminal by your people
The new vast collection of checked shirts
Betsy gets to the punch line before me
"I don't belong with you people."
Betsy says they are 'Puffy Cuffs'
The nosey neighbor
Nobody will even know when you are dead without nosey neighbors
What would Kris be like as a native american?
Shirt, pants and accessories from a single hanger on QVC "Fashion Day"
Designed to minimize lumpiness
Heart shaped mommy pants in the rear
Why try to talk with the other mommies?
They are not our people . . . they are 10-15 years older than we are
Getting an iPass for the tolls as a birthday gift
Oh, that was casual clothing

Tags: Goodwill Reporter Zero Randy Shilts puffy cuffs Rick Klau

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris 148

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:28:48 -0600

Croncast - 2005-11-25.mp3

Show: #190
Length: 28:13
Size: 19.4 mb
Format: mp3

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris 148

Show Notes

Post Thanksgiving release
Again with the Kris doesn't get it
Having a vagina makes holidays completely different
Hiding in the basement
Kris is "delightful and charming", words from the lips of Betsy
Playing board games at holidays
Put some Play-Doh in the game
Who are these people, strangers . . . relatives
Kris is so much fun
A support system for Betsy at the holidays
We're going to see the Rockettes on tour
Middle class education on party hosting
Setting a table is not it Betsy's future
Mother is stressing out
It is time to learn
Parental modeling crammed into one meal
What side do the forks go on?
When it is important to you it will matter
Horrendous pain with no cartilage
Dementia and labor pain
Stop your baby from screaming
No "black friday" shopping at this house
Begging Betsy for money to buy her gifts
On top of the kitchen sink
The Oprah 200 calorie work out
We can't even stick to that
Tuning out or throwing up
When Oprah says something it makes perfect sense to Betsy
It is all estrogen related
Why don't we eat out of tinfoil
Not even the same category
I could never be in Betsy's category
Maggie dressing up
Betsy . . . iron?
Pretending not having to
The weight of Betsy's domestic plate
The DVD
Von Maur again
Rich people smell nice . . . like there house
The blessings of American Girl dolls
Betsy's good karma leads her to the sales
Betsy tips her hand and can't ask for a discount
Resale
Punk rock daughter hooks Betsy up with a doll that has a soul
Making dolls in your trailer and then a billionaire
Before doll making
Mommy says I spent $130 on that
Elliot is daddy through and through

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Croncast - Mike and his friend Kris Ep. 1

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:37:59 -0600

Croncast-2004-11-24.mp3

Length: 39:42
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64k
Size: 18.6 mb

Episode 1 With Mike Vester, How to become an overnight success in the music business in 15 years. I talk with Mike about what is has taken him over the years to gain a fulltime lifestyle as a musician, i.e. creeping up on the 'big break'. Mike is my friend and this was a fun pocast.

Check back tomorrow with Mike for episode 2.

Today's Show

Intro
When is Thanksgiving?
Using last names
Mike Netherlands - I mean Vester
Kris kissing up
How to become an overnight success in the music business in 15 years.
The voice
Carnivale new season
How Mike got into music
He's a writer
Intellectual snatch
Rocker chics
Lazy musicians
Marriage and sex
Mike's expansion plan fails
The music career
First songs
Sheryl Rak - www.Rakvocal.com
Vocal nodules
Broken Vegas - Feed My Need
Success in music
Field Tripp
Managing the band
Major distribution
Passions
Kris fucks title up over and over

Tags: mike music success kris years