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Betsy and her husband Kris Apr 27, 2007

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:19:58 -0500

Croncast - 2007-04-27.mp3
Show: #355
Length: 31:51
Size: 21.8mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris April 27, 2007

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I did touch your garage sale money today though
Gigi wanted to pick it all up
The dog could have eaten it
I would make you pick it up Mr B
It could have happened
That's Betsy's baby
Since she's become a more cognizant being
Kids reach that certain stage where they are different
Before two they are like blank Play-Doh
Liking babies more than toddlers
Almost like you have a pal
You're busted baby!
Except I'll have boundaries and rules
Right, at garage sales even if Maggie sees it first it is still Momma's
The parental manipulation
Talking your way out of a speeding ticket
He broke the Smith law
Betsy joining the the Russian Court of Assassination
It is behavior based
He's a repeat offender
Lead footedness . . . does it make me a bad human being?
Yes, it does Mr B
Life is flexible
I feel sorry for you
The better manipulator you are the more successful you'll be
Betsy using her cunning at garage sales
You are asking the world to be flexible and then you get on my case
Doing it up for the home owners association
Betsy steps in to run the garage sale
The pestering late comers
Betsy attempts to will other garage sale posse to knock on doors before they open
Her own garage sale breakdown
Sold 200 things and made $100
Grumpy no food in the house husband showing up
Selling all of your crap that didn't sell on eBay to other people who think they scored a sweet item for resale on eBay
If it has been here for three months and I hadn't touched it . . . it went in the sale
Yes I sifted through your stuff while you were gone Mr B
Recording all the addicted garage salers
They have already made the decision to ruin there own lives
Tailorbyrd shirts from Mr B . . . one will end up on eBay
Someone can buy it Kris and use it as an afterglow mop
We've thought about how to make money with the show for a while
Solution . . . the tip jar shall return

We are going to do a live show here in Naperville . . . hopefully in July. We'd like to get about 40 people to come out so we can have the joint for about 2 hours. That means you need to get your friends to come out too. Let us know if you can swing it.

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Tags: Naperville garage sale lead foot Smith Law Betsy Smith Kris Smith

Vacation: Act #1 Naperville to Omaha

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:59:32 -0500

Croncast - 2006-06-12.mp3

Show: #235
Length: 37:05
Size: 25.4 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris June 12, 2006

Thus begins our sharing of a vacation that ended 5 days early. We are not quite sure that our big summer vacaction driving to Denver in Slowsky was really a vacation. But we are sure that we will never drive anywhere on vacation again.

What we can say about our trip is that with the help of many lucid memories and five days to regain our footing on solid ground that we would like to bring your our trip in three separate podcasts. There is too much to share in a single 30 to 40 minute podcast that deserves great attention to detail.

What do you call a thousand mile trip in you wife's savings account? If you're us, show prep.

The long, feel good intro
Sending email easy like
When we last left you it was June 2 of 2006 a millenia ago
Things were much simpler then
H.G. Wells Time machine could take us back
Walking hand in hand with your spuse at the beach
I would have liked to have decided not to go on vacation
We should have flown
Short version, we leave, there's trouble and we come home five days early
Here we go
We're going to rcap the whole thing in 3 shows
It is June 2, 2006 in nice and sunny Naperville, IL
Kris is an hour late and damned Skype showed it to Betsy
Moments of our life are really important to you
Betsy pretends that she is me on Skype sometimes
The planets seemed to be aligned for our trip
The eBay pick-up guy got here right on time
Naperville was going to be hardest part with traffic
Driving Slowsky is like launching a boat
An hour and a half later w'ere making 8 miles of progress
The van is too tall for most drive thru awnings
Slowsky went to the dealer and got $1500 of repairs to travel worldwide
This is the point where you start adding up the costs
Gas doesn't count as vehicle maintenance
We finally make it to I-88
Slowsky is topping out at 70 mph with nothing more to give
First omen . . . we ignore it
We're gonna make it to Omaha
It wasn't a shifting issue but I am pushing Slowsky really hard
We get near DeKalb which is 50 miles from home and think about turning it around again
We push on
Betsy says "no" to my lead foot and thinks the 70 mph thing is good Slowsky is sucking gas and needs refill at 180 mile mark, still in Illinois Another omen Kris starts venting that we should have flown at gas station number two
"I drove the Alaskan Highway and need a new car."
All the signs were there
It was our decision to keep moving on
Not true to Betsy's faith
Dinner at The World's Largest Truck Stop on I-80
Maybe it is safe because it's a tourist trap
Nope, it's a 3-D world of a sex offender registry
All just minor inconveniences at this point
Bleeding money out of my eye balls
10 years ago this would have been an adventure but with kids it is a nightmare
In Iowa they drive on the grass
Not a single room vacant
Pulling off on Omaha hoping for an empty hotel room
Scoring a room 20 miles north of downtown
10,000 lesbians converged on Omaha the same day as our vacation, of course

Coming up on Wednesday . . . Vacation: Act #2 Omaha to Denver

Tags: vacation Denver John Elway Dodge Naperville Omaha Slowsky thetrip

Betsy and her husband Kris May 31, 2006

Wed, 31 May 2006 06:26:20 -0500

Croncast - 2006-05-31.mp3

Show: #233
Length: 37:33
Size: 25.8 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris May 31, 2006

Betsy is an elitist with Slowsky in her stable
Apology for short show on Monday
Apology for botching the show on Monday
Our "Best of" show downloads by default
It really is duct tape of the nerd world
"I love this car. "I love this car."
Slowsky, groceries + Goodwill + entire family, no problem
Hiring former Star Trek employees to run Slowsky extras
Driving Slowsky on vaction, pay the price
87,000 miles for us is like brand new
We're responsible adult car owners or trying
Driving out of state
Taking Slowsky to dealer instead of Mr. Fixit
Slowsky was dripping CLEAN red fluid . . . bad sign
Pretty sure that the cat who sold it had to know . . . fluid was that clean
"I still don't feel taken . . . yet," Betsy.
Kris won't complain yet about Slowky and the broken stuff, yet.
We're adults with a high credit card limit screw us
Fixes: serpentine belt, loose o-ring, brakes and air conditioning
Making it safe for the kids
Don't hit the elk
The smashed mommy duck
Kris ran over squirrel later that day
There are dead animal days
Betsy is totally wiped out
Kris needs driving school to stop lead foot
Vacation prep
Elliot's test result meeting for his learning abilities
He's a regular potato like all kids!
They were questioning for a half hour "Is it the epiliepsy or is it his choice."
We question it everyday
Knowing who the other illiness issue parents right away
He talks non-stop due to our conditioning to check for seizures
Hearing it for not buying Elliot a bike yet
Kris gets all Dr. Phil on Betsy
Know your subdivision, if you don't know locate it next to the fancy schmancy
The subdivision posse and the trials of Betsy trying to join up
Crickets when she speaks to them
The Radio Shopping Show
Betsy needs to clean the garage
Slowsky can sleep at the curb

Tags: Slowsky lead foot vacation Dr. Phil Croncast Betsy Smith

Betsy and her husband Kris May 03, 2006

Thu, 04 May 2006 05:54:32 -0500

Croncast - 2006-05-03.mp3

Show: #223
Length: 48:46
Size: 33.5 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris May 03, 2006

Betsy doesn't just wear the pants, she wears my pants
Naperville podcast and blogger meet-up
Another thing about you that pisses me off
Getting up early and not getting it ready
The morning outfit
The work uniform - khakis
The late night outfit
I'm in denial about my age Old Navy
But I still wear the same underwear
Fantastical story told by Betsy
Forced to wear your pants
Spanglies and bald eagles sewed on the pockets
Wear your uniform to go out
Tanslacks.com
Khakis are the new suit - bleh
Jeans and a dress shirt
Betsy says Silicone Valley for the 55th time and I call her on it
The roller coaster drawing of Missy in the second grade
Busted handed it off
Staying in during lunch
She was a sub teacher who I ended up hanging out with her daughter
Kids can shake stuff off, it's the parents that get the hang up
The fury of people messing with your progeny
Girls hold grudges, boys don't
Military films
Why didn't you to into the armed services?
Why is there always a bus that these guys get on?
No speeding ticket for lead foot Kris
He gets a $2,000 ticket for not having insurance
But I do have insurance, just need to go to court and prove it
It was a 25 mph zone
If your eye lids are catching air you are driving too fast
Police with crazy handlebar mustaches rock
Young cop versus old cop
Channel one
Here come the Colbert roast of Bush . . . right on!
Here's a link to the transcript
The Dems need to be behind and action like this
This was the time to do it and it was done well, thank you
No one gives a rat's ass about summer television except Betsy
The DVR will be humming with her summer reality shows
The ones that made 6 episodes and then imploded
"Deadliest hair dresser who likes to bake pies"
More vasectomy stories
I can't believe I am going to go through with this
Mike Baker's story of watching in a reflection from the urologists glasses
Alter ego says the clips are no joke
I couldn't do the samples right
Betsy calls Sirius
We have no idea what we are doing with the show anymore
Sure we'd like to make money from the show
Betsy reads another email from her pop
Great vasectomy results will also inlcude something beyond freedom
ID3 will be online only and not PDF, some people need to learn how to read
Betsy needs an elevator pitch for the show
Send us your elevator pitch
Baby monitor form cell phone and land line
She asks listeners to send email to ideas@sirius-radio.com
What is a good fit for us?
HBO needs a podcast directory

Tags: Colbert khakis military films speeding Sirius Missy