What are the odds they'd actually MEET? Wow...
Gibson is a Great Dane. Boo Boo is a chihuahua. Gibson is 107 cm tall. Boo Boo is 10 cm tall.
Boo Boo is smaller than Gibson's head. Boo Boo was born the size of a thumb, and had to be fed with an eye-dropper.
Gibson's owner shows him around nursing homes, because, "As soon as anyone sees him, all their cares are gone."
This is likely because they're now fearing for their lives.
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It's a Diet Fork. The Diet Fork costs about a buck a fork. It's a plastic fork.
It's a Diet Fork because it has "dulled teeth", which makes it harder to pick stuff up.
It's Diet Fork because it has a smaller "surface area", which makes stuff fall off.
It's a Diet Fork because the handle is "uncomfortable", which makes it harder to hold the fork.
It's a Diet Fork because, by making it hard to pick stuff up, and making stuff fall off, it "makes dieting fun".
It's a Diet Fork, because it's a fork that doesn't work.
Thank you, makers of Diet Fork.
Matthew, who's eight, joined us this morning.
He'd invited me to his school's "Peter Pan Play", but I couldn't make it, try as I might. He said it went well, though he slipped and fell during it, and forgot a few lines.
This morning, he nailed the lines. Producer Nikki and I read from the script, so he could reprise his role as the littlest kid in the family, "Michael".
If you heard him, you know: He was awesome. A natural.
I gave him great encouragement, in that inspiring big-uncle kinda way. "You may have slipped and fallen, but you're great. Someday, you can be an actor. I'm serious. You've 'got it'. You're going to be a great actor."
He didn't seem inspired.
"Well...um...I was kind of hoping to be a scientist."
Good enough.
Nikki Lane is our new morning show producer. She's originally from Michigan, and is a graduate of both Spring Arbor and Regent Universities. It's great to have help, and she has Madd Radio Skillz both on and off the air. I thought we'd do a little Q and A via IM. Here's the transcript:
Me: Okay...here goes...
Nikki: OK. Shoot.
Me: How's it going so far?
Nikki: Aside from the crazy crook movers and locking myself out of places, I'd say quite well!
Me: "Crazy crook movers"? Did they rip you off?
Nikki: Absolutely. And there's not much you can do when they have your whole life held ransom in their big, scary truck. But God bless them, too. :)
Me: I usually quickly don a tight costume with cape, and then outwit and subdue them. But that's me.
Nikki: My cape was at the cleaners. I'm having a back-up made after this experience.
Me: Be honest: Is this kind of a dream come true, this appearance in the Blog of Awesomeness?
Nikki: My entire career has led to this moment. (said in a monotone voice.)
Me: Next Big Question: Why work at a Christian radio station?
Nikki: It was a tough call, honestly. But, ya know...after four years of Snoop Dogg and Ludacris, I was quite ready to be surrounded by this kind of music again. Not that I don't love Ludacris...I mean, he did prank call the Butterball Turkey Hotline for us...
Me: Solid.
Nikki: I just love being able to talk about my faith with listeners and hear music that is encouraging to them...while laughing and having a great time about just normal "life" stuff.
Me: Oh, like prank-calling the Butterball Hotline with Ludacris isn't "normal life" stuff?
Nikki: Well, maybe in YOUR world, Brant. That wouldn't surprise me...
Me: Ooooh. Burn.
Nikki: Ouch...that one hurt, didn't it? Yowza!
Me: Yikes! Okay, who do you love, artist-wise?
Nikki: You got a few hours? I LOVE Skillet...big fan. Jars of Clay was my first Christian CD ever...Sanctus Real, Ginny Owens, Newsboys...yada yada yada.
Me: What's in the Nikki Reading Korner?
Nikki: Besides the Bible...I am a geeky bookworm. True story. One favorite is Night by Elie Wiesel. Anything by Ted Dekker...he's like a Christian-market Stephen King. Creepy and wonderful. Just read THR3E and you'll be hooked. And The Chronicles of Narnia.
Me: The Chronic-WHAT?
Nikki: uh...wow...
Me: "cles of Narnia" is the correct response.
Nikki: What's a "cles"?
Me: The SNL gag on YouTube...? The rap...?
Nikki: Oh dear. My brother told me about that. I haven't seen it. I'm a loser.
Me: Oh man. That's why you just wrote "wow" there. You should also watch "Taco Town". Final Big Question: How'd you become a believer?
Nikki: I was blessed to be raised in a Christian home. I was so little I can't even remember the moment I gave my life to Christ. I'm just so thankful I did! I re-dedicated my faith in college, when I really began to understand what it meant to be in love with God and to live for Him.
Me: It's cool for people to hear your story and stuff. I think they're going to enjoy getting to know you on WAY-FM, big-time.
Nikki: Thanks.
Me: And I found the Taco Town link. Here it is:
Nikki: BRILLIANT. "Pizza? Now THAT'S what I call a taco!"
