Ok, I know that I have been the biggest loser at keeping up with this page lately, but between watching my 401k tank, wasting time watching these silly debates on TV and dropping my laptop down a flight of stairs, it has been a hectic week!

I need to start of with a big congratulations to the North Middlesex Cowboys for getting their 1^st win of the season last Sunday.  My son Tyler plays for the team and there is nothing better than watching a bunch of kids play an awesome football game…..EXCEPT….getting my OWN try of Brownies after the game!  There is this swell mom on the team who we will just call Mrs. Tucker.  I need to tell you that she makes the BEST brownies in the world (sorry mom..you still make the best mac ‘n cheese) and ever since I was teased with them last season, I have not seen one since until Sunday!

I have the pleasure of announcing the games over the speakers and have singled her out for her lack of brownie production lately.  I guess I finally quilted her enough where she made them for the team and was nice enough to ruin my diet and make me my own!  They are just so amazing that I really wish she would just tell me how to make them myself so I can weed out the middle person (meaning her) and just make them myself!  Of course, I would share the recipe with you as well.  So thank you to Mrs. Tucker and Great Game NM Cowboys!!

I was reading the Fitchburg Sentinel today and noticed a big headline of “State of the art KFC Planned” and since I love chicken, that caught my attention.  After reading it, I had to laugh because when I read “state of the art” I am thinking ok…when I walk in there will be like plasma TV’s everywhere, people giving me massages as I wait in line and I can pay for my meal by them scanning my eye or something.  Well, I was wrong as the only thing I could find in the story about the “state of the art” promise was “The newly constructed building, in addition to being more spacious and aesthetically pleasing, will be sited in such a way to provide a more smooth flowing traffic pattern.”

Ummmmm I really could care less about that.  That isn’t “state of the art” to me.  That is what I see at every place I go.  “Smooth flowing traffic patterns”?  Are you serious?  THAT is what I need to hold my breath for?  WOW…I can’t wait for this!  I am blocking off my calendar now for that re-grand opening!

I also went to an un-named fast food place last week to grab a quick breakfast sandwich.  Now, there is where I really want you to tell me if I am crazy for being upset with what happened.  They have a deal going where you get 2 breakfast sandwiches for $3.  Each one has an egg, Canadian bacon, cheese and is on an English muffin.  Now, as I have said many times, I am so picky and hate almost every type of food there is.  I told the little helper at the counter that I wanted that combo, BUT, no cheese, give me the folded egg instead of the circle weird looking fried egg and I want regular bacon instead of the Canadian bacon.  He looked at me like I had asked him to give me a Lexus or something!  He said “Sorry sir, that is a different sandwich and I cannot do that” to which I replied “no it isn’t.  It still has an egg, a type of bacon and just no cheese”.  He didn’t get it and that really aggravated me.

I am so laid back (well, that depends on who you ask) but this made me keep asking him how it was different to which he could not tell me why.  I am letting Mr. Corporate penny pincher register boy keep the cheese and just give me the sandwich with egg and bacon.  I told him he could even keep the English muffin as I don’t want it.  Again, I get the stare like if he does this, the manager will take his lunch money or something!

Let me break it down just one more time.  Instead of the 1 round fried egg, I wanted the 1 folded egg.  Egg for Egg.  Instead of the round Canadian Bacon, I wanted regular bacon (which by the way, is 1 small strip ripped in half, so clearly they are giving me less than what they would have), I am letting them keep the cheese and the bread.  By my math, I am giving them a deal!  Yet this clown wants to charge me like $8.00 for it!  Needless to say, I laughed and walked out. 

Ok…I am done ranting for now.  I know that all 2 of my stories revolved around some type of food, but I am on a diet and getting miserable.  I am however, still losing weight and before you know it will look better than my cousin (read my earlier blogs and you will get the reference to him).  I need to go get my laptop back and kill the rest of this day.  I may just drive around for a half hour wasting gas talking on my cell phone now that I can get gas for $2.79/gallon!

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You would know him from “Yes Dear”.  He grew up in Nashua and went to UNH.  He agreed to go into business with me, so he is a great guy!

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Kim called in to talk about the new show.  I think she was flirting with me near the end.  Look for me to be on the show!

I received a call this morning that The Lowell Sun had posted a small bit about the interview I did last week with Scott Grimes of ER.  I went to their page at www.lowellsun.com and sure enough, there it is listed under “Breaking News”.  How impressive is that?  My silly little interview has made some breaking news in the Merrimack Valley!  I can’t wait for my boss to see this.  I think it will make me look like I am a hard worker and maybe get me a raise!

I take great pride knowing that my silly little banter with Dr. Morris ranks higher than the $820 kabillion dollar bailout story and this little VP debate tonight!  There is nothing more gratifying to me than knowing that my journalistic talents have brought me to the top of the daily news today!  I thank the Lowell Sun for realizing that I ask the cutting questions that no other journalist dares to ask.  I assume they will be calling me anytime now to be the moderator for the next mayoral debate in Lowell, which pending other speaking engagements I may have (which as of now, I have none), I will gladly accept.

I also wanted to share with you some inner workings here at MIKE-FM.  I told you a few blogs back that I have an important role here as the Assistant (to the) Deputy Fire Warden.  What that means is that during a fire, I am responsible to help direct people down my assigned stair well and out to safety.  It is a tough job and one that I take great pride in as I have a lot of lives to assist and save.  Well, yesterday my daughter was home sick and I stayed with her.  She is only 6 and does not have her license yet or a car, so I have to take her to the Doctor and take care of her all day.  I was happy to do so as that allowed me to get caught up on Hannah Montana and what is new with the Jonas Brothers.  But back to my story…

It turns out that there was a fire alarm yesterday and I was not at my station to direct people down the stairs.  I can only assume that total chaos erupted due to my absence.  Thankfully it was a test and I am sure everyone made it to “safety”.  The pressure that goes along with this job is immense and I will have to tell my daughter she can only get sick on the weekends as Daddy is sort of a fire fighter and needs to keep people safe.  I now know what other fire fighters feel like when they are home sick and the big call comes in!  I want to apologize to every employee here at Entercom for not being here for the false alarm to ensure they safely got down the stairwell ok.  It will never happen again!

Tomorrow I am talking to longtime pal Jamie Kennedy who will be on the “Ghost Whisperer” this season as well as Kim Zolciak from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”.  This could be breaking news, so keep an eye out on www.lowellsun.com as I will now have to mention them in every interview I do so I can see my name in print (even though they forgot it today…I’m sure it was a slight oversight)!

Oh, and 1 more thing.  Scott Grimes, if you read this, now everyone has heard the promise that you would send me something and we would record an album together after having Chinese food!  Call me as I am getting hungry!  Imagine the “breaking news” that would be if we were eating at Lo Kai and then singing together??  The AP would pick it up I’m sure!