The Fall Guy

An email from a listener in Eatontown says "Dear Mr. Russo, I am a fan who enjoys listening to you while driving to work each day and get a laugh out of your sidekick who always sets herself up to be the butt of jokes throughout the show".

Well, it's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Thanks for noticing what I do and getting a laugh out of it!

Looking For The Bachelor

Okay, so I'm a hopeless romantic. I looooooooooooove The Bachelor and TheBachelorette. But for one season, I decided to boycott the show and to this day I regret it! So......if you know of anyone who videotaped or TiVO'd TheBachelor season with Byron (the fisherman) and Mary, please get a hold of me at pointmorningshow@943thepoint.com.

No "F" Words Please

There's nothing more mortifying than when your three year old yells out "Mommy....I just saw a really FAT person!" Leave it to kids to say it like they see it. So I am now teaching my boys that 'fat' is a BAD word. But my question is, is it any better to hear 'Mommy....I just saw a LARGE/GIANT/BIG/ETC. person!" ?

'Cheat' Food

Yes, I'm a girl, so I love chocolate. And cheesecake's great. Ice cream rules. Chips and dip are nice. But if I had to pick the ONE food I can't resist.....it's the sandwhich. Anything from baloney to a pepperoni and provolone sub, from a hamburger or hot dog on a bun to peanut butter and jelly.....there's nothing better on my cheat days than a good old sandwhich!

Mother's Day Dedication

I read an excerpt on the air last week and some listeners asked me if Iwould put it on the blog, so here is the Mother's Day dedication:

This day is for all the mothers who read 'Goodnight Moon' twice a night for a year....and then read it again 'just one more time.'This day is for mothers who taught their children to tie their shoe laces before they started school, and for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.This day is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls 'Mommy?' in a crowd, even though you know your own kids are at home.This day is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach aches assuring them they'd be just fine, only to get a call from the school nurse an hour later asking you to please pick them up.This day is for mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation, and for working mothers and stay-at-home mothers, single mothers, married mothers, and mothers-to-be. Hang in there. In the end we can only do the best we can, and tell ourchildren that we love them.

Chipping In....Or Splitting the Bill

It's very awkward when, say, family members decide to chip in and get a gift for someone together. For instance, I have a brother who's married and a sister who's married. For Mother's Day, we've considered all chipping in to get our Mother a more expensive gift that she really wants. Only problem is, how do you split it? Most would say three ways. However, there are really five of us chipping in, so shouldn't the gift be split five ways? Otherwise, I'm paying as much as two couples with two salaries coming in. It's a delicate matter, and who wants to argue over a Mom's Day gift, when it's something Mom really wants? And then there's the after-work dinner with the co-workers or girlfriends.You all go to a restaurant. One orders the cheapest thing on the menu and a glass of water 'cause she's broke. But another one orders everything from the Margarita to the appetizer to the lobster dish to dessert. And then the bill comes and somehow gets split evenly. Or, the person who should leave the biggest part of the tip throws a dollar down on the table. And the person doing the bill calculations is somehow always left paying more. It's enough to make you want to stay home with a good bowl of mac and cheese!

Coupon Tip

Quick tip you may not have known about: All those Bed, Bath, and Beyond coupons you get in the mail? You can use them at Harmons for beauty supplies!!! You're welcome!

Being A Mom: Priceless (or $138,000)

Moms: What would your salary be if you could get paid to be a stay-at-homemom? According to salary.com, the going rate would be $138,000 a year. I'm sure all moms will agree that although you can't put a price on raising yourown children, the starting salary should be AT LEAST a $500,000!!! The hours are endless, the cleaning, driving, psychology, tutoring,training/disciplining, and entertainment are just some of the jobs that wehave to handle. Plus, some of us have to work a full-time job on top of that! Thank God we love our kids so much. Getting that unconditional loveback makes it all worth it.