Thursday, June 28, 2007

One For The Girls


Sarah, a listener from Monmouth County, sent this in:

One For The Girls
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my shape to keep.
Please no wrinkles, please no bags
Please lift my butt before it sags.
Please no age spots, please no gray
And as for my belly, please take it away.
Please keep me healthy, please keep me young, And thank you, Lord, for all that you've done.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Kid Time

No wonder little kids have no concept of time. Moms everywhere cheat time as a tool to warn their kids that it's 'almost time to leave'. Example: I was at a playground the other day where another mom was trying to get her child to get in the car to go home. So she started off by yelling out "Kyle, this is your last five minutes!" Thirty seconds go by. "Kyle...three more minutes!" Twenty seconds go by. "Okay, Kyle, time to get in the car. Your five minutes are up!"
And I do the same thing!!! I know, I know, I should get a timer and let the beeper go off and be all official and everything, but I kinda like controlling the time so that it suits me, at least until the kids catch on!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

I want my money back

I never took the time to clip and file coupons, pick up a dropped penny off the ground, or bring my own snacks to the movies before......but now I those things and more. Lately, as I teach my boys the value of money, I realize that I can't just let a dollar float away from me (when it's rightfully mine) simply because of laziness or time constraints. I took the boys to a boardwalk arcade recently. I gave them a limit on how many quarters they could use, and told them to choose their games with care. They chose air hockey, and, after inserting four quarters, found the machine to be broken. Well, with all the noise from the games and the crowd of people in that place, it took me quite a while to track down someone to come over to the machine. Since he said the policy was to try and fix it rather than refunding money, the boys and I had to stand by and wait. Only after 20-minutes of trying to repair it and realizing it required further service would the guy give me back my lousy dollar. Then he walked off without posting a sign saying the air hockey game was out of order. As the boys went on to play other games, I lost track of how many people I saw (from way across the room where I couldn't warn them) put money in the machine, realize it was broken, and just go onto the next game. Which is what I used to do. I never would've gone to the trouble to try to track someone down and then wait around with two restless kids just for a dollar. My, how priorities change!

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

An Ode To 5 Years Of Lou & Liz

Lou and I are celebrating our fifth anniversary of the morning show this month, and our friend Alan Stern wrote a wonderful poem:

2002 was a very good year

It's when all Central Jersey was able to hear the banter of humor and arguments messy Of Mr. Lou Russo and Miss Liz Jeressi

For 5 fun-filled years these 2 would go at it From Lou's manly ideas to Liz's bad habits All morning long they simply retort that Liz eats too much and Lou is too short

They bemoan the details of each other's life so much that they should be husband and wife In the time I've known them I thought they'd be heading straight down the aisle to their Italian Wedding

Liz tries to make Lou understand that a woman can't possibly think like a man All Liz wants are caresses and hugs and Lou can't believe she's so scared of bugs.

Women can empathize with Liz's plight She's always wrong and Lou's always right From 5:30 to 9 what a pickle she's in because when Lou opens his mouth, Liz just can't win!

Lou, on the other hand, never gets harried Except of course when he decides to get married His nuptial record is like an inning of terror: 3 up, 3 down, no runs, no hits, 3 errors.

Lou and Liz will never be honeys But all of us know they really are funny With all of their squawking and all the commotion comes some of the best radio this side of the ocean.

The truth, Lou and Liz, is that everyone knows that you are a pair of radio pros You keep us amused, you're a whole lot of fun when the darkness of night gives way to the sun.

And let's not forget how much money you raise for charitable causes that come your way.

Abused and sick children and the SPCA are much better off because you're here today.

So this morning the Man Club gives you 3 cheers for brightening our mornings for 5 wonderful years From the top of Mount Mandom we ask God to bless the 2 of you with continued health and success.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Celebrity Bios

I love celebrity biographies. Current celebs. I am fascinated by the behind-the-scenes glimpses of the rich and famous, and the stories of how they made it to the top. I'm looking forward to Rosie O'Donnell's book which comes out this fall, and I can't wait to get my hands on Dean McDermott's ex-wife's book about what happens when Tori Spelling is the other woman. If anyone has read a great celeb bio or fictional story based on the real lifeof a celeb, please let me know so I can run out and get it! By the way, if you'd liike to comment on this or any blogs, you can do so: PointMorningShow@943thepoint.com