Tuesday, January 22, 2008

When did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a real holiday? Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for that, but I guess I missed the official memo on it, that’s all. It was like a ghost town in the Loop on Monday. Maybe next year, I will think about taking it off. I took it off a few years ago at the urging of then program director, Jeff Schwartz, and it seemed like we were the only ones not working. Of course, that was in the afternoon, so people still had the chance to get up at a decent hour and tune us in. Who in their right mind would get up early even when they don’t have to, just to listen to me?

That being said, I thought that Buzz and I threw down a pretty good show today. I guess you’ll be the judge of that. If you missed it, may I recommend the podcast? I have noticed something funny with the podcasts, and that is the fact that whenever somebody can’t get them to work, they blame me. Usually it’s operator error, and that’s no big deal. But the accusatory nature of many of the complaints is pretty funny in light of the fact that it’s usually not our fault. I have put Adam (Mr. Bossy Pants) on that detail, and he seems to be suited to it. He’s always polite, but just a little bit snarky, and not quite as knee-jerk as I would be.

Day one of my new diet got off to a good start with a delicious Brie and artichoke omelet, and I had my mushroom cap “appetizer” as a snack. My schedule will be breakfast at 9:30, snack at 12:30, lunch at 3:30, dinner at 6:30 and snack at 9:30. We’ll see how that goes. I can make it until 9:30 in the morning on a good day thanks to my consumption of large quantities of caffeine. If this diet really is 1800 to 2000 calories (which I’m sure it is), then I have been eating WAY too much food for the past couple of months. It’s sad how easily my portion control sensor can be manipulated, and not for my own good.