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I had something happen yesterday, and you just kind of think, well, that was weird. And that was a, I think I told you about my neighbor next door who had a really old mom who eventually died. And for some reason, he had a fruit basket, and he gave it to me along with some other things in his freezer that he didn't eat, but his mom would, and he has since moved out. The neighbor immediately to my right has moved out. So I'm hoping a Claudia Schiffer type person will move in and want a podcast. That would be awesome. Meanwhile, back at the couch, Oh, thank you so much for the fruit basket. I do eat fruit, apples, oranges. And I stuck it on the couch cause we were talking in my living room and it sat there for a long time, and it's wrapped in plastic, so nothing to worry about. Well, it's at there for weeks cause I kept buying more fruit and forgetting about it. I've done a lot of traveling recently, and I was amazed that when you live in a hotel and everything is neat and vacuumed, and then you return to a home that is not. You're like, "Wow, your house is a pigsty." When your house is a pigsty, you kind of feel like a pig. And so the one day I just said, I have got to clean the living room. The messiness is ridiculous. And I picked up the fruit basket that had gone bad basically at this point. Even though it was wrapped in plastic, the plastic is stretched over the top, and then the bottom is just where the plastic touches. Yeah, it had soaked right through the basket and onto the couch. There was a big round stain. And I was like, Oh man. And it's not like the world's best couch, but for me to buy new furniture would be stupid because I'm never in my living room. I mean, I eat lunch there every day, and I eat dinner there. My living room is my dining room. The spot is about the size of an Apple, and it's this big black circle. I know you can flip it over and put that on the bottom. I thought well, maybe, maybe if I'm lucky enough. This couch has the kind of cushions with a zipper, and you can remove and wash the cover. It turns out it was. And I'm like, okay, cool. And I'm doing laundry. I've been programmed, of course, that when you see a stain, you don't just put it in the wash. You "shout it out." I got the bottle of "shout" out from underneath the bathroom sink, sprayed a bunch on it, rubbed it in. I maybe even said a quick prayer, basically sacrifice some lambs to the spot. I'm really thinking, yeah, that's not going to come out. There's no way that's coming out. And part of it is my inner thoughts saying, "Well, you can't have nice things. You just, you, you can't. Now, there's no way that's coming out." And if you're a regular listener to the show, you knew when I was growing up, anytime bad things would happen, my brother and I and my friends would just call it "Davey luck" cause my brother can call me Davey, you can't. I was thinking aw man, it's just Davey luck again. I just turned 55. 40 years ago I was 15. That was a long time ago. And I just thought it was interesting that I went over to the laundry and I'm thinking, I know, I'm going to pull out the cover and the stain will be there laughing at me. I look, and the spot is gone. The spot is gone. I shouted it out just like the commercial said. And what was really interesting (to me at least), was I was 98% sure that it just wasn't going to work. I was convinced Davey luck had struck again. I was surprised at my reaction., It seemed like it was instinct to just think, "Oh, this is not going to work." Which had me thinking, "Why is it my default answer to think, yeah, that's not going to work?" I don't know really. I mean, it might be just the years of Davy luck talk that I'd just expect things to go bad. I was really surprised on how certain I was that this was not going to work. What does this say about me? And so I need to realize that the world is not out to get me.

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A mall that was a part of my childhood is on life support and in April the last store (JC Penny). I'm not sure why this is making me so sad. Sure it's part of my childhood, but I guess in a way the Mall is a mirror of me. It was so big and so strong, and now it's on its last breathe. If something so big and strong can die, then it's just a reminder that we all need to maximize our time on the planet. I'm walking around the mall, taking mental pictures of its 860,000 square feet because soon I won't be able to. MENTIONED Bookends by Simon and Garfunkle. on YouTube

My Dad would always let me know that life is not fair. I have found that weight loss is a lot like walking the wrong way on one of those moving sidewalks at the airport. If you're walking the wrong way you would need to really walk fast and then if you stopped for a second you would be catapulted backwards very very quickly. I had to wear a suit for the first time since 2018 and my "Lucky Green Suit" no longer fits. This brought on a bunch of emotions and I took a second to take a second to embrace the hatred of myself, the disappointment, the frustration, and really took a second to remember how this feels. I have fooled myself with lies like "one won't hurt" and many others. It's working. I'm back down to 222 and headed the right way. It's not easy. It's not fair, but life's not fair.

While I plan for it, and know its coming, and still make the day special, not celebrating Christmas on December 25th is still a little weird. Today I talk about how it appears people have given up on going to Christmas on Christmas Eve. I miss soft, warm, candlelight services of my childhood with my whole family. What did I do? I went to the movies....

This weekend I attended the wedding of my ex-wife. Awkward? Maybe a little, but not really. I am getting more comfortable in my role as a "family friend." I got to bust out my prayer licks and freestyle a prayer. I got to meet what would've been my step-grandkids. It's one thing to go to a wedding because you have to, but in looking back it's cool to go because you're invited.

My brother leaves for Floriday and my family celebrates Christmas before he leaves (in this case almost two weeks early). It was a great time with family, food, and loud squeals of delight over one gift. The gift is highly confusing for me. It's a what? Like, really? Yeah... I don't get it.

I was singing some Christmas songs in the kitchen when a very strange question popped in my head. What if the birth of Jesus happened today?

Merry Happy Whatever. It's like fuller house without the boobs. The Irishman - Great cast. Three and a half hours. Surprise (spoiler) a bunch of mom guys whack people. Shocking. The Movies That Made Us - So far this is great. I love all the behind the scenes info. Back in the Game - It's easy to see why these people are broke. Hamilton Beach " Smokeless Indoor Grill"

WOW 2019 is almost over. Matthew Dicks has an exercise he swears will slow things down. You write a sentence or two about your day. So many people think they don't have stories. They do, but they don't remember them. I'm trying to do this and it's cool but it takes discipline. Here is Mathew Dicks on YouTube

Sports are kind of weird as we: Watch millionaires comment on Athletic millionaires In front of people who can't afford the tickets Who can't afford the parking or the $7 hot dog Their comments have zero outcome on the game, but it gets us wound up. We all want to be winners and those colors for my team represent ME, and I want to be a winner. If we lose our day is shot. For me, I was happy I started the day with 20 minutes on the bike skipping breakfast having one giant meal and not going over my calorie budget Seeing my family including the little peeps. I was also happy that on the way home, I skipped all the fast food (even though I was thinking about it). I went to best buy and now I'm trying to figure out if I need the indoor smokeless grill.... (by the way Best Buy has this as a deal at $69, but its $59 on Amazon). In the end, I'm leaning toward this Hamilton Beach (I already have a George Forman...) Mentioned In This Show Al Roker battles butter man E.T. Holiday Reunion Commercial 2019

Today I talk about some steps I took to make riding my new exercise bike a little easier. It brought back some memories. I also apologize to anyone I may have offended by saying this podcast was not great. Set a goal you have to grow into. I like that phrase.

Dolly Parton Confuses me. She comes across as family-friendly. We all know she has giant boobs, and somewhat defies gravity when she stands up. I thought it was inappropriate when she openly flirts with Jimmy Fallon and seems to be a little weird. She talked about how her husband wants a threesome (jokingly with Jennifer Anniston). The first episode of heartstrings has Julianne Hough playing Jolene who also has her boobs hanging out in every scene. I guess I'm just confused. How can we have t-shirts that say "Hey my eyes are up here" and then when you have a woman in charge and influences her own series and it features boobs o' plenty. Some might say, "its just Dolly being Dolly, and she's done this her entire life," I just find it confusing.

A four-page typed up a letter from what I believe is my Great-great-grandfather as he talks about the days Oklahoma becomes a state. This makes me believe I was born to be a podcaster. I was also glad to hear nobody got molested.

Today I share some thoughts about a new large purchase for the Nordictrack S22i, and how I made some changes to be able to afford it. I'm also using the Noom App, which has some pretty cool stuff (think weight watchers accountability in an app).

I can tolerate a sappy romantic Christmas movie, but this one takes the cake. I will give them the credit they through in a ghost story (so kudos for creativity) but the message of this movie was hideous. I love that the ghost is not freaked out by anything when he reappears every year. IMDB Page The Spirit of Christmas Trailer on YouTube

I decided to put up my Christmas Tree, and at times when I do this solo, it makes me a little melancholy. So when I did it tonight, I didn't do as good a job of "spinning it" in my head. But I'm not dating anyone. So I guess that means I do it solo. I'm not sure why, but I know someone who loves old traditions and is easy to entertain. I had plan C sitting in front of me the whole time but my tunnel vision left me decorating a tree alone. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Harry Belafonte Christmas Album on Spotify Harry Belefonte Christmas on Apple

I was interviewed for a show about not being able to have kids. That's not a door I open often. I was just interviewed to talk about #metoo and how guys can understand how to talk to women without being creepy. I'm not creepy, but I'm worried I might say something that I feel is nice, but it could be taken as harassment. In the end, never comment on someone's appearance. I've always been the night in shining armor. She pointed out that maybe somewhere I learned that "love is when Dave helps someone" and I thought that might've been my Mom who was home alone a large amount of time during her marriage as my Dad was a long-distance truck driver. I love to dissect me to see why I do what I do, so I can be a better person. Have you ever taken any time to better understand why you do what you do and see if there is a way to do it better. Mentioned in this Episode Weight loss app Noom 9save 15% off with this link

have you ever been so mad you can't fall asleep? I can't believe they are replacing another Akron Ohio landmark Stricklands Ice Cream with the chicken shack. This is insane...

While its fun to pick on your little brother, little brothers don't stay little forever. We remember the times when we got hit in the head with your class ring, the swirlies, and more. You know what they say about payback...

Scott and I went to Al's house. He put on this song and we looked at each other. How is he doing that? Wait, play it again (and again, and again). Clueless. Like put a gun to my head and I couldn't tell you how Eddie Van Halen was playing eruption. Now every seven year old at Guitar Center can play it with their eyes closed. Eruption, Ain't Talking About Love, Jamie's Cryin, Ice Cream Man, my favorite was Atomic Punk in which David Lee Roth makes noises that much like Eddie's guitar it had me going, "Wait, how did he do that?" Another great memory from this album is my mom walked in and heard Ice Cream Man (an electrified Boogie) and said "I could jitterbug to this" so we moved the coffee table and she taught me how to jitterbug. The best part is I could see my remembering what it was like to be in her 20's in the 1950's and just have fun. It's one of my top 10 memories. This album is so good, I don't play it. I save it for days when I need a pick me up. It never fails to put a smile on my face Van Halen I on Spotify Van Halen I on YouTube Van Halen I on iTunes

I was three years old when my brother called me into the "Rec Room" and put an album on, turned out the lights, and locked me in the room. I was three, and this was easily the most scared I had ever been in my life. The album was Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland and the "song" was ...And the God Made Love. This contains one the guitar tone that was so rude, so angry, I didn't understand what I was hearing. Electric Ladyland on Spotify Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) on YouTube Electric Ladyland on Apple

I walked into my basement to shoot some pool in 1978 and the sounds of Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo and where you hear some guy say, "Anybody wants to get mellow you can turn around and get the F*ck out of Here." About the time I recovered from that he said, "This is a love song. I'd like to dedicate it to all that Nashville P*ssy." Besides the potty mouth, there is some AMAZING guitar work on this album. The song Wang Dang Sweet Poontang has a great solo where Ted has the rhythm guitar come in and out of the solo and it builds up. I also learned that Ted didn't do ANY drugs (and hence neither would I) and yet he was CRAZY. Over the years I've learned every Ted Nugent Lick. Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo on Spotify Ted Nugent Wang Dang Sweet poontang Double Live Gonzo on YouTube Double Live Gonzo on Apple

While all the other songs on the radio were soft and fluffy, I found an album that had some of the heaviest music I had heard, and they were unapologetic. Yes, we play heavy music - it's no Fragile - Straight at you. The Band was Bachman Turner Overdrive and the album was Not Fragile. I think the album made a special impact on me as it wasn't second had music. It wasn't my brother or sister's music. It was mine. Not Fragile on Spotify Not Fragile Album on YouTube Not Fragile on Apple

While Queen's a Night at the Opera has hits like "Your My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody " but the AMAZING song is The Prophet song and it somewhat gets overlooked because of Rhapsody, and it's a musical masterpiece in my opinion. Here is a YouTube video of the prophet song. A Night at the Opera on Spotify A Night at the Opera on Apple Here is a video about the making of the Prophet Song The fun part is I have no idea what the song is about besides a prophet who has a vision. I dreamed I saw on a moonlit stair Spreading his hands on the multitude there A man who cried for a love gone stale And ice cold hearts of charity bare I watched as fear took the old men's gaze Hopes of the young in troubled graves I see no day, I heard him say So grey is the face of every mortal Um Sure... You HAVE to listen to this song with Headphones

It's weird as a person in his fifties who loves technology. I find it cool, and it scares me to death. Today I share a story about picking up a package the day after I delivered it at the Amazon pick-up center.

I have found when you start doing math to see if you can eat or afford something. When this happens you may be very close to doing something that you regret. I saw the peloton bike and then read about the NordicTrack S22i which is "cheaper" but still an arm and a leg. However, if I cut out so many of the monthly payments I make to different sites and figured I can now "afford" it. The good news is I'm down 2.3 lbs. My legs are on fire cause I went a too far and now I'm using Soak Fitness Spray (which it turns out went out of business). This makes me legs feel liek they are on fire so I forget that they are sore.

This is the album that introduced me to Randy Rhoads. Randy WAS MY DUDE. I LOVED the mixture of classic and heavy metal, and I learned every note on every record. It took me hours, but I did it. When Randy died in 1982 it wrecked me. My hero was dead. I wore a black armband to school to show I was in mourning. I found a clip on YouTube with Randy explaining how to play Revelation mother Earth, and that was the song that I was like WHAT? as well as Mr. Crowley. Randy Rhoads clinic on YouTube Randy Rhoads isolated guitar Mr. Crowley Blizzard of oz on Apple

I'm 11 years old in Mrs. Lewis' class who was the coolest teacher ever. Everyone had gone out to recess but me and my best friend grabbed the little record player and cranked it up to 10, and through the distorted speaker I head these things on the guitar called "Artificial Harmonics" come out of Ace Frehleys guitar. We just kept playing the song "She" over, and over, and over. Kiss Alive I on YouTube Kiss Alive I on Spotify

My first concert was the World Series of Rock July 28, 1979[24] Aerosmith Ted Nugent Journey Thin Lizzy AC/DC Scorpions But I saw Angus Young and was like WHAT? and that lead me to buying a Gibson SG. I bought everything they did, and LET THERE BE ROCK where every song is great, and I just played the grooves off this album. Let there be rock on YouTube Let there be Rock on Spotify

I saw a band open for Ozzy I had never heard of, and MAN WERE THEY HEAVY. I immediately went out to buy their album. There was only one problem. My ears could not comprehend what I was hearing. At times it sounded like someone making fun of heavy metal. It was so fast and the guitar solos sounded like a fax machine in heat. Metallica's Ride the Lightning was like nothing I had ever heard before.

In looking at 10 albums that changed my life, starting at number 10 is British Steel by Judas Priest. It was like nothing I had never heard of. It was HEAVY and it wasn't by accident. The singer was amazing, and I loved the song Steeler that had about 90 seconds of the band playing one note at the end of the song. I loved that (in listening to it tonight, it's VERY hard not to play air guitar). Tomorrow, a band I heard open for Ozzy who had music that was different I couldn't comprehend what I was listening.

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I had a second family in my early twenties. Post Mom, they were my cheerleaders, my support group, and all-around second family. Over the years different insecure girlfriends steered me away, and we lost touch. With divorce number two under my belt, I had nothing stopping me from reconnecting. I had thought about it. I'll do it next time I'm in the neighborhood. I should call first. Why do we feel so awkward when we lose touch with people. Then we reconnect and you pick right up where you left off. I know if I had done this, and reached out we would've picked right up. I can't do that now. It's not an option. A blown opportunity that put a mirror in my face and I can see how I was a really sh*tty friend in the name of love, I left people who truly did love me. I feel ashamed, and not to happy with myself.

Thinking of the rubber bowl, and remembering some interesting times there. It was a huge (for Akron) stadium

When I was a kid big acts like The Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Three Dog Night, Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin, and Ringo Starr came to a 35,000 seat stadium called the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. One band was the Osmonds and they left a memory that has me thinking of my Mother, and how Mom always knows what to do in any circumstance.

I watched the "Its the great pumpkin charlie brown" special as I do every year, and I was surprised at how scattered, and in general, "Not good" this special was.

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It's weird how we remember things that hurt us in living color. These vivid memories never seem to fade away like old polaroid pictures. I've shared some stories in the past that sound like pity parties, but today (realizing this) I wanted to share a really good time.

Christians are known for being: Judgemental Disliking Homosexuality Asking for Money So when I see a church that pushes the stereotype it drives me nuts as none of the above is biblical. Sure homosexuality is mentioned seven times in the bible, but poverty is mentioned 300 times, and lying is mentioned 155 times source https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_is_the_word_lie_used_in_the_Bible https://matteroffactsblog.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/the-bible-mentions-homosexuality-7-times-but-poverty-300-times/ when I see a need in the community that the church offers to help if you PAY THEM I ask, I didn't remember Jesus asking to get paid to do the right thing. God Hates Fags video Romans 8:31-39 New Living Translation (NLT) Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love 31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us. 35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep."a]">[a]) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,b]">[b] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So my ex-wife calls me and wants me to be an escort to a meetup party at a normally off-limits room at the House of Blues in Cleveland. This is one of those parties like "40 and Fabulous" or for me "Fat, Fifty, and Frisky" - you get the idea. I have no game. When I was young, I had no game. I played the guitar and that might get me some attention, but that's another podcast for another day. Now with me being a middle-aged white guy when I walk into a room of strangers, I wonder if people think: He's racist cause he's white He's a pig cause he's a male Consequently, I don't feel comfortable saying ANYTHING. In the end, the evening didn't go half-bad, and I might start attending more of these a little closer to home (as the more you do something the better you get at it. I'm just in no hurry to get back on the relationship train.

Download File I get to the airport hours before my plane leaves. I need to pee. The woman sitting next to me seems nice. Will she watch my stuff while I go to the bathroom? Yes she will, and this turned into a bond that has sharing opinions on her latest project....

So my friend Master Kuldryn invited me to go to a Dungeon in Orlando Florida. While I didn't originally want to go, a few of my friends decided it would be a hoot, and as an investigative reporter, I decided to support my friend and check out his world. I never had any intentions of participating in anything, and I didn't. The place we went to had no sex, no more nudity that you would see in a season of Game of Thrones, and an educational tour. I had a feeling when I agreed to go, I would get an episode of Building a Better Dave. Thanks to my Buddies David Hooper and Marc Johanssen for making this a fun, entertaining, trip to Satan's cross-fit. Download File

Download File I was in a meeting with some people preparing for a podcast roast. Last year they were roasting me, this year we're roasting John Lee Dumas. This made me reflect on where I was last year, and where I am this year. So I thought about: Weight Loss Dating Financial

Today at my church they are having a children's program. There is only one problem. We only have one child, and "Child's Program" doesn't roll off the tongue. Why would you have a children's program when you only have one? The only reason I can come to is that we've always done it that way. The church I go to came from a split church. It was awesome. We had probably 30 people in the choir. The music was awesome. The culture was awesome. That was probably close to 20 years ago. There is only one problem. The church has not changed at all. Not one single bit. If you had a bulletin from 1998 and compared it to today's the only thing that changes is the pastor. When the choir got smaller due to this thing called Natural Causes that keeps making the congregation smaller, the director decided we would sing Handel's Messiah. This is a very hard piece of music to sing. Looking back, we shouldn't have done it. We didn't have the people. We didn't have the talent. Typically people in a choir can sing. They can actually sing different parts. Over the years, this has become less and less the case. Last week I sang next to a lovely older man who didn't want the music. He just wanted the words. As I was the sound person at the time, I told them how I could feed a little bit of the demo singers into the monitor to keep us on track. I never thought we would perform this way. Flash forward 15 years and now the voices are so loud, for me its embarrassing. I didn't even really practice my parts this year because there was no point? I could actually sit there and mouth the words. Also when you can't stand for the 45 minutes performance because of your age. Maybe it's time to retire. We have probably 10 people made up of 9 women and me. I hate to knock the other two gentlemen in the bass section, but they just sing the melody This is a choir. So why would you have a choir when you don't have people who can sing or perform? We've always had a Christmas and Easter cantata. I go to this church because my Aunt goes there. Many of the people who go there watch me grow up. The average age is probably 70. The pastor is a very nice man who types out his sermons and reads them to us. How do I know this? Because the one Sunday he left one of his pages back at the soundboard and had to walk back and get it. Nurses make bad patients. Teachers make bad students. Presenters make horrible audience members apparently because I can't take the fact that he has a wireless microphone but stands in one spot. Well except when he does the children's story and the one child comes up. Why? Because we've always had a children's story. There is a song by King's X off the Gretch Goes to Nebraska album called Mission and it has been in my head lately. The chorus is Who are these people behind the stained glass windows have they forgotten just what they came here for? Was it salvation or "scared of hell" or an assembly of a social get-together what's the mission of the preacher man? I used to go to a local Mega-church that really fed me spiritually. Although I notice they do "series" of sermons. They've done one on dedication to the church. They will do one on marriage. They'll do another one on money. They seem to repeat. To this I say to myself the bible doesn't change, it's always going to be the same thing. The bad news is I don't know anybody there. I've signed up for their small groups but never been contacted. It feeds me spiritually, but as someone who works from home and at times goes days without actually speaking words to another person, the little church is filled with people who know me. The other problem I have with the little church is they are constantly doing events that mean you have to pay for something. Ninety-nine percent of the time this involves food or something that leads you to think, "Can I just give you the money?" Then I saw the budget and how this money is spent. I'll just say I don't agree with the leadership of the church. I think that is the one that sticks in my side. After all, isn't it always about money in the end? When I was a pastor in training I suggested that the pastor be paid a percentage of the profit. That way if the church didn't grow (meaning I failed) I wouldn't get paid. That idea went over like a lead balloon, and apparently, instead everyone got raises. The biggest problem is the true head of the church is a woman who is almost like a second Mom for me. She was the head of the BYF when I was in it. We've had a lot of fun times. She is the "choir" director. She is the music leader. This really causes issues with my brain. This church also attracts people who if they don't take their meds will drop F bombs in church. I wish I was making this up. As you can't control them, this is an issue. Speaking of control, the ONE child we have OFTEN will crawl on her hands and knees all over the sanctuary IN THE SERVICE. Their parental figure says nothing. This drives me nuts. So If I were to summarize: The pastor is a n

I had a great time in Australia. I really miss those people I was asked to speak in Australia. This is one event that I had to pick up the ticket, and it was worth every penny. I had to give up control I got to do new things I have never done I got to stand up for myself So many things in Australia can kill you, just like America...

My first time I ran into someone speaking in Tounges I was working as a Janitor for the church I was attending. It freaked me out. I thought the guy was having a seizure. I started attending a different church, and they made it sound like I didn't have the holy spirit and I needed to have someone "lay hands" on me. I was told growing up you do not have someone speak in tounges unless there was someone to interpret, so I wasn't sure to believe. On the other hand, if I didn't have the holy spirit, I wanted it. So I decided to have someone lay their hands on me...

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People are paying $80/hr to cuddle. What? You heard me. I did a google search and there are multiple companies. So I thought, "Well is that what the kids are calling sex today?" One person on the "How to Cuddle" page stated, "If you feel sexual desires coming on, communicate them as soon as possible and probably stop cuddling." Cuddle Buddy HR What does the training manual for a cuddle buddy look like? I love that one site states, " No intentional genital stimulation of any kind." (but unintentional is allowed...") The New Go-To Career For Every Guidance Counselor I'm picturing the High School Guidance Counselor looking at a student with straight Ds. Counselor: "Well Billy, I've looked at your grade." Billy: "My family says I should apply to clown college." Counselor: "I've got something different and it pays $40/hr. Full show notes and videos at http://betterdave.com/182