Travelling for the holidays? Are the kids asleep in the back of the van? Then, check out this new episode. In past episodes I have made fun of modern country music and its fans are mad. They dared me to make fun of music that "you liberals like." I have taken up their challenge. Does my new song "Sick Folk" capture the essence of early 1960's folk made by Uber liberal middle class kids wearing turtleneck sweaters and singing about lives they've never led? You be the judge! A new client has had a change of heart and no longer wants their "Satan Lives" tattoo to define who they are but can't afford laser removal. I have suggestions. Ever throw an M-80 in a Porta-Potty on the Fourth of July and then regret it? I help a client try to clear their conscience. You have problems, I have solutions. Just Subscribe and THRIVE! All you have to lose is about 19 minutes.

A new client was certain he was going to be called to Heaven during the Rapture (Sept.23, 2025) and wonders why he is still here. I try to help. If Speaker of the House Mike Johnson goes to confession how long are those sessions? And what would they sound like? I give an example. What would life on Earth be like if we got Raptured? Someone asks if the road to heaven could also be paved with good intentions. I respond with a story about the nicest thing that my Mom ever did for me that was also a really bad idea. What happens after a puppy eats a pound of butter? If there was an Intelligent Designer would we have squirrels or testicles? Can I play guitar and sing or did I deploy the devil AI to make a recent song? All that and more in under 19 minutes. Subscribe and THRIVE!!!

Is it moral to pray for RFK JR. to die from a disease after refusing to get the vaccine that could have saved him? You have questions, I have answers. If sex for fun is a sin what will Heaven look like? I have an audio answer. If the internet told you you can fix your own lawn mower and you lost two fingers and a toe can you sue? If you give someone the finger in traffic before they can even beep at you have you cloaked yourself in a shield of invulnerability which precludes your being guilty of anything? Has Donald trump ruined golf? I describe the worst ever behavior I have seen on a golf course and a listener wonders why he was called a Libtard by a group playing ahead of him. And I once again extend the musical hand of friendship across our political and cultural divide with my new modern country song "Oh, Brother Why?" It could be a hit or at least work in a truck commercial. Could I have a new career as a country artist? You decide. Subscribe and THRIVE!!!!!!!!!

Is catch and release fishing barbaric or moderately considerate? A client has concerns and I have suggestions to make catch and release less stressful for the fish. Who is the immoral clown to blame for having to endure Trump as President? I name names. Or, actually, name. Could some of the negative attitudes towards transgender people by men be a fear of the "Lola" scenario? Were the Kinks onto something? Is King Ethelread the Unready the exception to my rule that leaders who act tough and sound tough (Vlad the Impaler) have a leg up with conservatives? For better or for worse, you're not going to hear any of this from anyone else. Subscribe and THRIVE!!!!

Should transgender athletes be a big issue? How many transgender people have you ever even talked to? Will you ever see one in the locker room at the gym? What would you say? Did you know there are not only XX and XY chromosome people but XXY, XYY, XXX? And what is XXXX? How fragile is the male ego? I saw proof it can be very delicate at my local golf course. A client who lives on a course took my advice and loudly laughed at golfers from her patio after they teed off and swore a blue streak. Let's see how that turned out. Another client, whose very PC, wants to know if we should refer to people from India as Indians or Native Indians. I try to help. Would Hell on Earth to a Hindu be a dairy farm? And what were the worst words ever spoken by a human? All that in under 19 minutes. Subscribe and THRIVE!

We're through 2025's commencement address season. I don't mind lofty ideals and encouraging words but isn't a dose of realism also needed? And that's where I come in. My first attempts at Life Coaching might be in this unsolicited commencement address to our nation's grads as heard in my weekly feature Vague But True on the the Bob and Tom Show in 2005. 20 years later, was I right? On tattoos I'll admit I was probably wrong.

A frustrated client lives on a golf course and has had it with hearing angry golfers outside his windows all day. I help him understand why golfers sound so unhappy and what he might be able to do about it. Someone wants to hear my impersonation of Pee Wee Herman singing the National Anthem and I oblige. Is there any justification to deny a U.S. citizen the right to vote? I think I have one. What should people do on a cruise ship vacation instead of buying art? Would Percival the Merciful ever beat Vlad the Impaler in a free and fair election? What's wrong with people? Subscribe and THRIVE! All you have to lose is about 17 minutes.

Would you believe a Christian gospel musical group has recorded a song called "Tim Bedore is Going to Hell?" They are trying to smite thine enemy through song. Well, not only do I play their song in this episode but encourage all of you to call Christian music radio stations and request they play it. Someone has taken issue with my getting a daily dose of fantasy from religion or Trump concept and this time their rejection of me really stings. Are Uber liberals capable of clinging to absurd fantasy rationalization? Can you be a moral person if you like the work of an immoral person? I have an idea on how to deal with this dilemma. If all 170 episodes of Green Acres can fit on a tiny thumb drive have we just witnessed a miracle? I also welcome a new sponsor-Big Lake Lager-The Only Beer With The Slight Taste of Fish and it's all over in under 20 minutes. Subscribe and THRIVE!!!

Some of you loved my song "We Thank God For Being An American" from the last episode while others were incensed. I try to apologize. Did you know the Biblical context for "virgin" just meant a young woman? Should you always go along with a crowd giving a standing ovation even if you were not that impressed? Are Nazi analogies fair or overused? Has politics become another form of entertainment and what to do about it? If a biological male self-identifies as a female whose pregnant should HR grant maternity leave? If I swung at a throw over to first base to end a game in Little League was I an idiot or overly optmistic? People have questions, I have answers. Subscribe and THRIVE!!!!

Can an aging senior with memory issues navigate the digital world? I offer a solution. A new client had an affair with a married man. Now her religious parents are furious, her lover is over the top mad she let her parents find out, his wife hates my client and has sunk into depression and this client wants to know what to do. My path forward is an outside the box approach that just might thread the needle. Have you ever seen a sentence with three cliches? In episode 127 I infuriated some political conservatives and country music fans and to make up for that unintended slight I wrote and recorded a song to show I do love country music and use it to sincerely apologize to them. My new song is called "We Thank God For Being an American" and I am very proud of it. In fact, I think I may have a hit on my hands. Please take a listen and let me know what you think. Subscribe and THRIVE!!!!