Fresh Catch 2.0

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We had to open by cathartically dealing with national news. Will the fresh-faced mayor of New York succeed in his socialist experiment? Will Hoosiers eventually be affected? It's already been difficult to keep David's neighbors from feeling entitled to ongoing protection after he invested to halt Japanese beetles from immigrating. Do we also have to endure over-the-top barked out orders issued from school bus drivers just because they're blue collar elites? Take note, kids, because the Passive Aggressive Snark Tutorial David offers in this episode is bit-coin worthy. 

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Sometimes our Fresh Catch 2.0 episodes drift into therapy sessions. Today we found some comfort in each other's Zoom arms by confessing a sin we had in common: pretending to know or remember while in a conversation that (most often) ambushed us. The formulaic goal we share is pretty simple. Hide out until you can get out. But our well-honed skills of evasion deserved a bit of moral scrutiny before ending (apologies for the short show…therapy had us both lose track of time). You'll note that how we ended invites the need for a real counselor.

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Since we are diehard Cubs & Bears fans it feels like we're dancing near the Cliff of Betrayal to admit we really like the people we know from Wisconsin. Cheese curds sit well in our otherwise messed up digestive systems. For sure they don't provoke us to recoil like hummus does. But the hummus-hosts live in Chicago, and the comfort-foodies come from the Packers & Brewers' home state. The world confuses us. So we did what we do best: whine, giggle, and talk about Jesus.

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This episode involved some reminiscing that school age listeners could probably cite as a primary source in their next term paper. We also kicked around how we use cooler-than-normal music to connect with God. That led us into a very brief sharing of a really deep way to pray. That's Fresh Catch for you. If we go really deep you can count on us being very brief. Like the old hymn: Brief and Wide. 

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When this day began, minutes after midnight, our beloved Cubs had lost and now the season is all but finished. It makes sense that one of us (the old one) was in a foul mood. A travel demand disrupted our normal recording schedule and the funny one bounced into the Zoom room freshly jubilant after hanging with other comedic friends. David tried to bring his joy juice to the moment. Dr Dave was having none of it and passed out wet-blankets for all. If you enjoy this episode, your EQ may be low.

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It's the rare empathetic young person who might listen to our podcast today and aim to be helpful. We whined. Hard and long. Our aging bodies are failing us so we indulged in swapping stories about our health problems and the way we perceive doctors and nurses fail us. Before they actually experience such degrading, it's understandable that those who still have the ability to strut might giggle at our expense. But it really hurts when your own doctor is hosting the party. 

Go ahead. Laugh. We're here for you. At least for a while.

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In some cultures, old people are venerated. Cherished. Honored. Deeply respected. But in 2025 America we (remember, David turned 60 recently) are routinely ridiculed. The 10-item list of identifying foibles that comes with being in the AARP crowd might be funny to youngsters who prefer mockery to empathy, but it was far too familiar for those of us whose sphincter's beg for routine reinforcements. Feel free to laugh; we're moping.

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Thinking his invisible age cohort might escape ridicule, David merrily poked at Dr Dave's Boomer-isms. He skillfully refuted every attempt by his aged co-host to parry, scoring points while exposing his unmet needs to belong somehow…somewhere. Neither was anxious to revisit 7th grade lunchroom traumas, so we settled on sideline snobbery, critiquing an Emmy crowd that would never welcome us. But, what if they would…??  

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This day has become America's national lament of remembrance. And the cloud only thickened with the news of Charlie Kirk's murder yesterday. Tucked in the folds of what most of the world is thinking about is a personal story David coaxed out of Dr Dave: he got married on 9/11/76. We remembered – and giggled, of course – in a different direction on today's podcast. HINT: David may have labeled Dr Dave's mom a floozy. 

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This episode exposed a lot about each of the Davids that actually justifies the loss of followers we were whining about so much. But even as we sit in our unattractive pool of disdain far removed from smug (ya, we're jealous) social media influencers, we can't keep from giggling about the WAY we are shallow people. Just ask our wives…or, if you really want an earful, David's niece has a lot to say.