LOTSL

That Peter G is on assignment: Possibly trapped on an island. Present are Jay the Hauntcub, Dr. Wes Stone and Toppie Smellie and the year is half over... mostly.

• We talk about our work situations and the ups and downs of working from home. COVID WAS SIX YEARS AGO!
• Toppie describes his ten year stint working from home.
• Oy Vey, the high gas prices!
• AI Fears! Feels like doom and gloom! Even Toppie could lose his terlit cleaning job to AI robots!! Wes and Jay chime in on their concerns. GET READY FOR A MEGA AI CENTER IN YOUR BACK YARD!
• Our responses to the Artemis II mission: NASA's first crewed lunar flyby in 50 years.
• PALM SPRINGS! A POPULAR GAY DESTINATION! Wes and Jay fill Toppie in on what Palm Springs is all about!
• Jay loves Australia! But to where might we realistically retire (we ask ourselves)?
• And finally: How a South Florida property manager siphoned out hundreds of thousands from local HOA accounts! And she's still at large as of this recording! Naughty Naughty!

This time on LOTSL:

• Religion and food: Jay The Hauntcub describes how to make fried Matza for Passover. Toppie Smellie explains Gefilte Fish. Doctor Pythagoras Stone wonders when eating fish on Fridays became a thing or a non-thing for Catholics?
• Apparently not wanting to leave food behind as a topic, Toppie talks about making meals for himself and his mother that have dubious, but mostly edible results.
• Doc Stone discusses the bizarre tactics of so-called First Amendment Officers.
• LOTSL scrutinizes their social media habits (again).
• A discussion about the work habits we had when we were students compels That Peter G to reveal his major in college.
• Doc Stone is curious about a new series of Lord Of The Rings movies to be written by late night talk show host, Steven Colbert.

Everybody is back for LOTSL, episode 19, wherein we discuss:

• The best climate on earth and other related weather stories.
• More HOA gripes!
• Can we separate the artist from their bad deeds?
• The ordeal known as following printed directions to build the _________ of your dreams.
• The new war in the Middle East
• Who is going to take care of our elderly?
• What we are watching to distract ourselves from today's realities.
• Botched urine tests.
• Brenda bids a farewell to podcasting.

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This month on Life On The Shit List:

• Everyone is cold and other weather annecdotes
• "Patagonia" -- what the hell is it?
• Bias in the media & the Minneapolis ICE killings
• How are we economizing?
• Life and death of Catherine O'Hara
• Trump's digestive noises clear the room
• Melania Trump's movie sells more tickets than Star Wars -- NOT
• Over working makes you gay
• The upside down pineapple

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It's our first episode of the new year and we're ALL here! Yayyyyy!

And this time around we discuss:

• Maps upside down are strange.
• Trump fuck-ups and invasions.
• The Post heiress and the Guilded Age revisited.
• Who remembers Love Canal?
• Things poor people do that rich people copy for status.
• Butter! We talk butter!
• The tiny house trend and its implications.
• Tinned fish!

All that and more!

First, an email from David B. And then...

• Brenda Boo discusses a social media phenomenon in which cheap trinkets are packed up an sold for many more times than they're worth -- all to make you feel like you're a PRINCESS!
• All of us at LOTSL are tumbling head over heels towards retirement (whatever that looks like) and some of us are more mystified by the process than others...
• ThatPeterG categorizes some of his favorite Instagram accounts... and then pivots into how he's been using his AI apps (like Chat GBT)...
• Finally, we end with a quick discussion of the mysteries of medical billing.

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November greetings to all!

This time on LOTSL:

• Listener interaction from Scotty, Mac, Tim and Angela.
• Pumpkin and Peach with Jeffery and Katrina spiked our numbers. Thank you!
• Jay the Hauntcub reports on his Halloween antics.
• Doc Stone leads a discussion of things we've purchased from online ads.
• Brenda Boo describes her bill paying nightmare.
• Doc Stone asks: What do you do with mail that arrives at your address, but is adressed to someone other than yourself?
• Toppie Smellie explains the origins of some familiar "old sayings".

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Almost the entire episode is about LOTSL's reflections on BOOMERS vs GEN-X... and we examine it all from various perspectives. It's a laff riot. Mostly...

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• The Fey Driver responds to our last episode's discussion of HOA's, and he reveals that HIS HOA is mostly for show, and in fact NO ONE abides by it's rues!
• The Fey Driver also asks LOTSL two questions: (1) Do you squeegee your shower doors? (2) Do you remove the tags on your wash clothes and towels?
• The LOTSL crew confeses the length of time they spend in the shower!
• Brenda Boo Say's there are WOOD SHAVINGS in our food!
• Doc Stone has a CHEESE WEDGE!
• LOTSL discusses how we wash our dishes!
• There is a peculiar prevelance of PICKLE INFUSED foods!
• Toppie tells us about the food presented at his family reunion picnic and calls it a Dish-to-Pass supper, but no one knows what he's talking about... (psst... it' also called POT-LUCK)
• Gen-Z Loves the fuckin' 80's!
• Finally, Doc Stone has a SIGNATURE RANT about POLYESTER coming back into our lives!

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We've got a full show, chock full of LOTSL GOODNESS, including:

• That Peter G has an update on more "Welcome In" nonsense.
• Once there were only the Killer Bees... but now... WATCH OUT! Make way for the Marauding Murder Hornets!
• Doc Stone unravels the South Atlantic Anomaly and why we should all be very, very afraid.
• Benda Boo has a new true crime from her own neighborhood and disovers that video cameras are everywhere!
• Toppie has a related tale from his infamous past as a whore-slut!
• Brenda updates us all about her new apartment, which leads to a long group discussion about HOA's and Condo life.
• So, what's the deal with Ben Gay?
• We're old and we're feeling it: more LOTSL health talk.
• LOTSL discusses the impact of Ozzy Osbourne and Brian Wilson... PLUS! ThatPeterG surprises everyone with a story about Rhonda! You know... RHONDA! From "Help Me Rhonda!"
• TV Show talk: Matlock, Murder She Wrote and Mid Century Modern.
• Doc Stone talks about his CRUISE OF A LIFETIME to Spain and other ports of call.
• The LOTSL crew talks about The Gen Z Stare phenomenon.
• Jay the Hauntcub introduces Katrina and Jeff from Jersey who are new listeners to LOTSL and who themselves do a podcast called the Pumpkin and Peach Podcast. Please visit them via the link and have a listen!
• LOTSL says goodbye to friend and fellow podcaster, Jim Am from the Poke It With A Stick Podcast.