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dimland radio 4-15-23 show notes

My Heart Works!

*Not mine. Just an example of EKG read out.*

After that big snowfall in January and my worry of having a heart attack (I wasn’t), I finally got in for a stress test of my heart. I walked the treadmill, at increasing speeds and inclines, for 10 minutes and 10 seconds.

I did well at hitting and surpassing the target heart rate (137 bpm). There were no adverse effects. And the doctor says I’m good.

Yay!

Dad Update

My dad was moved from the hospital to a transition care facility last Monday. That night he tested positive for COVID. What next?!

He’s under COVID quarantine now until Thursday. Family can still see him, but we have to gear up with gowns, gloves, and N-95 masks. Not the most comfortable stuff to wear.

Dad still isn’t Dad. I see flashes of him, but his cognitive ability is not good. And the COVID isn’t helping him get better.

One day at a time.

Fan Mail!

*Not exactly this much. Not even close. But one is pretty exciting to me.*

It arrived just past mid-March, but I didn’t see it until Easter Sunday.

There was a congratulations message from a fan in Ohio in my Dimland Radio emailbox. This new fan took the time to say well done on 13 years of Dimland Radio and that they’ve been listening for a year. AND they actually look forward to my show each week.

It’s difficult to oversell how cool this is to me.

You can send me email, too! Send to drdim@dimland.com and I’ll give you a shout out on the show.

The Twins Beat The Hated Yankees!

Former MN Twins manager Tom Kelly, who managed the Twins to two World Series Championships (1987 & 1991), was asked, after the Twins were once again humiliated in the postseason by the Bronx Bastards, how can our boys beat the Pinstripes in the playoffs. TK answered, “Start beating them in the regular season.”

The Twins have been owned by the Hated Yankees since 2000. Their record was a horrible 49-105 before this season! Gah!

Well, we can add two wins for the Twins. As I recorded the show, the two teams were in the middle of a four game series in New York. The Twins won the first two games! One game was a blowout, the other was a come from behind win. Could there be a sweep brewing?

Spoiler… Nope.

The Hated Ones won the next two games in the series, but a series split in New York is pretty good.

A Dimland Radio Pedantic Moment: TV Ads Roundup

*“What do you know? I can imagine what would happen without Navy Federal Credit Union.”*

I’ll link to the ads here. You’ll see what it is about each of them that sets off my pedantry.

New Amsterdam Vodka might not raise my pedantry ire much, but their ad sure is annoying.

Lexus electric vehicles are powered by us? How? Exactly?

Navy Federal Credit Union members they say can’t imagine where they would be without Navy Federal, then they immediately imagine it. Gah!

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Athena by The Who and And I Moved by Pete Townshend

Second ad break bumpers: Face The Face by Pete Townshend and Daily Records by The Who

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

That’s it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

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dimland radio 4-8-23 show notes

A Plethora Of Personal Tales

It snowed again. What pain in the ass winter. Officially, the Twin Cities received 89.7″ of snow this winter season, which, despite what the calendar says, isn’t quite over yet. We can still get snow.

That April Fool’s snow moved this winter into the 3 spot in the most snowiest winters on record.

For the new snow, we were fortunate enough to have my dad’s car with four wheel drive. Ours was getting repaired.

Our son moved out. And he had to do so with all that new snow.

The road trip to Madison, WI to pick up the remains of my wife’s oldest brother, who died back in February didn’t quite go as planned.

And my nearly 88 year old father has taken ill and is in the hospital.

How was your week?

Best News Of The Last Two Weeks

Fearless loser, the man who lost the popular vote for President twice (still became President after first loss due to the stupid electoral system we have), was impeached twice, totally botched the handling of the pandemic, tried to steal an election, attempted a coup, and did a bunch of other unethical and illegal shit was indicted, arrested, and arraigned. He will be put on trial for 34 felony counts related to his attempt to keep his affair with a porn star secret.

The arraignment gave the world what I think will be a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph.

Actually, it produced two!

*This could be a Pulitzer Prize winner.*

The court room photo seems the better choice due to it capturing the historical gravity of the situation. However, the perp walk photo is really good compositionally as well as its use of lighting, which makes it the better photo artistically.

Lock him up! Look him up! Lock him up!

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: All Those Years Ago by George Harrison and King Volcano by Bauhaus

Second ad break bumpers: Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat and Don’t Lose Your Temper by XTC

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 3-25-23 show notes

Something I Like To Do With Ice

It happens mainly in spring, but it can also happen in fall. It’s that thin layer of ice that forms over puddles. And I just really enjoy stepping on that thin ice and break it.

It is a simple pleasure I take advantage as much as I can.

It’s Not True: You Can Only Balance An Egg On The First Day Of Spring

A coworker lamented this past Monday that she had forgotten to bring an egg to work. I asked why. “Today is the only day of the year you can balance an egg on its end.”

I was slowly shaking my head as she made the claim.

“Nope. You can balance an egg on any day of the year.”

I know. I’m a party pooper.

Cool Thing: An Unusual Caricature Of Me

Years ago, a coworker converted a Gooey Louie game into a caricature of me. A few simple lines made with a black Sharpie® and there I am. I think it really looks like me!

*The best bit is that little loop as part of the glasses. Such a nice bit of detail.*

I think it’s brilliant.

Making The Most Of Spontaneity

Late night talk shows always had plenty of planning going on. Planning that was intended to not look planned. It’s just something one accepts, but sometimes something happens that completed unexpected and that good hosts made the most of it.

*Taking advantage an unexpected moment.*

Johnny Carson was the best at making a funny unexpected moment even funnier. His brilliance at rolling with it and milking the moment hit its pinnacle with the Ed Ames tomahawk throwing demonstration. The demonstration didn’t go quite as planned and Johnny made the most of it.

Classic TV comedy!

Planned Spontaneity Is Lame

Jimmy Fallon is no Johnny Carson. He’s not horrible, but he just doesn’t work for me as a late night talk show host.

I admit that I haven’t watched much of his show, but I’ve seen enough to get the feeling that the show is just a little too planned, a little too phony for me. Ariana Grande and her lip synced, rehearsed participation in some randomized singer impression bit is a great example.

Now, I could be wrong about her lip syncing. I have no doubt that she can sing and do singing impression, but I do doubt she was singing on the set. And she and the band knew the key and tempo without any preparation? No way. It was rehearsed and Fallon’s reaction was all a put on.

Call me cynical, but I hate planned spontaneity.

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Seven Seas by Echo & The Bunnymen and New World Man by Rush

Second ad break bumpers: Turning Japanese by The Vapors and Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 3-18-23 show notes

Anniversary

I didn’t remember the exact date when I recorded this show, but I was able to look it up. It was March 13, 2010 when the first episode of Dimland Radio appeared on Z Talk Radio.

566 shows later and I’m still here. And the show is still the best kept secret on the internet. And Trisha is still my number 1 listener! Both in being there for the first show and in fan racking.

13 years! Do I have another 13 in me?

We’ll see.

Cool Thing #1: A Change In Policing?

I received a letter in the snail mail informing me that there was a brake light out on our Kia Soul. It wasn’t a citation. There was no penalty and no further action would be taken. It was a convenient way to let me know, because something so minor wasn’t worth a traffic stop by the cop who spotted it.

In addition to the the notification about the brake light, the letter let me know that I could pick up a voucher to get the light repaired for free at a participating auto service. There’s a program called Lights On that helps car owners with headlights, tail lights, brake lights, etc. that have burned out get them repaired for free.

This appears to be a change in policing in the wake of Philando Castile (and other similar incidents) being shot to death by a cop in a routine traffic stop. It makes sense. Why risk the lives of drivers and cops over something so minor?

Pretty cool.

Oh! And I replaced the bulb myself.

A Skeptic Poops The Party Again

*Believe or don’t, the sketch actually helps identify what might have been spotted.*

Jimmy Kimmel loves this St. Patrick’s Day story. In 2006, in the town of Crichton, Alabama, some residents claimed to have spotted a leprechaun in the nighttime treetops.

Sigh. Leprechaun? Really?

I think, although I could be wrong, I might have a good idea what was in those treetops and it wasn’t a leprechaun.

Hint! Hint!

Crazy Aunt Margie Is Crazy

*Rep. Crazy Aunt Margie (R-GA)… God damn it! None of us should even know who this woman is!*

Before the crazy lady was elected (How? Seriously, how was she elected?), Crazy Aunt Margie visited the US Capitol to let everyone know it’s illegal to be sworn into any American office on anything other than the Bible.

It’s not.

Not only is she crazy, she’s stupid.

Cool Thing #2: A Familiar Place Spotted On The TV

*A co-worker thought the view outside the windows looked awfully familiar.*

The TV sports comedy The League had an episode featuring former MN Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. The show was set in Chicago, the set was in Minneapolis. Not only that it was in the building next door to where I currently work!

*To the right of The Eatery is Cold Side Silkscreening. That’s where I work!*

In the exterior establishing shot, you can see Cold Side Silkscreening, the place at which I work! (I said it was brown trim. I meant brown brick with blue trim.)

There’s also a few retouches to the scene to change part of the name of the restaurant, to remove the restaurant name from the awning, and to replace the Twins logo on the sign post in the first photo with the Cubs logo.

This is very cool!

A Minnesota Sports Legend Has Died

The best head coach in MN Vikings history.

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Games People Play by Alan Parsons Project and Crystal Wrists by Peter Murphy

Second ad break bumpers: Big Mouth Strikes Again by The Smiths and No More Lonely Nights by Paul McCartney

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 3-11-23 show notes

Winter Misery Index

*That trash bin is about 3.5′ tall. I’m running out of places to put it all. And more snow is predicted for later this week.*

There is a thing called the Twin Cities Snow and Cold Index (SCI), which locally is referred to as the winter misery index.

As of this writing our SCI number is 120 for the 2022-2023 winter. It’s a far cry from the record 305 (1916-1917 winter SCI total), but we’ve blown past last winter’s 84. And we still have the rest of March and at least half of April to get through.

Learn more here.

Captain Picard Had A Brother

*Right there in front! How could Star Trek forget such a striking fellow?*

I just finished watching Star Trek: Picard season 2. (Yes, I know, I’m a bit behind.) I wondered why during Picard’s flashbacks to his youth there was no mention of his brother Robert (row- bare in French).

His appearance in Star Trek: TNG was brief, but he served an important factor in Picard’s recovery from getting Borged in the previous episode.

A Dimland Radio Pedantic Moment: Really, Yoda? There Is No Try?

Look! The quote is so highly thought of that no one considered that, unless one goes right to “do not” by making no attempt (try), one will try to “do”. If one does “do”, then it could be considered it’s not a “try”, when one does not “do”. But if they fail, then it can be said they tried to do, but couldn’t.

There is a try.

*This is actually a profound statement.*

Tucker Carlson Cherry-Picks January 6

Tucker Carlson is a lying sack o’ shit. He got to select a bunch of relatively “peaceful” moments of trespassing (which is against the law) on Insurrection Day, while barely acknowledging some violence was happening outside.

*Drop in Fearless Loser and you’ve got the Insurrectionist Lairs’ Mt. Rushmore.*

Carlson and the rest of Fox News’ nightly lying triad (seen above) have been lying about the 2020 Election having been stolen to their viewers every night. They don’t personally believe the election was stolen. Heck! Carlson even hates Fearless Loser passionately and was looking forward to ignoring America’s worst president.

The Swanson fortune heir, also lied about Jacob Chansley (the Qanon Shaman). Tuck claimed the police may have been giving Chansley a tour of the capitol. Tuck also said it was unclear how that pAtRiOtIc insurrectionist got into the building. He said this while showing video footage of the Shaman walking into capitol.

This video shows the goofball walking in with the mob.

Crazy Aunt Margie Got Harassed At Dinner

*Rep. Crazy Aunt Margie (R-GA) seen here demanding everyone else wear a pair of big girl pants*.

Margorie Taylor Greene, the craziest member of Congress, complained that a mother and son harassed her and her dinner companion(s) in a public restaurant.

Shoe’s on the other foot, ain’t it, Margie?

Here she is harassing a Parkland shooting survivor and here she is violating AOC mail slot on er office door at the capitol.

GET VACCINATED! GET BOOSTED! GET BOOSTED AGAIN! And if you have been vaccinated, THANK YOU! It would also be a good idea to get your flu shot, too.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: A Man Of Great Promise by The Style Council and Slow Train To Dawn by The The

Second ad break bumpers: The Headmaster Ritual by The Smiths and Chardonnay by Game Theory

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts! Just search for Dimland Radio in the podcast section. And if you could leave a good rating and a positive review it would be awesome.

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