HERE'S WHAT I'M INTO NOW



The ladies have seemed to have taken over Pintrest, but I don't care.  (Actually I do, Emily is ALL about that damn site now and I can't seem to get her attention.)  I've got StumbleUpon. 

I know it's been out long enough to go through a drastic makeover (they just changed their logo for the second time recently) but the fact is I'm all about this site now.

If you're not aware of what StumbleUpon does, allow me to explain.  It's a website (and app for your phone) that allows you to choose categories based on what you're interested in.  After you're done with that, it grabs websites that fit your interests and shows them to you.  It's pretty damn easy, and I love easy!  Plus it saves a ton of time looking through the web; something that can be time consuming and annoying.

For instance:  I LOVE to cook.  StumbleUpon found me a website (CLICK HERE FOR IT) that lists a ton of different countries and the recipies to go along with them.  It was also able to find me this: 



As you can see, there is plenty to learn here.  I would suggest checking it out, and as always, look me up.  My username is SIDRADIO.

I'm gonna check out now.  There's some stumblin' to do.  (Too gay?)

I LOVE WHEN PICTURES LEAK!

There's no doubt that the police assign sniper teams to big events.  I remember being in Washington, D.C. for the President's Inaguration and they were lined up on the tops of just about every building.  It's something you just expect.  Because of this, you would think that there would be snipers at an event as big as the Super Bowl too.  The problem:  The NFL doesn't want to project that image so they go through a lot of pain to make sure the people involved are very much "behind the scenes." 

A few years ago Ashton Kutcher noticed some snipers at a Super Bowl and took out his video camera and posted the footage.  That didn't make the NFL proud, but they DID go through certain steps to make it less obvious.  After all, we're talking about a bunch of guys with highly powered rifles inside a stadium...pointing them at people.  You tend to want to hide that stuff if you're the NFL.

Well, a few pictures showing a snipers nest leaked and the NFL isn't proud. 

These photos were taken by a member of the Indianapolis SWAT team, and obtained by Alamo Four Star, maker of the tripod.  Alamo shared the photos with weapons supplier "U.S. Tactical Supply," who posted the photos on their Facebook page with this to say:

The stadium was not yet open when the pics were taken and the rifle never had a round in it that day.  ONLY Binoculars were used for observation during the game and NOT the rifle!!

DOGS DO AWESOME STUFF

I've always had a dog.  I love them.  They're the perfect companion when you first go out and live on your own.  Afterall, that's what I did. 

The dog I got when I first moved out has passed away, but I still have a female Golden Retriever, Lyric (picture is on the left side of the page) that I really love.  She acts like a person quite often; even watching TV at times.  I've caught her plenty of times, so when I ran across this video, it reminded me of how awesome having a dog is. 

The fact that the dog in this video is also a Golden makes it cooler too!




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THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T LIE TO A WOMAN

I ran across an ad on Craigs List that was from a guy that lied to his girfriend about how much he knew about football.  He was offering someone $500 to teach him about the game before the Super Bowl. 

He explains that his current girlfriend once date a college football palyer, and he lied to impress her, and said that HE was a college football player too.  Actually, he knows nothing about football.  Now he's going to a Super Bowl party with his girlfriend...and the party is at her ex's apartment! 

I took a screen shot of the post so I can throw it up here. 

I'M NOT A HUGE VAN HALEN FAN, BUT YOU MIGHT BE

Ever since I heard the band was getting back together (again) I've been curious to find out how they're going to promote the reunion.  It's become clear that the band is planning on releasing a new album to support an upcoming tour.  The bad thing about this news is that so far, none of the songs they've said are being included on the album are actually "new."

A few weeks ago they announced "Tattoo."  That song ISN'T new!  It came out of an old track from the 70's that never made it to an album.  Now they're doing it again with the latest song, "Blood and Fire." 

This track isn't new either...it's from an instrumental track called "Ripley" that Eddie Van Halen wrote when he did the music for a move in 1984 called, "The Wild Life."

If you're interested in a brief preview of the song, check it out.  I still feel robbed though!

COME ON GUYS...REALLY?



I ran across a site yesterday that was selling this "Penn State Killed JoePa" t-shirt.

I can't say that I'm shocked over the idea of someone making money off the death of Joe, but to claim Penn State had anything to do with it is a little crazy, right? 

You can argue that Joe didn't die because of lung cancer, and that him losing the one thing in life that he had the most passion for (his coaching job at Penn State), certainly didn't help; but to place the blame on the University is dumb.

I worked at a screen printing place a while ago, and I can say that this company will probably be getting a call from a lawyer soon.  You can't print "Penn State" on anything and sell it without the permission of the school and the NCAA. 

If you're interested in the shirt, CLICK HERE to grab it.

FINALLY!



I have to admit, I've been waiting for this moment for a while!  Why do people think it's cool to run onto the field during games?  

During the Packers / Lions game Sunday, this douch-bag ran onto the field and got HAMMERED by Packers linebacker Brad Jones.  (Look at the size difference between these two!)

We've seen this happen a bunch of times, but I don't believe a football player has actually tackled a fan in the process.  Well done Brad!

Hopefully Brad doesn't get in trouble for the hit.  This is one of those times where an illegal hit to the head would have been cool with me.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?


photo:  thestir.com

I'm sure you're all aware of pajama pants for women, but now they've come out with a version for men!

They're not just regular pajama pants either!  They offer a pair like you see above.  They even offer a second kind of "dark wash" pajama pants.  It comes with built-in boxers peeking out of them, so they can allow him to "achieve that so-cool saggy pants look without actually wearing underwear."

Come on guys.  There's no way you should be buying these things.  If you're interested though, they'll set you back $12.95.  I'm not giving you the link though...you'll have to get that on your own.

I'M FINALLY ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK!

After visiting the dentist and getting some new work done to my mouth, I'm finally ready to come back to the show.  It's about time!

In case you didn't hear, I've been off the air since last Friday because of complications with one tooth being pulled. 

I had three of my wisdom teeth removed, plus another molar pulled because I cracked it in half and it couldn't be saved.  (I cracked it on a nut while on an airplane...not the best place to have a serious tooth malfunction.)

The wisdom teeth came out quite easily...it's the cracked molar that caused all the problems.

Before the dentist (Dr. Hines) removed it, he noticed that the root was very close to my sinus cavity.  His concern was that it would cause a "sinus containment" issue.  Basically that's what dentists say when the hole from your tooth being removed goes right up to your sinus cavity.   That causes you to be able to get anything you put into your mouth directly into your sinus cavity.  Plus your sinuses drain into your mouth...not a great experience!

Dr. Hines was right...the tooth caused this "sinus containment" and all hell broke loose Sunday morning when I decided to gargle with salt water. 

While swishing the water around in my mouth, I bent over and it started pouring out of my nose!  I had no clue what was going on, so I called the doctor and he told me what was going on.   

I'll spare all the gross details, but basically I had to see a surgeon on Monday and have the hole fixed.  This tuned out to be horrible because there wasn't enough tissue in my gums to suture the hole, so I had to get some gel foam put in there to speed the healing.  That fell out Monday evening; causing more problems.

I couldn't talk because of the hole, and I had a horrible sinus infection that made the issue that much worse.  The good news is that I feel much better today, and decided that I feel well enough to return to the show Friday morning.

I'm proud of the rest of the guys on the staff for doing a great job while I was out.  Boomer did a great job filling in for me this week.  I know that it's not easy to put together the show on short notice...and it just adds pressure when you have to work with someone you don't normally work with.

Even though I'm far from 100 percent, at least I can talk without too much pain; plus I don't feel as run down from the medication they have me on.

I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. 

I wanted to tell everyone thanks for all the well wishes on Facebook and email!  They all made me feel a lot better. 

~sid

TODAY IS A VERY SAD DAY FOR ME

I'm not gonna lie, this is going to be hard to write. 

Anyway...here we go.

You may or may not know that last November I had to put my dog down.  It was the worst thing I've ever had to do. 

Seriously.

What makes today hard is not that I'm remembering going through that experience (even though every day I still get upset), today is a rough day because today would have been Byner's birthday.

I looked through some pictures this morning and got really upset because they all reminded me of how awesome he was. 

I will miss him and I still think about him every day. 

Since we share so much of our lives with you on the air every day, I thought it would be ok to share a few pictures of him with you.


Byner laying on my bed after pushing me onto the floor. 


Waiting (patiently) for me to come down stairs and let him outside


He's letting my daughter (Keira) place letters on his head

I will always remember the times we spent together buddy; like how you loved to hump my friends, chew up toys only until you got the squeaker out of them, poop 15 times every time I took you on a walk...etc.

You were the best dog I could have ever had.  And although it sounds silly, you taught me a lot about myself, and stayed with me until I put my life together and had someone else to take care of me.  For that I thank you.

I will miss you...Happy Birthday!    (See you on the flip side)

I GUESS NONE OF US MEASURES UP

There's been a HUGE (pun intended) study conducted about what women would consider the ideal size of a guys junk to be.  Apparently 98% of us aren't big enough.

The "ideal" or "perfect" size is between 7.25 and 8.25 inches in length, and 6.25 inches in girth.  (The average junk is 5.5 - 6.3 inches long and 4.7 - 5.1 inches in girth.)

I've included a graph here for you so you can find where you belong on this chart.