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Tonight on SecondHand Radio, by popular demand, it’s MommyGeek! That’s right…YOU asked for her, she’ll be here. LIVE! When I asked around on Twitter a while back for guests, five of you said you wanted her. I can see why.

She’s got that naughty librarian look going on, and can you say Grrrrrrowwwwwllll?

I can.

She’s smart and sassy and geeky and amazing at web design and she’ll be talking to me tonight. You can talk to her, too.

The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Mommy Geek, ask her about your blog design or tech stuff or her geeky husband, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific (and that’s 3:00 AM GMT)

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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That’s Tanis there on the very left. I can’t for the life of me figure out why she, Adam, and Anissa were wearing Christmas hats in July, but hey…maybe they’re just very progressive like that. It’s appropriate for now, at any rate.

Speaking of Anissa, I added a new t-shirt design to my store for the ladies. It’s all black and pink and hot and shit.

And for ALL OF DECEMBER, all profits from this shirt ($3.25/shirt) will be donated to Anissa’s family. (In case you don’t know, Anissa is a friend who recently suffered a stroke and is in the hospital.)

It’s Not Me It’s You - Ladies Dark by karlerikson
More Humor T-Shirts

So yeah, have at it. Go wild. Buy one. Or ten.

And if you look at this link, you can buy any of the products linked TODAY (and today ONLY) and all profits go to Anissa and the fam!

Right, back to Tanis. Tanis is my guest this evening on SecondHand Radio! Yes, the Redneck Mommy herself…live, and in person! Well, on the phone, anyway.

I adore Tanis. She’s funny. She can also make me cry (and has). She’s purty. She’s Canadian, so she likes extraux vowuels aeynd stuffe, plus she says “about” really cute-like. She also happens to be in an elite group of people that have written guest posts on SecondHand Tryptophan that have gotten me in trouble with certain networks. Which only serves to make me love her more.

We’ll be talking live tonight and I hope you’ll join us for another fun-filled episode of SecondHand Radio.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Tanis, ask her to say “I know about an oaf in a houseboat,” or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific (and that’s 3:00 AM GMT)

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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Tonight on SecondHand Radio, 10PM Eastern (9PM Central, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific, and 3 AM GMT), my guest is none other than Angel. She’s a dear friend and you probably know her more by her moniker CheekySweetie. Or on Twitter as - whaddya know? - @CheekySweetie. I like it when people are consistent…same user name all over the place. It makes things easier for me.

And since the world revolves around moi, that kinda rocks.

After quite a while being Twitter/blog buds, I finally got to meet Angel in person this year and hang out with her a few times. She’s geeky, smart, funny, hot, a mother, and yes…cheeky.

We’ll be talking live tonight and I hope you’ll join us for another fun-filled episode of SecondHand Radio.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Angel, or maybe even say something to me, though she’s really the far more interesting person between the two of us.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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Tonight on SecondHand Radio, my guest is the gorgeous Amy, known to many as @TasteLikeCrazy. She happens to be the lady behind the blog Taste Like Crazy. She also happens to kind of give me goosebumps whenever she smiles, but whatever.

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I mean, seriously. Look at her.</swoon>

As if it weren’t enough just to stare at her, she’s also interesting. She loves video games and writes about them all the time. She’s geeky. She also smokes cigars. Oh, and she’s a mom. A really, really cool mom.

We’ll be talking live tonight and I hope you’ll join us for another interesting episode of SecondHand Radio.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Amy, ask her about her favorite video games or cigars or how she secretly longs for me, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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Yes, I’m a horrible host.

I’ve been spacey since before Thanksgiving, what with all the cleaning fumes from me cleaning the house for guests to arrive. And there’s the residual tryptophan, of course.

So I forgot that today is Monday. And there’s a show tonight.

Which there is.

My guest on SecondHand Radio this evening (10 PM Eastern) is Heather, known to most as the author of Confessions of a Coal Miner’s Granddaughter, and @coalminersgd on Twitter.

You’ve probably seen her like this:

But I prefer to think of her like this:

I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with Heather a few times in person, and she’s always a hoot. Sings karaoke, too, cuz she gots rhythm and shit.

We’ll be talking live tonight and I hope you’ll join us for another interesting episode of SecondHand Radio.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Heather, or ask her a question, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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Very excited about tonight’s show. Well, I’m always excited about my show (because my friends/guests rock) but tonight is sure to be another exceptional episode.

My guest is Schmutzie, goddess of the blogosphere, innovator, artist, and creator of sites like Five Star Friday and Grace In Small Things.

Schmutzie likes to appreciate the small pleasures in everyday life. I prefer to appreciate the small pains-in-the-ass in everyday life. Still, I think we’ll get along just fine tonight.

I had the pleasure of hanging with her and Mr. Schmutzie (aka Palinsomething) in July, and if I had the damn Star Trek transporter (when are those supposed to be invented, anyway?) I’d be zapping myself over to hers and Palinode’s place regularly. They make me laugh.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Schmutzie, or ask her a question, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

NO SHOW THURSDAY BECAUSE OF THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away. I really should take a page from Schmutzie’s life and try to be thankful for the stuff I have in my life. I think I’ll make a couple of lists, in fact. These are in no significant order or ranking.

Things I’m NOT Thankful For

1. Depression/Anxiety/Stress. Enough, already.
2. Diabetes. Thanks to #1, even the smallest details seem ginormous to tackle. Adding more meds, plus multiple daily blood sugar checks, plus at least two injections a day? Not helping.
3. Cancer. Enough of this shit, too. Took the life of a friend earlier this year. Infecting family members. Has plagued other friends. IS plaguing other friends.
4. Illness. My stepmother is in the hospital. My friend is struggling to overcome the stroke she had last week. I’m done with it, for real. It’s another thing contributing to #1.
5. Stalkers. Not just because of my whole recent thing, but other friends, as well. I’ll include trolls here because they’re of the same ilk. Both are ugly, vile cowards that can choke on my vomit. Oh, and I’ll eat a lot of corn soup before the vomiting.
6. No iPod connection in rental car stereos. I’ll be in a rental for the next 9 days while my car is in the shop. It’s odd because my car is a piece of shit that has bad rust on the roof and an only-slightly-better paint job elsewhere. Now I’ll have a brand new (mostly) front end, including a new paint job. And yes, there’s still The Swamp in the back floorboard.
7. Passive-Aggressiveosity. Yeah, still. I said it yesterday on Twitter, but I’ll say it again. I want to punch passive-aggressive people in the junk. These are typically the same people who have absolutely no fucking boundaries (and refuse to honor any of mine).
8. The Edge Network. Sucks. Why can’t there be wifi EVERYWHERE? For free?
9. Being broke. Yeah, I know a lot of that is my fault, since I haven’t worked in a long time. Need to get on that. It’s crimping my luxurious lifestyle. *cough* I mean, if I ever want to get that team of maids and butlers, I have to get off my ass and play the lottery. A lot.
10. Self sabotage. The negative self-talk, the ignoring of my gut/intuition, the not taking my meds…yeah, even the nail-biting. What the bloody fuck is wrong with me? See, that right there is a little self sabotage. (Can you tell I just got back from the Matrix Therapist?)

Things I AM Thankful For

1. My friends. Not a day goes by that I’m not thankful for these people in my life. Everyone I interact with on Twitter. On blogs. In person. On the phone. Email. Chat. Particularly, my “inner circle” of people, who all have the ability to make me cry or laugh out loud. You fuckers rock.
2. The Internet. I seriously think I’d die without it. It’s like…oxygen. Or porn. Without the Net, I’d be fucked as far as socializing goes. I’m enough of a hermit as it is.
3. iPhone. As jacked into the Matrix as I am, I’d be suffering from Internet withdrawals any time I left the house - if not for my beloved iPhone.
4. Family. Mostly.
5. Music. I’d probably lose what little sanity I have left if not for music. It’s such an important part of my life, so visceral, so much an emotional and spiritual necessity…I’d be hosed without it.
6. Books. Ditto #5. Books are another part of my life’s blood. I’ve relied on them my entire life to escape the utter shit of my life, to learn anything and everything I need to know, to bring my imagination to a frothy head.
7. Television/Movies. Ditto #5. I grew up a TV kid. I remain one to this day. I’m an artist, a creative, a storyteller. So yeah, I dig great storytelling…great writing, great acting. Comedy? Drama? Stupid? Deep and heavy? No matter. If it’s truly engaging, I dig it. My favorite TV show at the moment is the brilliant HBO series, “In Treatment,” but I’m also enjoying “Curb Your Enthusiasm” a great deal. But my fall-back is always going to be sci-fi and fantasy. Supernatural? Lost? Heroes? Mmm.
8. My writing. I don’t post like I’d like to here, true. Or professionally, for that matter. Those aside, I am thankful for my writing. Not only do I love writing (most of the time), but it is one of the very few things I’ll admit to being good at. It’s a critical vent in my emotional system, it’s great fun to tell an amusing anecdote - and to make people laugh. And it affords me the ability to make a living without even leaving my house. (Which I need to begin doing again, stat.) On top of all that, it’s because of my writing that I have most of the the friends I have.
9. My daughters. I can honestly say that they’ve grown into women that I’d be proud to know even if I weren’t related to them.
10. Guinness. Ah, sweet darkness, sweet medication of the self!

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Tonight, my guest on SecondHand Radio is little Miss Disgrace, who is one of the 3 founding ladies of Boob Emancipation. Her name is Jenny, which is a little confusing because I just had a totally different Jenny on my show Thursday night. Still, I can’t wait.

Jenny swears that we’ve met before, but I think she’s just trying to fuck with my head. It’s a lot easier to remember one of the only MEN at BlogHer, as opposed to trying to remember all the WOMEN at BlogHer.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Jenny, or ask her a question, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

Future guests include: Barefoot Foodie and Schmutzie.

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Seems there’s an awful lot of passive-aggressive shit going through the air of late. It’s almost worse than the H1N1 virus. I’m thinking maybe I need to get myself a surgical mask to protect myself from all those headgames-playing germs.

I’m tired. All the time, lately, it seems. Not sleepy tired (though there’s always that, too), but emotionally and mentally tired. Lots of anxiety and stress-laden crap has been on my plate for months now. And just as I handle one thing, another 2 or 3 things pop up onto the plate. I’m not the only one, either…many friends are enduring similar life farts.

So when, on top of me getting my car smashed this week and personal relationship troubles, I start receiving the passive-aggressive emails or phone calls or DM’s, well…I just want to punch people in the crotch.

I guess you don’t really care about me.

If you loved me, you’d _____.

I know you’re busy, so you don’t have to talk to me if you don’t want to. I’m sure I’ll be just fine.

It must be nice to just say whatever you want without thinking of other people’s feelings.

Blah, blah, blah. I’m done with it all. These things are coming from Grown-Ass-Adults, people. Not 7-year-olds, not even junior high kids. Adults. Who clearly have not yet learned the lesson that LIFE IS MUCH SIMPLER WHEN YOU JUST SAY WHAT THE FUCK IS ON YOUR MIND. Give it a shot. You might be surprised.

Shannon recently wrote a post about living life without a vocal filter. It’s one of many things I love about her, that lack of a filter. Course, it gets her into trouble at times, because it’s not everyone who likes complete, blunt honesty. But I like it. A lot.

The people I choose to surround myself with speak plainly, honestly, without head games. And I like that. A lot. The older I get, the more discriminating I become in who I let into that “inner circle” of people. And the more I start eliminating those who play the Passive-Aggressive Game…or at least push them to the outer circles.

I don’t have time for the bullshit. I don’t want to MAKE time for the bullshit, either. If you have something to say to me, fucking SAY IT. If you need something of me, fucking ASK ME. Don’t try to guilt me into doing shit, or make some cryptic remark about me and expect me to “get it.” Just TELL ME what you want me to know.

However, if you still see fit to play the games, just don’t be stunned when I rip off all your hair with a weedwhacker.

No matter regarding the passive-agressive shit. Tonight, on SecondHand Radio, I have a special guest who probably already hates me, anyway: Jenny, The Bloggess. I’m sure you’ve heard of her, she’s a fairly big deal on the Interwebz. And tonight she’ll be joining me for an hour of live conversation.

It took a lot of harassment sweet-talking to get Jenny to agree to be on the show. I may have sent my SecondHand Army after her on Twitter to make it happen, but she caved in eventually.

I met Jenny very briefly in Chicago for BlogHer. She handed me some cool stickers and even may have smiled in my general direction for a moment. We shook hands and I swear I heard her mutter under her breath, “Douchebag,” but I could be wrong. Then she gave me this expectant look while holding out her ring hand for me to kiss. I think it was me licking from her fingers up to her elbow that may have turned her off. Hard to say.

But she’ll be with me tonight, that’s for sure. And you can join in, too. It’ll be fun! And how amazing is it that this is the 69th episode of SecondHand Radio on Talkshoe? Yep.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Jenny, or ask her a question, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

Tell all your friends. And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

Future guests include: Miss Disgrace from Boob Emancipation, Barefoot Foodie, and Schmutzie.

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Tonight at 10 PM EST, 7 PM Pacific, you can join me for another entertaining hour of conversation on SecondHand Radio.

My guest tonight is Suzanne, otherwise known as Twenty Four at Heart. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Suzanne in Chicago for BlogHer 2009. She’s a charmer, and also happens to be the aunt of another blogger you may know: Undomestic Diva.

Suzanne is a hell of a conversationalist. She’s funny, smart, gorgeous, and has been through a truckload…including a massive accident several years ago that deprived her of the use of an arm. Not only an arm, but her RIGHT arm - and she’s right-handed. We’ll be chatting about that, maybe about living in Orange County (CA), and how she’s all signed up to be on next season’s “Desperate Real Orange County Housewives.” (OK, perhaps not that last part.)

It’s been a hell of a day for me, so I can’t wait for Suzanne to chat me up and relieve me of all this fucking stress. No pressure, Suzanne.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Suzanne, or ask her a question, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

You’ll be there, right? And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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Been a fucked up few days for me, and for lots of you, too, I know. What, with my new “fan” at Oracle.com - who swears his name doesn’t rhyme with Pus - and my therapy yesterday. Crud. Still, today is Kick A Stalker In The Junk Day, so things may look up.

Tonight, though, all that crud changes. Because my guest on SecondHand Radio is a cheery bastard. It’s Brian Papa from Cheer Up Nation, which I haven’t looked at much because it’s so fucking…happy. There are cute stories and photos and sometimes there are videos, all of which are posted so as to send my blood sugar through the roof.

I met Brian at BlogHer in San Francisco, I think. He’s one of the few men that came to my Birds of a Feather group for BlogHims. He was uppity then, and he’s even more uppity now that he’s a father. Funny dude, I enjoy hanging with him…he’s just a glass-is-half-full kinda guy, whereas I’m more like a “my Guinness is half gone already” kinda guy.

So tonight at 10pm EST, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain, and 7pm Pacific, you can join us live for a fun call-in show, complete with chatroom. We’ll see how long it takes before my anti-cheeriness rubs off on Brian and he starts crying into his wine cooler.

Every one of you is welcome to call in and talk with us. The phone number is 724-444-7444, Call ID 23738. You can call in just to say hi to Brian, or ask him a question, or maybe even say something to me.

I highly recommend that you go to my SecondHand Radio info page, register at Talkshoe.com and download the Talkshoe client (though not required, I think it’s a superior chatroom experience).

You’ll be there, right? And if you have trouble getting into the show for some reason, feel free to call in (using the phone number below) and you can listen on the phone that way. I can leave you on mute, if you prefer.

Showtime: 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM Mountain, 7PM Pacific

Show Link:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23738

Call-in Number: (724) 444-7444, Call ID 23738

2HRadio Info (including complete list of upcoming guests)

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