We’re remodeling and one of our fur babies disappeared. We were distraught. She was traumatized. Etiquette is necessary for groups to get along. I went with a buddy to see Collective Soul. They were fantastic and I discovered a bad I missed. Footballer Michael Irvin has given rise to the next rap supper star, and he called him out.

Soup Beans and Cornbread are an Appalachian delicacy, and I’m a lucky woman because Hank is a hillbilly chef. How to live longer? We’re doing pretty good. Do you stay together or get divorced for the kids? It’s sad how many have to make that decision. Phil Mickelson bets a lot. A whole lot. And what is Twitter now? X?

Ah Ha moments. I was today years old when I found out. Shoutout to Men’s Warehouse and film by the foot. Testosterone has been great, but now something else is outta whack for me. Hot Flashes are horrible. Hank had Jury Duty but he didn’t get picked. We went to the mall, and kids on those roving stiffed riding animals horrify me. Wait till grandma breakers her hip. We won’t know anymore about the JFK assassination now. Hank has a great theory. It doesn’t even sound conspiratory. And did we just find out there really are UFO’s and no one made a bid deal about it? Somebody has finally solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper. Our forays into artificial intelligence are convincing us that we’re already living in the Matrix.

It’s our pleasure to introduce our second pod cat, the Bonnie Situation. Tipping is out of control. Either people who know damn good and well tipping is expected at all sit down diners and DON’T or websites and vending machines want tips. And the expected amount is crazy. But maybe that’s because we’re all expecting a recession that’s not materialized. You’ll never guess how they’re trying to find one guy in Ohio. He probably knows how to keep his ducks in a row. Workplace jargon is the latest challenge for the youngins. And dear Harvard Morgue, if you hire someone that tattoos their eyeball maybe you should keep an eye on them for other questionable decisions. Hillbilly Nerd Tip, you’ll get the attention you dress for. We see you.

We’re glad we got out and smelled the popcorn for Guardians of the Galaxy. That’s a blockbuster movie and why people go out to experience it. Outhouses played a part in my traumatic past, and when faced with the most elegant, decked out outhouse ever, I froze. Is there no Scotch Irish pride in Appalachia because we all converted to Protestant churches? There was certainly no drinking and no St. Patrick’s Day for us. Hank’s making use of our library and their app called Hoopla. Who knew they had so much? We’re watching each episode of Succession twice. And I felt smut shamed by a literal blue haired feminist on YouTube. YES

It’s been a bad week for the National Guard. One of theirs was arrested for leaking secrets to his gamer buddies. Another was arrested for applying to be a hitman. I don’t remember ever hearing about problems like these. Introducing a new segment: Petra’s funny trauma stories. This one is about Tupperware. I’m healing by telling stories from my childhood I can’t tell anywhere else. Healing through comedy. USA has been trigger happy as hell lately, and a prankster seeking viral fame found it when he got shot. A new memoir is coming out about John Lennon’s Lost Weekend. And we’ve started watching Succession. What a wild show!

– First reaction videos are a thing. They are pretty fun! Check out some of them with your favorite classic rock songs. – Hank’s dad died. That is making us ponder things. – Hank is reading Loretta Lynn’s book Coal Miner’s Daughter. It’s a classic. She grew up in the same place, at the same time and under the same circumstances as Hank’s dad. – Can you believe the tomorrow True will be arrested! Holy Crap!

Banking is rigged. Read everything before you sign it. It’s been so dreary, dark, and cold here. It’s called Blue Monday because of the weather, post holiday debt, and failed resolutions. The news is unwatchable. Some folks did a study about teenagers seeing porn. It sounds more like some folks found out which teens lie. We have way too many young gals driving luxury cars, and Hank’s figured out maybe why. The Menu was great, and we’re enjoying the Ann Rice Immortal Universe shows.

This show is in memory of Chairman Meow. I’m scared I’ll never love any animal as much as I loved that mean grey cat. There is a kitty shaped hole in my heart.

I’ve been loving television lately, and picking the shows. We both liked The Sandman. Hank liked The Boys until the end, and I think he’s only putting up with House of the Dragon because I’m utterly obsessed.

We’ve enjoyed some ambient music from YouTube. The floating astronaut is amazing. It’s devolved into “floaty spaceman” here.

NASA says not to worry, but they’re trying to change the trajectory of an astroid. So don’t look up but there’s a Double Astroid Redirecting Test going on.

Hank is a big history reader, and he’s reading Hunter S. Thompson’s articles written during the Nixon era. It’s good to know that things have been this crazy before.