Happy Thanksgiving

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving from Omaha, Nebraska. Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving

Hey everyone, I am trying to get back to my blog on a regular basis. Bumpers passing really threw Tricia and I for a loop. Things are kind of back to normal but every once in a while I catch myself expecting Bumper to be around. Strange.

Tricia and I are off to my parents home in Omaha for Thanksgiving. I haven't been to Omaha in some time. Every time I go back, the town just gets bigger. I am going to catch up with a couple of friends, but mostly just hang with the family. I hope you Thanksgiving is great. I also hope for a Cowboy victory, the Longhorns whipping the Aggies and Oklahoma State beating Oklahoma. Not too much to ask for is it.

Bikes for Kids needs your help, please look up our locations at www.jbandsandy.com and come see us. If you can't come see us, please donate online at www.jbandsandy.com Lots of kids and parents are counting on us again this year and we need your help.

Big announcement when we get back from the Thanksgiving break. No joke here, big announcement. I will let you know here, so check back often.

Sandy

This Movie Looks Pretty Cool

Who Needs Pockets

Pretty funny kid

Austin Bride

Hey guys, thanks for all the thoughtful notes regarding Bumpers passing. Now something fun to see. Austin Bride did a pice on our wedding. Here is the link to the article and photos. Enjoy.

http://www.realtexasweddings.com/weddings_2008TriciaSandy.htm

Bumper is Getting Better

Thanks to everyone that has sent a kind note about Bumper. We still aren't sure what happened, but yesterday around 5:45 after coming in to eat, he started hyper salivating and then had a siezure. All symptoms point toward him ingesting some form of toxin, most likely from a Frog. The next 24 hours will tell us alot. Dr Murphy at Emergency Animal Care and Dr Faught at the Arbor Animal Clinic have been amazing. It has been a long, difficult 24 hours. Tricia and I love Bumper. Bumper will be in the hospital for another night. We hope he can come home soon.

Featured Blogger Colleen

1. All girls are crazy. the cool ones will admit it. Even WE don't understand why we can start crying for no reason. It's nuts. get over it.

2. The elusive "low maintenance" girl exists. But she still needs some kind of communication. If we text you its because we're bored and want to make sure you're still interested, and we are also texting our friends at the same time. We are not stalking you, this is normal communication. Girls talk more, give it some effort. she may be worth it. Check your ego.

3. When we have a bad day and you want to take the dinner pressure off us, don't take us somewhere YOU like. If her favorite place is Souper Salad and you hate green things, deal with it. It's HER bad day, not yours. Don't be a douche.

4. Accept that we wear makeup, it's an expense we wash off everyday but we feel better with it on even if you cannot tell the difference.

5. We like shoes, don't ask why and don't even volunteer to go shoe shopping. It's a bad idea for both parties. You get bored, we get annoyed you're infringing with our time caressing the oh-so-expensive Manolo's.

6. Best Buy is boring, we do not see the fun in being there more than to get a movie or CD or such. more than 20 minutes and you're looking at some time in DSW or Nordstrom as payback.

7. If you do not understand sports, do not try to talk about them like you do. We often know more than you think, then you just look stupid and will annoy us further (especially if you interrupted an important play and we're voluntarily at a sports bar and you're "trying" to pick us up).

8. You guys are horribly liars. If we "believe" you it's because we don't feel like dealing with it or have something else on the side too. We also have needs.

9. Your female friends are sick of you talking about your skanky girlfriends. Grow up and take a chance on someone who doesn't use both their brain cells trying to figure out what eye shadow makes her look thinner. We're bored with your parade of floozies.

10. If you have to ask if you look stupid in that shirt, the answer is yes.
-- Colleen F Gilmore

Another Featured Blogger

Well, I didn't get a picture but I did get a good list off things women should know about women. For the record, this is an awesome list. Comments please. Also, thanks to everyone that send kind words about our contract renewal. We are very excited and feel very fortunate. We have another announcement coming on Monday. This is something totally new, something we have never done before. Check back here Sunday afternoon, I will let you guys know what is going on here before we announce it on the air. Also, the $20,000 "Who do you know" contest is back. Our lawyers sorted it out and we are ready. Contest starts on Monday. If you are new to this, if you can get a celebrity to call on your behalf, you could win $10k and the celeb wins $10k for the charity of their choice. We hope they will pick Bikes for Kids. We are in South Austin tomorrow (Friday, 7 Nov) at the SOuthpark Meadows Whataburger. If that is your hood we would love to see you. Keep listening, we will be in your neighborhood soon. With out further ado. Here is our latest "featured blogger" He goes by "Mini J.B. To Be"

Hey Sandy. I have a list of things girls should know about boys. Here they are:
1. Girls have no idea how we think about them. They always say "Oh do you think he likes my hair?" and we are NEVER thinking about their hair.
2. We really honestly do not care what girls are wearing.
3. When we are real quiet around you it means we don't want any trouble.
4. If we like you, you will know.
5. If you like us, we will know.
6. We are good to go after about 7 minutes on the phone with you. Any longer than that results in boredom.
7. Girls who are always perfect are annoying.
8. Girls should know that we rule the world.
9. If we are watching a sports event on TV do not even attempt to talk to us.
10. If you think something makes you look fat it probably does.
Thanks, mister. Hear you tomorrow.

Who Wants To Be A Featured Follower?

Thanks to Kimberly for her list of "Things Men Should Know About Women" You can read it just below this entry. It looks like the men that read this Blog are too lazy to come up with their own list. Come on fellas, do all the guys a favor and let the women know what they need to know. Write it up, send a pic with it and you will be the featured blogger.
Are you wondering what the "cool announcement" is tomorrow morning? Well wait no longer. JB and I are happy to tell you that we have signed a 5 year contract extension with MIX 94.7 This negotiation was the easiest we have ever done. You guys are stuck with us for 5 more years. It is hard to believe that we will be 45 years old and spent 18 years on the air in Austin at the end of this deal. Given the current economic environment, we fell very lucky to have a 5 year contract. So there you go, you heard it here first. Be sure to grab The Statesmam tomorrow. Michael Barnes is doing a piece on us in the "Coffee With" segment. I am very curious to see what he has to say, I hope it is nice. It would be wierd if he didn't like us, because I thought he was very cool. Still need more "Followers" sign up below, it is easy to do and a great way to track this blog.

Our First Featured Follower, Kimberly

Here is Kimberly, with "10 Things Men Should Know About Women." Who will be the next "Featured Follower?" Guys, I think it is your turn. Send me a picture of yourself and "10 Things Women Need To Know About Men"

Here is Kimberly:

1.) We check out other guys just like you check out other girls. We are human. Don't hate us for that. We are like you in that we like our occassional eye candy. Big whoop.

2.) We have to pee. A LOT. We have smaller bladders than you do, so please be patient. And for those of us that have had kids punch and kick our bladders in utero, the problem is much worse. So, when we say to pull over because we have to use the bathroom, just politely nod and do it!

3.) We really do like getting flowers. We know that you think that they are a big waste of time because eventually they do die, but it's the thought that counts! Flowers are like diamonds....you can never have too many!

4.) Occasionally we want to go to a healthier restaurant. Our appetites don't always match yours. Sometimes we just want soup or a salad. But if we do have to be dragged to one of *your* favorite restaurants, don't roll your eyes when we order something healthier off of the menu!

5.) We honestly hate going grocery shopping. If you want to help or even do it yourself, then have at it!

6.) We are not deaf. When you are watching a sporting event or a fishing/hunting show on TV, it doesn't have to be blaring. Please kindly turn down the volume!

7.) Doing the laundry doesn't constitute putting the clothes in the washer, putting the soap in, and turning it on. You forgot about putting the clothes into the dryer, turning it on, getting them out, folding them, and putting them away. If you want to pitch in, great. But please follow through! This is one of our biggest pet peeves!

8.) When you do complete a "chore", don't keep reminding us about it. We don't care. We do these things on a daily basis without being praised for it. Therefore, if there is no blue ribbon for us then there is no blue ribbon for you!

9.) We know that you sometimes use our cleansing products while in the bathroom/shower. Don't deny it. However, there are some made for men that we will gladly buy for you if you'd just fess up!

10.) And lastly, the horny feelings that you have after you've "had a few" aren't necessarily mutual. The groping needs to stop. We aren't turned on by your inebriated self. Sober up and then you might get some!

VP Debate

Did you hear the Final VP Debate this morning? Alot of you are asking for it. I sent an email to our Production Department asking them to post it on the website. I am sure they will. Keep going back to www.mix947.com

Thanks to everyone that donated to Bikes for Kids this morning. We will be at the Whataburger at Southpark Meadows on Friday Morning from 6am-10am. Please forgive us if we don't have time to chat. I feel like some of you think we are ignoring you, when really, we are on the air. If you can stick around for a commercial break, we would love to say hello and thanks.

Very cool announcement is coming this Thursday at 7:45am. Tune in for the details, or check this blog tomorrow afternoon. I'll give you guys the scoop here first. Also, pick up the Austin American Statesman on Thursday. Michael Barnes is featuring us in his "Coffee With" segment in the Metro section. We met with him a couple of weeks ago, had a chat, and enjoyed finally getting to know him a little. Michael is a very cool guy with long ties to Austin. We were thrilled that he wanted to talk to us and do the feature in the paper. I think he likes us, I guess we find out Thursday.

Still need more "Followers" of this Blog. I would love to hit 125 by the end of this week. Do I need to come up with some sort of incentive?

You could be featured on this blog. Here is what I need. I need women to write 10 things that men don't know about women. I need men to write 10 things that women don't know about men. You can keep this light-hearted. For example, You could tell men that women hate the word MOIST or that you never want to find anything of your ex's in their bathroom. Be creative, have fun with it. Please send it to me with a picture. I want to start featuring you on this Blog. I have a few other ideas to get you guys involved. This is testing the waters, if it goes well, we can do a bunch of other stuff.

Peace

Emmitt assults the English Language

I love Emmitt, but man this cracked me up. How does this guy keep his job on TV?

Great weekend

I spent the weekend just outside of Kerrville, at The Shonto Ranch. www.shontoranch.com It is an amazing place. We saw so many different species of animal is was incredible. We saw Black Bucks, Cimatar (sp) Wildabeast, Sika, White Tail Deer, Axis Deer (that is one of them in the photo) Red Sheep, and I know I am missing a few. If you ever get a chance to go to the Shonto Ranch, do it. Our guides name was CD and was amazing. He taught me alot about how these animals behave. All, you PETA people can save the emails, I respond to them with an embedded virus that will make your computer very very sick.

She Needs a better mirror

"I think I'd rate myself a five out of 10 for my looks."


(Pussycat Dolls minx) Nicole Scherzinger

New Tom Cruise New Movie

Early look at "24"

Hunting in Kerrville

This is one of the rarest deer in the world. It is a Barasingha. We aren't shooting these. We have seen 8 different species of animal. More photos soon