Building A Better Dave

When I was a kid big acts like The Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Three Dog Night, Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin, and Ringo Starr came to a 35,000 seat stadium called the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.   One band was the Osmonds and they left a memory that has me thinking of my Mother, and how Mom always knows what to do in any circumstance.

I watched the "Its the great pumpkin charlie brown" special as I do every year, and I was surprised at how scattered, and in general, "Not good" this special was. 

I'm going to try to put together 30 days straight for National Podcast Post Month http://napodpomo.org/

It's weird how we remember things that hurt us in living color. These vivid memories never seem to fade away like old polaroid pictures.  I've shared some stories in the past that sound like pity parties, but today (realizing this) I wanted to share a really good time.    

Christians are known for being: Judgemental Disliking Homosexuality Asking for Money So when I see a church that pushes the stereotype it drives me nuts as none of the above is biblical.  Sure homosexuality is mentioned seven times in the bible, but poverty is mentioned 300 times, and lying is mentioned 155 times source https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_is_the_word_lie_used_in_the_Bible https://matteroffactsblog.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/the-bible-mentions-homosexuality-7-times-but-poverty-300-times/   when I see a need in the community that the church offers to help if you PAY THEM I ask, I didn't remember Jesus asking to get paid to do the right thing. God Hates Fags video Romans 8:31-39 New Living Translation (NLT) Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love 31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God h

So my ex-wife calls me and wants me to be an escort to a meetup party at a normally off-limits room at the House of Blues in Cleveland. This is one of those parties like "40 and Fabulous" or for me "Fat, Fifty, and Frisky" - you get the idea. I have no game. When I was young, I had no game. I played the guitar and that might get me some attention, but that's another podcast for another day. Now with me being a middle-aged white guy when I walk into a room of strangers, I wonder if people think: He's racist cause he's white He's a pig cause he's a male Consequently, I don't feel comfortable saying ANYTHING. In the end, the evening didn't go half-bad, and I might start attending more of these a little closer to home (as the more you do something the better you get at it. I'm just in no hurry to get back on the relationship train.

Download File I get to the airport hours before my plane leaves. I need to pee. The woman sitting next to me seems nice. Will she watch my stuff while I go to the bathroom? Yes she will, and this turned into a bond that has sharing opinions on her latest project....

So my friend Master Kuldryn invited me to go to a Dungeon in Orlando Florida. While I didn't originally want to go, a few of my friends decided it would be a hoot, and as an investigative reporter, I decided to support my friend and check out his world. I never had any intentions of participating in anything, and I didn't. The place we went to had no sex, no more nudity that you would see in a season of Game of Thrones, and an educational tour. I had a feeling when I agreed to go, I would get an episode of Building a Better Dave. Thanks to my Buddies David Hooper and Marc Johanssen for making this a fun, entertaining, trip to Satan's cross-fit.     Download File  

Download File I was in a meeting with some people preparing for a podcast roast. Last year they were roasting me, this year we're roasting John Lee Dumas. This made me reflect on where I was last year, and where I am this year. So I thought about: Weight Loss Dating Financial

Today at my church they are having a children's program. There is only one problem. We only have one child, and “Child's Program” doesn't roll off the tongue. Why would you have a children's program when you only have one? The only reason I can come to is that we've always done it that way. The church I go to came from a split church. It was awesome. We had probably 30 people in the choir. The music was awesome. The culture was awesome. That was probably close to 20 years ago. There is only one problem. The church has not changed at all. Not one single bit. If you had a bulletin from 1998 and compared it to today's the only thing that changes is the pastor. When the choir got smaller due to this thing called Natural Causes that keeps making the congregation smaller, the director decided we would sing Handel's Messiah. This is a very hard piece of music to sing. Looking back, we shouldn't have done it. We didn't have the people. We didn't have the talent. Typically people in a choir can sing. They can actually

I had a great time in Australia. I really miss those people I was asked to speak in Australia. This is one event that I had to pick up the ticket, and it was worth every penny.  I had to give up control I got to do new things I have never done I got to stand up for myself So many things in Australia can kill you, just like America...

My first time I ran into someone speaking in Tounges I was working as a Janitor for the church I was attending. It freaked me out.  I thought the guy was having a seizure. I started attending a different church, and they made it sound like I didn't have the holy spirit and I needed to have someone "lay hands" on me.  I was told growing up you do not have someone speak in tounges unless there was someone to interpret, so I wasn't sure to believe.  On the other hand, if I didn't have the holy spirit, I wanted it. So I decided to have someone lay their hands on me...

The 1.3 Megapixel Digital Camera Which phone the one with the answering machine or the cordless? The 14" Computer monitor The drawer full of dark socks Finishing the job or eating cereal How I feel when the office is clean Check out www.todoist.com 

People are paying $80/hr to cuddle. What? You heard me. I did a google search and there are multiple companies. So I thought, "Well is that what the kids are calling sex today?" One person on the "How to Cuddle" page stated, "If you feel sexual desires coming on, communicate them as soon as possible and probably stop cuddling." Cuddle Buddy HR What does the training manual for a cuddle buddy look like? I love that one site states,  " No intentional genital stimulation of any kind." (but unintentional is allowed...") The New Go-To Career For Every Guidance Counselor I'm picturing the High School Guidance Counselor looking at a student with straight Ds. Counselor: "Well Billy, I've looked at your grade." Billy: "My family says I should apply to clown college." Counselor: "I've got something different and it pays $40/hr.  Full show notes and videos at http://betterdave.com/182

Today I talk about an interaction with Frederick Michael Plant which goes from zero fo FU in a very quick time Marriage at First Sight - Horrible television that I could not stop watching This one woman feels the word "husband" has magical powers and even though she just met her husband they are "soulmates." This could be a good show to watch with your significant other. See https://youtu.be/soZf8jhcmus

Today it's 5 AM again, and I can't sleep. I'm slowly starting to work on my speech as on July 24th, 2018 I am being inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. It's really an honor and its humbling. Person and person have been leaving a message saying how it was, "Overdue," and "Well Deserved." They thank me for all the hard work. Hard work? Somewhere I got a gene where I just love to help people. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy, so it really wasn't hard work I got to be creative. I got to play with technology I got to help people.  This wasn't hard work at all. Thanks for listening

I had an epiphany and I'm not sure if I dreamed this, I don't know where it came from. I looked at the previous Mrs. Jacksons (since I have a matching set now) and I noticed that both of them were someone in a situation where I'm going to call it “Damsel in distress.” When I met them, I saw them as a damsel in distress that I could come in on my white horse and save. I was sitting in my bed and I wanted to think about how many women I had ever said the phrase, “I love you” to. I think this is spurred on this idea. Recently I've gone to two conferences in the past month and I'm starting to notice, where I thought my heart was just dead - for lack of a better phrase) I have met a few females that I would like to get to know you better. The bad news is they all live hundreds if not thousands of miles away and in some cases, are young enough to be my daughter, which makes me feel creepy. Let's start off with the very first person I said I love you to. I was 16 years old, does that really count? Well, yeah, it did

So if you looked up the word Gullible it says, "easily persuaded to believe something; credulous." So I looked up credulous and it said, "having or showing too great a readiness to believe things."  I had an interesting conversation today and we were talking about these places that appear to prey on the Gullible. You know the drill. You get dragged to a meeting where you hear a pitch. Everyone can benefit from the product. It's super easy to join. It's even free. You are encouraged to bring your friends. If you want to become a member there are fees based on your level of dedication.  There are weekly meetings to attend and in some cases twice a week.  There are brainstorming session on how you can get the word out there and raise more money for the company. If you are active enough and demonstrate dedication, you may get an advisory board. Some people show up and swear the product works, while others don't attend weekly meetings and don't seem to be getting any results Some people think the whole thing is a

So I'm watching Jerry's Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix.  It's amusing. He gets these obscure cars and picks up celebrities and talks with them over coffee. He gets paid a lot of money for this.  They aren't earth shattering interviews, but the show is cool. I was watching trying to figure out what it was that made this show cool. Then it came to me. There was jazz music in the background. Now watching a toothless waitress in some strange dinner is cool. Look! it's coffee in slow motion put to jazz! I've never seen coffee poured like this. It's like seeing coffee for the first time. Holy Cow.  Now when Jerry pulls up in a 1972 VW Van with rust to pick up Kramer, it's cool.  Then I thought about the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. Here is this boy face male pattern baldness at a very early age, being bullied by his friends, and disrespected by his dog. There isn't much of a story, then get him involved with a bizarre play that also has no story. Then Linus just takes control and start b

I have some friends who have giant TVs. Two years ago I bought a 32" flat screen. Now when I go to their house and come home, my 32" looks like a toy. So I decided to buy a bigger 1080 TV. This lead to me asking about what is the difference between 1080 and 4K, then what was the difference between 4k and HDR? Then the guy at Best Buy gave me a demo of both, and I could feel myself getting sucked in. I had found a cheaper TV but now I could feel myself talking myself into grabbing the credit card. I ended up with a 55" 4K HDR tv. Then I brought it home. Uh Oh. Then I went to plug it into my soundbar. Uh Oh. Through the process of carrying these items from store to trunk to apartment, I pulled muscles in my back. When I watch the Tonight Show, it feels like Jimmy Fallon is in my living room. My TV is just about the size of my couch.