We join Dawn and Bobby in the middle of the birth of a full-fledged head-cold, and the miracles of self-diagnosis, and what it might be like to wake up in bed next to Cobra Commander. Speaking of bed – what NOT to say to your sweaty wife when she’s just trying to cool off on a hot summer day. And then Dawn reveals something about herself, something she wouldn’t have revealed even two months ago. It has something to do with pride, why people misplace it, and how hard it is to ask for help when we need it the most. Why don’t more people ask for help when it’s right there for the giving?
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This episode went into a direction I didn’t expect, but liked it because of it. I’m someone willing to help someone when I can, but there’s that huge fear to ask for the same. It’s hard to say if it really gets easier with age, I think it gets easier to understand why there is a need to ask for it.
I did like the segment where both of you spoke about the size of a home, what qualifies as personal security and comfort, and what it means to have enough. In terms of completely outrageous, I never got into the whole “Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous” mentality. Someone might read that and go “that’s because you’re broke, John” but that’s besides the point. I am certain I wanted the big house, the mega-warehouse where I could store my records and CD’s, but the older I get, the more I don’t want that. Or look at when we were kids. Being a millionaire seemed like the extreme, the ultimate goal. “Brewster’s Millions”. Billionaire? That was a number with extra zero’s you read in math books, no one could ever achieve that. Then you have artists who want to celebrate being in the “Billionaire Boys Club”, but even they will never get that high. I don’t ever want to get that high. I’ve been a first-third thousandaire in my life and that was great. I have to build up to that again, and that would be quite comfortable for me. I think we need to teach the youth that, and maybe that’s happening, at least I hope so.
There was something mentioned in the most recent Big And Loud Podcast that relates to this, but Big Jim Willig talked about how he would love to simply make a good amount of money to where what he enjoys doing doesn’t feel like work. I know I’m not the only one who has gone up and down with jobs, losing opportunities and everything else, but I get up, dust myself off, and keep on going. I wish I could do a hell of a lot more, because I’d like to think I’m smarter than I was 20 years ago. I’m here 20 years later, a lot longer than others who have given up and I’m not ready to do that just yet.
The turkey sandwich discussion did sound good too. The peculiar aroma discussion: not so much. Anyway, nice show. Food for thought, as always.