• Dave at 59: Reflections on Life, Facing Aging, and Ditching Dairy Queen
    Feb 8 2024

    Today I turn 59 and apparently, I have one goal: Don't Break a Hip. So I reflect a bit on my 20s, 30s, and 40s, as I have 365 more days in my 50's. According to AI, "From reminiscing about past relationships and experiences to contemplating the inevitability of aging and the challenges of staying healthy, Dave's musings offer a heartfelt and relatable perspective on navigating life's journey." So click Play already

    Key Points:
    You can't change people.

    I don't want to live a life filled with Ozzy Lyrics.

    With some lessons, you need two chances to learn.

    Getting old is weird, and I don't want to live in fear.

    While the baby of the family gets away with murder, there is still a price to pay.

    While she may be a queen, I need another divorce.

    Mentioned In This Episode

    River by Joni Mitchell

    Joni Mitchell on the Grammys 2024

    Ozzy See You On The Other Side

    Prince Lonely Christmas ( the snare is weirdly in the right headphone)

    Future.co (virtual weight loss coaches)

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    22 mins
  • What A Wonderful World
    Nov 9 2023

    Sometimes we forget what life was like, and in todays' episode I realize that I can get the answer to just about everything with a few clicks of a mouse. 

    Things we learned today. Which way to set your ceiling fan in the winter.

    Rhino Sex

    Elephant Sperm Collection

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    8 mins
  • You've Gone Too Far With Time Blindness
    Oct 21 2023

    Yuri Bezmenov was a russian journlist who defected to the USA. He explained a strategy of the KGB. HE said this in 1984.

    It was called either ideological subversion, or active measures.

    What it basically means is to change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that despite the abundance of information, no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interests of defending themselves, their families, their community, and their country. It's a great brainwashing process that goes very slow and is divided in four basic stages. 

    The first one being demoralization; it takes from 15 to 20 years to demoralize a nation. Why that many years? Because this is the minimum number of years required to educate one generation of students  The ideology is being pumped into the soft heads of at least three generations of American students without being challenged or counterbalanced by the basic values of Americanism 

    What Is The Result?

    The result you can see, most of the people who were  "half-baked intellectuals" are now occupying positions of power in the government, civil service, business, mass media, and educational system; you are stuck with them, and you cannot get rid of them. They are contaminated.

    They're programmed to think and react to certain stimuli in a certain pattern. You cannot change their mind even if you expose them to authentic information.

    Even if you prove that white is white and black is black, you still cannot change the basic perception and the logic of behavior. In other words, the process of demoralization is complete and irreversible.

    To reverse this you have you need another 15 or 20 years to educate a new generation of common sense.

    The demoralization process in the United States is completed already. For the last 25 years, actually, it's over fulfilled because demoralisation now reaches such areas where experts, would even dream of such tremendous success.

    Most of it is done by Americans to Americans, thanks to a lack of moral standards. 

    Mentioned In This Episode

    Yuri Bezmenov

    Time Blindness Video

    Time Blindness from the Cleveland Clinic

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    18 mins
  • Surviving a Rollercoaster of a Day: Unexpected Hurdles and Heart-Pounding Moments
    Aug 8 2023

    Today we have a very relatable topic to delve into. We've all had those days where everything seems to go wrong, where every step forward feels like two steps back. Well, my friends, today we're talking about having a bad day.

     

    All I had to do was go to Walmart, buy some fruit and two cables, and get to the church by five for a special event. It just seemed like I couldn't catch a break all day.

    No matter how bad your day is, someone might be having one that is even worse. It's hard, but try to find some gratitude in those situations.

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    19 mins
  • Band-Aid Blues
    Aug 4 2023

    Welcome back to another episode of "Building a Better Dave" with your host, Dave Jackson. In today's episode,  a mysterious bump near the armpit is getting bigger. Dave takes us on a journey of curiosity, self-discovery, and a deep desire to stay healthy. Join us as we explore the hilarious yet relatable moments of navigating waxing, dieting, financial frugality, and the pains and fears that come with aging. So grab your headphones and prepare for another thought-provoking and entertaining episode of "Building a Better Dave." 

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    11 mins
  • Pistols at Dawn!
    Jul 18 2023

    So Meta/Facebook released a "new" app called Threads. I installed it to check it out, and well...

     

    It's Twitter. 

    No. Seriously, it is Twitter (with a different name)

    Why?

    Because of a difference of opinion, once again, America separates.

    Pinapple Pizza

    Sompe people love pineapple on your pizza, while people like me are more traditional (pepperoni and maybe some onion). 

    Instead of trying a different type of pizza, we get HIGHLY offended and scream HOW DARE YOU! or ask, "HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK THAT??? and instead of having a dialogue, we separate and go to our respective corners.

    Instead of asking, "Hey can I try that?" or "Hmmm, that's an interesting concept," we scream for pistols at dawn. We want to wipe the different opinions of the planet, and here it is again, and it somewhat bums me out. 

    Sidenote: Easy opening tents.

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    11 mins
  • Spiking Like a Mother
    Jun 28 2023

    I've started using a Continous Glucose Monitor (or as the cool kids call it a CGM) from Signos.

    It's pretty amazing and the thing I love about it is if I put in my food into the app before I eat it, it will warn me, "Hey, you better exercise for 20 minutes when you finish eating THAT." 

    So I do, and I watch my blood glucose stabilize. 

    Grapes are out. Like, never again. Which is a bummer, as I love grapes.

    FRONT OF MIND

    The one thing this does is it helps you keep your health in front of you. I am constantly looking at it to see where I am. As I started to record this, I hit a spike, so I'll be going for a walk. 

    IF ONLY

    Wouldn't it be great if there was some sort of warning for real life, "Hey, I'm going on a date with HER, and the app would go, "OK, but you're going to lose a house to her in a divorce in 11 years..." 

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    10 mins
  • Chipmunks Aren't Sexy
    Jun 21 2023

    Dallas turned 45 (See picture here) and Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Charlene Tilton, Audrey Landers, Steve Kanaly, Joan Van Ark, Sheree Wilson and Cathy Podewell met up for a reunion. Victoria Principal didn't attend.

    . Here are three key takeaways:

    Dave has never seen anyone who looks better after getting work done on their face

    He advises women (and Men) to focus on healthy habits such as eating right and exercising if they're thinking of updating their appearance.

    Dave questions the effectiveness of cosmetic surgery and suggests that it doesn't make people look better,

    Have you had experience with cosmetic surgery? Are you happy with it?

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    9 mins