Episode title: Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh and Chantel - Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 Episode summary introduction: We both had a terrible sneezing fit first thing this morning, Halmark has brought back Christmas in July, foster children got some good news, Josh thinks that Chantel's TV shows are like boring books, our daughter got her first job, Josh won an Instagram contest, you can rent Michael Jordan's mansion on Airbnb, what you come back as if you were reincarnated, did you have a clear career path laid out by your parents, Josh might have found a solution to the unorganized socket drawer, one of us is still doing StudiYoga, there are too many things to cook on the Blackstone, hammocks vs lazy rivers, and we tried the chocolate covered pretzel Oreos. Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:49) - Sneezing competition (6:37) - Halmark Christmas in July (10:04) - Good News to Get You Going (11:52) - Chantel's shows are like boring books (16:06) - Our daughter got a job (21:52) - Josh won a contest (26:19) - Michael Jordan's Airbnb (27:57) - Reincarnation is wild (32:42) - Career paths (39:01) - Josh was influenced (42:25) - StudiYoga update (47:47) - Blackstone recipes (52:08) - Would You Rather This or That (54:43) - Chocolate covered pretzel Oreos + outro Visit our website: https://riverbendmediagroup.com/info-page/wakeupclassy97/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Classy97KLCE?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@classy97klce Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Classy97klce Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classy97klce/ Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/classy97klce.bsky.social Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@classy97klce Follow us on X/Twitter: https://x.com/Classy97klce Full show transcript: If you could name a firework, what would you name it? What so, what does it do? Because I think that's an important part. And can I ask another question? Sure. Does it do the same thing as every other firework, or is it something special? Because I hate when you buy, like, four different fireworks, and you're like, these are all really cool different names. And you light them, and you're like, those were the same four fireworks in a row. Oh, wait. It's got Oh, wait. Purple flames coming out of it now. Oh, there's some crackling. Okay. You know what I'm saying? Right. I get what you're saying. So typical fireworks names are they have peony. They have chrysanthemum. That's because yeah. There's so many flower, names. Yeah. A lot of the big ones that you'll see at, like, the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration, for example, those are all big flower names because when they blow up, they look like flower petals. So they all have big flower names yet. Like Willow. Yeah. Let's see. What are some other names? Okay. Palm rings, some of that basic stuff. Then there are some actual names of fireworks that are called neighbor haters. Okay. These are the ones that are loud. Cat fever Okay. And unicorn puke. Woah. Okay. So I I just wanted to come up with a list real quick. So I just did the old AI thing because I I wasn't feeling super spontaneously creative. Okay. And so I just said, give me some ridiculous names for fireworks. Uncle Sam's beard. Nice. That's a great name for a firework. Especially if it's a bunch of white fire coming out of it, that would be a great firework. That is good. Bald Eagles revenge. Oh. That sounds sweet. Sick. Yeah. Yeah. Firecracker of Destiny. Nice. That one's strong. Napalm nachos. I don't know what that one does, but that one sounds cool. I like Uncle Sam's beard. That one's my favorite, so far. Backyard apocalypse. That one sounds dangerous. Yeah. It does. That one sounds like you might get the cops called on you. So does the napalm one, though. Yankee Doodle Kaboom. This one's fantastic. This one is called Mom Said No. Oh. That's a good one. Reckless patriot. That one's good. Here's one called the divorce maker. Oh. That one, probably does a lot of flashing and screaming, and, and it runs longer than it should have. Yeah. And and was dangerous. What else do we have in here? Exploding meatloaf. Crocs. That one's pretty fun. Snap, crackle, and run. That's good. That's a fun one. Yeah. So they're pretty good. Alright. I wonder what those look like. What's the packaging for snap, crackle, and run? It's gotta look like rice krispies. Right? I mean, they all look the same. They all have typical black packaging most of the time. No. They've got, like, they got, like, stuff with, like, monster trucks jumping over, like, buses. They got, like, crazy graphics. Cool. Yeah. You know, real American stuff. Eagle's revenge. You know what that one looks like. Just a big old angry eagle. Right? Uncle Sam's beard is easy, except he's gotta be like he's gotta have, like, a ripped muscle shirt, like, uncle Sam's beard. What back beard? I want you to light this fuse. You know? It'll be really cool like that. Alright. Well, those are fun. Alright. Let's start the show, Let's do it. Well, the both of us decided to have a little bit of a sneezing fit right before it's time to talk on the radio. It was almost like a sneezing competition. It who won? I think you did. One, I think you sneezed more, and you sneezed louder. Quantity and quality. Not quality. You're just loud when you sneeze. Quality sneeze. Those aren't quality. I'm I felt quality. Your voice sounds Yes. Stuffed. Does mine? Oh, yeah. What was that? I don't know. I'm gonna I'm gonna ham it up to, something is in the air. Or did I win because I got the last sneeze? I sneezed the last. You assume I'm done. Go go ahead. Well, I can on demand, but, you know, we'll see what happens. I might not be down either. Yeah. That was cute, the both of us, Nathan. I wasn't a huge fan, and I don't like how my voice sounds all stuffy. I kinda like mine stuffy. Oh, do you? Yeah. Okay. Well, good for you. I'm gonna you know, do you remember that cartoon, Jack and the Beanstalk cartoon? I think it was Mickey. Yeah. And the big giant Uh-huh. Like, poured pepper on his head. Yeah. He's and he had a bad haircut. Yeah. That guy. You know the guy. Yeah. I do. That's how I felt. I felt like I had pepper dumped on me, and I was sneezing a bunch. Is that what that's was it Mickey? Yes. Okay. I don't know if it was Mickey. No. I think it's Mickey. Because he, like, rolls him in a, like, a cigar too at one point. Okay. Maybe it's not. I don't think it's Mickey. But what would it be? I don't know. It's Mickey. I feel like they wouldn't roll Mickey up like a cigar. It's Mickey. I just checked it out. It's Mickey. Yep. There's his bad haircut. Yeah. That giant needs a he needs a barber. He's got one. Who is it? Himself. No. Clearly. He needs a new one. Okay. Well I'm just saying. I felt like I had pepper dumped on my head. That's really that's the imagery I had as I was sneezing. I was like, quit putting pepper on my head, you ogre. He's not an ogre. He's a giant giant. A giant ogre. Fee, fie, foe, fum. All that. He just needed a friend. Okay. He was just lonely up there I understand. On the top of his beanstalk. Yeah. Yeah. Well, back to it then. Starting the morning off strong today. Oh, alrighty. Hey. Hey. Happy July 2. Oh. Two days Samezies. Until the July 4. Well, it's that time of of year again, Josh. What time of year is it again, Chantel? Christmas in July. Oh. Hallmark's Christmas in July. Is that right? That's right. They're doing it. They do it every year. Okay. It starts on Saturday. Alright. It's July 5. So you can catch some Christmas in July programming. They've got some fan favorite movies. Is it just running this weekend? I don't think so because there's also some stuff on Monday night. Oh, so they're doing it, through the through the whole month? I don't know. I think so. Okay. I think so. Yeah. I think it's all all month long because they've got a new reality series called Christmas at Sea. Alright. It's a four part docuseries about Hallmark superfans who went on the very first Christmas cruise last November. Oh, so that's when it was put together, probably. Probably. Yeah. Alright. So they've been waiting for months for the, secrets to be able to be because when you do those shows Yeah. And you know who wins, you have to sit there and not talk about it until the show, finally airs. What happens if somebody does spill the beans? I bet they their contract is torn up and they don't get paid. Maybe you don't get paid till it airs. Oh. Or maybe you don't get your full payment until it airs. Maybe. They've gotta have a, an incentive to keep you quiet. There has to be. Yeah. There's gotta be something. Then they've got unwrapping Christmas. It's a film series. It's four movies that were only available to stream on Hallmark plus. Mhmm. But you can watch them. Hallmark plus. Because there's another streaming service. Listen. If if that who do you know that has Hallmark plus? Zero. Who only has Hallmark plus? You know there's somebody out there that's the only one they have. Like, I just love Hallmark plus. And I listen. I like a good Hallmark Christmas movie just as much as the other person, but I you've seen one, you've seen them all. I feel that's true. Like, I can only watch maybe one or two Mhmm. Every Christmas. I can't imagine watching just Christmas movies, Hallmark Christmas movies. We have a friend who's an actor in them. Yeah. We do. Yes. We do. And that's, and that's enough. You know? Yeah. Like, let's watch those. I can't remember which ones he's in. Oh, now I feel like a jerk friend. You have it written down somewhere. Have it written down somewhere. Yeah. You should check those ones out if you're into Christmas movies. Yeah. Those ones are the cool ones. And then look for the character, because he is good. There you go. See? Christmas in July, coming your to your TV. And Hallmark Plus, the streaming service with 10 subscribers. They've gotta have at least 10. Right? Yeah. Where's that, what was that one about the the one we watched? The snowman? Yeah. Yeah. The hot snowman. Yeah. What was it called? What was it called? Hot Frosty. Yeah. Something like that? Because we kept singing hot hot hot hot frosty. That's it. There you go. Alright. Go watch that one. Christmas in July. How about some good news to get you going? I like this story. This is, from Winston Salem, North Carolina. There are members of the United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church there, that heard that foster kids often carry their belongings in trash bags, and they were so the active adult ministry group at this particular church donated 50 duffle bags to foster children in the community, and each bag has a name tag. It's filled with personal items. And the goal here is to make the duffle bags more than just luggage. The donation was a message that somebody sees them, values them, and wants them to succeed even when things are bumpy. The group delivered the duffle bags to a social service group that works closely with the foster system, and they're gonna make sure that the stuff gets in the hands of those in need. That's a big deal. And with the project, now behind them, this group is looking to how they, can maybe grow their partnership with social services, and they're looking for a partner with other they're looking to partner with other churches and charity groups to expand the project, you know, to a larger footprint, which I think is That's really nice. Very special. That is really nice. Very special. You know, I I you you shook your head like, yep. That's a thing. You've seen this. You know this to be true. Yeah. Pretty, pretty intense. And, I can't even imagine having a black garbage bag to your name. That's And having all your Everything new. Possessions inside of it. Yeah. So, anyway, very, very cool. That's really nice. That. I'd like to see more groups doing stuff like that. I think that's fantastic. That is great. Way to go. That is good news to get you going. I'm still trying to figure out what you meant when you said the shows I watch are, like, reading a book. Mhmm. Like reading a book I don't like. I should be more specific. And then you named specifically four different shows that I enjoy. Right. Some of them that you're like, I love these. Like, I love this show. Listen. Here's the thing, I think. They're all women centered for one. Okay. That makes me sound like a bad guy. Makes you sound like a chauvinist. Which I'm not, and you know. It makes me sound that way, but it's not. The shows that I mentioned all have female lead characters who I don't necessarily like. It's not that they're women. It's that they're the character. I don't particularly like the characters. I don't like the motives. I don't like the the sort of the way that they go about their life like that. I don't know. I don't know. You're watching one snippet, though. I mean, you've maybe seen, like, one episode I watched of each of them. The pilot, which gives you the context of the show. And I watch the decisions that they make, and I go, I, I'm checked out. How is that like reading a book, though? No. It's that's where it starts. But as I explained yesterday, it's because there's there is so much dialogue and not a lot happens Not a lot of action. It's just a lot of people talking about feelings Talking about emotions. And it's just not for me. It's just not my style. Okay. And I don't mind like, you you mentioned that other shows we've watched have literally been based on books. And you said, isn't every show technically just a story like a book? And and I understand. I get what you're trying to say. That's why I have to specify. It's like a book I don't wanna read. It's a book that I don't care about. It's not my style of book. Because it's it's too much emotion speak. Not enough. It's just the amount of talking about nonsense. It's not nonsense. It's good stuff. Emotions are not nonsense. No. That's not what I said. I said these shows are nonsense the way they go on about it. Well, okay. I don't know how better to explain it other than to say, like, there are books in our library that I would pick up and read, and there are a whole bunch that I would go, no. The shows that I those four at least four shows that I was mentioning, I went Yeah. No. Well, the same could be said for different shows and books that you enjoy too. Correct. It's just a matter of It's taste. Yeah. And I don't like those shows. Okay. That's what I that's what I say. I'm not I'm not I've been on you for not liking my show. Yeah. I was just trying to figure out when you said, I think the I figured out why I don't like the shows. It's because it reads like a book. Yeah. It watches it watches like like when you're reading a long, boring And that just didn't make sense to me. I like those type of books. I know you do, and that's great. Type of shows. They're book club shows. Okay. That checks out. I don't I don't want that. No. I get what you mean now. I it makes sense now. Don't say. That's how I feel about it. Just let me quietly enjoy my job. I I didn't say you should also say blah. It's bad TV. No. It's fine. It's made for an audience. You're that audience. I'm not. That's all. I didn't say you have to have the same emotion. I can go blah. I don't like it because I don't. That's fine. I was just trying to understand where what you meant, but now I get it. I got it now. Do you? Yeah. You don't like emotion. I'd say That's not what I said. Big day in our household yesterday. Emery had her first job interview. Yes. And she got the job. Let's go. Yeah. She was pretty stoked. I think she was pretty happy about it. Yeah. I think so. You know, now there's the the logistics of, like, having a fourth person with a job in the house. I know. There's a lot to figure out. Well, I was helping her fill out her tax information yesterday. And Right. She was like, what does all of this mean? I thought, I don't know. All of this. Working for twenty five years. I still don't know what any of it means. Yeah. And then some. I go, you just guess. I think you just put random numbers in. You She goes, really? Know. Yeah. That w four It's like a lottery ticket. Yeah. Just just put in some 25. Close there, 47. Not really. You just read through and fill it out. I know you know. Why do they have to make it so complicated? I don't know why it has to be so complicated. I don't like that it has to be as complicated as it is. Right. It does not need to be that complicated. Especially because they already know all the information. Like, what am I telling you that you don't already know? Well, and especially since I've again, I've been working for ever since I was a teenager. The kid babysitting. Yeah. Filled out all of those forms. Mhmm. I still am like, I don't know. I guess I'm gonna look it up and see what I'm supposed to put. Yeah. Confusing, especially for a 15 year old at her first job. She's like, I don't what is all of this for? I go, oh, well, the government takes a portion of your money. Yeah. That's so fun. That's so fun. When you get your first paycheck, you're like, dude, I've been working a lot. Like, I can't wait to see how much you get paid. And then you're like, you do the math in your head, and you, okay, make this much per hour. And I worked this many hours. I should get this much money. And then you get a fraction of it. They took how much? Yeah. For what? For for what? Exactly. What's the deal with all that? Anyway, no. Big deal. That's a it's a big awesome deal. So, yeah. Now we have, well, soon. She hasn't officially started. She doesn't have a first day yet. But soon, we will have four, working people in the house. That's a weird thing to say out loud because it's I think that's just part of that launching off. It's part of that fledging. Yeah. It's a it's a moment. It is a moment. Mhmm. What was your non babysitting first paid job? My first okay. Yeah. Because babysitting, that's all under my table. A bunch of lawns. Yeah. To fill out any, like, legal forms Yeah. Right. For that. It was like, here's your cash. Now you're supposed to keep track of that cash and report it. I did for sure. Right. My first actual actual job was a rent a video rental place. That was your first first job? Yeah. It was in Paul, Idaho. That was the silver Silver screen video and pizza. Right. So people could come in and rent DVDs at the time, or was it still VHS? It is DVDs. Okay. DVDs and VHS. Because it was mid to late nineties. It was, yeah, 1997. Okay. Yeah. So DVD was around. Yeah. DVDs and VHS, and then you could also get pizza. Nice. It was like a hot and ready. You could just take it to go. So we made the pizza, and you just took it home and Yeah. Cooked it at home. Yeah. I'm I'm pretty sure that, Did we cook it there? No. I can't remember. Anyway Was it a take and bake? I can't I think I thought it was, but we might have cooked them there. Did you have a big oven? I don't remember. A big oven. Josh, that was a long time ago. Anyway, what were you gonna say? I was just gonna say, I think, like, official official first job was, you know, that I went and applied and did the thing for had to have been Burger King. Okay. The old BK Lounge. The one on Broadway. Okay. I still I still, visit. And it's strange to visit an old workplace from high school and walk in and go, yeah. Some of this is the same. There's actually there are some people that work there right now that I worked with when I was in high school. No way. Yeah. Yep. Her name is Mary. She's awesome. She's been there forever. Yeah. Holy smokes. And she's, she's great. And I worked with her when I worked there in high school. But did you have you you weren't in the same town. You didn't have people from your high school show up. No. Right. Because it was in I lived in Burley, and I worked in Paul. Yeah. It was about, I don't know, twenty minute drive away. I had people show up when I was working. They go, oh, hey. You wanna give me some fries? No. I don't wanna get fired. No. It was too far away. My friends were like, I'm not gonna come visit you. That's too far away. It doesn't exist anymore. It does. Sad about that. You can't go rent a video and get a pizza? No. That's a good business model. I know it was. Yeah. It's a very good business model. They had a little arcade in the thing. There used to be a guy that would visit. His name was Gumby. Wait. That wasn't his name. That's his name. Big and green and had a had a horse? I don't know why they called him that. It was like, oh, people call me Gumby. I was like, okay. Okay. Cool. And then he would play video games, and then he would leave. And I'd be like, good to see you, bud. Wow. The things you learn. I know. I don't think I've ever heard the Gumby story. Anyway, congrats to our daughter. It's a it's a big moment in time, and, and here we go. Milestones. You're a big winner. Let's, just replay the evening. You and I were enjoying the, River concert, which happens on Tuesdays from seven to eight. We're sitting there enjoying, Lil Red, performing. And I get, an Instagram notification that someone has tagged me in a post, which is is strange. And I go, what is that? And then I get a message, like, immediately after. So I get, I got three things. I got, tagged in a in a post and a story. I got invited to be a collaborator on a post, and I got a message. All three of those things happened within a few seconds. And I was like, what is going on? So I opened up Instagram, and to my surprise, entirely to my surprise, I won a contest. What? Which what? Yeah. I was, I was way blown away. It I don't win much of anything ever. I occasionally enter. A beautiful wife. When you stole your heart. No. That's true. You always talk about how Like, I enter stuff. Badly you wanna win stuff all the time. But, like, the stuff I enter is, is usually fishing related, fly fishing related. Like, I've entered to win different float trips and stuff like that, like Alaska or whatever. Just because it's I like those are sort of, like, once in a lifetime opportunities anyway. Mhmm. And they're way expensive. Sort of win one would be, like, the way it's gonna happen. And so I I throw my hat in the ring, as they say, every, every once in a while. I go, yeah. I'll throw in on that. And and I am, super excited to have won an abundance of fly tying materials. And You kept showing me the picture. Did you see them? Yeah. Did you see all the different feathers and furs? Yep. All the all the supplies, all the dubbings? Yes. Yeah. Saw it all. Do you wanna see it again? No. Okay. Well, I'm very excited, because, you know, it's a rarity that that my name gets pulled on anything. And I was I was like, what is happening right now? This is awesome. Big day, bud. I know. And then our daughter who realizes when I post things, she gets alerts. So she sends me a text, and she she's very excited for me. Is she? Yeah. That's nice. And she said in all caps, woah. Big winner. And she goes, that's a lot of fly tying stuff. I said, dude, I know. I'm so surprised. She was very excited. That's cute. Big winner. Yesterday was a big day for our family. I know. New jobs, big winner. I didn't get anything cool. Oh, come on. You got two people in the house with big news. That is big news. And mine mine is pales in comparison too. Congratulations. A big win, Josh. Yeah. What are you gonna do with all that fly tying material? I imagine I'll probably tie some flies. That's probably what's gonna happen. Yeah. But it's cool. It's I'm really excited about it, and and it's gonna really beef up my fly tying table. I'm really excited. So, anyway, it's in the mail. It's supposed to be delivered to me at some point. I don't know. I had to send over my address. They said we'll ship it out as soon as possible. So cool. Good deal. Yeah. Good deal, bud. Yeah. I'm pretty excited. Anyway, I won a thing. Congratulations. Thanks. I'm excited for you. I'll I'm gonna do an unboxing video. I told them Are you? Yeah. In my in my correspondence, they were like, hey. When you get it, you know, tag us and whatever in a post. And I was like, yeah. No. No problem. I'll do a I'll do an unboxing video. So I'll get to share all of the things, that are inside there. It's gonna be super fun. Wait. Yeah. I know. You probably have to film it. So I can show you all the things. You have a tripod. Yeah. You also have two hands and can sit on your chair and watch me open up all the fly tying stuff. Thank you. Hey. Do you wanna stay in, Michael Jordan's former home in Highland Park, Illinois? Mm-mm. Why? Mhmm. Well, I feel like there's other cooler places to stay. Well, it's now available on Airbnb. Oh. Seven bedrooms, 17 and a half baths. Seven bedrooms. Seventeen? Seventeen and a half baths. Why do you mean that many bathrooms for? Uh-huh. It can accommodate 14 guests. It's a mansion, of course. It has a movie theater, a a gym, a wine cellar pool table, cigar lounge, bar, salon, saltwater aquariums, full size basketball court. You'd expect that. Renters, have to use the place for seven nights. So you have to book it for seven nights for up to 14 people, and it'll only cost you a $121,000. A night? For the seven nights? For the seven nights? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. No biggie. $3 a night. I'm good. Is that right, or is it $30 a night? I don't know. I don't math. It's, I think, $30 a night. Do do $1.21 Hold on. I gotta find a calculator. 21,000 divided by seven. Hold on. It's loading. What? 121,000 divided by seven. I think it's 30,000. Divided by seven is no. 17,000. How's that math? Okay. I'll take it. 17,000 a night. How about that? How about it? It's expensive. After the river concert last night, we're hanging out with some friends, and we're having a conversation about, afterlife, I suppose. Specifically reincarnation. Yeah. Just sort of that hypothetical. Like, hey. If you could, come back as anything See what would you come back? I didn't hear the anything part. I heard anybody. Okay. That's the part I Okay. But so even even still, you hear you hear you could come back as anybody. You didn't go like, I would come back as a historical figure. I would I would like to come back as Abraham Lincoln. I didn't quite understand the assignment. But you went first. I did go first because I was excited to tell my what I decided. Right. My brain said, oh, this. Tell it now. And you said you wanted to be In retrospect, I should have waited for everybody else to say what they did. I like that you went first because you went, like, what's the word I want? Fulham? Is that is that the right thing? You went you went bonkers with it. You wanted to be some, very well-to-do entitled Yeah. Person. Dude. You want yeah. You wanted to be able to, like, walk around like you own the place. Yeah. Wear a couple of polos and some aviators. You know the dude. Yeah. Like, everybody knows this person that's, like, the the popular kid in high school. Like, gets what he wants. Okay. He's super cute and pretty, and everybody loves him. All the girls wanna date him. All the girls So you wanted to come back to the I wanna be that dude. Sure. That dude gets whatever he wants. You did take a few minutes to explain in in great detail the attitude you'd have. Like, you were you were like like, the the king walking around. Like, I I do what I want. I I it's just me. And then, and then I went next. And I said, I don't know, like a bird or a duck. It was a very short, quick answer, and the contrast was hysterical. Yeah. Because you had gone on and on and on about, this this character in your head who you were gonna come back as. Yeah. I wanna change my answer to a bird or a duck. No. You can't. You can't. So I said, yeah. I'd like to be a bird or a duck. And then, one of our friends said, she would come back as a dolphin. Yeah. And then her other friend, her husband said he'd come back as a very specific dinosaur. He's very He likes dinosaurs. Dinosaurs. So he knew exactly the one that he wanted to come back as. And it was a good pick. But, but nobody had the elaborate detail of a thought out persona like like you did. Yeah. So how cool would it be I wanna change my answer. How cool would it be to be able to to not only walk, but also swim and fly I know. Like a bird or a duck. Oh, like a bird or a duck. This is nice. What a nice it's a better answer. Nah. No. It's not. It's not a better answer. It's my answer. Yeah. Your answer was just fine. Yeah. But I like your answer better. Well I wanna change it because that sounds nicer. To be a bird or a duck? Yeah. Funny. Next time we get asked those questions Uh-huh. I'll wait for everyone else to go. No way. I like it better when you go first. It's way more fun. Because you never know. You don't know. You never know where my plan is. Go first on would you rather this or that. Because you never know. And I know that if I apply my sound logic of a bird or a duck, that you'll go, yeah. That's a good answer. I want that too. So it's way more fun if you answer first. And sometimes that answer takes a little bit longer, and I don't get the chance to answer. And it makes our friend very upset that I don't answer. My brain has a snap response. Yeah. And then I'm like, what I should do is just think for a minute. Do some critical thinking on my own before I answer. Slow down. And then go. That's a different person. I don't know that person. That is not the person I married. I like this other one. She's a raccoon. She is because she's a little crazy. Right. You never know what you're gonna get. No. She a loose cannon. Yeah. When you were a kid growing up, I guess, like a teenager, did your parents ever want you to become something? Like, you're gonna be a doctor. Yeah. You're gonna be a law I didn't have that pressure. No. Pressure? Uh-uh. Did you? I'm trying to think. I don't think that I did. I would have remembered it, I think. I was just talking to a friend recently, and she'd mentioned that her dad always wanted her to be a a physical therapist. Specifically? Yeah. That's a really specific thing. I know. Like like, just to say, like, I want you to go into medical or I would like. Like, I I don't know. I feel like that's, that's interesting. But to be so specific about, like, no. I want you to be a physical therapist. Like, very specific field. And I wonder if that was, like, at the time, maybe there was a need. Did you here's my other question. Because you knew that you wanted to be in radio at a very young age. Mhmm. Did your parents ever dissuade you from doing that? No. That's nice. I don't know that we ever really talked about it either. Like, I I don't know that I was, like, walking around, like, I'm gonna be on the radio. Like, it was just something that I aspired, for or to or whatever, and pursued. And then as I kind of got into, middle school, you know, junior high in in ninth grade, there was a career exploration program. There was one in high school as well. And so my grandma made sure I was enrolled in those programs to further the opportunities, which got me the opportunity to kinda meet some people, in the industry. I worked with, you know, a news director on a radio station. I worked with a sales guy. I I interned, a morning show for a few days. So there were a few things that I like, I I opened some doors and got to kinda taste a little bit of what the job was that I was interested in early on when I was in junior high and high school. And then when it was time to graduate, high school and figure out what to do, I didn't know how to make it happen. And I think that's where things kinda got, like, well, let's try to figure something out to kinda help get you in that direction. And that is when electronics engineering entered my life. It took that DeVry in Phoenix for a few months anyway. An expensive three months. And, that did not work out because I was, not responsible enough for that career path. What? What do you mean not responsible? It's hard. Like, there's a lot of, as an 18 year old kid who's out on their own for the first time, and you got a a an apartment and three roommates, and you're trying to figure out life and balance being 18 and trying to be, like, serious and mature about a career path, those two things never crossed. They those those were parallel lines. They were not intersecting. And I was not on either of them at the same time. And so, anyway, that that sort of led itself to self destruct Uh-huh. Pretty much. Because it just wasn't, it wasn't gonna happen. And so then when I when I left DeVry and then attended radio school, that's when I was like, this is what I should have been doing. Like, this right here Right. You knew it all along. Yeah. I know. But I I just didn't know how to get into it, and I didn't know there were other options available, until I found out about other options and happened to be in the right place for the other option. Like, I didn't have to relocate. I had to travel all the way across Phoenix to get there, on a bus every day, but made it happen. And that was the launching point for me, I think. And that was, you know, 18 years old going, okay. Now I'm doing what I wanna do. But for you, like, you you kind of wandered a little bit trying to figure out what it is. Yeah. I still don't know. Yeah. But I've had a lot of different jobs and career paths. Yeah. But, I But you've also found passions along the way, things that you've really enjoyed. Yeah. Things that I never would have thought of. I never thought I'd be doing a radio show. Woah. And look at you. Look at me now. Yeah. But but what was I I like, childcare probably was the one when I went to school, I was a teacher. It was always a teacher. I wanted to be a teacher. And then I did some studies, and I worked at a school. And I went, this is too many kids. Like, I work better if I have a smaller group of kids. I bet that's true for every I'm sure it is. In education. But I I don't know. There was something liked early childhood education more. Correct. Correct. Like, you didn't wanna be a high school teacher. Definitely not. Yeah. Or a college professor. No. It's, like, young. Or admin. Like, three to five year olds is where my heart Yeah. Yeah. That's where my heart lives. Fantastic. That's a good group. It is a good group. The three to fives are amazing little humans. They're my favorite. They're little old people, and they're hilarious. And they have their own personality, and you can't go ahead and tell them what to do. Yeah. Try. Yeah. So, again, like, you find things out as you go. I don't know that, like, if I was in a situation where they were like, nope. You're gonna go. You're gonna be a physical therapist. And you absolutely, from the from the get go have this resentment about your field because it was forced upon you. I don't know if I could function like that. I would I would be not happy. Yeah. Me need me too. If my passion was radio and they're like, nope. You're gonna be a helicopter pilot. No. Thank you. Our kids have, like, often said what they wanna do and what they wanna become. And I'm always like, okay. Let's figure out a way to do that. Right. I'm happy to support you. If that's where your passion is, I don't care. Just be happy. Right. Just be happy. Yeah. Do what you love, and then you never work a day. You said you've been influenced. I have indeed. One of the, final projects that I have in the garage and there's a couple of things. It's about 90% done, I think, now. I think so. But, one of the final projects that I am not excited about is sorting out the sockets. And you said you were gonna do it, and it hasn't been done yet. Well, I haven't had time I understand. For one I know. For two, I don't wanna I know. A mean year. It's it's just a mess of a drawer. Yeah. And I don't look forward to it. But then as I'm scrolling the Internet today, I found, for, like, $30 or something, these magnetic sorting trays for sockets. And I like it so much better than the, little click in things that I've had since I got my toolbox when I was a kid. Okay. That red toolbox I have, I got all that stuff, engraved it all. Like, all of that was, like, a Christmas present one year, when I was in my later teens. And, and I've been holding on to this stuff for a long time. And I want it sorted. I want it nice. Here's what I love about these little magnetic deals. One, the little trays. You can pick up the whole tray and take it where you're working. So you don't have to guess the size and then go back and forth to get a different one or grab a handful of them and take them. That's what happens when I use the sockets. And then when I get back to the thing, to the drawer, I just go, there they are. Time out. Because you said you have a you have one already that holds your sockets. Yeah. The little strips. I showed you. Well, yeah. Why don't you take that out with you? Oh, it's awkward. It's floppy. It's not the answer. It's not the solution. Oh, okay. And so I'll go like, okay. It's somewhere in this size range. Also, I'll grab a few, and I'll go out, and I'll be like, okay. There's the one that I needed. And then I'll just take the handful of them and put them back in the drawer. That's how the drawer got to be the way it was because it's a pain. Okay. So I like that these little trays, they're magnetic, so you can stick it to the the car you're working on or whatever to my workbench. I can move them around, which I like, and I can take the whole tray. And when I'm done with it, I can just set it back into its magnetic little spot. It is kinda And that is so much better for me. It's kinda nice. Yeah. I was looking at them going, these are pretty nice. So that's kinda I that's a solution for me that I like. I can get away from the little metal strip things, get into these trays, and have everything kinda sorted nice. I kinda like that. Well, let's spend the $30 and get you influence. Well, so here's the here's the I need to make sure that that's gonna be enough to cover all the sockets I have. Oh. See? Because I'm gonna have some floaters otherwise. And that nobody wants floaters. You don't want just loose sockets rolling around in the drawer. No. That's Yeah. Horrible. Yeah. No. You can't be having that. So anyway, I'll figure out what you need. Little bit because I like that. And I and I think I can look and see if that's available locally at a at a a specific store, the that you like to go to. No. You can just go alone. I'll go alone. Yeah. You'll go alone. I'll go by myself and see if they have something like you know what I can do? I can check their website. That sounds even better. I'm sure I'll find a coupon. Do it. Okay. Without me. When I first started working here, I said, I gotta maximize some time because I work two jobs. Right. And so I brought in a yoga mat, and I said, I'm gonna do some stretching in here. And you came up with a brilliant idea of calling it studio yoga. Right. Because I come I combined the word studio and yoga. Oh, is that how you got the name? At the end of studio, it kinda sounds like the beginning of yoga. So I just I took the two words, and I went boom. Studio. Is that how you did it? Studio. I had no idea how you did it. Well, now you know. You take a little bit of this and a little bit of this. I know. Slap them together and you get a thing. Studio yoga. Okay. I typically like to do this. Moving on. You did this with me for, I mean, maybe the first couple of days Yeah. And then you stopped. Yeah. And then you're like, I'm not doing this. We bought you a yoga mat. We bought you the little brick thing Yeah. To help you I don't know what it's called. I can't remember what it's called. I call it a very hard pillow. I like to typically do it before everybody arrives. So between the six and 07:00 hour is typically when I do it. Sometimes, it gets a little bit too time crunched, and I don't have time. Right. Because there's other stuff going on behind the scenes. Yes. So then I have to do it later in the day, later in the morning. Like, just a few minutes ago. Just a few minutes ago. And then people have come in when I've been doing it before, and they go, what's going on? Studio yoga. Stretching. Doing the morning stretches. Yeah. Maybe you should get some stretching in too. They don't come in and go, what's going on? What are you doing down there? Get up. Like, it's not like they're all, like, alarmed. No. There's been people that are like, that's a great idea. Yeah. I don't see anybody else with yoga mats, though. I don't see any office yoga going on. No. We should get some office yoga. Yeah? Yeah. Get other people involved? Except I don't like to do it with other people around. Why? Oh, because It's just stretching. I know. But I always feel like I'm doing it incorrectly, and I don't want anybody to be like, what are you doing? You're doing it wrong. What if we had, like, an actual yoga instructor come in That would be cool. A few times a week and and lead a a yoga sesh? For the whole office? Yeah. That would be cool. That'd be cool. We did the hot yoga once We did. For a date night. That was super fun. That was great. I loved that. It was very good. To go back and do that You are correct. Of our free time. Yes. All the free time that makes us do yoga in the studio because we don't have free time after the after the work. No. But it worked out for you. And then somebody came in and said, what? Is this just part of your morning? What are you doing? Yeah. You then you said studio yoga. It's cat cowin'. Leave me alone. Cat cow. Meow. Moo. Meow. Moo. It's weird when you do the animal sounds. Like, and it's a downward dog pose, and you go the whole time. Yeah. Why do you do that? You're not gonna own up on that? I don't do that, and that's not even a very funny joke. So Oh, I see. You should do more stretching. Why? Because I'm You're a little cranky. A little tense. Yeah. I don't think you've, you've gone, far enough in the stretching. You got a little bit of tension you need to work out. Yikes. Oh, that's not a very funny joke. Okay. Okay. Well, do better, Josh. Look. If they wouldn't name them things like cat cow, I wouldn't make animal noise jokes, but they did. I don't I don't know what to tell you. I got no response for you. Well Maybe you should do some yoga. Your maybe it'd help loosen up your creativity. Maybe. Maybe it would. Maybe. Maybe maybe not. Maybe I'm happy with the way I am. Okay. Bye. Keep those bones brittle. Okay. I don't know. I don't know. K. I don't think yoga fixes brittle bones. No. It doesn't. It's it's definitely a flexibility. Stretch it. I need to work on flexibility. I've said that for a long time. That's something I struggle mat out. I struggle with flexibility. Get your yoga mat out. In the garage, and I was climbing up on stools trying to reach the ceiling and and do different things. And I would get down from the stool, and I'd go, man, getting down's hard. Get your yoga mat out. Practice. Practice? Yeah. So I can climb a stool better? Yes. Okay. Yeah. I hope not to have to climb a a stool anymore. That's what I'm trying to get. You think it's your last time to climb a stool? I hope. I doubt it. When's the last time you climbed the stool? I have no need. Okay. That's what you think. I'm gonna put stuff up high so you have to climb a stool. I'll just get a ladder like a normal person. No. Ladders will be unavailable. Just stools. And then we'll see how your knees feel. Mine hurt. Just get a ladder. You had a ladder. They weren't even hidden. I know. You know how algorithms give you things that they think you're gonna be interested in? Sure. Like the socket storage for you? Yeah. Well, that was an influence for sure. Yeah. Probably because it heard me talking about that. Right? I get a lot of Blackstone griddle recipes. Okay. There's a bunch of different groups that share stuff. Wanted to know what you thought about this one. Let's hear it. S'more quesadillas. I don't really this is gonna be a hot topic. I don't really love a s'more. I'm not big on a s'more either. I I will make someone a perfectly golden brown marshmallow, if I have to or they ask nicely, but I, I don't enjoy it. Yeah. It's not my favorite. They're real sticky, and they're incredibly rich. And I'm not a big sweet tooth unless it's very specific things. Yeah. Butterscotch. Cookie butter. Yeah. Biscoff. Anyway Yeah. S'more quesadilla? S'more quesadilla. Yeah. So this is, this is two tortillas, marshmallow fluff, Hershey's chocolate bars, chocolate syrup, graham cracker crumbs, mini marshmallows, and some, cooking spray or oil for the griddle. And so you just slap down, you butter, each side of the tortilla, which feels very after school snack esque. Yes. And then the non buttered side of the tortilla, you distribute the mini marshmallows, the chocolate, and the crushed graham crackers, leaving a small border around the edge to prevent spillage from melting. Then you put the second tortilla on top, butter side out, and you, put the whole thing onto the Blackstone. You cook it for a couple of minutes. You flip it over, carefully, and you cook the other side. The chocolate and the marshmallows get all gooey and melted. And then once it's cooked, you put the quesadilla on a cutting board, let it cool for a minute. You cut it into, like, pizza shape, and then you, sprinkle some powdered sugar over the top, bada bing bada boom, you got yourself a s'mores quesadilla. Seems easier Yeah. Than a regular case s'more. I agree. But meh, is that the only recipe you found? Well, this one came up this morning, and I wanted to get your your take on it. Because it it's easy. It wouldn't be tough to make. No. It it doesn't sound like it's difficult to make at all. Yeah. Some of my, like, my favorites have come up. Like, just looking at this, like, there's a a grilled Reuben. And and I think I could do crispied up sauerkraut. I don't like soggy sauerkraut. But I think if I was able to crisp it up on the Blackstone, I could probably I like get into that Reuben. Yeah. I like sauerkraut. Looks really good. I love grilling peaches on mine and slapping some vanilla ice cream on top with some cinnamon. I've done that. That's amazing. Yeah. A lot of people put up, like, a bunch of the hibachi kind of fried rice recipes and stuff as well to those. Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell DIY on the Blackstone. Josh I know. Get that Blackstone. I know. What's it called? Blackstone. Yes. Get that Blackstone to use. I know. Shrimp tacos. I got those, cute little taco holders. I haven't used those yet. Oh, yeah. You do have those. I've had those for, like, well over a year. I haven't used always love. You always make a good crepe. Yesterday, I set your crepe making materials, and I went, oh, I haven't had a crepe Yeah. Since Mother's Day. But there's, I mean, there's some great Asian recipes on here, a beef udon stir fry, a chicken lo mein. Like, there's a lot of stuff you can make on here. Do you like scallops? Yeah. Seared scallops on here with a ton of butter, Montecristo sandwiches. You know I love a Montecristo. Oh, man. Josh. Teriyaki chicken skewers. I mean, this this page is just filled with Blackstone recipes. It's not the usual stuff, and that's what I like about it. But that one came up, and I went, it's interesting. I haven't seen a s'mores quesadilla. I like all of those recipes. They all sound good. Get to cooking. Okay. Get that Blackstone out. Oh, it's out. Make me some food. Okay. Settle that one. Time for that question we get to ask every single day. It's would you rather this or that? Would you rather float in a pool all day or read in a hammock all day? Oh, hammock. Well, do these sound awesome. Yeah. I mean, I I don't know what I'm gonna read. Mostly, it's whatever is written on the inside of my eyelids. Okay. I'll be napping. I got it. Thanks. Just wanted to explain. I wanna read in a lazy river all day. Your book will get wet. No. No. No. I was Yeah. Yeah. Floating along with a little shade. Plus, I want oh, is that right? A Parasol? Yeah. Yeah. No. I'm gonna, I'm gonna hang out in the hammock. Yep. Then I don't get my fingers all winkly. Yeah. I oh, I like both of these options. This is a tricky one for me. I'm gonna I'm gonna float in a pool. Yeah? Yeah. Because I like that. I like just floating around, but I'm also gonna bring a book Okay. Or a podcast. Oh. Like the wake up class in 97 podcast. Good choice. That's a great one. The whole show on demand whenever you wanna listen. Available everywhere podcasts are available. That one? Shameless shameless plug. Nice. Nice. What you gonna read, Josh? The inside of my eyelids. That's it. That's what I'm doing. I'll read the clouds going by. I'll read, Fishing books? You've read fishing books? Yeah. Yeah. I have a hard time with the one that I started. I'm not really digging it. Oh, sad. I completed a couple, and then I started another one that was it's just long. Okay. I don't know. Like, I like hearing about, like, places to go fishing and And this one doesn't do that? Yeah. No. Sad? No. Not this one. This one's more about, like, here's what fishing means to me. I'm like, I don't know. Okay. I don't me. Tell me more about just, like Where you went? How you went fishing and it was, it was awesome and what you used and those kind of adventures. And then, you know, the the weight of the line really is significant to the would you rather this or that? So before we, wrap up the show, I thought maybe you'd want a snack. Do you feel like you want a snack? Duh. Okay. You look snacky. I always look snacky. So, these we actually found, I don't know, a couple of weeks ago. Yeah. It's kinda wild. Kinda forgot that they exist, but we found a limited edition chocolate covered pretzel Oreo. I've never seen these. And this was one pack sitting on the shelf, like, in the middle of the store. There were no other packs. I don't know where it came from. It just said, hey, Josh and Chantel. You should take me home. And so we did. I don't know where you can find more of these. We saw one pack and bought it. There were no other packs on the show. We get that. I just wanna reiterate. I've never seen these. I've never I like, I think we might have got the one of one. Okay. Would you pretty excited about it. What flavor is it? Chocolate covered pretzel Oreo. Sounds awesome. So here's what you've got. A pretzel flavored cookie, topped with salt and chocolate flavor cream. That's right. Salt and chocolate flavor cream. Yeah. So open up the package. They make it so easy in convenient. Where can you find these at? I don't know. I don't know if you can. Were there other packages on the shelf? No. I'm maybe gonna give you one. Here you go. Chocolate covered pretzel Oreo. Have a bite. It smells good. What does it smell like? Like chocolate covered pretzel? No. Oh. Listen to that crunch. Uh-huh. I hate I don't like chewing in the microphone. Do you? No. I know. I feel it feels silly eating on the radio because what? Then we're both chewing Mhmm. And then nobody's talking. And so then it's just chewing. I'll take a bite when you're done chewing. Alright. K? Kinda tastes like just a salty Oreo. I'm not gonna lie. And the salt hits later. So you get that chocolate, and the chocolate tastes like an Oreo. So the chocolate cream, the stewf, feels like tastes like an Oreo. The pretzel cookie is just it's just kind of a a a normal cookie. I don't know. But there's a good salt in there. I like the salt, and it's on, it stays on the lips. You can taste the salt after you try the cookie. I don't enjoy the cookie portion. I mean, the taste of it's good, but the crunchiness of it is too Because it's a pretzel it's a pretzel cookie. Like, this would be really good dipped in milk. I think this is a fine cookie, but this one definitely needs the milk. Yeah. But it's good. I like the stew. Yeah. The chocolate is very Oreo chocolate, isn't it? Mhmm. Mhmm. What do you think about the salt? I don't really taste the salt. Even out how big a bite did you take? I took, like That's a decent bite. It's a quarter Yeah. Size. Yeah. I I ate about half in my bite. So maybe you need a little more to get the salt. Okay. Alright. Go ahead and chew it. While you're chewing it, I'll go ahead and keep, talking about you chewing it play by play. And she's chewing. And no salt, for you. I still have salt on my tongue. Oh, really? Yeah. I do not taste salt. Taste the salt. Mhmm. That's interesting. I just taste sweet. It's a salty Oreo. It's good. Yeah. I'll eat I'll eat more Okay. With some milk. I see. Salty milk. I don't I don't know if that's the right, reaction, but okay. Yeah. That's not bad. I It's not terrible. Yeah. But still no salt for you. No. But you wanna try the rest of mine and see if mine's salty? Maybe you didn't get a salty one. No. It's okay. Alright. I'll just keep this one. Okay. Alright. Well, that's gonna go for the show. You just laugh like that. Or you. Enjoy the rest of your day. We'll be back tomorrow. Tomorrow is kind of technically our Friday. It'll be the last show of the week because Friday is the July 4, and we'll be at Riverfest. So you can come and, you know, stop by and see us there. Yeah. We'll be there, the whole day. So, anyway, that's kinda what's going on. Tomorrow is technically our last show of the week. But we're gonna make it a good one as we get ready for the June 4. Oh, yeah, baby. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So have a good rest of your Wednesday. We'll see you back here tomorrow morning. Sounds great. Bye. Thanks for listening to Wake Up Classy 97, the podcast. If you enjoy the show, please share, subscribe, and rate the podcast. Wake up classy 97 is hosted by Josh and Chantel Tielor and is a production of Riverbend Media Group. For more information or to contact the show, visit riverbendmediagroup.com.