Ghostrunners - 294 - Trouble on the Bridge

Episode Date: January 8, 2024

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Happy Monday, Jake. Happy Monday, Tymon. Thanks, man. Happy Monday, Ghosties. Hey, this past week was Christmas with my family, and my grandma was there. My dad's doing the prayer, classic before we eat kind of thing. And my dad has done this thing, I don't know, for the last three years maybe, that I just kind of realize is funny now. For a long time, I was just like, that's just kind of thing he does. But every time my grandma's around, it seems, and my dad is saying a prayer, he'll say the same line. He'll, you know, he'll be praying and he says, and as my mom likes to say about our family,

we are just so blessed. And I realized that later, like, you know, he's like, we were just so blessed to have such a great family. And I'm like, like, that's not like my grandma. Like, that's not a saying that my grandma says. Does she get credit for that? Yeah. Like, I think we've all said that. Like, I think we all say we are blessed as a family. Like, as my mom likes to say, we are so blessed.

And so I was just thinking about like, what other thing? As Abraham Lincoln likes to say, you know, God is good. God, we thank you for this meal. Thank you for each other. And as Mother Teresa famously said, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Yeah. And West Beth's friends eating fast food on repeat. So come along, let's have some fun and go ahead, get on your feet, because this is the Ghost Rubs Podcast.

Everybody morning, we're taking ground. Ghost Rubs Podcast. Ghost Rubs Podcast. Funny little observation from Papa Dave. Yeah. We are so blessed. We are just so blessed. And if we didn't have my mom, would we even know we Papa Dave. Yeah. We are so blessed. We are just so blessed. And if we didn't have my mom, would we even know we're blessed?

Yeah. As my dog groomer once said, you know, hey, you should spend less than you make. Oh. And happy new year. Yeah. Oh, two of them. Cool. Right.

That's fun. Yeah, whatever. So it's just a funny little quirk but let's talk christmas let's talk about it it just happened we're all yeah we're all over the place as far as uh geographically you went to strafford first i was in strafford the day our savior was born where were you i was in sherman texas the day our savior was born not bad time where were you uh the day of the day your savior was born the day my savior was born i Not bad. Tywin, where were you? The day of? The day your Savior was born. The day my Savior was born, I was

at home first, then at my grandparents' house, and then back home. The day your Savior was born. The day my Savior was born. Still well? No. Dang it. Actually, Madison, Kansas, like two hours away. Sure, yeah. Yeah. Madison, beautiful place. Outside Emporia. Yeah. You're pretty proud of yourself

for knowing that word, shit? Don't test my geography, baby. Yeah, I am pretty proud of that one. Yeah, it was a fun time in Texas. I mean, it was wild. Hattie is six years old.

Hattie is the oldest grandchild on that side of the family of eight grandchildren. Good for her. Let that sink in. Oh. Oh, sure. This is fun.

Who wants the beam? Timon does. I'll take it. Yeah. Thank you very much. So here's. Thanks, Rachel. You're welcome.

Have fun. Thanks. Happy birthday. Thanks. Sorry, you can explain what just happened. Oh, it's Rachel's birthday, and she already had coffee, but Starbucks gives you a free drink, but it has to be on your birthday. And she's like, I'm not going to use this.

Would you guys want to use it? And I unashamedly was like, absolutely I would. So she went and got us an iced latte. Just went out and made a special trip to Starbucks. Just to be nice. And just split it with you guys. What did you guys get? Iced vanilla?

Vanilla latte, yeah. It's good. Blonde espresso, triple vanilla syrup. Syrup. Sizzurp. Fun. Um, but yeah, it was just crazy. Uh, with all these kids around, I don't know, hopefully we don't do this again for like two more years, but it feels like every time we've gotten together with Catherine's family, her family has done this thing. And I'm not saying it's anybody's fault. I think it's natural to want to do this, but I think they idealize this

idea. You could tell me after the podcast whose fault. It's Susan's fault. My mother-in-law. No, but they have a room that has two bunk beds in it. And they think it seems like, hey, let's put four kids in there with Hattie being the oldest. Let's put Bo and these twin boys that are younger than Bo in this room. Yeah. Surely they're all just going to sleep, right? Nope.

Hattie comes into my room at like four 45 dad, Grant Palmer and Bo are, you know, awake and making noise. And right when she wakes me up, I can hear them. I mean, they're like way down the hall. Oh, yeah. They're like screaming, laughing, having a great time. And I was like, okay, just come in to bed with me. And she's like, I don't want to go to bed with you. I want to go back to my bed. I just want you to figure it out. And so I went in there and just laid down

the law, thinking that would help. With Grant and Palmer? Grant and Palmer and Bo. Didn't work. No. Yeah. Turns out three-year-old boys don't really listen to people that are not their dads. And so I had to go in there and like sleep in this twin bed with Bo.

I didn't fall asleep. No one fell asleep again. What do three-year-old boys like when they get goofing? What are three-year-old boys even doing together? I don't know. They were kind of just like

jumping on each other. Just kind of pushing. Thinking it was hilarious that they're up so early. I think they play like probably like how lion cubs play where they're kind of biting each other it's like you guys are enjoying that you're not upset yeah you don't drop blood it's okay i guess uh yeah and so and so of course like the next night that didn't happen at all and so i have this new idea i branded it for for katherine's family. Like your mom always said. Hit them with it. Like my mom always said,

Christmas is a time to spend with family. I like this brand. Yeah, but my brand, because I was like, they're not going to, like some of her siblings might be like, I don't want to do that. But my brand for it is called Family Rooms,

where every single family has a room. Therefore, if Bo wakes up at 3 in the morning and it messes with everyone else's sleep, at least it's our family and it's my kid. It's his fault for the rest of our family not sleeping well. Rather than like Bo wakes up and you're pointing the finger at Bo for the twins not sleeping well. The twins have a bad day the next day, blah, blah, blah.

And so I was like, we just need to have family rooms. Family rooms, very Bethke. Yeah, right. Family teams, family rooms. You know what? Good for you. And it doesn't surprise me that you have the oldest, you know, child running around. Yeah. It's very mature behavior. That's smart. What can I say, Jake? I'm a mature man. And then I think when the kids get to be like middle school,

cram them in the same room again, they'll have a blast. Exactly. And I think that is the flaw. Like we're all, we all remember those days, how fun it was. So I have sleepovers and whatever. And it's like, but there, but she's six and she's barely able to do it. You know, these kids are just roaming free. Yeah. It is probably a little too young. I have a specific memory at my grandparents' house, me, Caitlin, Steve-O, John David. And we were in a, I mean, not even two beds. There was just one bed, a tiny bedroom, but we would play hide and seek in it.

Oh, yeah. So there was only three spots. It was in the closet, under the bed, or behind the door. You know, maybe you get crazy. You put a pillow under the blanket. So you fool them for five seconds. Like, here she is. Oh, no.

You were in the closet. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we loved it. We had a great time. Exactly. Hide and seek in a one-bedroom room. Oh, no. You were in the closet. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we loved it. We had a great time. Exactly. Hide and seek in a one-bedroom room. Oh, yeah. I mean, some of the best memories are when you cram everybody in.

And so it was really fun to be all under the same roof and everything. But it was a lot. It was like 20 people. Catherine's house is pretty spread out and pretty big. But even then, it's a lot of people. Yeah. A lot of dynamics and everything. Yeah, truly.

No matter the size of the house, 20 in one. Yeah. Like Rosie sleeping in a closet. She's in a pack and play in the closet. And Bo sleeping on the ground. Like Hattie sleeping on the ground. She's rolling around. Family rooms.

But it was great. Family rooms is going to be, it's going to take off, I think. Cool. I'm going to make shirts for everybody. Color coded. Like all the crews together. I'm in the yellow shirted room. Okay, great. So I'm your dad, Hattie. Color-coded, like all the crews together. I'm in the yellow-shirted room. Okay, great.

So I'm your dad, Hattie. That's right. Because of the yellow. You'll know because it says yellow family. Not like that. So, and yeah, it was fun. Catherine's grandparents came for one day, and grandparents are old.

Like, I think grandpa, he's the talk show guy. Yeah. And he even had a side of him. He's like, how's the talk show guy. And he even said it again. He's like, how's the talk show going? I was like, talk show's great. But he's, I think he's 94. And Bo, you would never know that Bo,

like Bo does not act like he's 94. In other words, like Bo's wanting to wrestle with him. Because he's like literally asleep watching football, you know, reclining in this chair. Bo just climbs up on the recliner. You know how like those recliners like kind of fold down if you like push on them?

Oh, yeah, yeah. So he's kind of like, grandpa's like kind of going down. And I'm like looking at Catherine's dad, you know, this guy's son. I'm like, is that, is Bo okay? He's like, oh, he loves it. He loves it. Grand's dad, you know, this guy's son. I'm like, is Bo okay? He's like, oh, he loves it. He loves it. Granddaddy, you love it. Oh, yeah.

Hey, how you doing, baby? Bo was just having the time of his life with these old people. Like granddaddy and grandmama. They loved them both. I can specifically think of like a time where like I'm pretty sure there was a, like a dog was like jumping all over Rachel like is that okay like she loves it Rachel was not loving

it it's not like kind of scaring Rachel whoa you're friendly oh is that okay sorry oh no she loves it that dog in Australia that I almost killed is that okay he's doing that oh she's a nasty Sheila came bounding over.

Right. Yeah, she loves it. Yeah, that's Catherine's grandpa. Oh, no, he likes it. He likes it when Bo does that. Yeah, Bo's had a blast. I feel like a lot of kids are just scared of old people, and he was the opposite.

I was almost like, Bo, you're going to break his head. You're loving him too much. Yeah, but Bo had a lot of fun with them. Yeah, it was just a good time overall. Kind of sweet moment was that I got to, because Rosie was in the closet and because Bo also, there were times where he needed to try to take a nap, but there wasn't enough rooms.

It was like, Brad, you need to go sleep with Bo in the bed in the same room as Rosie in the closet to make sure he stays quiet and doesn't slam in doors and stuff. And so I got to take two naps with Bo. It was awesome. Yeah, that's a good time. And both times, he was like, very, kind of hurt my feelings. He was like, I don't want you to be here. I don't want you to sleep with me. And I would just like, literally, he's kind of struggling, wrestling. I just held him there. And then eventually he fell asleep and then he would wake up and he would see me and he'd smile and like cuddle with me and fall asleep some more.

Okay. So we got, we came around on this idea. Uh, so that was kind of a sweet moment. And yeah, Texas was great. It was a lot of fun, fun times. That is fun. Oh, sure. Old Sherman. I love it, man. Right. It's just a great place to go. We don't go anywhere really. Uh, you know, we just kind of stay put and hang out. It was weirdly hot, which I didn't love. Oh, that sounds awesome. But it was like, but the heat was still on in the house. It was like, so we literally had to turn on the AC like, cause it was so hot. I was like sweating and I, I didn't know it was going to be hot. And so I brought, you know, hoodies, row back, GRKC 20. And yeah, it was just warm.

And you know what we never did in Iowa? Turn on the AC. Didn't have that problem. Yeah. Yeah. Pretty cold. Yeah. Pretty cold in Stratford too.

But it was a good time. A couple of good Christmases. One of the things that we got, which I know we're going to do a little Christmas gift game later. This was not a gift for me. This is a gift for others. I think you maybe saw this, but we got my uncle, your coach. Yeah. My father-in-law and my dad.

We found on Etsy, we got each of them matching pajamas, like sweatpants kind of thing. And anyway, they all had each other's faces on them. So my dad had Steve Koop's face on it. Uncle John had my dad's face. Steve Koop had John's face on it, which is so funny to have to explain. Like, if someone ever does see that, like, whose face is that? I thought it was yours for a second. Who is that? No, this is my son-in-law's uncle. Not even blood related, though. Like his uncle by marriage. That is so good.

But yeah, my dad, like, I think kind of unironically loves them because they're very comfy. And they're like kind of like tapered joggers. They end up looking better than I thought they did. Oh, really? And anyway, he's wore them out in public multiple times. In public? Yeah. The day of. So it was

kind of great. My dad opens the gift. He sees it. He doesn't let anyone else see. He closes it and just goes to the bathroom. And everyone's like, what are you doing? And then he comes back wearing them. That's awesome. Big reveal. But then later that day, we needed ice. And so we went to the gas station. We got ice in them. Same gas station I've been to? I don't know.

Oh, speaking of that, I can't believe I didn't write this down. Dude, I know. I was going to ask. Stratford. Yeah. Buc-ee's. Yeah. That gas station is toast. They're done for, right? You know what? My dad, though, he's still supporting the Stratford gas station. Yeah, for now.

He's going to try to single-handedly keep them afloat. It's like when the mom-and-pop hardware store, Home Depot, comes down the street. I'm still going to support you, Gene. Don't worry. Don't worry. You're not going anywhere. It's like, well, they don't have that two-for-one deal like they do over at Home Depot. Yeah, and I'm only buying a tool once every three years. Is that enough to keep you guys in business? Exactly. But yeah, so the Buc-ee's,

I mean, there's like five of these in the world, and one of them's in Stratford. I think there's more than that. Is there? I really have no idea. They're starting to expand, but it's still very exclusive. Yeah. One in Missouri. There's one in Stratford, a town of 2,000 people, barely have stoplights.

And yeah, we got to Buc-ee's, and it was madness. I mean, they built their own roads there, their own roundabouts. Yep. Doesn't matter. I mean, the traffic is backed up onto the interstate. I mean, it's causing traffic jams. Seriously. Everyone wants to see Buc-ee's. I mean, it's causing traffic. I mean, it's like seriously, everyone wants to see Bucky's and it's crazy. I mean, we got there and I mean,

you're just waiting on a parking spot to open up and it's, it's madness. So, okay. Out of the people that went with you, was it just you, your immediate family or? I went twice. So the first time was me, uh, Brad and my dad. Have they been before? Yeah, they'd both been. Okay. And I'd been to one in Texas before. But it was, that was like, it felt like, I think when I first got there, I said, this feels like 90s Black Friday. Love it.

Like, couldn't move. Like, I wanted a drink, but it's like, we have drinks at home. It's too far. Yeah. Like, you have to make calculated decisions inside of a Buc-ee's. It was so packed. I mean, if you can't find a parking spot, they have the biggest parking spots, parking lots in the world.

Think of this. Just think of the parking you would need for 120 gas pumps or whatever they have. I mean, yeah, it's a massive, massive thing of concrete. So yeah, just fully packed. And then Rachel and I went again the night of Christmas and it was a little more chill then, but we still spent about 15, 20 minutes in there just looking around. Had she been?

No, that was her first Buc-ee's experience. So it was fun. Yeah. Bradford's got a Bucs. I think I saw Paige Farr went to it. Oh, fun. And I think there was multiple Instagram stories, but one of them was like,

could this really be that good? And then the next one, she's like, oh my gosh, where am I right now? Something like that. Because I don't think she'd ever been before. And it is, it's, it's a, have you ever been timing? I'm trying to think. Oh, I think I've been to some guests, like gas station slash store. It's like huge and like, sounds like what you're describing, but I can't remember if it was Bucky's. Okay. Did they have, was it, where was it? Texas? Illinois. No.

I don't know. Maybe, but I don't know. I feel like they don't have them that far north yet. I don't think so. Buc-ee's has like in the middle of their store. I think it was Wally's. Wally's is what it was at, I think. I've heard of, I think it's like the, they're trying to be like Buc-ee's maybe. Okay. Good idea. Middle of Buc-ee's

they have the like the like brisket booth. I don't know what to call it. But all they're doing is just sliding, cutting pigs and stuff. And they're all dressed like they work at Silverado City. And they have chants and stuff. We're like, full pork going up!

Full pork going up! Really? They're chanting stuff. Yeah, I don't know if they say full pork, but they say something. Full pork sounds good. Prime rib head up! Prime rib head up!

They're all chanting stuff. It's a good time. Dude, those are really good sandwiches. Yeah, I had I think I had a pulled pork sandwich back in the day, my first Buc-ee's, when I could have it. It was pretty good. This time I had the chicken sandwich. Didn't leave me wanting more. Okay. They also have burrito,

like breakfast burritos, breakfast tacos. They have a lot of food. A lot of good stuff. Did you ever have the beaver nuggets? Yeah, we got them on Christmas. Got them for the drive to Iowa. Yeah. It's so funny. Classic Rachel.

Could not get the name of those right. Called them everything but nuggets. We call them Bucky nuggets. Oh, Bucky nuggets. Rachel would be like, hey, can you pass me some of those beaver teeth? Just always saying something. Beaver teeth are good.

Ridiculous. But anyway, I'll tell you what Bucky's doesn't have, and that's good ranger's good. Ridiculous. But anyway, I'll tell you what Bucky's doesn't have and that's Good Ranger's meat. That's right. They don't have any American meat delivered. Pulled pork going out. Good Ranger's meat.

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Here's my bookmark. Hello. Enunciating. Yes. Real quick story. We can talk more about all the games we played this Christmas, but one of them was Codenames. You guys played Codenames? Oh, yeah.

Brad? Yeah, I've played it. Brad's giving that. I'm giving a three out of ten for Codenames. Three is low. I would give it a six or so. I think it's a fun game. I give giving a three out of ten for Codenames. Three is low. I would give it a six or so. I think it's a fun game. I give it a...

It depends on... Eight with the perfect group. Stop it. Okay, okay. Stop it. No, I like that. Stop it. Hey, I think most of...

I think any game can be like a pretty high score with the right people. Fair. Eight with the perfect group. That's a good ranking. Okay. I think... Ten with the perfect group. Okay, ten if it's me, Bieber, LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes.

Yeah, I'd take it. Honestly, that would not be that fun. I don't know who would be the weak link, but you know someone there. LeBron would just be on his phone the whole time. This is how every game of code words is by the way it's seven minutes of canister I don't know if I should have said canister

canister for four okay it's either that or it's like we're just going to have to... Do one. All right, scuba one. It's snorkel, obviously. Yeah, to finish my ranking,

five out of ten in general. Okay, okay. With an average amount of quality people. I think, and maybe we've talked about this on the podcast, because I feel like I've ranked it on it before. If it were speed, if there was some kind of speed involved where it's like you have 30 seconds

to come up with the word that would make code names so much more fun because so much of it is like, you're looking at these five words and you're trying to think of the limit. Like if I think long enough, I bet I could connect skeleton and drywall and earth and potassium. Yeah. You just say, um,

crumbling. You would crumble without potassium. Drywall. That crumbles. Obviously, it's a skeleton. And earth. You ever read into what Leo's talking about? Hello.

Four right there. Crumbling four. Crumbling four. I'd say crumbling four. I'd say crumbling four. Kales, you got this. Kales. Yeah, I just went backside with a crumble

and we just made it work. So, crumble for four. Kels, you got this. Kels. Yeah, I just went backside with a crumble, and we just made it work, so crumble for four. Anyway. They need to make speed code names. That's a good call. Or just throw a... Do they have a sand timer in the box now? They have a timer, and I timed it. So it's time on my hands.

Watch everybody else play. I was like, let's see how long this timer goes. A minute 24, kind of a weird number. Interesting. Is how long people usually take? No, that's how long the sand blaster. What's it called? Sand dial.

Not either of those things. Yeah, sand dial. Sand dial? Not a sand dial. No. That's like a sundial. You were so confident, though. It's an hourglass.

Hourglass. Hourglass. Sand dial. You had me for a second. I was like, maybe. Maybe it is Hammett. Earlier this morning on Correct Opinions, T I was like, maybe. Maybe it is Hammett. Earlier this morning on Correct Opinions, Trey was like, you know, I grew up always thinking it was for all

intents and purposes, not knowing it's for intensive purposes. I was like, you got it backwards, pal. Dude, I thought it was intense and purposes. You know, whatever. Oh, yeah, it's Sandile. Anyway, it was so good. So Tim got this for me for Christmas. Oh, great's Sandile. Sandile. Anyway, it was so good. So Tim got this for me for Christmas.

Oh, great gift, Tim. Sorry. I was waiting for you guys to say what you were going to say, and I was going to say that Tim got it. But I think we purposely were like, all right, me and Tim be on a team and Rachel and her dad, because it's just two very logical type A people on a team and then two just firecrackers on the other team.

And it was great because they, of course, they can't help but cheat. Rachel will... Rachel's the one guessing. Her dad has said, protest for two. She'll be like, I think it's Street. I think Street's one of them. Could the other one be Moscow or something?

I'm going to go ahead and touch Street. Steve Koop will go, that one is right. I'm like, okay ahead and touch street and Steve Cooper go. That one is right. I'm like, okay, you're telling her that the, he's like, no,

I just said that one is right. We're like, you're not supposed to say anything. You just put the card on it. You know, law school Tim's going ballistic. Right. That's cheating.

You can't do that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And then Rachel, this was great. I mean, this is like,

they literally define this in the rules. Like you can't say things like listen closely or, Hey, think with me on this one. And of course that's what Rachel does. She's like, all right, I need you to focus on this one.

Dad spooked for two. The word is spooked. So we're like, what is, why is she emphasizing the past tense of spook? And so I'm looking at the board and be like, I have no idea what the second one is. I, why is she emphasizing the past tense of spook? And so I'm looking at the board. We're like, I have no idea what the second one is. What is she looking at?

Steve Coop's thinking the same thing. He's like, I don't know what the second one is, but first one's definitely got to be ghost. I mean, that seems like an obvious spook. And Rachel's like, unfortunately, that is not right. We're like, well, you gave the clue spook, and the ghost is the one of them that spooked. And we're like, what is the

answer? And this is just the Coop jeans to a tee. She's like, the correct answer was you were supposed to get mouse and the mouse spooked the horse. And you know what's better? What's the best is horse isn't even on there. The word horseshoe is on there. So Steve Coop somehow

is supposed to be like, ah, first of all, it's mouse. mouse of course and it's not ghost it's not ghost yeah mouse yeah spook the horse shoe see and that would be that would be acceptable if she didn't have five minutes to think of the word but the fact that all right dad pay attention hey you're spooked spooked me that's anyway that was my bookmark forgot about that but yeah plain code names yeah i have no idea why she said that like that meat. That's so funny. Anyway, that was my bookmark. Forgot about that. But yeah, playing Codenames. Yeah, I have no idea why she said that. Like that.

Mouse spooked the horse shoe. Did you guys play any new games? Yes. One fun one that I'd really recommend is it's called Mind the Gap. Seen this? Heard this? London.

London style. Excuse? Sorry. Go ahead. That's what they say in london for the the tube the subway oh the tv the intercom or whatever else like mind the gap oh cool cheerio maybe your british friends would like it so this is talking about the age gap though oh it's a fun game it's kind of like trivial pursuit or any kind of trivia game the board

is set up like a typical board you you know, set up like Monopoly. But each row of the board is a different generation. So if you're on that side of the board, you're going to get a question from that generation's time period. Oh, cool. So it was a great way to get Grandma and Grandpa involved. Yeah. You know, because they, so like me and Rachel's grandma were a team for one of them. And so we dominated the Boomer section.

Okay. It's like, sure, Rachel and Tim are doing great for some of them, but they can't get a single question right for Boomer. Do you remember some of them? To be honest, no. Because most of the Boomer ones were like, they're like, what's the actor in this TV show? It's like, I haven't even heard of the TV show. And Rachel's grandma just... I remember the first question was something like,

what British supermodel was famous for coming to America and starring in this magazine? Something like that i was like i have no idea she's like twiggy he's like yeah twiggy who is twiggy really that was sounds skinny yeah i'm pretty sure it's twiggy okay she knew it right off the bat so it's pretty fun game as far as like cool if you need something like hey grandparents are over here how do we get them involved yeah play mind the gap it's pretty fun that's fun um wits and wagers is also a great game for anyone,

but that's one that we got, Stratford, when we were at Stratford, we got our grandparents involved, and that was really fun for them and a blast for us, so that's one that they can play as well. That's a good game. Because you can get it completely wrong

and still have plenty of fun. Yeah, you can still bet on other people's guesses, and every time you think Grandma's going to have a crazy answer here, my mom has something even crazier, so it's fine. You're not even the outlier most of the time. Those are fun games. The Koops are still fresh into

Catan, so they love Catan. Love that. Are you still dominating them? No, they caught up. I probably still win one in every three, but no. Angie's real good. Rachel won a game this weekend. Steve Koop tries to get longest road every game.

And I've never seen him win a game. But he always plays. He always plays and he's always fun. He's always having a good time. Yeah. That's awesome. So yeah, played a bunch of games. There's probably more I can't think of right now.

But how about Main Street Roasters? They're back. Yeah, they are. They're back for more. Still advertising with us. New year, new coffee new b new p let's do that for all of them new year new b dude that reminds me at trey's new year's eve party a guy and i know i've seen him before

don't know his name but he kind of he walks by me he kind of hits me on the shoulder he's like uh what did he say like um still recovered from those beans that's exactly what it sounded like he said and so I just go yeah apparently totally no clue still recovering from those beans that's what he said that's what my perception was of what he said you don't know this guy still recovering from those beans uh we're trying anyway speaking of beans i forgot about that too all right make your roasters you won't need to recover from mainstream roasters beans you will not i dare you to diary out these beans i dare you just go ahead and try they do have good beans though yeah rachel already has about five different coffee appliances got a

six one this christmas i saw that uh to to grind up beans yeah major roaster beans it makes a big difference i got home from the grocery store last night i saw this podcast door open i said what do you hey you're gonna get spooked in that room without me what are you doing in there and she said i was coming to get major roasters beans yeah without me. What are you doing in there? And she said, I was coming to get made-to-roasters beans. Yeah. So she stole them from in here. We don't have them in here. But she was grinding them up.

Yep. Because they're good beans. I personally think it's, yeah. It's not a hot take, but coffee tastes better when you fresh ground the beans. So do it. Even though it's not a hot take, that's still good to know. Yeah.

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I don't know. It's just a quick one. He's getting pretty good at being potty trained. We haven't really had any issues in a long time. Good. And. Sometimes I worry. Yeah.

The only time really recently that we've had anything is when he's just like watching a movie. He just doesn't want to get up. So he's like, here I go. But he's starting to vocalize it more and more. And so the other night at dinner at our house, we have those white stools in our kitchen. They're kind of tall stools. They like to sit on. He's getting down from that. He's rappelling like a little three-year-old

does on one of those things. He goes, I feel poop coming on. I got to get out of here. He's got his Mickey Mouse crew neck sweatshirt and his black sweatpants. Big log dad. He goes and we're like,. Big log dad. Big log dad.

And so he goes and we're like, good job, buddy. Good job. And he comes back like 30 seconds later, which is not enough time. And also, to get too graphic, but we normally have to help him wipe. And so he's like, eh, poop went away. And so we're like, all right, that's okay. It happens, buddy.

And that's happened a few times on our road trips too, where we like stop immediately. And he's like, nevermind. It went away. And so then we're just like halfway through the conversation, you know, halfway through a conversation, like 10 minutes later, there goes Bo, rappelling down again, like doesn't even say anything to us.

And he just, he just starts running, like waddling away. And he just goes, coming back. We're like, Good job, buddy. Go, go, go. Oh, it's so funny. Coming back. Coming back. You're round hogging it.

Yeah, exactly. So that was pretty funny. That's funny. Pretty funny. Like, yeah, just the way, I mean, he just runs so heavy on these. Loud. Coming back. like yeah just the way I mean he just runs so heavy on these you know coming back welcome to adulthood bro that's great yeah sometimes they do come on sometimes they don't oh yeah so many times it's good that he's like sensitive to it like hey I need to go to the

bathroom right now yeah like his timer is going off a little bit like I got 30 seconds 60 seconds whatever poop going on never mind yeah that's that's good bo we all do it we uh we went to um jose peppers with the becks yes and got done having about a gallon of cheese and was like let's it's time at jose's uh yeah but we were trying to go to trey's christmas party i was like rachel i think i need to go home she's like you don't need to go home to poop you're going to a quick trip i was like, Rachel, I think I need to go home. She's like, you don't need to go home to poop. You're going to a quick trip. I was like, wow, all right. Oh, because you had already left. Yeah, it was like, we're done with dinner. I was like, I want to stop at home real quick on the way to Trace.

Or were you with the one on Johnson's Drive? Yep. It was nine minutes when I put it in. Nine minutes might go away in that time. Yeah, it could go away. So anyway, just went on a quick trip. How was that? Not great. Not great? Not great. The toilet paper is made of a sand dial. Yeah, you can see through it. yeah could go away so anyway just went on a quick trip how was that not great not great not great

the toilet paper is made of a sand dial yeah um you can see through it yeah anyway i hear you sometimes sometimes man it comes on coming back coming back i remembered one other game we played you guys ever played fuzzy logic no real simple game it didn't even come with instructions, probably because it's so easy. But there's just one little cube in the center, and you grab the cube when you have a guess. Simple enough. Basically, it's like me and Tywin would get a card. His side has a word on it. My side has a word on it.

And they're very similar, but just slightly different. So I might say, I don't know, space and planet. And so we're each trying to give one word clues to our team, but without trying to give away the other person's word, basically. Just like, how do I give away, how do I get them to get space without getting them to guess planet? So do you know that his says planet? I do.

Yes. As the clue giver. Okay. But you guys don't. But also the same time you're hearing time is close. You're like, well, there seems like it's outer space. I. As the clue giver. Okay. But you guys don't. But also the same time you're hearing time is close. You're like, well,

there seems like it's outer space. I didn't get that from what Jake said. Yeah. I'm going to guess outer space. Oh, interesting. Oh,

interesting. Fun. Yeah. With the right people. Fun. Yeah. Tim got that one for me too. So I can say anything mean about it.

I don't know who got what for any of. Do you want to do, I want to do Christmas gift guessing game. Yeah, let's do it. Okay. So basically, let's just try to guess each other's Christmas gifts in the most obscure way possible.

I don't know how you want to do it. I'm going to try to write down all my Christmas gifts so I can think of. Yeah, I got four that I wrote down. Okay. I didn't really get many actual gift things. We went to Branson as a family. So you guys. We like went to Branson as a family. So like you guys can play.

Okay. Branson as a family. Shoot. Okay. You just try to guess ours then. Cool. Yeah. You're part of the guessing team.

Okay. So my first one, I got two of these different variations. Gloves. Socks. That's all you want to know? Oh, sorry. Let me get a little more.

Things that come in pairs. Gloves. Socks. S's all you want to know? Oh, sorry. Let me get you a little more. Things that come in pairs. Gloves, socks, sleeves on a shirt. I think a lot of people probably had one of these four years ago. They were pretty popular back then. Four years ago. Fidget spinner. No. And they're a tech gadget.

One of them is newer, and I saw it on TikTok. You got two different types. They're a tech gadget, but they were mainly popular four years ago. They're still popular now, but I think the peak popularity. The rise of them was. Hoverboards. No. Can you imagine if I got two hoverboards?

One for me, one for Beau. Yeah. Glasses they can record. You got the Meta Ray-Bans. I got two of those. Oh, it's your children. You're the kids outside. Yeah.

That's fun. Wishing Rachel a happy birthday. No, they're for my, it's for my phone. No, it doesn't always have to be for my phone. One of them is for my phone. Okay. Oh, a wireless charging pad. Correct.

Yeah. My parents got Rachel one of those. I got one that's like a little like bank, you know, like you can do with your computer or whatever. And then one of them that's like a magnetic one. So it just sticks right there. And it also has a little kickstand. That's what I saw on TikTok. That's nice.

Pretty fun. Good gift. Yeah. Who got that one for you, Tim? Tim got that one for me. Tom got me the charging bank. I was really surprised that Rachel's brother got me gifts this year. Yeah, that is pretty

cool. That's so nice of them. They're great. I mean, why do you think I'm married in that family? I know. I get it now. They're awesome. Okay. What kind of hints do I give this one? This one, I will be getting wet while I use it. Swimming suit. Swimming suit. Swimming suit.

Swimming suit. Well, it's a great guess. It's just funny that you said swimming instead of swimsuit. A swimming suit. Swimming suit? Oh, yeah, you're right. Swimming suit. Very formal.

Swimming cap. Water garments. Showering cap. Warmer. Soap. But it's something I put on me, Chippy Goat Soaps. Nothing I put on me. It's something I will use.

While getting wet. While getting wet. Whilst. Whilst wet. Whilst wet. Loofah. Good guess. No.

Washcloth. This is something, From Cozy Earth. You would not normally do in the shower. This is something you might do, Poop. Oh, bidet. You got a bidet. This is something you might do sitting uh oh bidet you got a bidet this is something you

might do sitting at a desk poop what i'm gonna do it in the shower now i started with a weird gift i'm sorry this is a gag kind of a quirky gift you normally do this i know uh i got one of these yeah uh right on the wall thing with it a notepad close enough yeah yeah uh waterproof notepad katherine got me one waterproof pencil that's a thing rachel found that somewhere it's actually sitting on the counter i thought you guys might have seen this already sitting right out there waterproof notepad fun haven't used it yet keep forgetting yeah katherine got me one i'm excited she's like we can write each other cute little notes see what rachel said was what if we played a year-long game of dots like Like every time you shower, you make one mark.

We could play chess. And I was like, I don't even know how to play chess, and how would you do it on a notepad? You say rook to B4. I just have to imagine where that is. Yeah, I don't mean tic-tac-toe. The long dots game, that's a good idea. You like that?

Even Rachel could play. Come on over, Tim. Start showering over here all right this next one is a uh convenience having to do with good good ranchers.com uh uh steak knife nope but nope a plate that can put have steak on it that would be convenient to have a platform for my steak. You like to have full corn on the cob with your steak. These are things you put in the side of corn cobs

so you don't have to get your hands buttery. Very convenient. Not them, though. Dang it. You got Iowa on the mind. Seasonings. Nope. Seasoning.

But on the right track, my brother. Seasoning. I mean very close. Okay. Humble salt. No, but gosh. Gour Seasoning. I mean, very close. Okay. Humble salt. No, but gosh. Gourmet salt. Rachel got gourmet salt.

So close. Pepper. Even close. Pepper. Salt and pepper. And of course, organic vanilla bean. Vanilla extract. Those three things.

What is like salt and pepper? I don't know. But it's not seasoning. But it's not seasoning. Himalayan salt it's electronic what that'll throw you out it's a charging pad it's a third one it's a charging pad for your third charging pad for your steak it's so like salt and pepper but it's electronic grinder yeah because i was grinding all my salt and pepper on my steaks. Poor thing.

Boy, was I getting tired doing that six times. Brad, you look exhausted. Did you just make a table? No. Just been grilling Good Rancher steaks, man. It's really hard. Salted them, of course. Yeah, it's gravity.

Gravity. So all you got to do is turn it upside down and just grind it. Your word is gravity for two listen closely gravity gravity gravity let's see next one this is gonna be

a word you've said in the last five minutes swimming suit that would be a great funny Christmas gift a word I've said in the last five minutes it's a swimsuit swim cap

no it is it's a one-on-one game solid chess yeah really Rachel got me a chess board

and set made of wood the pieces are made of wood beautiful I'm sure nice kind of fun mahogany probably

maybe a little maple for the white. Good for them. That's fun. Maybe. Rachel a chess girl? No. Random gift, but fun.

That is fun. Looks nice. You know, it could be decorative, but also we're feeling froggy. But with the old chess set, let's settle this. Let's settle this on the chess board. I don't know how to play.

Fun fact. It is a fun fact. You guys should play sometime. Fun. let's sell this on the chessboard uh i don't know how to play fun fact it was a fun fact i mean you know you guys should play sometime fun all right my next one is pretty classic classic socks a tie you're right there a belt a hat oh my gosh you're a t-shirt swim Swim cap. Close. Long sleeve shirt. A button up. A button up shirt. Time in. From what wonderful American brand? TJ Hilfiger.

Tommy Hilfiger. One of Brad's favorites. Apartment 9. She's kind of Chinese, but I don't know. It's Cole's brand. We'll give Northeast as a suggestion there. And I mean North and I mean East. Yes, correct. L'll give Northeast as a suggestion there. And I mean north and I mean east.

Yes, correct. L.L. Bean. New Year, new bean. New bean. New bean. All right. Your hint, your first hint, is that this is from my mom and in my stocking. Oh, fun.

So it could be a bit quirky. Okay. This is something that most people never do. Floss. No, but fun guess. They never do it, at least not in any kind of proper way. They probably just do it like with their fingers. Floss.

With maybe like a Kleenex or something. Oh. But this is a proper way of doing this thing that people normally just kind of do with their fingers. And you would do it while seated. Okay. With a Kleenex threw me off. Yeah.

Okay. What do you like to do? You might. Like blow your nose. It's like, handkerchief. No. Instead of picking your nose, you hank it up. This is, I could do it with the things I have right now.

Could you? You dog. This is a weird. Clean your phone. Warm. Really? Yeah. Warm.

Wipe your phone. Not as warm. Not as warm? Like a microfiber cloth kind of thing? Yeah. We're getting close. Okay. But more than that,

the step above just a microfiber cloth. A phone cleaning kit? It is not with a phone. An AirPod cleaning kit. I've seen that on Amazon. I haven't bought it yet. It's in my cart. I've been thinking about it.

Computer cleaning kit. Keyboard cleaning kit. Cool. seen that on Amazon. I haven't bought it yet. It's in my cart. I've been thinking about it. Computer cleaning kit. Keyboard cleaning kit. Cool. Little miniature brush. I think a little air blower thing. Trish has some website she's finding these ideas on. I would like to know it for my future gifts because those are fun. Little gadget gifts.

Alright. This one I believe you might already know. I'm not positive. It is an experience. My next one is going to be an experience. You're kidding. Wait. I do know it because it's what I was going to say.

Really? I sounded like Frozen. That's what I was going to say. That's what I was going to say. Rachel's knees right now are really into Frozen. I heard Lovis is an open door probably 20 times over Christmas. Great song good song um nate bargazzi tickets yes me too brother dude i you know katherine's sister had my name uh youngest sister kind of notorious for like oh just last last minute i'm just gonna get gifts for everybody literally went to tj maxx for all the kids like

the day of no problem she got great gifts um i pick up my thing from her and it's lies a feather and i'm like oh she's got me a gift card no problem whatever i'm opening it up not even a gift card it's a piece of paper i'm like okay it's just like your gift's in the mail or something they open up nate bargetti tickets i'm like sweet yeah so that'll be so fun it's awesome my parents gifted that to me and brandon caitlin and the coops are coming down it's a party up and the beth keys will be there oh that's right yeah that's so random and fun and the Coops are coming down. It's a party up in Nate. The Bethke's will be there. Oh, that's right. Yeah.

That's so random and fun. So fun. Which one are you going to though? I don't know. He sold out the evening time so now he's doing a matinee. Very impressive, Nate. Good job.

I think I'm doing evening. I think we're doing matinee. I'll tell me how, you tell me how it is. Hey, I'll text you. Yeah. Give away all the punchlines. I'll text you the punchlines.

That's fun. And then last one. Do I have one? I can give you one more yeah go ahead uh this one is something to help me do something better that's too that's too new year's resolution uh something to help me see okay that's too too specific now. Glasses, contacts, contacts, case. Nope. Contacts, liquid. Magnifying glass. A pocket, a keychain magnifying glass.

One of those. Monocles? Monocles. Somebody help me see in a specific situation. Night vision goggles. Sunglasses. Night vision goggles. You're closer.

Anti-estigmatism contacts. You already had LASIK. You're like trying so hard. You tried so hard. Bifocals. I'm going to get it. To help you see better. Blue light glasses. A different light that I don't know about?

No glasses. Okay. Get off the glasses. Something to help me see better in the dark. Night vision goggles. Night vision. He already said that.

Ah, a gun with a thermal scope on it. Yeah. No, while I'm doing a certain activity in the dark. Hello. It's not, hunting's not the activity? Nope. Telescope, telescope thermal telescope i'll give you a hint rachel this is so like odd now i'm not trying to be like weird about this rachel can do this without this thing in the dark what the heck because she is a woman she is less traditional than me so What? So much harder.

Rachel can't do this thing in the dark. I wouldn't have wanted this gift last year, but this year I'm a new man. And so I like to do this sometimes in the dark. Okay. Got it. It's like a nightlight in your bathroom. Oh, you're so close.

Not in the bathroom. What do you like to do in the dark? A lot of things. Oh, you're so close. Not in the bathroom. What do you like to do in the dark? A lot of things, man. Oh! Oh! Headlamp. So close. No! Little flashlight you keep on your nightstand. So close.

Nightstand flashlight? No. It clips on something. Your hat. Nope. Sorry. No, I wasn't. You touched your hat. I was scratching myself. Your suspenders. Your shirt. Suspenders. Your hat. Nope. Sorry. No, I wasn't scratching myself. Your suspenders, your shirt, your teeth, your nose,

you wear to bed, a little flashlight for, I could use this 600 plus times. Twice a day. Twice a day for a year. Sorry. I could use this in bed. It's battery powered.

Battery powered. Yeah. Clip it on bed. It's battery powered. Battery powered. Yeah. Clip it on something. Reading lamp. Yes. Reading light. Yes. Rachel doesn't need to because she has a Kindle.

She's a Kindle gal. It all makes sense now. Yep. You know, I might want to invest in one of those. Or I should just get an actual lamp. Because Rachel will read in bed, and I have a physical book. She's on the lamp side. She didn't read it.

She read it off Kindle. Oh, you only have one lamp. We're saving up. Good for you. Yeah, I don't know. I like having the little guy because then she can be asleep, and it's not a big deal. I can't.

Very directional light. Very directional light. And I have a really hard time falling asleep when Catherine has the lamp on. So she has one. I have one. His and hers. His and hers. His and hers.

Hey, New Year, new chi. New Year, new cheat day. Wait, what? Cheat? Yeah. That's what you want us to do? It's the new year time and everyone's doing resolutions. Everyone's trying to get diets.

But you know what, Jake? What? Stanford study shows 95% of diets fail. Immediately. Immediately. The second, it's like, I'm going to lose weight. Psych, here's a vanilla latte. For Rachel's birthday.

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Yes. Gluten-free. Yeah. That was it. That's it. That's all I know. Gluten-free. No seed oils. Just all the good stuff. Preservuten-free. Yeah. That was it. That's it? That's all I know. Gluten-free, no seed oils. Just all the good stuff. Preservative-free.

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Like just from their perspective, genius idea. I love that. To call something a cheat day cookie. Yeah. Because none of us are perfect. We don't like being that disciplined. Right. It's indulgent, but not so indulgent that it's like,

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right now i'm here with brad and timon. Hey, Steve. Hello, Brad and Tymon. Hey. What are you up to? I am sitting out in the car at a Costco waiting for my family and anticipating this phone call. Perfect timing. Well, sorry you had to miss out on Costco. No, that's fine. Well... You just find something stupid to spend money on.

Yeah, that's kind of... Better off sitting in the parking lot. How it goes. First things first, I was telling Brad in our last episode about one of your favorite words. You love it because it's the perfect word. Do you remember what it is? Oh, billfold.

Billfold, great word. I can't believe how they came up with it and took like ER off it or something like, you know, it folds your bills. Bill folder. Bill folder. Cool. Can you guys hear him okay? I can hear him okay.

Okay. Are you on the audio from your car? I am on my cell phone. Okay. Great. Make it happen. Okay. Well, Steve, Brad doesn't know anything. Tyma doesn't know anything. The ghosties don't know anything. Tell them about. Make it happen. Okay. Well, Steve, Brad doesn't know anything. Tommy doesn't know anything. The Gossies don't know anything.

Tell them about how you ended 2023 from the top. I was thinking about, you know, why would you ever want to show any weakness to the world? I went from that to, I went from the idea of taking this to my grave to putting it on a podcast. I don't know what I'm thinking. But, so, it's titled Firecracker Shrimp Tacos. He said Firecracker Shrimp Tacos. Okay. You can about see where we're going from there. But I got this new watch from my wife,

tracks my steps and stuff, so then I obsess on things. So I thought I needed to get some steps in. So we went to a restaurant, and I had Firecr and tacos and boy were they good and so i'm walking across this bridge it's about a three-quarter mile long bridge and i thought you know my stomach doesn't feel great but i've got to get my steps in so i keep walking and then i think maybe i should turn around but then they wanted to go somewhere in a half an hour i didn't want to be late so i thought well i'll just go down here

i know there's a bathroom over here on this pier but that's too far away so i just walk a little far i start turning around and then i'm going back over the bridge just barely on the bridge and i realize i am in trouble. I am in serious trouble. Because I did not know what I'm going to do. Fortunately, it's getting almost dark. That partially saved me. Well, nothing saved me.

There's no saving here. There was steady traffic, too. So I had to go to the bathroom. I was like, bad. And I thought, oh my gosh. I really, I don't know what I'm going to do. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

So the first thing I think, I'll sit on this cement railing and I'll try to figure it out. To simulate the pooping position. Yeah, that'll help. And you know what? That did not help at all. And I'm kind of waddling toward the,

across the bridge and I realize I am not going to make it. I'm not going to make it. I do not know what to do. And I'm 57 years old. I dropped my pants. This is just terrible.

You did? You just went right there? So I'm like, now what? Now what am I going to do? and it was just terrible you did you just went right there so I'm like now what now what am I going to do because half of it's in my pants and half of it's on the cement on the fridge and I find this little palm leaf

branch thing and scrape it on the ocean and I'm thinking I've taken this to my grave I've got to get home, sneak in the house, throw all my clothes away, and get in the shower. And who appears out of the dark? My son, Tim. And he's like, what are you doing? And he had these things in his ears that he couldn't even hear me. And all he got out of it was crap.

And I said, Tim kim don't tell anyone well that was his kill to text his sister rachel five seconds later exactly what happened oh my goodness oh gosh what a horrible mess i so i worked my way across the bridge to the house and i sneak in the door and I walk sideways so nobody could see. My wife and my mother-in-law were in there, and I went my way into the bathroom, and I don't know. And yesterday, the worst thing is, yesterday I realized 50 feet from me there was a public restroom. I've been here for 10 years, and I just found a new restroom. Oh. Yeah.

So, I don't know. It seems like they'll solve. Of course, I went from not going to tell anyone to texting all my college friends right away. Boy, Rachel, telling Tim. And Jake said you have to tell everybody on the podcast now. I felt rotten yet the next morning. So I don't know if I ate something in those tacos or what. But for me, certain foods and exercise are a natural accident.

Yeah. Yeah. You said, like, weren't people, like, passing you on the sidewalk while you were trying to clean it up? That's the other thing. My family was coming in the dark, and I don't know what I was going to do. So I quickly pushed that away, pulled my hat down a little farther,

didn't even look down, and walked as fast as I could waddle. And I thought I was never going to wear that orange hat again so nobody would recognize me. Like the brightest orange hat. Oh, yeah. You just can't believe the feeling

and the thoughts of like, what am I going to do? I have no idea what I am going to do. On a bridge with poop in your shorts. It's lonely. Okay, wait. Steve, I have some questions. I must have missed some details. You're not in Iowa. You're somewhere else? I'm in Florida. Okay must have missed some details. So you're not in Iowa.

You're somewhere else? I'm in Florida. Okay. You're in Florida. Yeah. Visiting Grandma Flory. Yeah. I was hanging out here for about 10 days.

And you're saying that you were by yourself on this walk. Yeah. I thought, I'm just going to walk over the bridge to the beach and back. It's like a three-quarter mile each way. Yeah. Because I obsess on things, and I thought, I haven't gotten enough steps in today.

Good for you. That was a mistake. Oh, wow. See, I thought, when you were telling this story, I thought Angie was with you the whole time, and Angie was like rooting you on. Like, Steve, you can get there

just a little bit farther, Steve. But you were by yourself. And that's when your mind really starts to wander, and your thoughts get the best of you. I was on my own. I wish I would have been completely on my own until Tim showed up.

Have you... Rachel... He texted Rachel and Rachel said it was the best text he ever got. Have you revisited the scene of the crime? Yeah, I don't want to talk about it. I'm thinking about buying some vinegar and some

baking soda and just pouring it over. I don't know. I wish we could get a heavy rain here. Need a heavy rain. You need to put a memorial up there or something. And it smelled horrible. I don't know what that family thought when they got by. Oh, man.

That's when you look back and you try to blame somebody. Like, man, something back there. I don't know what happened back there. People's dogs these days. Oh, brother. Yeah, I was thinking about your one podcast where you had the poop stories, and that was just one of many in my life.

Oh, wow. I keep thinking, just another thing I can't even believe my wife must think, why did I marry this guy? She has had to have thought that so many times. That is so good, man. I mean, hey, good for you for just, you know, giving in. Sometimes the right answer in life is just to give in. I honestly didn't have any other option.

I was thinking if I could get back a little farther on the bridge, I could get down in the water or something. I couldn't have made it 20 more steps. Every step was agony. Firecracker shrimp. I thought you were going to say that you sat on the ledge and just dropped it. Yeah, was that an option? I mean, there were a lot of cars.

There were steady cars. It's a pretty busy bridge. I don't really think that was an option. In hindsight, would you have tried to hitchhike? Do you think you could have made it? Nice term there, hindsight. Yeah. No pun intended.

Yeah, right. Oh, my. What were you saying? I was going to say, do you think somebody would have picked you up and you think you would have been able to make it from there? I don't think I had five more seconds. Oh, man. Those firecracker shrimp.

Yeah, they're explosive. Firecracker shrimp tacos had me. They owned me. Last question. What was it like sneaking into the house? And then cleaning yourself off in the shower. Was that easy? It was terrible. Not only did I have to clean myself,

then I had to disinfect the shower and everything. I just couldn't wait until the whole thing was over. And now you're reliving it for us. I appreciate it. Every time I think to myself, I'm going to take this to my grave, I tell the whole world. There's many events that I've had.

Second step. I think that's, that's, that's a sign of a good person, like a good, you know, owning up to your mistakes, owning up to your experiences and just saying,

this is what happened. I put my pants on the bridge in Florida and you know, that's that. And you know what else? It's funny. It is. Yeah. Why did I have to be the one? But It's funny. It is. Why did I have to do the one that is funny? Well, but someday somebody's going to be like,

I need to poop my pants right now, but I shouldn't do it. And they're going to say, well, Steve Coop did it. You're right. And then they're just going to find comfort in that. Looking back, I probably didn't have any other options. I don't know what else I would have even done. I really don't. It was going to happen. It's somewhere on that bridge either way.

It was going to happen. Well, thanks for telling the whole world. Thanks for telling millions of people. Jake, for another note, you'll like this. We went to GT Bray and played some pickleball. Oh, yeah. There's probably about 16 courts. And guess what kind of paddles are everywhere? pickleball. Oh, yeah. And there's probably about 16 courts. And guess what kind of paddles are everywhere?

No way. Oh, yeah. You saw Friday paddles out in the wild? They're all over the place. Oh, baby. No way. And a lady came up and was talking to me about it. And I said later that you had a tie in there.

And she was talking about the great deal. Yeah. Yes. She said she goes through so many of them. And these are awesome. They were all over place in Florida. No way. They were down by Bradenton.

That is so cool. And did you and Tim have yours as well? Oh yeah, I played with mine. Oh yeah. Florida Friday. That's pretty cool. I'm glad you shared that with me. That's really neat. Yeah, that is. They're all over. That's awesome. Because we see people buying them, but I never see them in the wild. They're all in Bradenton, Florida. That's really neat. That's awesome, because we see people buying them, but I've never seen them in the wild. They're all in Bradenton, Florida.

That's where they're at, GT Bray. GT Bray-denton. That's cool. Well, thanks. Sorry you missed Costco, but thanks for talking with us. Wow. I'm glad this is over, too. You're the man, Steve. Cool. Show no weakness.

That is definitely not my motto. Well, thanks for sharing that on your daughter's birthday, no less. Thanks for talking to me instead of her. All right. All right. Have a great day. Happy New Year, Steve. We'll see you.

See you, Steve. Have a good one. That's something. That's my father-in-law. That's him. Middle of the Chiefs game. Rachel gets a text. OMG, dad pooped his pants.

Oh, my. And maybe he wouldn't have told anyone. He would have tried to sneak it away. But yeah, Tim discovered him mid-wiping, trying to wipe it into the ocean with a little leaf and said it was the worst smell of his life. He said it was just awful. I can't imagine.

That's wild. So pretty fun. Good times. I can't imagine. Yeah. That's wild. So pretty fun. Good times. Pretty, pretty fun. Good times, man. Anyway. Wow. You want to talk about trike?

Yeah. Oh, trike. Trike? Trike. Trike. New year. Same trike. Yeah.

I was looking for any word that ends in me. Um, new year and it's free. New year. Same free new year. Coffee and pro tea. Yep. Yeah.

If you, Hey, if you're, if you're a first time listener of the podcast, you guys don't know what trike is. Trike, trike, trike.

It's proteins. Favorite ice coffee. It's protein's favorite iced coffee. It's two espresso shots plus protein, one delicious powder, mix it with water, and it is 100% amazing. I was in Hy-Vee last night picking up some vegetables for Rachel and I

doing a little cooking. I was like, hey, how fun is that? They got Chike in there. I should buy that. Oh, wait. I would be an idiot to buy it in a store because I'm going to miss out on all these deals and savings. Like how good of a deal? Like subscribing and saving. Does that sound like something you'd be interested in?

Yes. Does getting 15% off your order sound like something you'd be interested in? Yes. Well, use code Ghostrunners. Yep. And do it. Do it. Yeah.

Trike is good. It's got all sorts of different flavors. I really like their caramel flavor. Um, yes, that's my favorite dude. Have you, but the cinnamon is also a little bit of a family. I like that one a lot. I mean, they have chocolate caramel. I mean, they got chocolate, peanut, all sorts of flavors, all good. Uh, with Chike, if you're like, I don't really know which kind I want. Get a sampler pack. They're doing the super sampler right now. Yeah. 30 bucks.

It gets you a super sampler and a free bag of your choice when you start a subscription. So that's probably the deal to take advantage of. Yeah. Super sampler is one sample of every flavor, including the triple shot, which is brand new. One extra shot of espresso to make you get a little chikier. Yeah. But yeah, just check them out. Like Jake said, Ghostrunners is the code.

Just straight up Ghostrunners for 15% off. You can get there by going to ilikechike.com slash Ghostrunners, and you'll see this New Year bundle right there. That'll do it. Oh, it's good, guys. Check out Chikemout. Chikemout. Check out Chikemout. Hey, permission to still talk about Christmas? Oh, it's good, guys. Check them out. Check them out. Check them out.

Hey, permission to still talk about Christmas? Oh, always. Okay. Yeah. Last, yeah, what would it have been? Last Monday? No, two Mondays ago. We did our Christmas episode.

It came out on Christmas. I think multiple times we were like, is anyone even going to listen to this? Who would listen on Christmas? Turns out only a ton of people, a ton of ghosties. But also, turns out brother-in-law, sister-in-law, Tommy and Corey listened because I gave something away. I was like, I'm going to say this, but there's no chance they're going to listen to my podcast on Christmas. Pish posh. Pish posh. Turns out they did. And they

kind of, they got me back a little bit. So I talked about, Hey, I just got this new Apple watch. How funny would it be to wrap up my watch in that and pretend like Tommy and Corey got it for me and make them have to deny that they bought me a Christmas gift? You know, like that could be funny. So anyway, I don't end up doing that. I don't pack any of it up. I kind of forgot about it.

We get to Iowa Christmas, and I've got my pile of gifts. And the Koops, they do, you know, one gift per person. So it takes forever. So I got plenty of time to eyeball this thing sitting on top. It says from Tommy and Corey and it's wrapped in what looks like the exact Apple watch box that I just opened a week ago. So it's very fresh. And I just keep looking down and thing.

I'm like, Oh my gosh, they got me an Apple watch. That's Oh my gosh. What am I going to do? Like, I was just so sure already. I was like, that is the exact shape. Like that's the only thing that could be in that shape box and I'm just I'm already sweating and just like oh my gosh because they they're they're very nice people they probably heard in the podcast me a gift that that I don't have one that was so nice to them like they definitely did that I what am I gonna do so

immediately I start I'm like first of all let's just rip the band-aid off I'm gonna open it up now get out of the way I'm tired of feeling the way I feel right now. So I'm covering up the watch with my sleeve. I'm like, all right, let's see what this is. And of course, I open it. I see the Apple logo. And I started to get so just like nervous. On the outside, I'm going, whoa, what's this? What's this?

On the inside, I'm like, oh, I shouldn't have bought one. You materialistic. You know, I'm just like, you know, negative self-talk. What are we doing? Let people get you things. And yeah, full in rapid. It is an Apple watch. I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm just like, negative self-talk. What are we doing? Let people get you things. And yeah, full in rapid. It is an Apple Watch. I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm freaking out.

Open it up, nothing in it. They got me. It was perfectly executed. That's awesome. Well done by Corey. I completely forgot about my prank idea at that point. Didn't even think about them knowing about it and getting me with it.

But mission accomplished. I got got really well. So did they, yeah, they were like, open it up. See, see how it looks. Yeah. I just kind of, I was like, I can't believe this. This is crazy. I'm like opening it up and I'm like, thank goodness. I've never been so happy to not get a brand new Apple watch. That's funny. I was so stressed. Wow. The people pleaser in me. I was freaking out. Yeah. Hide my watch. Rachel was like, I saw you hide your watch. She's like, I, I was starting to catch on to all this happening. Really? Yeah. Shout out Corey. That was, that was well done. So did you end up, um, pretending that you got an iPad for Steve?

Yeah, we did wrap his pajamas in an iPad. Okay. He pretty quickly knew it wasn't really. Yeah. He's like, they don't love me that much. Yeah. Yeah. And he pulls it out. He's got, he's like, is this drawn? He's like, I got long Johns. Oh, nice. That's good. I feel like our Christmas was way, like more than ever before, toy heavy for presents. Lots of new toys. I'm here to tell you, maybe it's always been this way, but toys suck these days. Oh, I would have thought they'd be awesome. And let me tell you why. I mean, they suck.

I mean, they suck in the sense of batteries these days. Like they're breaking left and right. Like some of them broke before we even barely used them. Ah, I mean, and I don't think they were like nice, expensive toys, but like,

yeah, some of them like just didn't work or like, I think it's all just a coup from big battery to, to like make you test out a bunch of different batteries to see which one works. Like got this lightsaber and the lightsaber sometimes turns on, sometimes doesn't because the battery thing is not easy to push it. I mean, granted, Bo's throwing stuff around,

so he breaks a lot of stuff. But yeah, it was just frustrating. I'm sure it's always this way, and maybe it's just because Bo is three years old and doesn't handle things very well, like handle things with care, like we're trying to teach him, but, um, but he got these like little dollar store nerf guns that are just like, um, not, not electronic. They're just like, you pull it back and it clicks and then you, you know, shoot it. Those things work wonders.

They're doing just fine on those. I mean, this thing, I'm like very nervous that Bo is going to shoot Rosie in the face and like hurt her with it it because it goes so fast. That's Nerf, you said? But it's some off-brand dollar store version of it. Okay. With a little Nerf dart kind of things. Sounds like we need to short the toy market.

I think so. Big toy. I mean, yeah, there was a Paw Patrol thing. Paw Patrol is a nice thing. It's not like they're like- Good brand. Yeah, I think so. And already it doesn't work. I just can't figure out

why it's not working. Toys, get a grip. Also, just like the way you have to open them with all the little things and the cutouts and you have to get all the screwdriver. You have to get a tiny screwdriver. The boozy what's it? Oh, man. I was just like, gosh. It felt like 20 times

I'd be like, okay, I need to check for batteries or I need to change the battery. The word battery has never been said so many times in my house. There's a lot of barriers to toy. Yeah, so just know if you're out there, batteries are rough these days, or toys are rough. Toys are rough. Look out. Yeah.

Tymon, you ever heard of a Yoto player? A Yoto player? Yoto. Yoto player. No. That's where we got Bo for Christmas. Sorry. That's what Santa got Bo for Christmas.

Just in case Hattie's listening to this. Wait a second. And yeah, it's like, it's so funny because on one hand, it's like, whoa, this is so cool and so fun. And then on the other hand, you realize that's just a new age version of a CD player. It is literally just a little speaker that you can plug in your headphones if you want to. And it has these little credit card looking store. Everyone's different story. And you just put it in and just plays the story. Oh, so it's cool. Yeah. And it's like, it's like, oh great. They don't have to look at the iPad and screens, blah, blah, blah. But it's like, wait a second. That technology

has been around for a long time. It just wasn't in a credit card version. Yeah, just credit cards. Yeah. Pretty fun. It just, and the cool thing is when you put the credit card in, there's a little tiny like half inch screen

that has different little pictures. So like for Finding Nemo, it'll have a little picture, like very pixelated version of Nemo on there or something. They're trying to get those margins up. They're doing the absolute least to tell a story. But it's so funny because everyone, you'll tell them and be like,

that is the most genius thing. And then I'm always like, do you realize? But it's just like- I had a Walkman back in the day. It's like 90s technology. Yeah, same idea. So yeah, Yodo players. I don't know.

I don't know if it's a big deal to other people, but it feels like it's a pretty big deal for little kids. You only live once. Yodo. Yodo. Year of the Yodo players. I don't know. I don't know if it's a big deal to other people, but it feels like it's a pretty big deal for little kids. Hey, you only live once. Yodo. Yodo. Year of the Yodo. New me, new Yodo. Should we do our reviews of the week?

Yeah. You got one? I got one. This is from Hiker12573. About a month ago, I met Jake in Long Beach, and I was so starstruck and literally shaking that didn't tell him the impact of his and Brad's and Timon's podcast and friendship on my life.

I'm a sophomore nursing major in college and my freshman year was rough. Moving away from home and having a major workload was a crazy adjustment. I was listening to ghost runners for a couple of years before then, but when I got to college, I was listening to them all the time because the amazing comfort they brought me when I was lonely and overwhelmed. Jake and Brad's demonstration of faith, fun, and friendship has influenced me to change how I form relationships, interact with people, and how your faith strengthening is so positive to the community that surrounds you. Because of you, I have the courage to work at a Christian camp this summer,

start playing pickleball, and seeking out friendships that you guys model. I listened to 59,000 minutes of your podcast this year, according to Spotify. Wow. 0.1% of Spotify listeners. P.S., I think it was a great marketing move to bring time on a board right after Jake got married. Switch the single demographic from single girls in their 20s

to moms with eligible homeschooled daughters. Yes. So, good review. That's really cool that we're able to be that comfort and that familiarity for you in your life. Thanks for listening to us. And thanks for knowing our schemes with timing. All right.

Mine's sometimes the Apple app cuts it off, but it says, Rindle Weaver, the best. The best music theory podcast out there. Perfect. I mean, mean oh there's all caps I mean there isn't a better pot out there I sort of dislike podcasts

except this one this doesn't even feel like a podcast it's just a hangout with friends even though we've never met hopefully we will sometime soon I've been a long time ghosty since episode 67 and boy has it been a fun ride watching you guys every Monday and Wednesday, bringing the energy all chiked and zeved up. I can listen to you guys sing all day.

And I'm so excited that you guys are going on tour soon. I know you're not, but I figured if I say it, it would happen. Hope you guys have a blessed day. Love you all timing. Keep being awesome. My guy PS, what can I do to be more active with the community without social media other than Patreon? Because my sister and I already have it. Run a mile with us. Strava. Get in the fitness group. Start running a mile with us. That's from your boy Drewski. Five star review.

Your boy. It's your boy. Drewski. It's your boy Drewski. New year, new ski. Yeah, baby. For a jingle this weekski. New year, new ski. Yeah, baby. For a jingle this week, I'd like to play something, if that's okay.

You got something up your sleeve. It's from a nice young man I met when I was performing in CVO. He was one of the students we got dinner with beforehand. His name is Cody, and he's a big Trey and Jake fan. He came to our show in Kansas City. He was at the show at CVO. And one of his

majors is like music composition or something like that. Anyway, so he made something for us. He just emailed it to me this week. So I said, thanks, Code Dog. Music Theory Podcast. Music Theory Podcast. Ba-ding, ba-da-boom. Hey, Tymon, whenever

you're in. Hey! Time! You get the picture. Hey. I was vibing. I didn't pause it. Is your friend's name Cody Fry?

That's what this feels like. It's Cody Fry. Cody Fry. me start over here it comes all right pretty cool yeah Pretty cool. Yeah. That's so cool! Yeah! that was so fun there it is Cody Davis wow that is awesome

dances with wolves meets ghost friends yeah weirdly powerful it was fun though that's so cool Cody Davis Cody Davis that's so cool. Funny you just did that for fun. Cody?

Cody Davis. Cody Davis. That was really cool. Shout out to you. Shout out to Ghosties. Hope that fired you up. Oh, yeah. Go about the rest of your day.

Go get work now. Yeah. Go pick your kid up from school, whatever you're doing. Now you got it. Now you got it. We'll see you guys Wednesday. Love you guys. Ghost from the Spock.

Ghost from the Spock. Everybody morning, we're taking round. Ghost from the Spock. Love you guys.