Politically
Correct Season's Greetings (audio
version)
Please
accept with no obligation, implied or implicit our
best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially
responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral,
celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced
within the most enjoyable traditions of the religous
persuasion of your choice, or secular practices
of your choice, with respect for the religous/secular
persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their
choice not to practice religous or secular traditions
at all.
We
also wish you a fiscally successful, personally
fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition
of the onset of the generally accepted calendar
year 2000, but not without due respect for the calendars
of choice of other cultures whose contributions
to society have helped make America great, (not
to imply that America is necessarily greater than
any other country or is the only "America" in the
western hemisphere,) and without regard to the race,
creed, color, age, phsyical ability, religous faith,
or sexual preference of the wishee.
By
accepting this greeting, you are accepting these
terms: This greeting is subject to clarification
or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no
alteration to the original greeting. It implies
no promise by the wisher to actually implement any
of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is
void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at
the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is
warranted to perform as expected within the usual
application of good tidings for a period of one
year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday
greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is
limited to replacement of this wish or issuance
of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
November
1, 1999
You
overweight?
We
talked on the show today about the JAMA (Journal
of the American Medical Association) body mass index
calculator. And son of a gun, many of us come out
as overweight, obese or nearly so. The calculation
goes like this: Multiply 4.89 X your weight in pounds,
then divide this by your height in feet squared.
So...I am 4.89 X 180 divided by 36. Comes to about
24.4. They say 25-29 is overweight. 30+ is obese.
Good luck. The details are also at JAMA.com.
June
29, 1999
John:
I was in the car returning
to work from lunch today when your guest offered
some recommendations for internet mutual funds.
Unfortunately, I was not able to write down the
phone numbers. I found one, NetNet, on the internet
(which only makes sense) but the web page states
the fund started in April 1999 and I thought your
guest said it had been around a couple of years.
I would hate to confuse a recommended fund with
one that is not. Could you provide the names and
phone numbers to me? I enjoy your show and wish
I had access to a radio at the office.
Thank you,
Beth Rotz
PS - Yesterday I bought AOL at $100. Wouldn't Matt
be jealous?
Beth - I'm sorry you
can't listen more regularly, too. (It's how I pay
my bills.) Still, thanks for tuning in when you
can. The funds we talked about are.
1. NetNet at (I checked
these numbers) 1-800-468-6337
2. Internet Fund at
1-888-386-3999
3. WWW.Internet Fund
at 1-888-263-2204
Our guest liked netnet
the best but all sounded good. He also spoke about
Stein Roe Young Investors fund at 1-800-338-2550.
The author/expert was Jordan Goodman. His book is
Everyone's Money Book and the number to order
it at $26.95 is 1-800-606-0347./
Good luck and thanks
for listening
June
17, 1999 Music
background on God and the Cubs bit. The
title of the CD used as the background music for
the above noted is from a
group is called, Voice Trek. The CD is titled, "Angels,
Celestial Voices of Peace." On the jacket, it says,
"Angels by Voice Trek, PO Box 18305, West St. Paul,
MN 55118-0305."
June
11, 1999 John interviewed Yvonne Conde about
her book Operation Pedro Pan. If anyone is
interested in finding out more about Opeartion Pedro
Pan they can go to www.pedropan.org
or they can email Yvonne directly if they have information
about Pedro Pan children at pedropanny@aol.com.
June 1, 1999 A
note from the esteemed Joh-Wi HeChi on how you can
figure out your Star
Wars name.
May 11, 1999 John
sent this to be posted: "Ladies
and gentlemen, hobos and tramps . . .
April 28, 1999
John was recently sent this litmus test for
Producer Matt. You might
be a redneck Jedi warrior if . . .
The week of April
19, 1999 John discussed The
Best Speech Ever.
On March 8, 1999,
John posed the question(s) Why
Ask Why?
On March 6, 1999,
John played the "I'm
thinking of an animal..." numbers quiz.
On March 2, 1999,
John and his listeners put together a list of little
known movies that didn't do well at the box office
but make great rentals.
In March, 1999,
John recreated some scenes from the
Barbara Walters / Monica Lewinsky interview.
In February, 1999,
John can analyze your inner being . . . after youve
had some mike & cookies. Take the Oreo
Personality Test.
John read a coupe
of bits of Internet Humor, including some
Facts and what would happen if
Microsoft technology was applied to cars.
During January,
1999, John read some items from "Everything
I Know, I Learned from the Movies." The complete
list can be found at www.like.it/vertigo/cliches.html.
On 1/20/99,
John talked about an online IQ test. The address
is www.stateless.com/savell/iq.html.
One of John's regular
guests is President Thomas Jefferson.
His website is www.th-jefferson.org
On 12/22/98,
John read an alternative version of The
Christmas Story.
A thought on how
to live your life:
"Work like the
money doesn't matter,
Love like you've never been hurt
and dance like no one is watching."
Recently (12/4/98),
we had an expert on autographs on the show.
Her name is Catherine Barnes, her company is Catherine
Barnes Autographs (catchy, eh?).
She recommends that
you contact the Professional Autograph Dealers Association
at Box 1729, Murray Hill Station, New York, New
York, 10156 or visit their website at www.padaweb.org.
Or, you can countact
Catherine directly at 215-854-0175.
Good luck in discovering
the authenticity of those autographs!
Sincerely,
John Hancock.
Thanksgiving:
Origin of "The Twelve
Days of Christmas"
11/18: John
read some "Lessons Learned
from Geese."
Week of 10/26:
John read from an article regarding the court case
of the woman who sued McDonald's over burning
her legs with coffee. The article can be found at
www.caoc.com/mcdonald.html.
10/14:
John read selections from The
Difference Between Simple Friends and Real Friends.
9/25: John
talked with Jordan Goodman, financial expert
and author of "Everyone's Money Book."
You can order Jordan's book by calling (800) 292-9083
Jordan also gave out
some useful numbers:
For a 'Home Buyer's
Mortgage Kit' to help re-finance a home or to find
a good mortgage call: (800) 894-0314
For a low rate credit
card call the Pulaski Bank of Arkansas at (800)
980-2265
Jordan also told a
listener about a mutual fund he liked in Milwaukee
called 'The Strong Fund'. Call (800) 368-1030
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