Storytime with GamerDude
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Stories About Stories For Storytime
The Case For Wired Ear-Phones, Calculators, and Dials, Knobs and Levers.
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This week, GamerDude talks about the stories he tells, and why he chooses to tell the stories he does. He talks about preserving his dad's stories, because they are not only his dad's stories, but they give insight into his dad, and into GamerDude. The stories helped form the basis for the kind of person GamerDude is. GamerDude retells the tale of his dad posing as a botanist to get some plants on a plane, and tells the story about the three-legged dog at the vet, the piano in the van, and the riding lawnmower. GamerDude also talks about his mom, and her stories, and why her stories are different from those of his father. He talks about her tap dancing lessons and mincing onions. GamerDude also mentions a couple of stories from his youth, including the one about unloading a tractor trailer full of charcoal briquettes, and driving a Karmann Ghia with rusted floor boards.
This week, GamerDude is talking about some older technology and devices that he believes we should hang on to. He talks about his wired headset/ear-phones, which inspired this week's episode. He discusses how inexpensive they are for what they do, and how much of a hassle ear buds can be.GamerDude also talks about the value of an old fashioned pen and paper, and the simplicity of the old school calculator. He talks about how he prefers watches to trying to get the time from his phone. GamerDude also discusses the benefits of physical media, like DVDs and CDs, as opposed to relying on digital files in the cloud.GamerDude also talks about the value of knobs, and dials, and levers in cars, and how touch screens are bound to fail sooner than a button will. He talks about the 6 year old touch screen he had in a truck, and how, rather than fix it, he just pulled the fuses because it was easier, and cheaper.
GamerDude goes back to Season One to re-master his favorite Mischief Night story, about the time he was TP'ing the new neighbor's spite fence. He also brings back his Best and Worst Halloween Candy list because, well, it's Halloween time!
GamerDude has gone back to Season One to remaster the stories he told back then about Halloween when he was growing up. He talks about what Halloween was like, and trick-or-treating in his neighborhood, from visiting with Charlie Chips to the family that gave out copies of the New Testament every year. He also talks about the various costumes he had over the years, and also talks about the importance of maximizing your haul of candy every year.
This week, GamerDude talks about how the cost of everything continues to go up, and rants about the gouging that's become normalized due to the pandemic. He talks about the Big Mac index, and how the price of a Big Mac from McDonald's has changed in the nearly-60 years since its release. He talks about everything from the price of gas, to the price of tortilla chips, to the price of coffee, to the price of soda, and how much gouging has been going on in the past few years. He also talks about the prices at Disney World, and how they, too, represent an on-going effort to maximize profit at the expense of the consumer.
This week, GamerDude talks about how Halloween has evolved in his lifetime from a holiday about kids going out to get as much free candy as they could, to a holiday where everyone seems to compete to see how much gore decor they can fit on their front lawns. (Yes, it's basically an "old man rant" about how things used to be in the old days!)GamerDude also talks about some of the candy that he grew up with that has been discontinued over the years. He talks about some that he remembers and loved, like the Reggie! and Marathon candy bars, and Life Saver Holes. He also talks about candy he found out about that he wished he'd known about, like Reese's Peanut Butter and Banana Creme cups. (GamerDude talks about several other discontinued candies as well, but you'll have to listen to find out which ones!)
GamerDude has remastered another episode from Season 1. This episode originally released for Mothers' Day, but GamerDude wanted to share the stories again.In this episode, he talks about how everyone has different relationships with their moms, and every mom has her own unique issues. GamerDude talks about his mom, and how he knew very little about her life before she was "Mom." He also shares memories of what life was like with her, and how - as her first child - he was "The Experiment." He also shares a poem of hers that she wrote when he was young called "The Gift."He also talks about her art work and her art shows, and her music, and her writiing. He also shares her love for the non-existent shopping mall known as "Meadowbrook."
This week, GamerDude is re-posting a "Best of" episode from 2020. This is one of the first episodes where GamerDude started re-editing and cleaning up some of the sounds and glitches from episodes in the first season of Storytime.In this "Best of" episode, GamerDude talks about his love for radio, and (with the help of your imagination) creates the podcast studio in New York City, and introduces you to Mr. Agador. He also has stories about the amazing technology in our smart phones these days. He also includes stories about "gaming" before video games, which included playing with Lionel trains in the basement, and board games wherever he could. GamerDude also talks about his dream car: the 1975 candy-apple red Ford Gran Torino, and what driving means to him.
This week, GamerDude got to thinking about how our view of things change as we get older. For example, riding roller coasters used to be a huge deal; GamerDude would actually plan trips around amusement parks and locations where he could ride a roller coaster. But as he's gotten older, the aches and pains of a day on the coasters has changed his view on them.GamerDude talks about several other things that getting older has changed his view on. He talks about how his patience for waiting in line is now significantly shorter than it used to be. He explains how his tolerance for the everyday annoyances of the working world helped lead to his early retirement. He talks about how his lack of patience for the antics of other people has changed how often - and where - he and Mrs. Gamerdude go out. And, he talks about how getting older gives you a more realistic - and healthier - view of sex.
This week, Gamerdude has more "life advice" to share with you. This week's episode was inspired by the recent prevalence of the phrase "When someone shows you who they are, believe them." GamerDude talks about the importance of paying attention to the way people actually act, and believing that their actions truly do disclose the type of person they really are.GamerDude also talks about learning how to control your reactions to people, and things, and scenarios, because you certainly can't control those other things yourself. He also talks about the importance of balancing your work life with your "real" life, the passing nature of friendships, and also shares Ben Franklin's advice: "Never ruin an apology with an excuse."