Resolutions, Ghosts, and Wintry Balancing Act

Ever wonder how millennial dads juggle fitness goals while indulging in the holiday spirit? Robb, one of our dedicated hosts, reveals his commitment to a grueling workout routine as he eyes an upcoming fight camp, proving that even amidst festive temptations, a balanced regimen is key. Meanwhile, I share my more relaxed approach, embracing the season’s indulgences while pondering those ambitious New Year resolutions that often fade by February. Together, we explore the thrill of lifting heavy weights, the surprising endurance developed through sparring, and the importance of proper technique to avoid injuries, especially for someone like Robb who's not exactly in his early twenties anymore.

But it’s not all sweat and muscle. Our conversation takes a fantastical turn as we dive into the whimsical realm of ghosts and afterlife beliefs. From purgatory's spiritual limbo to the reincarnation cycles of Hinduism, we muse over how these concepts fit into the narrative of different cultures. We also imagine playful interactions between gods and demons, from Christian figures mingling with Japanese spirits to the mythical gatherings of Hades and Hela. These light-hearted discussions offer both laughs and intriguing insights, as we speculate on how religious figures might perceive their modern-day followers.

As the episode unfolds, we share our thoughts on setting realistic health goals and the privilege of managing a sustainable routine, whether it’s through meal tracking or finding humor and positivity amidst life's chaos. We chat about reconnecting with our roots through language, the art of brewing, and ink, and even the unpredictable winter weather that adds its own challenges to our routines. Along the way, we sprinkle in some dad jokes and musings on state names and pronunciation quirks, ensuring listeners leave with smiles and maybe even a few new resolutions of their own.

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Chapters

• 0:03 Millennial Dads and Fitness Journey
• 8:16 Weightlifting and Musings on Ghosts
• 15:59 Discussion on Ghosts and Resolutions
• 24:45 New Year, New Goals
• 32:12 Language, Brewing, Ink, and Weather
• 38:59 Winter Weather Woes
• 49:41 State Names and Silenced Letters

Transcript

Ryan 0:03

whoa, resisting intro. Oh, wow, it is okay. Okay, you've stumbled onto the nacho average padres podcast, a show about millennial dads for millennial dads and friends, of course. Pull up a chair and join us. It's going to be an interesting one. While you're here, you can reach us on Twitter at Nacho Padres Pod. We're on Instagram at Nacho Average Padres, or you can email us at Nacho Average Padres at gmailcom. Hey, if you appreciate the show, leave us a review. It's definitely going to help us out. Hey, are we ready to go? I think we're good. All right, enjoy the show. Hey there, fellow Padres and friends, welcome back to the Nacho Average Padres podcast, where we talk about everything related to the millennial dad, as it should be. I'm your host, ryan, and on this episode, I am joined by none other than my best friend, rob. What is going on, sir?

Robb 1:18

Oh, I'm good man, I'm living the dream.

Ryan 1:22

Yeah, living, the dream, dream of living.

Robb 1:23

Yeah, man, you know, I'm living the dream. Yeah, living the dream, the dream of living. Yeah, man, I'm feeling good, worked out today. I'm feeling powerful.

Ryan 1:31

Nice.

Robb 1:32

Yes, sir.

Ryan 1:32

You're definitely better than me. This entire month, I have done nothing.

Robb 1:37

Oh, I've done. The honesty is commendable.

Ryan 1:44

I maybe have tried here and there like I, so for our listeners this is kind of like a new year's um episode, but by the time you get this episode into your ears, um, it'll be way past new year's. So we'll kind of kind of touching on what we've already talked about for New Year's Anyway. So by the time you listen to this, new Year's has already passed and a lot of people tend to go with this fun thing called New Year's resolutions and a lot of folks New.

Ryan 2:16

Year, new me, baby, yeah. And we have an episode on New Year, new me, believe it or not, if anyone can remember. Believe it or not, if anyone can remember. But I do want to say that this is the month where everyone and I'm speaking of January specifically everyone tries to go yeah, I'm going to work out, I'm going to lose all this weight, I'm going to be fit, I'm going to start the new year. And then everyone's on this high for January where everyone wants to work out and do their thing, get weight loss products, whatever the case may be, and then by february it's all gone to shit. They go back to their old ways. For the next 11 months. I am the complete opposite. January I do fucking nothing and I don't know why. I feel like maybe I'm still riding that uh, christmas high or holiday high, depending on what you celebrate. But like, yeah, like I did nothing. I tried, I really did. I did nothing. I lifted weights, I enjoyed beer a little bit too much.

Ryan 3:17

But like yeah, but you seem to be starting the year out stronger than most.

Robb 3:24

Yeah, I mean, I've kind of been riding the year out stronger than most. Yeah, I mean, I've, I've, I've kind of been riding the wave for for a little bit now. Um, again it's, it's more so in in I don't want to say preparation, but kind of like in the head space of potentially going back into a fight camp circuit again. For those that don't know, fight camp is just a four to six week grueling workout regimen that fighters do before they go into the ring. I don't have anything confirmed as of now, but there is plans for a specific show that we have in mind, uh, that that we'd like to try to get me and a couple of the other fighters at my, at my kickboxing gym to go and be a part of. So if we can find uh, if if the promoter can find me an opponent, then I I will be taking that fight and I will be training through March.

Robb 4:21

So I'm kind of maintaining a healthy, steady workout regimen in preparation for that. But also now I'm just kind of used to it. It feels good, it kind of they compliment each other, because when I was just going to the regular gym and lifting, it was good, but it kind of felt like it wasn't enough only because, like for me, I do enjoy the cardio, the heavy cardio stuff, and then I started just doing the kickboxing and that was really cool. But then my joints started to kind of feel it after a while.

Robb 4:51

So I did have to, kind of through a lot of trial and error, find a workout regimen and schedule that worked best for me where I'm lifting heavy, so that my joints are supported when I do heavy kickboxing, because you know, for someone weighing 240 plus, uh, when I, when I swing, I swing heavy and the joints feel that, um, and being older, you know in age, I have to take care of that, otherwise I can tear something or rip something or sprain something, so so so there is like this kind of happy marriage between the weightlifting and the, uh, heavy aerobic style exercise that I do at kickboxing just to kind of keep me from, you know, swinging my leg like a baseball bat and literally disconnecting from my hip.

Ryan 5:46

I'm glad you found that good balance, man.

Robb 5:48

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it was interesting because, like, do I recommend that everybody do it? I mean, I would say yes, but because of my age and because of my size, I feel it's most important. Smaller guys I don't think they need to care as much just because they have less weight. The smaller guys I don't think they need to care as much just because they have less weight. But because I have more weight, it's a lot more wear and tear on the joints.

Ryan 6:11

I'm not going to lie. The one last time you kicked me, it felt like I was getting hit by a shit brick house.

Robb 6:20

It's funny because that was a while ago.

Ryan 6:22

Yes, it was.

Robb 6:23

It was an old technique, where now the technique is better and I'm faster.

Ryan 6:30

I am flipping afraid man.

Robb 6:32

It's awful. It's awful.

Ryan 6:34

Nobody likes holding, for me Nobody likes holding pads for me anymore.

Robb 6:38

Well, they're okay with it, because I usually pull back on everybody, because I am still trying to get a good workout in, so I don't want to like freak people out and like murder everyone when I do it. But when I was in fight camp, oh man, people dreaded having to be my partner. Yeah, because they knew.

Robb 6:54

Because the thing is, when you're in fight camp, you got to go full out so literally every time I'm I'm doing a drill or I'm kicking pads or I'm sparring, I'm literally going at like 90%, 95% and yeah it's not fun for everybody, I'm not going to lie.

Ryan 7:14

The thought that just popped to my head while you were talking about this, especially with people being afraid to hold a bag for you, was do you remember this has to be more than a decade ago terry tate, the office linebacker? I'm pretty sure it's tate. Um, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know what team he played for, but in my mind I remember those, um, those little short videos of Terry, not Terry Tate, maybe I know his last name was Tate. Regardless, he was the office linebacker and there was a scenario where this guy was didn't refill the coffee pot after taking the last sip and he goes you better fill that coffee cup, jonathan. The train is coming, baby, the train's coming baby, the train is coming.

Weightlifting and Musings on Ghosts

Robb 8:08

Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that was terry tate it was terry tate, yeah it is terry tate. Yeah, wow, yeah, you better recycle that ted.

Ryan 8:16

It was hysterical and that's, and that's that's who I picture you as when it comes to fight camp. Better get get ready. Wrecking Rob is about to destroy you. That's all I could hear in my mind right now I go to a very happy place, yeah, yeah.

Robb 8:36

That's basically it. Wow, yeah, just losing it?

Ryan 8:42

You about to get wheelhouse motherfucker? Whoa, yeah, just losing it. You about to get wheelhouse motherfucker, yeah.

Robb 8:48

Man, especially if we like, yeah, if we're doing some sparring, it's bad news. I feel bad for people when they got to spar with me. Man, this is not cool, I know they don't like it, oh man.

Ryan 8:58

Well, you know what? I don't blame them for not liking it. Jesus, your kicks man. I remember we weren't even training. You were like let's do some extra cardio.

Robb 9:08

Yeah, let's just work out a bit.

Ryan 9:11

I'm like no, I don't want to do anymore. And we were kicking the bag. I couldn't believe. Your stamina is amazing, I'm just leaving it at that, thank you. Barely could get four fucking kicks in after we've done our full workout. I'm pretty sure it was legs that we did too like yeah, let's murder our legs some more, because I don't like myself.

Robb 9:29

yeah, no it's, it's, it's crazy like today I did uh, two and a half hours, you know I usually do about two hours of cardio or just kickboxing. I would say, not cardio but kickboxing, right, yeah, um, because it is. It is different, but yeah, I do do about two hours of kickboxing and then I do like 45 minutes of like weights in the morning.

Ryan 9:52

That's awesome. Yeah, that's a nice balance.

Robb 9:55

Yeah, like it's enough, it's. You know, I'm not bodybuilding, but I'm keeping everything nice and solid.

Ryan 10:02

Yes, yeah, you do a great opposite of what I think health care professionals recommend, even though there's no said science to anything and I'm not for a disclaimer I'm not a scientist whatsoever right yeah, neither am I.

Robb 10:17

I'm just doing what I enjoy, right, yeah, and what feels right in my body yeah, you know, and I think that's how everybody should really do it.

Ryan 10:25

Yes, do what works for you.

Robb 10:28

Yeah, make sure it feels okay in your body and that you're enjoying it. If you can find both, keep doing that thing, yes.

Ryan 10:37

I enjoy lifting over 300 pounds with my chest. There you go.

Robb 10:42

And as long as you're not hurting yourself and it feels good, yes, then why do anything else? I will tell you that there.

Ryan 10:49

There's one time my elbow was like I don't know man and I said, come on, elbow, we got this. So it was the left elbow too, at that weight. Come on, man.

Robb 11:05

And I and I said, all right, if you're going to be a little bitch, let me put a sleeve on you. I'm very comfortably doing 70-pound dumbbells and I'm good. I'm like I don't need more than this, I'm fine. I'm fine, right here.

Ryan 11:17

No.

Robb 11:20

I want to do more, more than enough for me.

Ryan 11:23

I mean, that's pretty good. 140 pounds total that's pretty good 140 pounds total, that's great.

Robb 11:28

Yeah, I mean again, it's just for the sake of making sure that my chest stays strong and my shoulders are putting in the work, because that's really the most, for me is the most important. It's just making sure my shoulders are good. Yeah, no, I hear you on that one Because you know you want to throw a really solid hook. You got to make sure your shoulders are on point.

Ryan 11:49

Hell yeah.

Robb 11:50

Yeah, so you're ready, especially the rear delts.

Ryan 11:53

The rear delts are always the weakest.

Robb 11:55

I'm doing 60 pound shoulder presses Nice, yeah, that's great. Yeah, I pushed it to 65, but I was kind of like 65 is really heavy.

Ryan 12:08

Let me just keep working on the 60 for now. Yeah, and if you hit 12, clean. My rule of thumb is you always add five pounds.

Robb 12:12

Exactly so. That's where I'm working up to right now. I'm at eight, so I'm happy with the eight. I'll take the eight and I keep going from there. But I mean, truth be told, 60 pound on a shoulder press I don't think I've ever done that that's. I think the heaviest I've ever done was like 40. Nice, so I'm already 20 over, so I'm good. And since doing that, whatever weird shoulder issue I had with my left arm is like gone.

Ryan 12:37

No, that's cool, and I think that was because you just adjusted a technique, right. Yes, that's cool. Yeah, I remember, adjusted a technique, right.

Robb 12:47

Yes, that's cool, yeah, I remember that and just consistently doing it because, like when it was hurting, I was staying just light and just high, high volume, and and light and, uh, you know, lightweight. And I did that for probably like two, three weeks and then eventually I was like, all right, now let me play with an extra five pounds and just see how my left shoulder is doing, okay, um, and. And then I just kept doing that over and over again and then eventually, uh it, the pain went away. I started upping it there and then, when I was able to up it there, I was able to up it on my chest more, okay, um, and, and, obviously, adjusting the way I was, uh, I was that, which is why I went to dumbbells, uh, instead of doing a, you know, full, you know, uh, a full barbell bench press, yeah, um, just so I can, you know, kind of bring the arms, the elbows, closer to the body so I can press differently, yeah, um, and then, and that helped, um, and then I was able to go heavier on that.

Ryan 13:40

Yeah, I like dumbbells because you have a more wider range and more muscles come into play, as opposed to isolating it yeah, good versatility. Yeah, that's why I like my camber bar because it's angled in a way, so I can like the dumbbells you can slightly angle it. Like you mentioned, bring your elbows a little slighter. It gives you more stability with the dumbbells um, and unfortunately the camera bar is like slightly heavier than my barbell um, but it's still. I still treat it as a 45 pound bar, even though it's closer to 48 those three pounds, man throw you off as long as it's doing the job.

Ryan 14:23

It's doing the job and it's amazing, and job, and it's amazing, and it looks badass. Especially when you leave the garage door open, it's like, oh my God, what is he lifting? What's that?

Robb 14:31

What kind of bar is that? What's that contraption?

Ryan 14:38

Oh shit, I think we had a pretty good icebreaker, but I did have an icebreaker for us to talk about and it may be rhetorical.

Ryan 14:47

Lead the way maybe rhetorical, but you know, there are times where I'm sitting on the train commuting to work and I have these questions that pop into my mind, and I think that these questions would be perfect for the pod. Oh nice, so here's a question I had in my mind while I was just just riding the train. This gives a, this opens the door to um, everyone that listens to the pod. Uh, a glimpse into my world a little bit. So, rob, when it comes to different religions, do you think that all ghosts mingle with one another? And I'm not talking about, you know, christian ghosts. I'm talking about every ghost you can think of, from every religion possible like you know you're like hey, man, what's going on?

Ryan 15:38

what faith are you?

Discussion on Ghosts and Resolutions

Robb 15:41

that's it. See, that's it. That's, that's an interest. That's an interesting one because, depending on the religion, you would have ghosts that exist for different reasons. Right, yeah, because presumably like just sticking with the easy. But anything under christianity good person, heaven, bad person, everybody in between are people that died of some kind of. They, either, you know, self-deleted or something else. Yes, and now they're just kind of around the purgatorians.

Ryan 16:14

Right.

Robb 16:16

So they would be the ghost. So they're. I feel bad for them because they'll be walking around like, ah shit, I didn't even get a choice, I'm just stuck here.

Ryan 16:25

You know, you know, like I forgot to go to the light you know, I had no light, no fire, I had nothing.

Robb 16:31

I just now I'm just kind of here doing nothing, useless. I'm useless. Air just moving around, awesome. So I feel bad for them. Um, and then you, you know, if we go with the Norse, the only ones that stuck around are basically the losers. Right, yes, the ones. Again, bad guys went to, you know, went to Niflheim. The good ones went to Valhalla because they were going to be the ones fighting with Odin and the gods during Ragnarok, because they were going to be the ones fighting with Odin and the gods during Ragnarok. And then all the ones that got left behind are the ones that not that great warrior probably just didn't do anything. So again, you got a whole other set of losers sticking around, hey guys. So just between those two you got a bunch of self-deleters. And then you got the other guys that are like, I mean, we're here because we just we're just not good enough or bad enough to go anywhere like damn like damn middle ground is sad.

Robb 17:40

it's like I wasn't gloriousness glorious enough to go up and I wasn't shitty enough to go down, so I'm just here with you guys.

Ryan 17:47

Right Losers? See, these are the questions. These are some of the things I think about.

Robb 17:53

I mean, I dig it, I dig it, and that's just those two religions, right? I don't even know about the others, there's so many yeah.

Ryan 18:06

Like I don't know what others would create ghosts. See, Hinduism came to my mind, but they believe in reincarnation. Okay, so they? I don't think if they die, they just come back as something else.

Robb 18:13

So it's not so. There are no Hindu ghosts.

Ryan 18:14

Right, see yes.

Robb 18:17

So it seems there has to be some rules here. See, they're smart. They're kind of like you ain't finding us, we're just coming back. Baby Reset, Reset. They just hit the reset button. They never actually power down.

Ryan 18:30

Oh God, no, no, no, nope. We're going to do a whole reset and come back with a fly?

Robb 18:37

Yeah, a full reset button. We just keep getting recycled.

Ryan 18:39

Damn See, they got to figure it out, then I don't even think I don't for buddhism. I don't think there's any ghosts on that one either yeah, I don't think buddhism, there's just uh, gods right, but then again I'm not an expert, and I'll have to research. Yeah, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. See, then you have the Japanese prior us telling them to you know, the Christianity side of things.

Robb 19:11

Yeah, interesting. Yeah, I wonder what others would have gone? Oh, what about pagans?

Ryan 19:18

I swear to God, I was just about to go towards pagans too, right, like the druids and like earthy.

Robb 19:23

I mean, there were already spirits that existed.

Ryan 19:25

So there's like a bunch of different kinds that are just kind of floating about yes, and I wonder if they're sticking it to the christians that did die and there's. It's stuck in purgatory like yeah, maybe where's your god now?

Robb 19:37

oh yeah, you know, like it's giving them, just giving, ribbing them like look where you're at, idiot idiot should have believed in us. At least we come out on halloween bitch that actually brings.

Ryan 19:54

Since you brought up halloween, that brings another thought to mind. Do other religious demons talk to other religious demons? Oh, like you know, the Japanese has a fascinating amount of demons.

Robb 20:08

Like the evil of the evil.

Ryan 20:09

Do they all commingle? Yes, do our Christian demons mingle with other demons?

Robb 20:16

Like is Hades hanging out with Hela, like what up girl, what's up man? Like damn you down here too. How you like it, I don't like it it. I'm not a fan I thought it was bigger than the sky.

Ryan 20:28

I was stupid, oh god you got me still a dick, though, but whatever right those, that's gods, though I'm talking about demons yeah, oh, that's true, that's.

Robb 20:42

That's a good point, good point, yeah, demons.

Ryan 20:46

I mean, you can do that for gods too.

Robb 20:48

I mean, yeah, that is true that I always kind of thought of like that all the gods kind of like just hang together Right and when like and whenever like a new soul comes in, like a light turns on for one of them and they're like oh, all right.

Ryan 21:03

All right.

Robb 21:04

So you know, like Odin sitting around and he's like oh shit, these guys are still around. Fuck yeah, nice, yeah, call us a myth, a mythology. Take that Buddha. Yeah, suck on that, I'm still getting them.

Ryan 21:24

Fuck yeah, which makes suck on that. I'm still getting them. Fuck yeah, which makes me wonder how come no one's writing this, no one's writing. I'm sure there's uh something out there yeah, it would, just it would.

Robb 21:37

It would be entertaining for us and terribly blasphemous to all the others. Oh, oh, of course.

Ryan 21:44

Without a doubt Unfortunately. But I would enjoy that series.

Robb 21:48

People blow each other up about religion. They really do and they say religion says anything Little bit of a hot topic Some people take it kind of seriously.

Ryan 21:58

Controversial, I'll leave it at that. A little bit, I'll leave it at that, but it did strike a thought in my mind while I was riding the train. So definitely, definitely clever thank you, appreciate that I got. I got more, but I figured I'd keep it one episode, one, one, uh, one topic at a time per episode that was fun.

Robb 22:21

I do like the ghosts idea though. I love, I love. Yeah, cross religion ghosts hanging out like well we're here, we're here.

Ryan 22:29

What did you do wrong?

Robb 22:32

I don't do anything wrong, I just wasn't fabulous. I didn't stand out.

Ryan 22:36

I didn't stand out enough in any way and then there'll be the one I probably would be panicking I knew I should should have raided that village.

Robb 22:44

This is what I get for being a stupid farmer.

Ryan 22:46

Wasn't there a white light somewhere? Did I miss it? Was there a door? I'm not sure. Is there some person I got to talk to? Is it the coins? I need the coins, don't I?

Robb 22:56

Did somebody forget to put the coins in my eyes?

Ryan 22:59

Damn it that sucks God, that sucks God. I didn't know this. I didn't think I'd have to pay my way. Nobody told me that Jerks Did somebody rob my grave.

Robb 23:12

I know right, Was I grave robbed when I wasn't looking.

Ryan 23:15

Damn it. It's not like I can do anything. I'm dead.

Robb 23:18

I know right, Not that it matters.

Ryan 23:21

Jerks. Oh God, but oh yeah, back to the main point of the episode. What uh? Did you have any new year's resolution that you may have wanted to uh work on for for this lovely year?

Robb 23:37

It's funny because I think we had spoken about it before, but, like typically, when I do resolutions, I do them on my birthday. Uh, okay, um, um, only because to to me, that is the most logical way to begin your year, because not everybody was born january 1st no, that makes sense.

Robb 23:58

I actually like that, I like yeah so I kind of yeah, so my new year's resolutions don't start until my birthday, cause that is technically the new year because I am now a new age. You know what I mean. So that's usually how I do it, but I do like that.

Robb 24:15

But I usually, if I do it's, it's it's typically business oriented. Okay, business oriented Um only because, like, uh, especially like now, like I feel like I got my physical stuff pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty well in check. Yeah, Um, my next one, though I do, I do know what my next one is, which I'm kind of working towards now Um, but I am looking to see if I can get as close to 200 pounds as possible.

Ryan 24:45

Okay.

Robb 24:45

Um, so that is, that is kind of the new goal. Um, so I am working towards that slowly, you know. No, no, no, no, crazy, drastic, like crash diets or anything.

Ryan 24:56

Of course.

Robb 24:57

Yeah, so I'm, I'm, I'm happy with like two pounds a week right now. I'd say that's, I'd say that's standard for healthy weight loss. Um, so that's kind of where I'm at right now. Um, so I'm kind of like weaning that in. I kind of started that, maybe like a week ago, uh, two weeks ago actually, I started Um. So so, yeah, I already shaved off a couple of pounds. I'm like all right, cool. You know, I'm just gonna kind of keep, keep, keep riding the process, um, and yeah, just kind of see where that goes.

Robb 25:26

All right what did you change differently? I went back to eating more frequently, eating smaller meals more frequently.

Ryan 25:35

Wow, I feel like.

Robb 25:36

That's the system that worked best for me without feeling too exhausted, especially with the amount of exercise that I do now.

Ryan 25:45

Yeah.

Robb 25:45

That if I were to do a fast, I feel like, especially with kickboxing, I feel like I would just, you know, probably burn out at some point. Um, again, only because I'm doing weights in the morning and kickboxing at night. If I was just doing kickboxing at night or just working out at night, then maybe a fast would be okay. Yeah, was just doing kickboxing at night or just working out at night, then maybe a fast would be okay. Yeah, because then I could just do, like you know, a big meal, maybe like an hour or two before I worked out, burn it off and then, you know, be done for the day. Um, but because I am like several hours, uh, between sessions and in a in any given day, doing the five meal a day kind of worked the best for me.

Ryan 26:25

Okay, nice, I'm glad that it works.

Robb 26:32

Yeah, it's pretty good. I'd say the hardest is is snacking. I think that's the trickiest uh like regular meals Isn't like terrible. Um, it's always the snacking, just like picking something that's uh, dense enough where I, I, I can last till the next meal, but also, you know, calorically not damaging.

Ryan 26:58

Okay.

Robb 26:59

You know what I'm saying, cause there's some like bars that are absolutely great. It's just they're super high in calories and it's like. So finding that balance is like is always tricky.

Ryan 27:08

Hmm, but yeah, man, you are definitely much more disciplined than I am.

Robb 27:16

Well, I mean it's easy, I feel, I feel, and again, I make it sound easy, but, truth be told, I also don't have a normal day-to-day job so I do have a lot of free time, um, and I will absolutely give grace to people that have normal nine-to-fives, because I feel that does add an element to your day-to-day.

Robb 27:40

that's difficult, yeah, especially when you're kind of running from one thing to another. So I'd say, like you know, if that is your reality, don't beat yourself up. That is, it is a lot to juggle. I'm just lucky enough that I have a lot of free time that I'm able to, you know, track my water pretty regularly and you know my meals, you know, into this app, and this app also kind of gives me all my macro, so I know what I'm overdoing or underdoing or whatever.

Ryan 28:08

so that's pretty cool. First of all, stop it. Thanks for thinking of me. I'm just saying nine to five that I am yeah, I know it's.

Robb 28:20

It's hard because you got travel time, you got work time. You don't get a whole lot of time to just kind of just think about you.

Ryan 28:27

No, well, that's why I like taking the train to work, because that is my me time. Yeah, give or take. Yes, I have to share with a bunch of other people that are commuting in the same direction. I am, but I got my youtubes, I got my apple tv, you know, watch whatever I want, detox before I get into work, and then not for nothing. I am a goofball at work, so that kind of helps um with my day, especially with the dad jokes constantly, constantly telling dad jokes at work it's's what I'm known for, this guy, every this co-worker of mine.

Ryan 29:05

every single time he sees me, he gives me a shit-eating grin and he's like, huh, do I got one today?

Robb 29:11

or should I come back later?

Ryan 29:14

Yeah, he keeps me on my toes every single time and I'm grateful because I have to be prepared. My uh, you would think my new year's resolution was was to keep up more dad jokes.

Robb 29:28

And uh.

Ryan 29:28

I mean, that's already a given, of course, but it is not my new year's resolution. Oh, I, uh, I, I almost want to adopt what you're doing, because I feel like New Year's Resolution should be, technically, the new year of your birth? Yeah, for sure, and that sounds flippin' fantastic and awesome, and I feel like a lot of people who are listening to our show might also adopt it too, because it's cool, because it is a new year, new you.

Robb 29:56

And it's easy to track Literally on your birth. Yeah, yeah, and it's easy to track it's on your time. Yes, it's, it is personalized much more. Yes, yes, you know, it makes it more your own as opposed to like everybody, you know. Because on your birthday, when you're like, you know what?

Ryan 30:14

because imagine the thought of 10 billion people on january 1st all saying new year, new me, or you alone on your birthday, consciously deciding new year, new me yeah, no, that's so cool it's less pressure, it's just you, it's nobody else you're not doing it with no one else, you do it on your time and then you go from there yes, especially if your goal for your new year new you on your birthday is to get in shape and your birthday's in august. Guess what?

Ryan 30:47

the gyms are open yeah, and no one's in them and not all that full especially this summer, everybody's out doing shit yes, it's amazing, you have the whole gym to yourself yeah, man, but there are worse things. If it's kind of not to uh sidestep on that plan or anything, but if you were looking to get a beach bod and your birthday's in august, you're gonna have to pre-plan like start like uh shaving the weight back in march. Yeah word, unfortunately. I mean truth be told. It's like listen, if you want to just do it, start like shaving the weight back in March. Yeah Word, unfortunately.

Robb 31:22

I mean truth be told. It's like listen, if you want to just do it, just do it. Yeah, that's it. You know, don't worry about a date or when to start.

Ryan 31:31

Yeah.

Robb 31:32

The point is to just start.

Ryan 31:34

And I hate saying I hate going towards weight loss, because I know that's the goal for everybody, Right loss, because I know that's the goal for everybody, right. So let me get into my three. Because I didn't care about weight loss, I really didn't care about lifting more or anything like that. I'm already kind of doing that and that's something that I'm always going to do. I love it. That's part of me. However, there are three things that I haven't done yet that I want to do. Two of them I think you're actually going to enjoy a lot, one of them being actually learning to speak German.

Robb 32:10

Oh, that's a great one.

Ryan 32:12

I want to continue the I don't know what you would call it, but my family on my mother's side always spoke German, especially my grandmother, but she's like, I don't want to say my mother and aunts are not fluent in German. They definitely know how to speak the language, but it's not to the same capacity as it would speaking English, at least with my grandmother. If I were to speak German to her, she'd pick up on it right away and so speak with me in the language because it's part of her'd pick up on it right away and still speak with me um in in the language because it's part of her and she grew up speaking. It was her first language. English is her second language, so so, and that's that's what I want to get to. I want to get to the capacity of speaking um german again, because I did learn it when I was younger and then kind of quit because I got frustrated with the language and it's like, if I any regrets, that was the one that I didn't learn German at that time, cause when you're younger, you're more susceptible to learning a language than you are older, so I'm beating myself up on it.

Ryan 33:15

However, it was a new year's resolution I'm going to learn German and I'm doing so slowly and on my time, so I'm already, I'm super stoked about that one. Very nice, thank you. The other one that, uh, um, because I figured if I'm gonna, if I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do it in threes. Apparently the second new year's resolution I had for myself was to um, brew my own beer like homebrew, go from from the grains to the yeast, no starter kits, all grain brew, uh, keg it and then pour it for my friends, like yeah, yeah, and I already got the recipe in mind I'm trying to do a bock, so it's going to be a German beer, nice dark lager. It'll be delicious. I'm hoping so more on that when I actually get it brewed, and I'll make sure to bring you a growler when it's finished.

Robb 34:19

Ah, appreciate it.

Ryan 34:20

No problem, it's going to be five gallons worth so I'm totally bringing you some stuff. Yeah, man. Ever since I got this beautiful kegerator.

Robb 34:33

That's awesome.

Ryan 34:34

That my neighbor was like, hey, I got this kegerator, I'm not using it. Do you know anybody that will? I said yes, it's me. Why? Yes, you're talking to the person as you speak. But then it only once I got it and I had a couple kegs in it and the whole draft set, working with the CO2 tank and all that's involved with the kegerator, it got me wanting to scratch that itch to brew my own beer and be an actual home brewer, and I feel like I would be fulfilling some German legacy in my family's ancestry. So I'm going to be brewing some beer, man, and the last New Year's resolution I had which actually this might be the one you'll enjoy the most is to actually go through with getting a tattoo on my left arm.

Robb 35:29

Oh yes.

Ryan 35:32

It's gonna happen. I've already made appointments.

Robb 35:36

Nice, it's about time.

Ryan 35:41

Yes, I found an artist I really like and he's really dope about time. Yes, I found an artist I really like and he's really dope about it too, and we bonded over the fact that it is all Legend of Zelda themed and he was really like bro, I am so happy you chose me for this job Because he's really stoked about it. Matter of fact, I should be getting, um, hopefully, some, um, some, uh, I guess, blueprints, if you will, of what he wants to do for my arm soon after we've had our first, uh, couple of talks already. Yeah, so, yeah, I'm uh, that's happening, so Hell yeah, about time Get some ink.

Ryan 36:22

Yeah, I get to look like a ruffian.

Robb 36:25

There you go, and then you get to feel all the delicious pain that every other person who has ink has and you can finally be like, oh, I understand why did? We do this to ourselves, and why do we enjoy it? I don't know.

Ryan 36:41

I don't know either. However, it's not going to be like a piece or anything. I'm I hired this dude to uh do my entire left arm oh boy, it's a lot of work. It is a lot of work and I said if I'm going to do it, I'm going to the whole arm needs to be covered and I want it specifically in certain patterns and shit. And he was like, yeah, I will take care of you.

Robb 37:05

There you go, man. Listen, that's how you do it, bro. If you're getting a tattoo in for a penny and for pounds, go, go, go big or go home.

Ryan 37:14

Yeah, man, I'm totally doing it. Hell yeah, so I hope, uh, I hope our listeners had some uh inspirational, uh you know new year's resolutions for them, especially the birthday one. I think I can't, I'm still talking about it. That's so fucking cool. That's so cool I I'm going to have to maybe do think upon it about, uh, that last next year excuse me, but I have to remember first. That would be helpful. That's my, uh, that's my downside right now. It's my memory is shit.

Robb 37:51

Don't even know what I remember.

Ryan 37:54

Last year, oh boy.

Robb 37:57

Oh boy.

Ryan 37:58

Yeah, there was a one point I. I was like, yeah, you know what this sounds great, I'm going to do it. Then I don't even remember what I even said.

Robb 38:06

Nope.

Ryan 38:09

What was that Forgetful, frank over here?

Robb 38:11

There you go, there you go.

Ryan 38:15

Oh man. But speaking of new years and new fun things to do, january seems to be the wild card month when it comes to how the weather is on the Northeast. True True, because there are days where it's like this doesn't feel like winter at all. Because there are days where it's like this doesn't feel like winter at all.

Robb 38:43

And then you get a week of hell where it's Of just pure fucking freezing. Yes, it's miserable. Yeah, last week was our miserable week. Last week was nasty.

Winter Weather Woes

Ryan 38:54

Yes, yes, it was, yeah. And then, a couple of weeks after that, non-stop wind, right non-stop. Don't even understand why. It's in its 40s or maybe mid 30s or so, but the wind is just brings it down to the teens. It's insane, yeah. And then I'm more afraid of of because February full on winter, it's every single day. It's always fucking cold and, god forbid, you have to go anywhere or leave the house because within minutes your body temperature is already below 97 and you're already going through hypothermia. Yeah, it's crazy, it's nuts.

Robb 39:40

Winter is already below 97 and you're already going through hypothermia. Yeah, for real.

Ryan 39:43

It's crazy, it's nuts, and then Canadians laugh at us Like I remember my first winter.

Robb 39:50

Yeah, I don't blame them. They know what cold is.

Ryan 39:54

I know and we panic. With three inches of snow, Buffalo gets like eight feet yeah.

Robb 39:59

Buffalo is no joke man.

Ryan 40:00

I don't know, they're a different. I feel bad for everybody upstate.

Robb 40:03

I'm like I know you guys are in new york too, but your new york is like different than my wild.

Ryan 40:08

Yes, yeah, it really is, because I almost feel like we're prissy, like if it, if it, if it is any um, snow is like above two inches. We're like, oh, this is gonna ruin my day, I won't be able to commute anywhere, I can't get the kids to school, blah, blah, blah. Meanwhile, everywhere in upstate new york gets feet upon feet and they still make it work. I, I, you know, I, I clap to you guys. Indeed, I clap to you guys. Anywhere like michigan, um, we're awful um, north of the united states states, I guess, if you will all those states, they get the most amount of winter and, uh, snow and all sorts of stuff and you guys deal with it day in and day out. Kudos to you guys. Like facts, you're the bomb, to bring an old millennial term yeah, it's true, man.

Robb 41:07

I'm like listen hats off to all you guys yeah you guys hold it down in that friggin, frigid ass.

Ryan 41:13

Death winter yes, I don't know and yeah, and you thrive like god, do they see? I thought I was bold wearing a T-shirt in our winter in New York City.

Robb 41:26

It's like. I'm just going out to get my Amazon. What's the problem? It's like are you kidding me?

Ryan 41:33

And they're probably walking like a mile because they have land everywhere else but here. So they have to walk a mile to their mailbox in the snow, in socks and crocs, with shorts on and a short sleeve. Who needs an ice bath?

Robb 41:52

Just live here.

Ryan 41:57

Kudos to them. However, I will say when it does snow, I am the first person, at least on my block, to immediately attack my driveway with a snow shovel and um, not, not salt, whatever. The secondary stuff is uh, chlor, not chlorine, um, chloride, something like that, hmm, but I clear off my driveway immediately because I don't want uh and they don't want to freeze over. Absolutely not. Yeah, there was one time I had a really bad fall from just the ice.

Robb 42:35

Oh, no way.

Ryan 42:36

It threw me. Threw me out, man. I was in bad shape for a little bit. Luckily it wasn't that serious, but I said never again, I will remove all this shit. So I don't have to sustain this minor injury going forward.

Robb 42:53

I hate you.

Ryan 42:54

I hate you Ice.

Robb 42:55

I hate you.

Ryan 42:57

Yes, I'm the opposite of Anakin he hates sand. I hate ice. There you go.

Robb 43:04

Yeah, it's cold and grainy and it gets everywhere.

Ryan 43:12

That was spot on emo Anakin, I know right.

Robb 43:17

I hate sand. It's coarse and it gets everywhere. Everywhere it's a testing course, and it gets everywhere, poor Annie.

Ryan 43:26

Poor Annie. He had it all man Couldn't take him to the beach.

Robb 43:32

He'd hate it.

Ryan 43:34

Absolutely hate it. I wonder there's got to be a comic book that has Darth Vader visiting a desert planet and just fucking infumed with hatred.

Robb 43:50

Maybe that's why they got rid of Alderaan.

Ryan 43:54

Probably Maybe he went to a beach.

Robb 43:56

Maybe that's what actually happened.

Ryan 43:58

They're like fuck this, had enough, I hate this planet. It're like fuck this, had enough, I hate this planet. It's like you know what I think we should get rid of this planet because of political reasons. Really, we?

Robb 44:10

don't Sure. I mean, we know there's like a couple of politicians that we don't think it's that. But no no, no, we need to get rid of it.

Ryan 44:15

We need to get rid of it. It just so happened that he they captured leia and they're like. That's my excuse that's my end to destroy that's why that's her plan.

Robb 44:27

We should totally get rid of it, just um. I mean, we need to test the gun anyway, but all right, fine.

Ryan 44:32

360 no scope love that video by far my favorite 360, no scope. It's funny because that whole video was only geared to our stormtroopers and those dudes that fired the Death Star weren't stormtroopers.

Robb 44:56

Oh right.

Ryan 44:58

They already had good vision.

Robb 45:00

Yeah, yeah, yeah, those guys should have been fine, clearly, maybe they got better. They got better, had good vision. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ryan 45:03

Those guys should have been fine. Clearly, maybe they got better. They got better with their vision.

Robb 45:06

That's why they 360 no-scoped man that's insane. My vision's 30-30, baby I don't even know if that's real, but I can see everything. I'm looking at life in 4K, Captured in 4K.

Ryan 45:20

That's amazing, holy smokes, I could captured in 4k. That's amazing, holy smokes. I could talk about this shit all day. Excuse me, I feel like nothing. One other thing now this I coughed now and that brought a thought, another thought to me. Damn, this winter, in this dry air yeah, because it is attacking my sinuses at the moment where it's pretty bad.

Robb 45:50

I got a pretty nasty cough right now I don't know from where, but I picked up something from somebody and it's just been like in there.

Ryan 45:58

And that's the thing you think.

Robb 45:59

you picked it up from somebody and you very well could yeah, but if you haven't truthfully, I don't think I did, I think it's just a cold wanting to be a jerk to me, it and it is yeah, it is for sure.

Ryan 46:12

Let's blame it. It can't defend itself. It's already causing us harm. True story. So it's all the winter's fault, damn you. And no humidity, at least up here, at least up here in Long Island.

Robb 46:27

Because who would have thought, with this cold like you, never make that connection. It's freezing and I'm also like I feel like a dried up prune. Why, why? Yet when you feel like you should feel like a dried up prune, ie the winter Is when you feel like A soggy moss of wet socks, pfft.

Ryan 46:49

Nice, you know what I mean.

Robb 46:51

That doesn't feel great at all, Like in the summer, you're like I'm not at all, you know, dehydrated. I feel like I'm just being. I feel like a sponge, I feel very moist at all times.

Ryan 47:06

I will say I recently experienced Florida winter for the first time.

Robb 47:13

Oh yeah, florida's been getting it. Florida, yes, I mean the florida's been getting it. Florida, yes, I mean the whole south has been getting it. No, yeah, new orleans is like new orleans looks like yeah, holy shit, this is what you guys have been complaining about. We get it, pensacola florida, we get it.

Ryan 47:28

I'm pretty sure had snow, yeah, a couple parts of florida had like legit snow wild, absolutely wild. So I I um the reason why I'm saying like, compared to new york cold, florida cold is on a whole new level because the humidity is in the air. So you're getting that extra water-dense cold atmosphere smacking you while, yes, it's 43, but with the wind and the humidity it feels like it's 23.

Robb 48:07

Interesting and it's it's crazy.

Ryan 48:09

And then I come back here to new york, where it's dry and cold and it's like oh, I prefer this. Huh, 15 degrees and dry. Fine, I'll take it because windy. I never considered that right, neither did I, and I always I always knew florida and all the southern states always to be warmer because of the fact that that's how things were for ever, for our lifetime, and now it's starting to get much colder down there, to the point where they're actually having snow and having no idea to do what to do with it.

Robb 48:45

You know what? Going to take your word for it. I don't think I ever want to experience that.

Ryan 48:49

No, don't, don't, no thanks, I'll uh, I'll fill you in.

Robb 48:54

It's not great, it's not great, you know, write a report, let me know, give me the cliff notes and I'm good, I'm good, I'm good, yeah, it's cold.

State Names and Silenced Letters

Ryan 49:03

The only cliff note I can give you wet gold sucks, it's awful, not great. And then imagine you're in that cold right and you're trying to enjoy a theme park while you're in that great state of Florida, oh boy, and you're on one of those rides, man. And now you're getting windburn. Yes, it's cold, you're getting that nice wind. Burn from the ride you get off, your cheeks are cut for no reason. What happened to me?

Robb 49:43

Yeah, it just sucks.

Ryan 49:45

That's just sucks, but nevertheless, everyone has their own cold. This is true, everyone has their own cold. This is true. Everyone has their own fun winter. And that's what this month's first three months of the year are about.

Robb 50:01

Yeah, basically we bitch about this, give it a couple months and then we bitch about the opposite.

Ryan 50:06

Yes, exactly Like man. It's too hot. Turn on the air.

Robb 50:11

It's like my gosh, I can't breathe, not in the slightest. And everybody turns into peter griffin too. Yeah, yeah, sorry, I transitioned there yeah, apparently everybody ends up in rhode island like damn yeah, is that a Rhode Island accent? I think that's where Quahog is located. I think they're in Rhode Island, is it? I believe so. Oh gosh, yeah, if I'm not mistaken, I believe that's where the. I don't think Quahog is a real place, but it is. But I believe it's set in real life.

Ryan 50:50

Rhode Island Real life. Okay, yeah, you know, that is the state I don't think I've ever visited yet.

Robb 50:57

Yeah, no interest to either. How am I going to go there? For, oh man, no shade to my Rhode Islanders. But why am I going over there? For what do you?

Ryan 51:07

got.

Robb 51:07

Like tell me on the place, I know nothing about you. I don't see the allure. Why should I? Why should I? And again, no shade on Rhode Island there's like 26 other states that I feel equally the same about. So you know, don't feel bad, it's not just you guys.

Ryan 51:23

It's not just you guys, it's definitely not just you guys.

Robb 51:26

So don't worry about it, because I can tell you.

Ryan 51:29

I hate to bundle you in with the others.

Robb 51:31

Yeah, I hate to bundle you in with the others. Yeah, it's like you know, I don't want to throw too much shade, but sorry man, I'm going to have to throw you in there.

Ryan 51:38

You and West Virginia I don't know why the hell.

Robb 51:40

I want to go there, yeah well, why? Would I go out of my way to be there for.

Ryan 51:45

There's a lot of reasons.

Robb 51:46

I don't see why. Sorry, Arkansas, but I don't know why I would want to go there.

Ryan 51:53

That reminds me of a video of a lady getting upset. She's like why is this Kansas?

Robb 52:01

And why is this not our Kansas? Well, it was our Kansas till I was about nine. It only became Arkansas, not because I was taught, but in my head. Legislation approved it being pronounced incorrectly, so fuck with me.

Ryan 52:19

Yes, just like when they removed Pluto as a planet.

Robb 52:23

Kansas, Arkansas.

Ryan 52:25

Arkansas.

Robb 52:25

I was like really Arkansas, so can I call that one Kinsaw? Yeah, or is that weird? That's weird. Yes, you got a whole ass S over there we're ignoring. I want to know why. What did that S do to you guys? What did it do? What does that S mean? All right, this isn't 1-800-MATCHES. We're not leaving off the last S for savings. Why aren't we saying it? I want to know.

Ryan 52:53

I love that, J. Why is it?

Robb 52:54

Arkansas, at least Arkansas's. You know, saws. There's an S there. I want to say the saws, I want to say Arkansas's.

Ryan 53:03

By the way, to our listeners from Arkansas, we love and appreciate you.

Robb 53:08

We do, we do, but maybe they didn't say that extra S, because Arkansas might have been kind of weird, maybe, or a genius idea for anybody living in Arkansas, because then you guys could create the hot sauce Arkansas, arkansas.

Ryan 53:26

Somebody should do it. I'm just saying Copyright it Just saying Throwing out million dollar ideas. You are, you better copyright that, whoever uh get your lawyer, you can make some hot sauce in arkansas and call it arkansas and then and then, and then.

Robb 53:42

The quote will be like here's, here's the s.

Ryan 53:44

If you're wondering, yes, here's the x you're looking for. It's not mattresses. We're not saving.

Robb 53:51

Saving anything, no saving us is here.

Ryan 53:53

We are.

Robb 53:55

Arkansas. I hate that we're shitting on other states, but I'm not shitting on them, I'm just letting them know I don't care to go there. I don't know, maybe present yourself a little bit more interesting. Maybe I'd go.

Ryan 54:10

Maybe I'd go.

Robb 54:12

Just letting you guys know. All right, sorry, arkansas and kansas, I'm not interested in either of you guys. Okay, and I'm looking at you too. Utah, I don't care about your damn mountains and your mesas, I don't give a shit. Why the fuck am I going over there?

Ryan 54:28

don't they have like uh, nope, nope.

Robb 54:31

What the Utah Jazz yeah.

Ryan 54:33

Whoop-a-dee-doo. I mean, yes, but my thought is, new Orleans has the best jazz, oh yeah, and even Manhattan too. That's the only reason I was in Louisiana. Yeah.

Robb 54:46

They're lucky, they got me that far. I mean Because, bama, I ain't going. Let's let you know, bama, not interested, not interested, I was already in Georgia. Georgia's lucky, they got Atlanta.

Ryan 55:05

Yeah. Just saying, just saying, charleston.

Robb 55:09

Every state got a state, got a city like that, then I'll go, yeah, south Carolina has Charleston, then I'll go yeah.

Ryan 55:15

South Carolina has Charleston.

Robb 55:16

There you go. See, we got Nashville Cool.

Ryan 55:20

Yeah.

Robb 55:20

I'm with it.

Ryan 55:21

Yeah. I'm with it, I'm with it Is New Mexico in this bucket of states you wouldn't care for.

Robb 55:28

Potentially Okay. Potentially I think so, okay, potentially I think so.

Ryan 55:34

Okay.

Robb 55:35

I don't see myself giving much of a shit about New Mexico.

Ryan 55:38

No, okay, I'm, I'm. Where are we on Wyoming and Oregon?

Robb 55:46

Oh, wyoming, I could give a fuck. All about Wyoming, wyoming, idaho, washington, oregon, that whole fucking corner can fuck off.

Ryan 55:59

Fuck off Not interesting. Fuck off corner Not interesting.

Robb 56:02

I don't care if Starbucks came from Seattle, I ain't going Not happening Washington, and sorry, portland, you're not that interesting. Nice, not going to Oregon, nope.

Ryan 56:14

Nope, all right. So Not going to Oregon. Nope, nope, alright. So we got the corner done.

Robb 56:18

Yeah, that whole corner is just not in my Banished. Not interested, not interested.

Ryan 56:23

They're in this poor bucket.

Robb 56:25

Sorry, guys Not interested With.

Ryan 56:27

Rhode Island. I know right which hang on. Why are they Rhode Island if they're attached to a landmass? Because I don't know. There you go Again. Another question.

Robb 56:40

Another reason Pops in. Another reason Rhode Island. You don't make sense. Look what you done did Rhode Island. You're not a freaking island. You're not even living up to your potential. Yeah.

Ryan 56:56

Oh my God, You're not a freaking island. You're not even living up to your potential.

Robb 57:01

Live up to your damn potential. If you're an actual island, be like holy shit. There's another island that's connected to the United States, the Rhode Island. They fucking did it, rhode Island. Rhode Island, it's a fucking H, it's a damn H, that's right. Rhode Island, yeah.

Ryan 57:14

It's a fucking H, it's a damn H. That's right, rhode Island. Yeah, you're pronouncing the H, not letting that sucker be silent why?

Robb 57:21

Oh, just because they're not saying the Rhode Island. That's why we're also not saying Arkansas. No, if you're saying Arkansas, rhode Island gets an H, screw that. And while we're at it, connect to Cut gets every letter in its damn name Connect to Cut, sorry, connect to Cut, but you're getting that damn C we've been so pleasantly ignoring lately.

Ryan 57:54

Asthma's kicking in. Grab my inhaler. I'm dying.

Robb 58:01

Listen, I think we need to start saying all the damn letters in these names. Okay, I think we're getting a little too crazy here, too crazy.

Ryan 58:10

Flipping, love it. I had a boss that pronounced connecticut like that.

Robb 58:16

oh gosh I mean, come on, we say really look how many letters there are in pennsylvania, we say all the letters in that one. Yeah, we do, but connect the cut gets away with without with ignoring a c. Why? Because ark it. Because arkansas decided to get rid of an S and Rhode Island decided to ignore an H. What the fuck? What is this? What's going on here? What is this madness? Oh God, oh, and don't even get me started with Illinois acting like we didn't notice that there's an S over there too, that they're also ignoring. If Arkansas could do it, we're going to do it too.

Ryan 58:54

We don't want to be.

Robb 58:55

Illinois.

Ryan 59:02

Oh my gosh.

Robb 59:07

If they can't be confused for hot sauce, we don't want to be confused for noise.

Ryan 59:11

Yes, if they can get away with it, we can get away with it too.

Robb 59:15

Damn it, we're Illinois, there's a loophole here, swapping off. S's Writing them in and then conveniently forgetting them. Yes, it's like why'd you put an S there if you're not going to use it? It looks nicer, okay. Yeah, ends great All right, whatever, oh God, I just didn't want it to end in a vowel yeah right, all right, okay, whatever you say.

Ryan 59:39

Trash talking vowels.

Robb 59:41

Illinois.

Ryan 59:42

Illinois.

Robb 59:44

Arkansas, which is right next to Kinsauce, next to kin sauce and I'm dead, can't breathe, asthma's coming back.

Ryan 1:00:08

Sorry, I'm having entirely too much fun. No, and I fucking love it. Have all the fun you want, sir. That's what this podcast is about oh, nothing better than making fun of the states so, as your host, ryan, I just want to say to all the lovely states of the united states we love you all.

Robb 1:00:33

We love you all has nothing to do with the people. This no, not at all it has to do with the people that named your unfortunate state yes, and it was a long time ago when it was a long damn time ago. Clearly, they didn't know what the fuck was going on, which is why they named themselves jacked up names predates everyone that will be listening to this podcast.

Ryan 1:00:51

There you go, so just laugh with us. It's fun, yeah Cause, uh, you know, it's good to notice a little bit of flaw in, uh, in, some of the things that we have here. It's fun, oh, I mean, come on, you have New York, which is the newest of York.

Robb 1:01:10

Yeah, I don't know where the old York is, it ain't here, new Jersey, the newest of jerseys. There you go, still trying to find where the old Jersey is.

Ryan 1:01:21

Yeah, yeah, we are. We have no idea where they are. Nope, this whole episode was about New Year's Eve, I'm sorry, new Year's trends. It goes all over, all over. That's what these episodes are about, damn it. Oh yeah, we'll keep you fucking guessing, and that's what it's about. But we're at that time where I've run out of ideas and I think we're going to conclude on this episode. Indeed, however, before we conclude you know what time it is, lay it on me, big Daddy. Indeed, however, before we conclude.

Robb 1:01:55

Oh yeah, you know what time it is. Lay it on me, Big Daddy.

Ryan 1:01:57

So my son asked my wife why do I always make noises when standing up? She told him that's because I'm a grown man.

Robb 1:02:13

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Grown man.

Ryan 1:02:18

Yeah.

Robb 1:02:21

Grown.

Ryan 1:02:22

Grown man.

Robb 1:02:24

All right, all right, all right.

Ryan 1:02:27

I like it Grown.

Robb 1:02:29

I like it. Yeah, it passes, it passes.

Ryan 1:02:34

I think you've done better, but that one passes. I feel like that wasn't satisfactory enough.

Robb 1:02:38

I don't know.

Ryan 1:02:42

I feel like you got a better one in the chamber somewhere. So I found one on my favorite subreddit called Dad Jokes. I love this place and there's someone that has posted something a little dark. It's a dark dad joke. It's from the username Anderson family. My wife and kids are upset because I put ginger in their curry. They love that cat. Thank you, username Anderson family. Well done Well done.

Robb 1:03:24

How's it going?

Ryan 1:03:25

That was phenomenal.

Robb 1:03:28

I have one for you.

Ryan 1:03:29

What I want to hear it. Go for it, man.

Robb 1:03:32

Are you ready? Yeah, and this is apparently a really good one. Uh, like, if you're, if you're driving down and you see a herd of cows I don't know, stop me if you've heard it, but you see, if you see them, um, you would point down and be like hey, look, a bunch of cows. That's not a bunch, that's a herd. And then you would respond with herd of what they're like heard of cows. And you're like sure, I've heard of cows and they're like no, a coward. And you're like why should I care what a cow heard? I have no secrets from a cow, no secrets. I have no secrets from a cow, from a cow.

Ryan 1:04:18

That was perfect. I'm glad you're on board with the dad jokes. You were hesitant.

Robb 1:04:21

I've been enjoying it. I didn't realize how much the kids would enjoy them, so now I've been enjoying them more.

Ryan 1:04:30

I'm so glad you joined yeah man, we're a fun bunch.

Robb 1:04:32

Indeed, indeed I'm with it, I'm so glad you joined. Yeah, man, we're a fun bunch. Indeed, I'm with it. Thank you.

Ryan 1:04:38

But we might drop in listenership, because there's always one that hated the dad jokes and the one that loved it, but now we got both that love it. You know what? Maybe our listenership would increase.

Robb 1:04:52

Possibly, possibly, possibly. I don't know.

Ryan 1:04:57

We had a pretty good 2024 when it comes to how many people listened to us, which thank you everyone for doing so. We appreciate that you tuned in and listened to us. We know we're sporadic with our episodes. We're sporadic with our episodes. However, thank you for continuing to keep an eye on the updates when it comes to when the episodes come out. I know we're horrible on social media ie me, I'm horrible on social media but I will try to do better, as maybe a pseudo New Year's resolution with making this year better for the listeners. Yeah, so it's not a fully committed New Year's resolution, but I will try. Oh yeah, and so will Rob, of course, always. Yeah Well, with that being said, have a good one. Everyone Appreciate you tuning in. Adios, bye now. Everyone appreciate tuning in. Bye now.