Fridays with Freddie: Cheeseburger please!
Used to be a fella could duck into the local diner, grab a burger and get on with his life.
Author: Shari
Keith is Walking the Walk ~ Let’s Help
Some of you might be familiar with this photo. It was taken a few years ago on a pig farm in Las Vegas.
CRJ700 and the long line of disappointment
The woman standing at the back of the plane is about to piss her pants.
Public Shaming ~ the liquor store inquisition
Had a spirited conversation last night with some locals down at the liquor store.
Mike’s Parachute Accident
If you haven’t heard, I’ve been injured in a bizarre parachuting accident.
Fridays with Freddie ~ Laundered Jockey’s
I don’t wear underpants. Partly because I’m a dog
Looking for people who love what they do
As some of you know, I’ll be in Kansas City next week, speaking at the annual Skills USA National Competition.
Mike and the Giant Cyst
Last night in the bar I met a guy with a cyst on his elbow. Or perhaps it was a boil.
Gotta Love the Brits
My producer today is a guy from England. He sounds like I imagine Winston Churchill did after a few bottles of Champagne.
A Father’s Day al Fresco Fiasco
I wrote this a few years ago. It’s still mostly true.
CNN Covers the mikeroweWORKS Foundation
CNN just released this video and article on Mike and the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. CNN’s Rebecca Baer got to sit down and interview Mike at the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival, where they talked about how and why Mike decided to start the mikeroweWORKS Foundation’s PR campaign for hard work. Click here to watch the video and read the article on CNN.com
NBC Iowa interviews Mike on how a trade could be better than college
Mike discusses with reporter Justin Andrews of KWWL in Cedar Rapids, Iowa about how students should consider all their options when planning their future and that going into the skilled trades should be a viable option and can lead to a rewarding and profitable career. CEDAR RAPIDS (KWWL) –When thinking of dirty jobs might you think of doing difficult, disgusting and sometimes messy duties, with little pay. Mike Rowe, creator and host of the TV show Dirty Jobs knows all about skilled labor and is an expert and advocate of many skilled labor jobs. He says going to a 2-year trade Read More
Remember Our Soldiers
Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Check out the new photos!
Keep up on what Mike is doing – Somebody’s Gotta Do It and more.
General Mills’ Generous Donation to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation
I am not a spokesman for General Mills. Neither is my mother. But here at Mom’s place, this morning’s breakfast came in the form of a mixing bowl filled with “Oven Toasted Whole Grain Gluten Free Corn Chex,” courtesy of General Mills. (I’m not sure why all of a sudden people are taking the gluten out of everything edible, but my parents are on board with the trend, and so is General Mills. So as long as I’m here, I guess I am too.) Anyway, I was enjoying the most important meal of the day and perusing last weeks unread Read More