Hello Darkness, My Old Friend June 9, 2018On a hot night in 2005, after a long day of spelunking through the septic tanks of Wisconsin, I retired to my suite at the Motel 6, to wallow in the perks of my chosen profession.
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For Gallantry in Action May 28, 2018My Mom wrote this six years ago, after my Dad discovered their 90-year old neighbor was a war hero who fought at Iwo Jima. The story wound up in the Baltimore Sun. I’m posting it today because soon, all our WWII veterans will be gone, just like the man my mother honored six years ago. But also, because I know ...read more...
Trudy Eastman ~ a Genuinely Remarkable Woman May 21, 2018Some sad news, I’m afraid. Trudy Eastman has died. Fans of Dirty Jobs will remember Trudy as the irrepressible plucker of geese, who kept me amused for the better part of a day with a stream of comments that I believed should be memorialized on a line of tee-shirts. Over the years, I have received many shirts with “Trudy-isms” embroidered ...read more...
Somebody’s Gotta Watch It! May 20, 2018Somebody’s Gotta Do It, as some of you know, has found a new home over on TBN. I can’t tell you how glad that makes me. The show is now a hit, thanks in part to a new format, and a new audience that can’t seem to get enough of people who do what they do, simply because it’s gotta ...read more...
In honor of Flag Day, one of my very favorite on camera exchanges
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I was waiting for the elevator on the ninth floor of my hotel
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On a hot night in 2005, after a long day of spelunking through the septic tanks of Wisconsin, I retired to my suite at the Motel 6, to wallow in the perks of my chosen profession.
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Just had our 6-month checkup with the Ophthalmologist.
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“Would it be TMI to say that I am turned on by a man in an apron?
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Shooting a new episode as we speak.
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My Mom wrote this six years ago, after my Dad discovered their 90-year old neighbor was a war hero who fought at Iwo Jima. The story wound up in the Baltimore Sun. I’m posting it today because soon, all our WWII veterans will be gone, just like the man my mother honored six years ago. But also, because I know ... read more...
I can’t help but notice
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Lots of love notes like this one, from John Ray…
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You’re gonna love the guys at Team Never Quit.
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Where exactly are all these jobs you keep talking about?
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From time to time, people come to my wall and say things I don’t agree with.
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Some sad news, I’m afraid. Trudy Eastman has died. Fans of Dirty Jobs will remember Trudy as the irrepressible plucker of geese, who kept me amused for the better part of a day with a stream of comments that I believed should be memorialized on a line of tee-shirts. Over the years, I have received many shirts with “Trudy-isms” embroidered ... read more...
Somebody’s Gotta Do It, as some of you know, has found a new home over on TBN. I can’t tell you how glad that makes me. The show is now a hit, thanks in part to a new format, and a new audience that can’t seem to get enough of people who do what they do, simply because it’s gotta ... read more...