Well, it's that time of year again and I have invited Gary G-Man Garles (and Geri, too) to come on the broadcast on Thursday April 3rd. They are a wealth of information about horticulture and good clean living and I always enjoy the time we can spend together! We will be taking live calls at that time but if you are terribly allergic to public speaking you may email questions before Wednesday April 2nd until 5pm to rbdflynn@hotmail.com. If you decide to call in remember that the broadcast is live...so keep it clean! Unless, of course, it really is a question about dirt. And give Gary's show a listen later in the day. "Centripetal Sounds" 2 to 4 pm on Thursday afternoons!

Hi! I had the great pleasure of sitting down to coffee and visiting with some really good folks over Rockford Illinois way this past week. I want to give a special shout out to them, you all made the visit a good one! Hey to Larry and Laverne, Dennis and Jackie, and Joan and Jerry even though Joan and Jerry are going to Florida. I'm not bitter. I hope they have a good time. Thanks to Darlene for the stories about Dottie and the Rockford Peaches they were great. And Darlene you look beautiful in yellow! Hey to Fred. A special thanks to my new brother Mike you were a great help! Jimmy Z, what can I say...you know I love ya! Larry thanks for visiting the blog and leave me a message now and then. I will talk to Jimmy M about the archives. I'll be thinking of you over bagels ya'll! Thanks for the stories, the laughs and for everything you've done for the Comer's! I appreciate it. And please remember don't dry your undies in the microwave! Try a skillet, at least you can tell when they begin to smoke and you can flip them over to the damp side with a spatula!

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Hey everybody! I know you must be as tired as I am of the cold, snow and ice but you know we have to have it or Spring wouldn't be as special as it is...right? Soon the sun will be shining all the time and the summer birds will be flocking back to the state and we will be complaining about how hot it is! That's the way it is in Iowa if it weren't for the weather what would we talk about? Until the hot weather comes we will have to content ourselves with the thought of flowers swaying in the breeze, bees buzzing and running around in shorts and tee shirts, ah that's the life.  read more »

Is it really February already? My goodness where does the time go? I will tell you that Therese and I are ready for Spring! But in time it will come if we can just go day by day. Speaking of which thanks so much for all your prayers and kind thoughts concerning my grandson Flynn. He is doing very well and will be coming home from the hospital Thursday or Friday of this week. Hard to believe that it has only been 10 days since the diagnosis! Seems like years really. But the news is good and I hope continues!

Therese and I are seriously considering being on air with you twice a week and have decided to start this month. We're trying to come up with a gimmick to trick you all into listening twice a week...haven't thought of one yet but I warn you we will. We will try to live up to the high standard we wish we had already set as on air divas. Until such time though we will continue to stumble along making fools of ourselves for your pleasure!  read more »

Hey everybody! Well if you were listening this morning you know that my buddy Therese is off in the wilds of Minnesota with her Mom for Thanksgiving. I know she is having a great time there, and is most likely dealing for a quick game of cards before all the guests arrive. (I'm sure her mom will beat her hands down!)
As promised here is the Brussels Sprouts recipe I read for you this morning. I know all the kids will love this one! YUMMMMMMEEEE!
Nutty Brussels Sprouts
1 lb fresh or fozen brussels sprouts, thawed and halved
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
3 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped pecans (or for the English version Chestnuts)
In a saucepan, bring brussels sprouts, water and salt to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until tender-crisp; drain. Sprinkle with pepper; keep warm.  read more »

Hey! Be sure to join us Tuesday November 6th when Therese and I will be interviewing one of my all time favorite stage husbands: Andrew Edlin! He is currently rehearsing for "The Miser" in which he plays the lead character. We always have a great time talking with Andrew.

Tune in and enjoy listening to Andrew's dulcet tones while Therese and I speak with very bad British accents! We just can't help ourselves. Andrew will give us the what, where and how of the production during broadcast.
Thanks for listening!

Come and join Therese and me on Tuesday morning as we saunter back from a refreshing and productive weekend! Therese was able to go with our friend Jean Dorothy to see "Time out of Rhyme" in Ottumwa. I'm sure Therese will have some wonderful things to say about the play, etc. Other than that haven't a clue of where we go next, and isn't that the most fun thing about Off the Subject? I hope so!

If we all thought alike what a boring world this would be. It is obvious that some people in our area have thought about and have spent some time with hogs and are well aquainted with their likes and dislikes. But I wonder if they know the one thing hogs like most [because they have no sweat glands] is to wallow in the muck and mire to cool their hot little bodies. Happy hogs most generally are lying in the hog wallow under a shade tree not scampering around in the sunshine. They get sunburnt just like the rest of us so it's better to stay muddy and in the shade. So if you are going to raise them in a confined area you have to moderate their environment by cooling them in the summer (and that includes cool mists of water cascading down from sprinkling units) and heating in the winter so that they don't lose their ears and tails to frost bite like field raised hogs use to do. Most confined pigs get hosed off every day and are in a much cleaner environment than field raised hogs. And as far as using their straw as compost most people agree that sheep and horse manure are a much better choice on homeowners gardens and lawns but hog manure is probably best used for field crops.  read more »

Well, if you have listened to the Tuesday broadcast and Thursday re-broadcast you have gotten an earful concerning our neighbors to the north and the Palms. I would really be interested in your viewpoint as well, even if is not the same as my own. My son Caleb tells me I'm too emotional about the whole thing. I should take all the emotion out and look at the situation logically. Well, easier said than done!  read more »

Hey everybody! I hope you had a chance to listen to our live broadcast on Tuesday last! It was great fun getting up early and going into the studio but not fun enough to consider doing it on an ongoing basis. Though James keeps asking us to! Our schedules at this time would not allow this but we're considering going maybe 2 or 3 mornings a week next fall...what do you think?  read more »