the morning bull pen

Two down, two more to go. My second oldest, Benjamin, has graduated from Naches Valley High School. As a mom, it's a bag of mix feelings -- I'm happy to see them enter the next stage in life, but sad that they no longer need me. What about you...

What is Baccalaureate? Rik had never heard of Baccalaureate, and I really didn't know how to explain it to him -- which is funny, since one of my sons graduated last year and I attended a Baccalaureate, and now I have another child graduating in a couple days.

If you're lonely and hungry for human touch this may be an option for you: Book a cuddlist session. It will cost you $80 an hour to hire someone to cuddle you.

Rik and I truly are blessed. Why? Because we have wonderful listeners who, in the midst of their busy days, stop to do something nice for us. The ladies from Tree Top -- Pam, Mary and Kaci -- sent us a box of goodies. We had been talking about being "hangry" one morning, so the ladies sent us cute T-shirts as well as nourishment...

I love shopping for makeup, but trying to apply it like the makeup girl in the store usually results in a #hail. YouTube has a ton of helpful makeup tips, which I didn't have growing up. I've been trying my hand at the cat eye, which is a difficult makeup trick...

Serge Zaka is a collector -- even traveling to many different countries all so he can find the thing for which he hungers more than anything: McDonald's burger boxes. He currently has more than 300 boxes hanging on his walls.

My second-oldest son, Benjamin, is about to graduate from Naches Valley High School. My normal go-to graduation gift would be money, but is there something special that I can get him?

Did you see these guys at the stoplight by Old Naches Highway and Highway 12 on Thursday? I thought it was creative that they were trying to scrape up some money for gas -- instead of just standing out on the corner with a sign, they were entertaining for the donations. They even put on costumes.

There's a new clothing item on the dress code chopping block in a North Carolina school district ... skinny jeans. This has me a little perplexed. Skinny jeans completely cover your body. There is no skin showing with skinny jeans or leggings.

Is bald better? The answer is yes, based on a recent survey of women. Women find bald men more masculine, dominant and stronger. Huh? I obviously was left out of this survey. I like hair that I can run my fingers through, maybe give it a little pull. Not rubbing a shiny smooth head that reminds me of a baby's butt.

Help! My side of The Bull studio seems to be infested with teeny, tiny little red spiders! Every morning there are about five of these little suckers crawling all over my papers. I've never had to deal with teeny, tiny spiders, but they still creep me out just like their bigger relatives...

It's time to crown the king .. OK ... not actually crown him, but bestow the coveted trophy upon him: The second annual Yakima's Sexiest Bartender winner, Bobby Truijllo.