the morning bull pen

Remember diving into the plastic ball pit as a kid? How great it felt to just get lost in the sea of plastic balls with not a care in the world? In San Francisco, you can have that very feeling as an adult -- mixed with adult beverages! "Ball Pit Bar" is what it's referred to, and it's simply what you would think: adults in a ball pit drinking alcohol.

Growing up in the quiet, sleepy little town of Naches was much like the TV show "Mayberry." You could walk to the park or stay out until dark playing with your friends until your mom had to literally call you home by yelling your name from the front porch steps. That was over 20 years ago, and although the town of Naches hasn't changed much, the world around it certainly has ... which ha

It's disturbing and hilarious all rolled into one ... I've discovered Face Swap on Snapchat! Or I should say that my kids introduced me to Face Swap and now I'm addicted.

Rik and I are both "Walking Dead" fans and always enjoy chatting with each other about the last night's episode. Being the comic book geek that he is, Rik has even read the "Walking Dead" comic books. I have not. We started chatting about the prior night's episode and somehow ended up talking about who the star of the show was?

So I'm totally guilty of doing this all the time ... a recent survey revealed that 60 percent of people say they leave the door open while using the bathroom when no one is home.

In India, the police are investigating a wife being placed for sale on Facebook by her debt-ridden husband. Authorities believe he was trying to pay off his credit card bills, but the husband is claiming that someone hacked his account and placed the ad. So I decided to write an ad placing Rik up for sale. Then ... our spouses (who rarely chime in) wrote their own ads for Rik and myself.

I'm not a food mixer, but I don't freak out if any of the food on my plate is touching, either -- unlike my oldest son, who can't stand to have any of his food touch! I even had to resort to buying school lunch trays with compartments so that his food would not touch.

Blake Shelton's new single, "Came Here To Forget," just dropped and it's receiving mixed reviews. Which is partly due to the sound of the song, and I think partly due to the personal message in the song. Take a listen and then take the poll ...

What could be better than pancakes? Pancakes for a great cause! Join Special Olympics of Washington for breakfast at Old Country Buffet next Saturday (March 19) from 8-11 a.m. Tickets are $12 at the door. Please support these wonderful athletes who put their hearts and souls into competing....

It's 92.9 The Bull's/Townsquare Media's National St. Jude Days of Giving! We want you to join us in becoming a partner in hope. All it takes is $20 a month to become a partner in hope.

Each morning I'm up before everyone else in the house. The house is quiet and still while I sit on the couch watching the news eating my oatmeal. Every morning the cat seems to think that this is "our time together." If I don't pay attention to her then she does this to me ...

I stumbled across a new artist who has that deep baritone voice and smokin' hot looks to match up with the voice ... his name is Dylan Scott.