You will learn just a few things in this episode:
1: I am still alive.
2: I am melting (did I mention it's hot in Bali...?)
3: I would not make for a highly sensitive cultural guide. ("um...yeah, so they have these sacred religious traditions...")
4: If you've never heard of the Winchester Mystery House, you will now!
5: I lecture you for a few seconds about "obligatory Xmas gifts".
*Important disclaimer: I realize that Bali is not Bali H'ai (**I can look things up on the Google, too you know...!)
**Important disclaimer #2: That was a joke. I am actually familiar with the musical South Pacific and, as an amateur/immature "know-it-all", need you to know that I know the situation.
Welcome back!
A day before it snows in Anchorage, Susan leaves Alaska for a reunion with her unintentionally hilarious mom, Linda, in Hillsboro, Oregon.
It's a beautiful afternoon during Part 1. The pool in Linda's apartment complex is "Closed for the Season", but that doesn't stop the Dynamic Duette from sitting outside of the pool and soaking up some sun!
Next stop: The Sportsman's Warehouse where the dynamic duo searches for a cot for Susan to sleep on instead of the wicked uncomfortable couch during her visit. No success, but great tunes to accompany this fantastic outing. Linda finds a Carhartt shirt--WITH buttons!
Final stop: The afternoon rounds off with a quick stop at the Wendy's drive-thru for the new Pulled Pork sandwich. Then to Cabela's where Susan gives in and purchases the "Cot Close-out Special". They drive home in rush-hour traffic, discussing everything from the OJ Simpson trial to Driver's Ed--and Susan struggles to remember her instructor's name (anyone listening who can provide this info gets a prize).
TRANSITIONS.
Susan checks out the famous Alaskan State Fair in Palmer, Alaska. Find out what a vegetarian eats at the fair as she takes you on the fair tour of a lifetime!
Highlights include:
The Livestock Pavilion featuring the loudest pig ever!
Cow and human interviews!
Flitz on the Fritz!
The Lumberjack Show!
Make sure to have your pile of dishes ready to wash as you prepare yourself for 51 minutes and 30 seconds of pure Fritz Fun! You might actually want to listen to the whole thing!
Previously released but temporaraly offline, this is the first episode of the On the Fritz with Susan Fritz podcast!
Susan gets her feet wet by pressing record after an incident with a wasp. She also plays her mouth trumpet for the podcast opener and consults with her always amusing mom, Linda, about home remedies for stings. Someday maybe they'll say...it all started here!
Linda returns! We discuss Smokey the Bear Then and Now, what Linda wanted to be when she grew up, education, teaching, "the kids these days", the importance of taking a paid vacation, salads, and the start of football season! (amongst other things...)
Important Notes: Karen is my sister; the illogical gaps are logical in our world.
Susan explores the definition of Kitsch, kvetches about leaf blowers, and creates dinner out of the scant contents in the kitch-en. She also reminisces about that time she met Jerry Springer. Warning: lousy accents and singing ahead.
Susan explains how she was sting by a wasp again--in the eye! And somehow she ties in her annual "Mock the First Day of School Photo" photo with indoor cycling, Lasik surgery, and how her life changed 6 years ago. Warning: things get serious for just a minute or two, but end on a life-affirming note!