The McElfresh Podcast. Not So Live, But From Hawaii.

Episode 9 - "The Trouble With Tribbles"

Mon, 3 Sep 2007 06:00:31 -1000

One of the more memorable episodes of classic Star Trek came in the second season-- The Trouble With Tribbles.

That episode pitted Captain Kirk and his crew against the Klingons, both aspiring to control nearby Sherman’s Planet.

Control is the name of the game in the future, and it’s the same game today.

For example, politicians want to control...

Episode 8 - "Stop The Madness"

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:00:44 -1000

There are some things in life that need to be corrected at all costs. It’s madness how humans treat one another.

Take my wife. Please.

We have a long standing arrangement when it comes to some of our household chores, specifically laundry. She puts the clothes in the washer, and when they’re done, she puts the clothes in the dryer.

I take the clothes out of the dryer and fold.

Episode 7 - "Husbands, Wives, Math"

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:00:54 -1000

You wouldn’t think it to be the case, but there’s more than one kind of math. Trust me on this.

There’s the math you learned in school. That’s one kind. There’s the math you didn’t learn in school. That include trigonometry, calculus, and whatever comes after that.

Older adults learned math. Younger adults learned something called the “new math.”

Episode 6 - "A Tan Saga"

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:59:24 -1000

Despite a few decades of living in the tropical sun of the Hawaiian Islands, I don’t have much of a sun tan.

As it is with most people, whether they live in Minnesota, or Hawaii, I’m busy and most of that busy is busy indoors, hence, not much of a tan.

Not much of tan? How much is much? Face, arms, legs, and not much else. That’s more of a haole spotted owl than a guy with a good tan.

Episode 5 - "The Comfort Of Hair Loss"

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:00:24 -1000

From as far back as I can remember, I had hair. Plenty of it. Until now. Can hair loss be a good thing?

Yes. In fact, my recent attitude about my head of hair is one that should have been adopted perhaps a decade ago. There is comfort in hair loss.

First, I've carried a comb with me since somewhere around the 6th grade; about when girls began looking less like girls and more like women.