KDTime: Healthy vs Unhealthy Jobs

Episode 72

In this episode, talking about healthy jobs versus unhealthy jobs makes you think about the type of field you are in. You wouldn't think that a job is necessarily unhealthy until you either experience it or have a friend or family member who can tell you about it. You wouldn't think a harmless job being behind a desk for 40 hours a week is unhealthy because you aren't doing anything that's deemed unhealthy. But would you believe that sitting around all day is in fact unhealthy? I know I didn't think so until I got into this habit of being at desk everyday would do to me. I don't feel very active and I can easily sit there constantly on my computer checking on things for the job. 

After reading both articles about which jobs are healthy and which aren't I've come to this conclusion this is an excerpt for the closer to the end of the show:

"I think the main idea about these jobs, although it was funny to read that a florist job can be both healthy and unhealthy, is that you are doing something that pays the bills and gives you a purpose in life. Work is work but you should be at least somewhat happy with where you are working and what kind of work you are doing? 

                                       

Unless it’s all about the money then well… I don’t know what to tell ya. Except you can’t take it with you if you know what I mean. Do what fulfills you, inspires you, encourages you

The work will always be there but make sure you are taking care of you. Because the one thing that remains true is that if you aren’t healthy enough to work somewhere they will find someone else without a problem. The term “easily replaceable” is real in certain jobs, not all of them but a lot of them. 

I want to encourage you today. If you are working and love what you do, that's great news. If you didn’t realize how unhealthy your job is then reevaluate it and see if that’s something you want to continue to do."

 

KDTime: West Indian Day Parade History

 Episode 71

What is Labor Day? To some it’s a huge celebration with big trucks, big bands, loud music, good food, flags waving, people dancing, and lots of vibes. To others it’s a nice day off to grill up the good meat for a barbecue and to acknowledge the fact that the summer is almost over. And it's a day for the ones who literally just take the day to do nada because they work too much. In America labor day is a celebrated holiday on the first Monday of September every year. Some people work depending on what their job is and others galavant in the streets from dusk till dusk.

 

What’s interesting is that workers fought to create this day because they felt that there needed to be a day to celebrate and take off from all the hard work being done during the year. One day out of 365 to let the American people know that their work was and is appreciated. One day to recognize the contributions many workers made for America’s strength, prosperity and well-being. In the late 1800s around 85, 86 a movement developed to secure state legislation after municipal ordinances were passed. Guess which state was the first to introduce a bill, New york that’s right. NEW YORK! Where the biggest parade and celebration takes place to this very day. NY may have been the first to introduce a bill but Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day on February 21, 1887 and that same year New York along with Colorado, Mass, and Jersey all passed laws creating Labor day as a holiday. After that more states followed suit and by June 28 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in Sept of each year a legal holiday.

There is some debate on who is the founder whether it was Peter McGuire or Matthew Maguire with Matthew being the undisputed author after President Cleveland signed the law creating a national labor day. And the first labor day parade commenced on September 5 1882 in New York City which happened to be a Tuesday. SO about 12 years prior to Congress making Labor Day a legal holiday, New York was parading around for a day in September every year. 

Which is still held to this day. Now how did the Caribbeans of New York City practically take over the parade? At least in my humble opinion, for as long as I can remember when I thought about Labor Day I thought about the West Indian Day Parade. I’m talking Jamaicans, Guyanese, Basians, Trini & Tobago, Haiti, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Panamanians, Bahamian, Dominican, st. Vincent, Grenada, Belize and more. So many West Indian American people. 

  

So 90 years ago in Harlem a woman named Jessie Waddell who was Trinidadian or Trini and her West Indian friends decided to bring Carnival to Harlem with costume parties. They would have them in enclosed places like the Savoy, Renaissance, and Audubon Ballrooms because it was cold in February. A lot of history that I didn’t know, but yea. I think my mom talked about it when I was little. Anyway some more interesting tidbits are that while in Harlem they couldn’t stay inside for long because the news of the celebration was too big to be confined and the earliest known Carnival street parade was on Sept 1, 1947 still in Harlem and the route was along seventh avenue starting at 110th st. It was until just shy of 20 years later, 1964, that the permit for Harlem was revoked and they moved to Crown Heights 5 years laters because a committee headed by Carlos Lezama obtained approval for the parade to be established on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where it has remained today. That committee soon became known as the West Indian-American Day Carnival Association.

It’s so lively and fun. The air smells of all kinds of foods like jerk chicken, curry goat, kebabs, fish cakes, oxtail, meat patties like beef and chicken, coconut bread and lots of other deliciousness.  

It’s such an amazing time, but from the early 2000s a lot of violence would occur either before the parade, after the party, during the parade and it’s been discouraging. It was always fun to see the costumes and watch large bands on big trucks come through with people jumping, dancing, and having a good time. A lot of singers/songwriters, rappers, would mention the spectacle that is the West Indian Day Parade. It is one of the biggest festivals in the world.

Some reasons to go this year. It’s September 4th typically from 9am to until about 2pm give or take.

1. It’s the largest parade of its kind in north America 
2. The party literally starts late August and goes on all the way to Labor Day (and then Tuesday morning eastern parkway looks like it was never touched lol)
3. J’ouvert is the party that starts Sunday evening all the way through to labor day. People will party from dusk till dusk like i said. J’ouvert means “day break” 
4. The costumes, the colors, floats/bands, masqueraders aka playing mas. 
5. THE MUSIC, steel bands. Oh my word the music is phenomenal. Jump up Whine Down
6. THE FOOOOOOOOOODDDDD. One of the best things about the parade is there is an endless variety of food and drink. Jerk chicken & rice, butterfly shrimp, curry chicken goat, oxtail, patties, coco bread, roti, doubles, Sugarcane juice, rum punch, ginger beer, sorrel, coco water, Jamaican rum. I drinking rum & red bull
7. BROOKLYN. New york city in general but Brooklyn is the place to be. Duh!

Will you go this year? I know it’s a ways away BUT listen, add it to the calendar and prepare yourself. There is nothing like it.

KDTime: Musically Sound

 Episode 70

Musical episodes have not only struck fear in the hearts and minds of fans far and wide. Network execs have had their fair share of facial palms whenever writers bring up the subject. I’m sure a few tv shows might have popped into your mind by now. And I can say that most that’s on my list aren’t that bad. They were actually surprisingly really good. I think that when I watch a show that’s not known for singing or there isn’t any indication that they can sing and I’m surprised by it is nice. But if they just tossed one in there to shake things up I'm like ugh in the words of Phil from The Rugrats in Paris movie “I hates when they sing”. 

Now before I continue. I’ll issue a spoiler alert here. And please note that if one of the shows you love, a personal favorite, is missing from the list understand this, 1 the shows mentioned are ones that i have in fact seen, 2 the musical episode from the show has to have multiple musical numbers, 3 the songs must be completely spontaneous and won’t because there’s a play within the show and lastly these shows I will talk about will not be musical by nature like Phineas and Ferb, glee, Zoey’s extraordinary playlist and crazy ex girlfriend.

The Shows and their episodes:

Grey's Anatomy season 7 episode 18 Song Beneath a Song. 

In this show there is so much going on and then they decided to do a musical that felt like a two parter. But I enjoyed watching it the first time and then I was like uh there was some cringey singing lol. But Callie, played by Sara Ramirez, was amazing. I often listen to her cover of The Story by Brandi Carlile. She’s the only powerhouse from the episode that I enjoyed listening to the most. It surely brought a tear to my eye and I don’t see how it didn’t for others but if I could choose one song from the episode it would be that one.

The Flash season 3 episode 17 duet

I was actually hoping they would do a musical on this show because I know Grant Gustin aka who played Barry Allen could sing because I watched Glee. And of course Jesse L. Martin playing Detective Joe West was fantastic in the Rent movie. And then to have supergirl’s Kara Danvers played by Melissa Benoist is also from Glee. So yea this episode was a treat in my opinion. 

Community season 3 episode 10 Regional Holiday Music

Who doesn’t love a Christmas musical episode? To have Taran Killam in there and a glee themed goings on. Community felt like the kind of college anybody would love to go to. It’s such a wacky place and the group of misfits. I am seriously waiting for that movie. They did the 6 seasons. Now it is time for the movie already.

Futurama season 4 episode 18 The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings

I like Futurama. And they did this musical episode and it’s cute. Fry is a simple character who is constantly trying to impress Leela. I enjoyed all the music and the operatic flow and watching Leela’s past and her future with Fry.

Even Stevens season 2 episode 21 Influenza: The Musical

This episode was very cute, all in Ren’s head because she was sick. It had some pretty memorable tunes also like “We went to the moon In 1969” and “Sixth Period”. I enjoyed the music and because the show is less than a half an hour it was pretty impressive to fit several original numbers in there. 

Dexter’s Laboratory season 2 episode 38 LAbretto

Speaking of short episodes, Dexter's Laboratory will always be one of my favorite Cartoon Network shows. This musical episode was cute. Another operatic giving us insight into Dexter's birth. My favorite song is “Hello, Dear Brother”.  The episode also earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in ‘98. 

Psych season 7 episode 15 & 16 Psych the musical

Honestly, we all kind of knew a musical was coming. I love Psych, it’s absolutely hilarious and the casting is gold. And what was even more awesome was by the end of the episode it was an entire "Psych" to the fans because the musical part was all apart of an elaborate playwright proposed by Shawn

Scrubs season 6 episode 6 My Musical

Scrubs, such a wonderfully written series minus season 9. This musical episode was well done. A lady comes in and imagines all the doctors, nurses, other patients, and dead guys singing! 

That 70’s show That 70s Musical season 4 episode 24

I think the best part about this episode is we are getting a good view from Fez’s mind. He’s excited about a spring musical that he is in and spends majority of the time trying to convince the gang to come and support him. Spoiler Alert they do. Also, they sing some 70s classics like Steve Miller's "The Joker," Nazareth's "Love Hurts," The Turtles' "Happy Together." and Peaches & Herb “Shake Your Groove Thing”. It was a very enjoyable episode and I love the bloopers at the end of it. 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 episode 7 Once More with Feeling

Sarah Michelle Gellar will always be Buffy to us even if she’s done more with her career. We all know her as Buffy. The bad guy in the episode was funny and could hold a tune. The thing that was probably the best part about this episode was that it pushed the story forward. Allowing all the characters to fully express themselves or their deeper feelings through song was a brilliant idea. None of them were going to come clean otherwise. So even if they defeated the evil, it opened the door of a bit more communication for the team.

KDTime: The Heart vs The Mind

 Episode 69

Despite popular belief our hearts don’t actually have components that manifest as thinking but it does show strong changes to emotions but the heart itself cannot feel. Hard to believe that your heart can’t feel because it feels like it can. Especially when we feel heartbroken. It is truly our brain/mind that allows us to think, feel, and act using many systems of neurons that work together. The brain/mind is one that creates emotions and thoughts. 

Our hearts are believed to be relatively close with emotional attachments such as love, kindness, affection, caring, and more while our minds are mostly connected to rational, educational, knowledgeable, and logical thinking as well as memory and judgment etc. 

So which do you follow more? 

Why do we think our hearts talk to us? Why do we associate the emotional feelings with our heart? Why can’t we tell our brain to control our emotions?

As a people we have a lot of things that may drive us to do the things we do. Whether it’s our career, our relationships, our personal struggles. We are all driven to do things based on how we feel. But do our feelings come from our head or our heart? There’s two things we need in life: sensitivity and sensibility. We should be sensitive and sensible in all our interactions including the ones with ourselves. Having a sharp intellect and a soft heart is beneficial in the long run. 

Although your heart doesn’t physically talk to you like your inner voice it sure is telling your brain things. They are connected after all.  Your heart will allow you more freedom, less regret, less fear, more openness, less overthinking and more boldness. 

Your mind will put things into perspective, produce new ideas, allow us to think strategically, manage our emotions and typically keeps us in check. 

You honestly can’t choose one over the other. You need both of them to function and take on this human existence and it’s not easy either. Sometimes you are going to make decisions that your mind won't like or your heart won't like. To be a person, to be a human being you have to remember that making decisions is a part of life. Saying yes all the time and throwing caution to the wind if fun and all but reality will catch up with you and you’re going to think logically and rationally. Life isn’t rational all the time and it’s certainly not irrational either. 

KDTime: Stream to Dream

Episode 68

Have you ever watched a movie and before you know it you are in complete dreamland? You might wake up somewhere in the movie not having a clue what’s going on? Or you might pop in a movie you know will just put you right to sleep and you’re completely okay with that. 

I mean let’s be real here, we all generally know that watching tv before bed is technically bad for us but what if it’s not anymore. Here I go talking a little cuckoo. But think about it. We are a society that is practically glued to our screens. Phones, tablets, tvs, computers, laptops etc. If we were living back in the early 90s which is literally 30 years ago now the only screens we were “addicted” to were the tv and we were able to get away from it by going outside and going to work, going to camp or playing at a friends house. We didn’t have a screen attached at the hip because there was no such thing. NOW, even children as young as 2, toddlers, are devices just like the rest of us.

Movies you can fall asleep to 

HBO MAX or MAX

1. Belfast 2021
2. The Big Chill 1983
3. Atonement 2007
4. Dune 2021
5. Let Them all Talk 2020

PARAMOUNT +

1. Book Club 2018
2. Interstellar 2014
3. Zodiac 2007
4. Titanic 1997

HULU

1. Julie & Julia 2009
2. Spencer 2021

NETFLIX

1. Legends of the Fall 1994
2. Notting Hill 1999
3. Ocean's Eleven 2001
4. Paddington 2014
5. Set it Up 2018

PEACOCK

1. It's Complicated 2009

DISNEY +

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
2. Tarzan 1999

 

KDTime: Food Facts You May Not Know

 Episode 67

Fact number one. Do you like fruit? Well Frozen Fruit might be a little better for you. We are possibly programmed to believe that fresh is the only way to go when it comes to fruits and veggies but the truth is that if they are frozen they can sometimes be even better for you. There’s a thing called flash-frozen meaning right after the fruits and veggies are picked at their peak ripeness, once frozen they are so full of vitamins and minerals in comparison that may have degraded in their fresh version. As long as there isn’t any added sugar or salt in your frozen fruits and veggies you are good to go. Generally speaking, the nutrients are well retained when frozen which can improve your health.

Fact number two. Did you know that there is a huge possibility that there is sunscreen in your salad. You heard me correctly. Sunscreen in your salad. A key ingredient in many paints and sunscreens is titanium dioxide and it just so happens to also be in some salad dressings. I really like ranch dressing and I would hate to find out I've been ingesting an ingredient that prevents me from burning in the sun. That ingredient can also be in store icing and coffee creamers. Anyway, make sure you are reading the labels of anything you purchase nowadays. The things the FDA are allowing in the USA is actually pretty scary. Why was it approved to have such an ingredient to be in both dressing and paint? If you see titanium dioxide in your food products do not eat it. It may be considered safe to eat in general but listen the WHO, World Health Organization, says that it is a possible carcinogen meaning cancer. Proceed at your own risk. 

Fact number 3. Almond milk. Would you believe me if I told you that almond milk may not be healthy? I wouldn’t believe me if I said that either. It is generally considered a healthy drink, but may not be. After all, almonds making milk naturally come on let’s be for real. They are neither cows nor a goat or a biological woman. Yes I know there are other animals that can produce milk but that’s not the point. The point is that the truth about almond milk and their so-called mass production is not what you think. Almond milk needs to be heavily processed. Would you believe that a normal carton of almond milk only uses about 4 or 5 almonds to make, the rest is water and additives that make it look like milk! That’s not exactly the most natural thing you can buy. Almond milk does have sources of vitamin E, which helps with cell regeneration in the body and it’s full of omega 3 fats which are handy dandy helpers for balanced mental health and cholesterol levels but that’s kind of where it stops. Did you know that some brands only contain about 2 percent of almonds in it and the rest of it is the water and emulsifiers. There’s other “nutrients” like vitamin A and D that are artificially added. Wild right?? 

Ok last fact, speaking of processed foods. Not all of them are bad. You may be thinking whaaaaa? She’s crazy. All processed food is considered unhealthy but listen guys listen not all processed food is a bad thing. Let me explain. It really depends on the level of processing we’re talking about. A great example is a salad mix. It’s been processed, no one's gonna argue that a plain salad mix is bad for you. Same with tomato sauce, which is actually more nutritious than a plain tomato since the cooking process releases more of the cancer-fighting lycopene that makes them so good for you but of course as long as it doesn't have any added sugar or salt. The point is don’t cut them all out completely because some are good for you. Let’s name a  few that are good for you processed foods. Greek yogurt, canned beans, Cereal but of course i’m not talking about eh cereal we all flock too like frosted flakes or corn pops. Nope I'm talking super healthy and probably ridiculously pricey oh and frozen or canned fish.

Let me know your thoughts on this topic?

Should we be more careful about what we are actually eating??

KDTime: Ladies Night

 Episode 66

Now in this episode we’re going to have some fun and sort of trot down memory lane a bit of some of the top greatest girl bands/girl groups? A girl group is a musical act of girls/women who sing normally in sync and harmony. When did this start? 

One of the first girl groups were formed in 1922 and they were

“The Three X Sisters, an American all-girl harmony singing trio initially known as The Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce. They were on stage singing together in New York City, on Broadway, as early as 1922 and formed their trio in 1924, which was composed of Pearl Santos (née Hamilton) and Violet Hamilton from Cumberland, Maryland, and Jessie Fordyce from Brooklyn, New York. They were known on NBC radio as "radio's foremost harmony trio."”

You know those roaring twenties that’s talked about these ladies were a part of it. Another couple of groups were the Boswell sisters and the Andrews sisters. A lot of girl groups were mostly sisters. The Andrews Sisters consisting of

“contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia "Patty" Marie Andrews (February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records.” 

They are from that boogie woogie era. Their song boogie-woogie bugle boy was a hit in 1941 and can be seen as an example of jump blues which is an up-tempo style of blues and jazz. There are many references that pay homage. Most recently Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015. I also think the characters on the Disney Cruise Marvel themed did a quick rendition for Captain America.

Interestingly enough the Andrews Sisters started as a tribute to the Boswell sisters and kept going from there. Martha, Connie and Helvetia Boswell had a short career formally broken up in 1936. Connee was the most successful of the trio on her solo career. 

Moving forward, a lot of all girl groups started forming from 1955 and are still going. So many of them have impacted the music world with great force and are still very popular to this day.

Most of the time it’s behind the scenes drama because girls are dramatic. Speaking as a girl I completely understand. Every girl wants to be the it girl in a group, they are the diva, the main character etc etc. But it’s not just on them. They are surrounded by inner circle and outside fans that constantly compare the girls to each other. Who is the better singer, Who is the prettiest, who can dance better and all that. One of the things about those sister groups I mentioned earlier was that for a lot of their songs it was mostly harmonizing and singing the same lyrics at the same time. As time progressed, one girl was usually picked to sing more of the lyrics alone while the rest sang back up and harmonized on certain lines. Or they were told what parts to sing. 

Top 5 Groups 

And this is based on how many records are sold.

Spice Girls - over 100 mil in sales Pop UK

The Supremes -  50-100 mil R&B/Soul US

The Andrews Sisters over 75 mil Traditional pop/ Swing Music US

TLC - over 65 mil R&B/Hip Hop US

Destiny’s Child - over 60 mil R&B US

Notable Mentions

Little Mix - over 60 mil Pop/R&B UK

The Pussycat Dolls over 55 mil Pop/R&B

The Pointer Sisters over 40 mil R&B/Soul

Fifth Harmony 33 mil Pop/R&B

SWV - over 25 mil R&B

En Vogue 20 mil R&B

Listen to episode for the details. 

Let me know your thoughts on Girl bands and Girl Groups

KDTime: Rank Them Villians

 Episode 65

I love a good Disney villain. The kind that you love to hate. Some of these villains have had a “hard knock life” but most of them were pretty much evil as soon as you saw them on the screen. Of course we don’t get the backstories of these villains often but it does make you wonder how and why they end up like this? What could be the cause of their evil? As I went down the list of villains in no particular order. I ranked them from just needing therapy to needing to be held in a specific mental facility.

Before I continue, these villains are from Disney animated movies and do not include Pixar movies as that is ranking all on its own. Needless to say this episode would be a lot longer if it included every single Disney villain out there. Also, most if not all these villains were killed or never heard from again so it’s not like they can take any advice now.

Each Villain has a story to share and we should have a better understand of how they go to be so EVIL but in the same regard because most of them are human then they could've been redeemed in some way but again they might not around *blink blink* anymore.

Here are a few from my show:

Mother Gothel - Mental hospital. She was another villain much like the Evil Queen who was obsessed with youth and beauty. 

Dr. Facilier - Shadow Man - Therapy. He was obsessed with Power. Had control issues and murder tendencies. Should he be locked up in jail probably but you can’t really lock someone up when they deal with voodoo magic. To be honest the way he was dragged away by the shadow realm and all that is exactly what he needed because all he did was use them to get what he wanted and failed. Now if he succeeded it would be an entirely different conversation. But there was a small theory floating around that he is actually Mama Odie’s son and she disowned him because of his dark voodoo magic. Now I don’t know if that’s true but the point is he could use therapy and work out what those issues are. 

Scar - jail. He does not need therapy or to be in a mental hospital because he was very level headed the entire movie he knew exactly what he was doing the entire time.

Ursula - therapy. She isn’t crazy and actually helps a lot of the people until they cross her and she simply makes them pay for it. She doesn’t kill anybody and it seems like her and Triton need to go sit down and talk things out.

Maleficent - therapy. She has serious FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) literally the only reason she even acts out in Sleeping Beauty is because she wasn’t invited to a party. I mean definitely for good reason but still to not even be given the opportunity to decline the invite is kind of rude. Now I’m not on her side but honestly if the woman, wait is she a woman? I mean technically according to her movies with Angelina Jolie she is a fairy anyway my point is if she was given a chance i think things could’ve been different. 

What are your thoughts? Do you agree? I know there are villains I didn't mention but I can talk about them another time.

KDTime: Spell it Out

 Episode 64

10. Dinosaur - Ke$ha

9. Izzo (H.O.V.A) - Jay Z

8. Fergalicious - Fergie

7. Move - Luke Bryan

6. R.O.C.K. in the USA - John Mellancamp

5. Independent - Webbie

4. Yoda - Weird Al

3. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers

2. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

1. RESPECT - Aretha Franklin

There are more songs but these are the ones the people know of. If Family Feud were to ever ask the question of what songs do you have to spell the words for I guarantee that these would be on the board. Especially Respect by Aretha Franklin. That has got to be the number 1 answer.

Some of other songs to consider, Unity - Queen Latifah, LOVE - Nat King Cole and Safety Dance - Men Without Hats. 

What are some songs you know that aren't listed here?

KDTime: Are Sports Stars Paid too much?

 Episode 63

How much is too much? This debate on sports athletes is ongoing and it won’t stop because we as fans will dish out by the bucket loads to watch entertainment. That’s what sports are right: entertaining and stressing and beautiful and anxiety building and all that. “That’s Hockey baby” “It is high it is deep it is gone see ya” “oh what a play! A 63 ft field goal is good" "From way downtown bang” did you recognize any of these sportscaster catchphrases?

One of the things that brings people together is sports. We watch, we cheer, we boo, we dislike the refereeing, we chant, we sing, we slap five etc. We do it all with sports. Sometimes we cry or punch the television. Personally if my team(s) lose(s) I think about how they could’ve won just like every other sports fan. If this didn’t happen or if that didn’t happen or if that did happen and all of it. Right you think about what went wrong, or if they win what could’ve gone wrong. But the one thing i love about sports is how they keep moving forward because they get paid to keep going right?

Who are some of your favorite athletes? Do you think they are paid too much?

Let me know your thoughts on the subject

KDTime: Couples' Careers

Episode 62

So I definitely noticed in most tv shows the commonality of couples that get together are based on their work place relationships. And it dawned on me that it was weird that couples that we claim are ENDGAME were only together because they were thrust together via the workplace.

While in my own dating life, I have only dated maybe a couple of guys based on being around them while at work. It seemed so common based on the shows I watched. But in reality, my friends, the parents of my friends, people in my groups and communities DID NOT date, have a relationship or get married and also worked together. Instead they met in various ways and kept the workplace separate. Unless one of the persons in the relationship owned a business and their partner would work with them that is completely different.

My point is that majority of the shows I watch featured couples getting together based on proximity. Here's the list below of the ones from Tv.

Tv Show Couples:

• Derek & Meredith Grey's Anatomy both doctors/surgeons met at the bar but realized he was her boss
• The Cosby's Claire Huxtable lawyer and Cliff Huxtable obstetrician met in college Hillman College
• Dre advertising executive & Bow anesthesiologist (unclear how they met)
• Jim and Pam worked in the office together (he fell in love with her by proximity)
• Jesse & Becky Full House (they met through Danny because of work)
• Louis & Jessica Fresh off the boat (met in a bathroom)
• Mindy & Danny both gynecologists The Mindy Project (worked in the same clinic)
• Nick & Jess New Girl (Proximity, they lived in the same apartment)
• Jane & Michael Jane the Virgin (she was a writer and he was a cop, they met after he went to her house over a noise complaint on her birthday)
• Andy & April Parks & Rec (Proximity; met through Ann and Leslie and finding work at Parks & Rec)
• Brad & Jane Happy Endings (Brad works for a huge Chicago investment firm and was introduced to his wife, Jane, by his best bud Max on their season of Real World Sacramento. She works for The Car Czar as a car salesperson)

I also took time to ask real life couples who are either in my life or people I met via various groups. The answers of which partner did what and how they met were amazing to see.

Most of them met in school or online, in group settings, blind dates etc.

I think maybe one or two couples met at work, and one guy told me that he would never work with his wife because he felt it was important that the relationship at work should be separate from the household relationship.

I thought that was interesting because on the one hand it could be hard to balance all of the relationships you and your partner would have with one another but on the other hand, it's a unique bond when you and your partner can agree and disagree on the same work.

Although if either partner had completely different jobs then they'd have another dynamic of communication where they could take time to actually hear one another out and not be another added stress in comparison to working with one another.

You really have to find the right balance for yourself. And it may work and it may not. But one thing is for sure, TV is definitely NOT real.

KDTime: That's Expensive

Episode 61

When I was growing up a bag of chips cost 25 cents, a bag of sunflower seeds was 25 cents, a drink was 50 cents and gum was 5 or 10 cents. A sandwich was maybe $3 dollars. I was able to go to the store with $5 and was able to get a large bag of "junk" food because it was so easy. If I ever came into a store with $20 I felt like a Queen among peasants. It was like I was rich and could do anything.

These prices were are facing in this day and age are NOT the same. It is absolutely wild to me that $5 is like chump change. You can feel so broke with $20 in your pocket. Walking around with $100 was incredibly rare so I never really did that but still it doesn't feel like much nowadays. Even though it is a lot of money. It just doesn't feel that way anymore.

I don't think I could fathom the amount of brain power it would take to restore order in the American economy but I feel like someone should do something. It shouldn't cost and arm and a leg to LIVE. And it doesn't help that people are so money hungry that the economic is failing us. What are we to do when the cost of eggs is around $6 to $8. 

Not everyone has the luxury of having their own egg laying chickens. Not everyone has the luxury of growing their own veggies and fruits. 

In this episode, I dive into the things that are just too damn expensive that shouldn't be. Something has got to change for real.

GAS

RENT
MORTGAGE FOR A HOUSE

EGGS

MILK

It's ridiculous. But these are the times we are living in. 

What can we do to make things less expensive???