Good Morning Monterey Bay

In good news we heard of a four-year-old in Michigan who called 9-1-1 to talk sports. The police have a policy of visiting such callers, even if there is apparently no emergency, just to be sure. There they learned that it was his nine-year-old brother's birthday. The whole day shift then turned out to celebrate with the boys.

We also heard of the successful efforts to keep sediment out of Lake Tahoe, thereby preserving its famous ...

Jamie Smith told us a bit about his business model, and how he's been able to avoid raising prices too much. We then discussed how food prices have gone up, produce some and meat a lot, as well as labor costs rising. Jaime and Bill both disapprove of the idea of various surcharges and mandatory tips on a restaurant menu. The costs should be built into the price.

Jeff Manke is back from his trip to Ireland and Scotland. Yes, he did ...

In good news we heard about an unhealthy lake in Kashmir that lost its lotus flowers due to silt after flooding in 1992. Now the lake's health has been restored and the flowers are back. Then we learned a reservation in Minnesota had the first birth of a bison on their reservation.

Rachael Shelton was in, claiming to talk about things she doesn't know about. In truth, she knows an awful lot about many things.

Dr. Dawn Motyka educat...

In good news we heard of a Jamaican who invented a self-cleaning door handle. SRSLY. Some kids in Hudson, Minnesota did a really nice thing and took care of a restaurant when the owner could not. Mark Mozena always has lots of cool space things to talk about.

• new Executive Order from Trump designed to remove regulation from launch and make it quicker to get approvals
• NASA's Chief of Staff calls for the end of Earth Science at...

Doctor Pete talked about guinea pigs and sheep as pets. He looked at a video Bill sent of a rat with malfunctioning back legs. He described it as paresis, and told how it can also happen to cats and dogs, and what can be done for it, which often is not much.

Alex's movie picks of the week were Weapons and Boys Go To Jupiter. Rosemary's were Weapons and Strange Harvest. Alex may even have said that Boys Go To Jupiter could be his ne...

In good news we heard of a couple who raised eleven million dollars by visiting a BnB in all 50 states in just 50 days, and then of the first woman umpire in major league baseball.

Officer Isreal Murillo of the highway patrol was in the studio to talk about all sorts of things only a CHP officer could. Especially interesting was how our local highway patrol members have reversed the upward trend in e-bike accidents by going out to ...

In good news we heard of a rent-a-grandma program in Japan. In Amsterdam they are building tiny sets of stairs to let unfortunate cats who have fallen into the canals have a way out and onto dry land again.

It turns out Jaime Smith is a really big fan of the Grateful Dead. While out here for their sixtieth anniversary concert, he enjoyed the local dim sum. More than talking about that, though we discussed melons. Different types of...

Today, after two attempts, we made soda. It was perhaps the best week for movies ever. Of the seven reviewed, Rosemary considered five to be a pick of the week, and Alex picked six. These were the movies.

• The Naked Gun
• The Bad Guys 2
• She Rides Shotgun
• Souleymane's Story
• Architecton
• To Kill a Wolf
• Harvest

Neither would go see To Kill a Wolf and Rosemary found the Harvest trailer "too creepy."

Charlie Keutman spoke for a ...

In good news we heard of a nice lady who did a solid for a lost dog.

Jaime Smith talked about three things today: strawberries, strawberries and strawberries.

Gary Shapiro forewent speaking of books today, and instead shared many stories of his one-time idol and then good friend Tom Lehrer. The dalliance was worth it; the stories were good.

123 minutes after the show ended Bill received an e-mail message nagging him about being lat...

In good news we heard of a new material called superwood, which sounds too good to be true.

We also heard again of local boy Ryder Walding, this time after he finished his paddle in Hawaii. Of the 38 competing in the world paddleboard championship, Ryder finished seventh.

Rachael Shelton told us of a sweet pair of twin ladies who live locally and had a meal paid for by a stranger.

Rachael had an alien that resembled and octopus cli...

Mark Mozena had lots to talk about today.

• Our understanding of dark energy may be evolving…could lead to a new understanding of how the universe will “end”
• A new “oldest galaxy” found - MoM-z14. We have no served it just 280 million years after the Big Bang. More mature than expected…
• John McFall is the first disabled person approved to travel to the space station. A British paralympian and surgeon
• 4000 employees have decided ...

Dr. Pete described what happens when a dog needs the gut scanned. We also heard what to do for a poisoned dog, like gastric lavage, inducing vomitting via introduction apomorphine beneath the eyelid and more.

In the good news we learned that Freedom Bakery is celebrating a fiftieth anniversary. We also heard about a fellow with an electric mustang--a car, not a horse--who gives free rides to veterans.

Charlie Keutman had scary stor...