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Saturday, March 08, 2025

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Check Your Batteries Day

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March 9 is Check Your Batteries Day. We think it has something to do with ending daylight savings time but to be honest we haven't done ...
Friday, March 07, 2025

This Week In Self Help Radio (February 28 + March 2 3 4 + 6)

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For some reason - maybe because they're more ubiquitous? - I have taken more pictures of slugs than snails. But I had a show this week a...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Self Help Radio 030435: Snails

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Behold! A radio show for the humble snail! Not that any snail will have time to listen to it. When I snapped the picture above, the snail to...
Monday, March 03, 2025

Whither Snails?

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That picture up there - which I called "snails" - was taken in October 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. It seems we came across some sn...
Sunday, March 02, 2025

Preface To Snails: A Personal Connection

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(image from here ) Most of the things I write here are somewhat personal & kinda dumb but this may be too much of both. When the time ca...
Saturday, March 01, 2025

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Lou Reed's Birthday

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(image from here ) Lou Reed was born March 2, 1942. On what would have been his 83rd birthday, The Dickenbock Report on XRAY celebrates his ...
Friday, February 28, 2025

This Week In Self Help (February 23 + 25)

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Okay, okay, I was on the radio today, but I'll cover that next week. I haven' had a chance to put it on my website yet jeez! Sunday ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Self Help Radio 022525: Get Better

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Just a quick glance at the online news after doing a show with the hope that maybe just maybe it might help the world get a little better......
Monday, February 24, 2025

Whither Get Better?

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Before I tell you how this theme came about, I should tell you - or remind you, if I've told you before - that I don't have any supe...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Preface To Get Better: It'll Get Worse

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A pessimist is: a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy ( 1 ). A cynic is: a person whose outlook ...
Saturday, February 22, 2025

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Play Tennis Day

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It comes as no surprise to the avid tennis player & fan that, in the last month of winter, when everyone decides to play tennis, we cele...
Friday, February 21, 2025

This Week In Self Help (February 14 16 + 21)

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It was a mostly quiet week for me, I just did the shows I was supposed to do, except for one I did for Valentine's Day a week ago. I dec...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Self Help Radio 021825: Vacancy

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"Vacancy" is a word most associated with hotels but did you know if wasn't until the third decade of the 20th century that it ...
Monday, February 17, 2025

Whither Vacancy?

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(photo by b d from here ) Honestly, I am such a fan of empty spaces, vacant lots, & abandoned buildings that I am surprised it has taken...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Preface To Vacancy: Pretty Vacant

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(image from Discogs ) Sadly I don't have a cool story about discovering the Sex Pistols. I was younger than ten when punk happened &...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Otis Blackwell's Birthday

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(image from the Wikipedia ) One of the architects of what we now call rock & roll, Otis Blackwell, was born on February 16, 1931. Accord...
Friday, February 14, 2025

This Week In Self Help (February 9 10 11 + 13)

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My cats are very affectionate with one another. My wife told me this week I am dealing with the anxiety & trauma of how fucked-up our co...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Self Help Radio 021125: Valentine's Day 2025 - Affection

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Just in time for Valentine's Day! Or - a little early for Valentine's Day! It's Self Help Radio's Valentine's Day show f...
Monday, February 10, 2025

Whither Affection? (It's A Valentine's Day Show!)

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(image by Seebangnow from here ) Oh gosh I guess I answered the question above. Why is this week's show about affection? Because it'...
Sunday, February 09, 2025

Preface To Affection: How Important Is Affection?

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(it says copyright Matt Groening dude) How the hell should I know? I thought I'd look at the answers from the people who answer question...