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Hey @dpshow, did you know today’s show is not loading on the Apple podcast platform? I needed the lift on a rough day and I got nothing. @PrinceMarv13 @PaulPabst

This is only one of the many reasons I am a @NeuYear customer for life. I reached out to them and asked if they had 2028 wall calendars available yet. Short answer, no. But, he said he would be happy to create a one-off for me as a short term solution to my need. A week later my calendar showed up! I use their wall calendars and planner every single day and have for years. If you need a tool to keep yourself or your family organized you will not find better tools at better prices and some of the best customer service anywhere. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Highly recommend.

We have been visiting the Grider Pumpkin Patch in Perkins, OK since our youngest was the age in the picture, she is now 23. We went again today and it was the best crop of pumpkins I have seen there. Acres and acres of pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colors. The family that owns it are incredible people and they have some activities for the little ones when you check out. And you won’t find a better bargain on pumpkins anywhere. Here are few tips if you have never been. 1. Gloves are helpful. Pumpkin vines can be prickly. 2. A pocket knife or garden scissors will help a lot. 3. Wear old clothes and shoes. You will have dust on everything. 4. The roads are fine for any vehicle, but be aware driving around the patch will get your car very dusty. 5. If you have a friend who is great at photography, invite them, you’ll be thankful to have some great pics from the trip. 6. Stop and eat somewhere in Perkins before or after. They have a handful of options and they are all good. Enjoy the small town experience. If you live close, I can’t recommend the Grider’s Patch enough. We love the memories we have made each year. 🎃

Hey @NBCSport, you do a great job on your football games, but could you make the possession marker any smaller? What was wrong with having a little football icon next to the team with the ball?

I have an exercise where I ask people to describe, in one word, how they feel right before they find out they were wrong about something. They typically give very similar answers: embarrassed, angry, dumb, etc. The key is that those words describe how you feel AFTER you find that you were wrong. BEFORE you find out, you felt RIGHT, even though you were completely wrong. You felt correct when you weren’t. That exercise applies to how I feel about people who feel unloved and uncared for. People who feel alone in this world and get to the point they feel like their life has no value. THOSE THOUGHTS ARE WRONG. If you feel that way please reach out to someone and ask for help. Don’t make a permanent decision when you don’t have correct information. In the U.S. you can call 988 and get help immediately. No matter how bad you THINK things are, I promise God has a plan for your life. Please stick around to see what He has in store for you. 🧡 #suicidepreventionday #everyonematters #hope

After being named the Big 12 Faculty member of the year earlier this year, Dr. Brett Carver is today quoted in a @nytimes article. The article is entitled, “Is the Bread in Europe Better for You?” written by Alice Callahan. Proof once again that “Orange is the answer.” Congratulations to @okstate and Dr. Carver. Our little university continues to have a big impact on the world.

When your creative buddy goes to @oaxaca he brings back a souvenir with a logo he created for the character! Thank you @claybillman ! Everyone should have a friend as creative and kind. Plus, he may have accidentally created an idea for a new Halloween concert! #oaxaca #mexico #dayofthedead #sinatra #halloween

This always one of my favorite events each year. Center of Family Love does incredible work and their volunteers and residents are some of the nicest people I know. Every year is like seeing family. This is one of the happiest events we do each year. Thank you to Center of Family Love for having us. We are grateful to play a role.

@RepMullin Over 50,000 unidentified children are waiting for rescue. Support the Renewed Hope Act of 2025 to rescue children seen in abuse images. These children cannot wait! #TimTebowFoundation #EndExploitation #RenewedHopeAct2025

Hey @AskAmex, would someone please explain why you are causing my 87-year-old father grief when he has been a faithful customer of yours for 42 years? Is this how you reward loyalty?

I love how @bookingcom completely ignores you when you repeatedly email them about an issue. It is super helpful. I also love that the property told me that she wasn’t surprised because she always gets complaints about @bookingcom.

Christmas in April? Yes! Because now is the time to book your corporate or private Christmas party entertainment. We are already booking dates and now is the time to make sure your date is on the calendar! I can perform solo, with my quartet (most popular) or with my seven or ten-piece groups. I have performed in homes and at the @okcthunder halftime and New Year’s Eve party so nothing is too small or too big. Visit my website, wadetower.com and reach out to see if your Holiday date is still available. #mostwonderfultimeoftheyear #happyholidays #christmas #sinatra #classics

Last Friday evening the @RiataCenter honored over seventy business owners who are all members of the @OKStateAlumni family. This event is filled with people from all industries and colleges on the @okstate campus. There are so many great stories of success and perseverance and grit. I was honored to provide the music for the event and this has become one of my favorite events because I love seeing how excited everyone is to be there. If you are an OSU alumni and a business owner then you should definitely reach out and come join the party next year! The #Cowboy100 provided proof that “Hard work is undefeated” is a fact. Congratulations to all of the honorees and to everyone involved in creating such a special event.

A very, very Happy Birthday to one of the most creative minds on this platform. The one and only @anyarizm! 🎉 🎂

I hope you have someone like this in your life. Regardless, I hope you are or become someone like this in someone else’s life. Encouragement is underrrated.

WHAT IF we decided today that we would only support and encourage others? WHAT IF that decision forced us to ignore everything we disagree with online and only looked for the positives? WHAT IF we resisted criticizing or putting down those we disagree with and simply scrolled by those posts without comment? WHAT IF we simply ignored others’ negativity at work? WHAT IF we looked for ways to encourage others and commented positive and encouraging feedback? WHAT IF we looked for ways to look past people’s initial posts or attitude and tried to understand why that person is so unhappy? Let’s compare our interacting with our coworkers and family and our scrolling social media to a walk in the forest? As we are enjoying our stroll we notice that there are large holes dug in the ground at varied points in our path. We notice some holes are empty, but others have a person in the bottom. As we stop to look down at them and ask what they are doing, those people shout something hurtful or something we disagree with. Now we have three choices. 1. We can do what many do, and instantly climb down in the hole to argue with them. Which means we are now both stuck in the muck and dirt with someone we don’t enjoy. This will most assuredly ruin our peaceful walk and ruin our mood. 2. We can ignore them and just continue our walk and enjoy our day. This is a great option. I would love to help everyone see the joy in every day, but that is not reality. 3. We can let our emotions lead to curiosity instead of judgement and we can ask that person some questions. We can look for something we can compliment about them and remind them of their value. Our value as humans is not in what we can tear down, anyone can do that, but our true value is what we can build up. There is always something deeper behind negative emotions. For example, typically behind all anger is fear. Knowing that makes you feel sorry for those people screaming at you on the highway. Imagine how fearful you must be in life to pour so much emotion onto a driver you don’t know. Life is hard for so many. But, if we will take the time to inquire instead of react we might better understand the negativity and possibly help that person climb out of their hole. Maybe. But, and this is vital, if we sincerely listen to someone and encourage them and they continue to spew negativity, we should continue our walk. Some people like being in a hole and climbing down inside with them won’t fix anything. We can’t change others. We can only share information and encouragement and hope they use those to make different choices. Let’s all commit to finding ways to comment only positive things today, online and in person. The world has more than enough critics and far too few encouragers. Let’s be rare. Let’s be someone others get excited to see because they know they always feel better after our interactions. Let’s leave everyone better than we found them. What if?

Change can start today. (Thanks to @TimDoremus for sharing this quote in his Dec.29 message at @lifechurch. Worth your time to watch or listen. Wisdom.)

This remains true year after year. Happy New Year. 🧡 #2025 #happynewyear #youmatter

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; - Psalm 46:10 @HallowApp @YouVersion