Good Morning Monterey Bay

In good news we heard of a group of 50 pilots graduating from Tuskegee University. Also, a lucky person had their hows burn down, then win a drawing at the boys and girls club in which they won a new house. Gary Shapiro told us what the earliest Academy Awards were like, but only after reminiscing first about our time at the fair yesterday. Good news was food for litter and CPR for a drunk raccoon...

Jaime Smith talked fair food with us. His favorite is waffle cones. Rosemary dissed corndogs. Bill is not a fan of panko corndogs, but likes the plain ones. Gary introduced us to a book about Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Parker. It is The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World by Peter Guralnick. We heard several variations of the music...

In good news we heard of a gathering of family members of a crew from a B-17 who flew together in World War II. Then we heard of an eight-year-old boy who went on a car trip with his parents, and his stuffed dog. The dog disappeared at some point. They figured it was at a rest stop they visited. The dad wrote the sheriff there, giving the location of the rest stop, and asked him to have a look. A...

Gail Pellerin joined us, discussing the death of John Burton, the compassion with dying bill, and suicide prevention month. Mark Mozena was back from his honeymoon, to tell us of these things. Oumuamua is classified as an exo-Pluto object. It was our first known exo-solar system visitor.  NASA releases draft of new Space Station development program. Funding for commercial space stations to replace...

Dr. Pete had several topics for us today. First we talked about how fast things--like rubber bones--go through a dog. From there we went to oral cancer in cats, and then to brushing dogs' teeth, using doggiedent. Then it was new cancer treatments for animals utilizing their immune system, and parallel treatments for human cancers. Finally, it was zoonotic diseases, like rabies. Movie picks this we...

A student from Argentina vacationed in Italy. She stayed in a home and learned that it was the home in which her father was born and raised. She stayed there by coincidence, demonstrating what a small world it is. A Philadelphia policeman gave a man who is blind and deaf money to take a bus to New York. The man had gotten off to stretch his legs during a stop, and no one let him know the bus was l...

We learned that Poland has goat-inspired forestry robots.  Jaime Smith spoke of hatch peppers and then of pesto. Dinah Shore sang for us. So did Doris Day. Twice.

In good news we heard of three brothers who set a speed record for rowing across the Pacific, and of a man who broke his back twice and yet still walked his daughter down the aisle. John Laird filled us in on the redistricting we will be voting on in the next election, and just how the gerrymandering will be done if it happens. Rachael Shelton runs a bougie chicken prison. Who knew?

Dr. Pete had tips on dog grooming, as well as for dealing with wild pigs. We asked him why dogs shake their heads so much. Charlie Keutman taught us all about pruning fruit trees. A picture of fireworks demonstrated what a small world it really is.

A postman rescued drying sheets from rain and Benelli's eagles make a comeback in the good news segment. Gary Shapiro had some movie recommendations for us. He was lucky enough to go to Radio City Music Hall when it was still a movie theater. Jill Troderman had the inside story of the good, the bad and the ugly of food. No, there was nothing ugly, but there was both good and bad. We learned that o...

Jaime Smith was on to talk food, and the topic was hatch chiles, also known as Anaheims. Gary Shapiro has been reading Understandable Economics : Because Understanding Our Economy Is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know. Before he told us about that, he recommended the documentary film Peewee as Himself. Trudy Ransom joined us in the third hour. She owns a small business at the y...

Grandparents were in the news. We heard of a grandmother who delivered her own grandchild, and of a great grandfather golfer who shot his first hole-in-one. John Laird gave us his take on redistricting and gerrymandering. Rachael Shelton talked youtube as teacher and how not to form an e-mail if you want to get someone to take an action.

In good news we heard of a fellow with a tractor in Beijing saving people in a flood, and of another fellow who is the Pied Piper of giving away laptop computers. Gail Pellerin discussed redrawing district boundaries in California, as well as a number of bills that are in process. Michael Olson had the cheery topics of valley fever and of mountain lions killing alpacas for the pleasure of it.

Dr. Pete gave us tips on reducing separation anxiety in dogs. We also heard about dental hygiene.  In good news we heard of a mystery man in Italy who goes out at night to paint over graffiti. Also, a girl who had bullies at prom ruin her dress got a do-over. Charlie Keutman followed up on last week by telling us more about avocados, as well as a bit about master gardeners.

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 Ta...

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...

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...

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 fo...

Dr. Pete brought us the cheery topics of leptospirosis and toxoplasmosis. Becky teased us with her upcoming discussion of the cleanup of the batteries in Moss Landing. Charlie Keutman held forth on avocados. We gave away more tickets to the art, wine and beer festival this weekend in Scotts Valley.

In good news we heard the story of some lifeguards who were in the right spot at the right time to save a mother and son in a river. We also heard of a Carolina Panther player who, despite serious illness, prevailed and scored a touchdown with his family present. Susan O'Connor-Fraser joined us in the studio to talk about the upcoming Scotts Valley Art, Wine and Beer Festival, happening this weeke...

Jaime Smith talked cheese, including toasted cheese sandwiches. Gary Shapiro spoke of the book Here Beside the Rising Tide - Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead and an American Awakening, by Jim Newton. Ron Haedicke let us know the county fair opens in less than a month, September tenth. He also mentioned the fundraising barbeque for the scouts that is coming up in Corollitos.

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...

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 i...

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 d...

In good news we learned of two people who died recently. Joan Anderson was the inventor of the hula hoop. Dan Peltzer was a marine who read 100 pages every day for 40 years. We somehow established that Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson dating each other is "sweet."