Corn and Cornography, Camel Virgins, and a Space Screwdriver
from Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude Hosted by Richard Chelson and Bryan Goodwin
Recorded the Monday before Cruisin' the Coast, and it wanders everywhere. Bryan and Rich compare notes on the junk landing in their inboxes, starting with a Coffee and Classics book club pitch that has nothing to do with this show, while Bryan walks through a Podmatch webinar invite and a "come on our podcast" offer that turned into a $5,000 sales pitch. Ron, on the road, has a camera going into the Jeep and finds out the long-lost GoPro has been sitting in a bag on a dining room chair this whole time. Rich builds a free 20-meter delta loop that came out looking like an isosceles triangle, and somewhere in there the three of them take on Pacific hurricanes, a 2029 comet scare, and whether the news just wants everybody scared. From there it's gas prices and who really profits from the pump, with Bryan, Rich, and Ron all taking a swing at the refinery argument, plus Ron's closed Pizza Hut and a grocery bill that needs a sit-down. Rich puts a $55 fill-up on the table and hosts a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses with Bella watching from the window. Bryan's daughter gets a $1,000 wheel bearing in Amarillo, and Ron swears by RockAuto and $27 Moog control arms. Then it gets deep: Bryan on the Seventh Day Adventist girl from a Dallas summer and the church hypocrites, a long run on grace, judgment, and whether God forgets (four verses worth), Ron on forgiving his dad and doing the retirement math, Rich on learning how to stop working and fill the hours, and Bryan's Guadalupe River tubing days. It wraps with Bryan's website of the week, OSIRIS AI, and Ron's tip of the day for anyone who spots a red Jeep with shark teeth on I-10. Links Mentioned Website of the Week — planes, satellites, space debris, and live traffic cams on one map: osirisai.live Podmatch (Bryan's webinar invite): podmatch.com RockAuto (Ron's control arm order): rockauto.com AutoZone and O'Reilly (the parts-price comparison): autozone.com and oreillyauto.com Meineke (the Amarillo repair shop): meineke.com Moonraker (Rich's European mast shopping): moonrakeronline.com Pizza Hut (closed on Mondays): pizzahut.com Murphy USA (gas price comparisons): murphyusa.com ElevenLabs and Rocket Mortgage (inbox spam): elevenlabs.io and rocketmortgage.com Patreon (the Grandpa Gamer plan): patreon.com Facebook and TikTok (feed rabbit holes): facebook.com and tiktok.com Find a podcasting 2.0 app: podcastapps.com Support the Show If we made you laugh, cry, think, or groan, that's us creating value in your life — and this show runs on value for value, not sponsors. You can contribute Time (tell someone about the show, share it on social media), Talent (send us chapter or episode art — 2000x2000 pixels), or Treasure (head to twogrumpyvets.com, hit the B4V tab, and you'll land on our PayPal page — one-time or recurring, your choice). If you're on a podcasting 2.0 app with the funding tag, look for the "support this show" button. Get In Touch Bryan: [email protected] Rich: [email protected] Want to reach Ron? Send it to either of us and we'll pass it along. If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988 The world needs you here.
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- 0:00 Welcome and the Podmatch Webinar Invite
- 2:59 The Coffee and Classics Book Club Spam
- 6:32 The $5,000 Podcast Pitch and Podmatch Without Interviews
- 10:06 The Dude Joins: Jeep Camera, a Found GoPro, and Wednesday's Road Trip
- 15:18 Pacific Hurricanes, El Niño, and an Atlantic Taking the Year Off
- 19:41 End of Times, the 2029 Comet Scare, and Telescopes
- 24:12 A Free 20-Meter Delta Loop That Looks Like an Isosceles Triangle
- 27:28 Masts, Tariffs, and Contest Season Plans
- 31:47 Ham Club in Mobile, a Boat Invite, and Rain for Cruisin' the Coast
- 37:05 Where the GoPro Was Hiding the Whole Time
- 40:05 Closed Pizza Hut, Refineries, and Diesel
- 47:12 Iran, Venezuela, and a President Too Big for His Britches
- 49:05 Martyrs, Camel Virgins, and Voting Them Out
- 52:20 Moved to Russia, Moved to Holland, Moved Right Back
- 55:34 Atlas Shrugged, Small Houses, and Kids Expecting $500K
- 58:17 Earning Respect Starting in the Mailroom
- 1:02:57 A $1,000 Wheel Bearing and a Radiator That Blew Up
- 1:05:43 Rock Auto, $27 Moog Control Arms, and a Thumper
- 1:11:27 A $55 Fill-Up and Paying 40 Cents More to Be Stupid
- 1:17:07 Bella Behaving, Cats, and Bail Money
- 1:19:08 Jehovah's Witnesses at the Door With a QR Code
- 1:26:06 A Dallas Summer and the Seventh Day Adventists
- 1:29:28 No Dancing, No Pianos, and Other Man-Made Church Rules
- 1:34:20 Hypocrites, Church Optics, and Who Gets to Judge
- 1:38:00 The Ten Commandments and the Two Greatest
- 1:43:56 Grace, Sin, and Renewing Your Mind
- 1:51:23 Does God Forget? Four Verses Settle It
- 1:55:28 Forgiving Dad and What Heaven Looks Like
- 1:58:11 Voyager, the Milky Way, and Pluto Is Still a Planet
- 2:04:23 Moonwalkers, Sputnik, and a Screwdriver in Orbit
- 2:10:24 Ten Thousand Unread Emails and a Promotion to the Pump Room
- 2:15:06 Retirement Math and a 401k Nobody Understands
- 2:21:04 Learning to Stop Working: Hobbies Over Identity
- 2:26:11 Piano Recitals, Bella's Nap Cue, and Contest Season
- 2:30:30 Donkey Kong, Mario, and the Grandpa Gamer Channel
- 2:34:11 The Vegetable Man Retirement Plan
- 2:38:35 Website of the Week: OSIRIS AI
- 2:43:01 Tubing the Guadalupe and Happy Pillows
- 2:46:30 Wrap-Up, No Sponsors, and Value for Value
- 2:57:58 Next Monday, Middle Fingers, and the Tip of the Day
- 3:01:03 The Audio Link Magic and Goodbyes
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