Hudson has been working on his short film entry into the school film festival.  He is writing, directing and starring.  Yes, the triple threat.  Which means three times the work for his Director of Photography/Producer/Sound Guy/Gopher/Key Grip/Driver (yours truly).  So, one Sunday recently we all went to my wife’s office to shoot this psychological thriller....…

My left arm isn’t working properly.  It’s not broken or injured, it’s just way past its warranty and acting up.  I can’t seem to reverse curl a jug of orange juice.  Luckily, I’m rarely called upon to reverse curl a jug of orange juice. My daughter is a huge fan of the TV show Psych....…

A short, shitty show about cow dung (shitty), not really appreciating the latest Batman movie (shitty?) and auditioning for a big part that I have no expectation of actually landing (shitty).…

I was thinking I wanted to take the kids to Universal Studios this Spring Break. It never happened.  I did, however, take a trip down memory lane and reminiced about Jaws Lake and the foam rock avalanche and The Six-Million Dollar Man’s spinning Sasquatsh tunnel. Recently my wife lost all the contacts on her iPhone....…

Patent trolls are trying to extort money from successful podcasters.  I think it’s just horrible.  Luckily for me, I have nothing to worry about.  I have nothing to sue for. I think I ate some bad pizza at Whole Farms.  Either bad pizza, or at least pizza that hates me.  I don’t know, maybe it...…

No new Pill this week, due to feeling like crap. I think it was something I ate. Hope to get the next episode recorded Monday. In the meantime, here’s one from June 2008, when I was getting kinda Buddha…   I’m trying desperately to tame the voices in my head, or at least recognize them...…

  I was faced with a moral dilemma: do I keep the things that fall into my lap (espeically since they would so perfectly fit my waist), or do I do the right thing, even though nobody is watching.  Or, is somebody watching?  Is the guy at my door looking for the thing that fell...…

In an effort to avoid having me hang our laundry all over the house, my wife bought us a drying rack.  In an effort to take a break from doing laundry, I agreed to take a photograph.  But, you don’t ever really take just one photograph, do you?  You take hundreds.  Then you get phone...…

I’m pretty sure at my age I should be listening to something other than Adam Ant.  Maybe some Mumford & Sons or Bon Iver if I want to maintain some sort of urban guy cred.  But, no, I listen to Adam Ant.  Adam Ant and my son’s music.  Did you know that young people like...…

A brand new Pill for 2013!  In this edition, we go to New York City to throw up in a taxi and then freeze at the 9/11 Memorial.  If I can give you some advice, please wait to go see the 9/11 Memorial until the temprature gets above freezing… We ate, we ordered in, we...…

(Originally released on Jun 22, 2008) Giggling Hudson is back, with the tale of his awesome sister’s tough day earning her yellow belt in karate and making it through a dance recital with grace, all while battling some sort of fever/flu/stomach thing. She is, again, a trooper and an inspiration. We also discuss velcro karate belts,...…

(Originally podcast June 15, 2008) I feel the need to talk about Crazy Chicken. Again. Twice. Is it possible for one man to fully redeem El Polo Loco? You never know… I also discuss the dangers of Facebook, and recount my vague memories of The Adventures of FrogBoy and Cueball… Thanks to Jeff, Zack and Caleb...…

(Originally podcast on June 8th, 2008) I had to go to New York City. I had to bring a large video camera and tripod with me, as well as a pressed shirt and pants. We had to fly in on Monday, video tape something at the crack of dawn Tuesday, and fly back to Los...…

I got pulled over the other day on the way to school and got a ticket for rolling though a stop sign.  Not sure I would have rolled through the stop sign if the cop hadn’t been standing in the middle of the road, distracting me. My daughter has had many dance recitals recently.  It’s...…

Free re-release.  Originally podcast May 27, 2008 I saw this piece from 60 Minutes this morning on “Millenials.”, and I’m fearing for the future. Maybe it’s set the tone for the whole show. Who knows. All I know is I fear a future full of young adults who all act and think like they’re 9 years old....…

Originally podcast on May 19th, 2008… Grand Master tells us that there are only two phrases you need to know that will get you through any situation: “Thank you very much” and “I’m so sorry.” Yeah? Easier said than…said outside the dojo. I talk about gas prices finally hitting where it hurts, how sometimes I...…

We revisit an episode originally release on May 10, 2008.  Enjoy! ________________________________ A show in three short bits. Yes, I know, this show is shorter (36 min.) than the usual premium show (usually around an hour). Frankly, I fought it, but this show just wanted to be this length. If you feel short changed, let...…

A Pill Premium flashback to May 4, 2008. No, I did not continue to record while also on UStream. Don’t try to find me on Saturday night. Thank you… I flew to Portland and back. Casually. To talk about blogging and podcasting to the “water people” of the northern/western area. Well, what I feared would be...…

In case you haven’t heard, due to circumstances beyond my control, The Bitterest Pill Premium is no longer.  For the time being, the new shows will be free to all.  Yes, the wall is down, the gates are open, and the listeners…well, the listeners are long gone.  Tell a friend to come back.  Please… My...…

This is a free release of Premium episode #130.  If you want to hear what I’m doing NOW, instead of in April of 2008, subscribe to the Premium Pill.  In the meantime, enjoy! ___________________________ This seems to be an episode in three parts. In part one, I can’t find my checks. Not my check book,...…

In response to the horrible tragedy recently in Aurora, Colorado, I am re-releasing The Bitterest Pill episode #102: Massive Murder, which details the events surrounding the untimely death of my uncle Mike. He was then the age I am now. It takes a long time to wrap your head around such an event, and so...…

This is a free encore download of Premium Pill episode #129: Chutes and Ladders.  If you’d like the entire first year of The Premium Pill, just get PILLBOX.  It’s easier and you don’t have to wait so long between episodes… My bad. ————————————————————— This time around I discuss a startling revelation about one of my...…

This episode was originally released as a Premium Pill in April of 2008.  This episode and the other episodes from the first year of The Premium Pill is available as PILLBOX.   ______________________________________________________ Hudson sprained his ankle this week. Not to worry, only a Level One Sprain. Now, when he sprains his ankle at school,...…

This is an encore presentation of episode #127: My Derailer Needs Adjusting, originally podcast in April 2008. If you’d like to see the original episode comments, go to the original post page. ENJOY THE SHOW!   ———————————————————————— Strange one. Started out talking innocently enough about the Today Show segment, being a stay-at-home dad when the...…

This is a free re-podcast of Premium Pill episode #159: Christmas Time is Here Again.  Originally recorded and release in December 2008.  Don’t hold anything I might have said then against me.  It was a long time ago…  ENJOY! —————————————————————————- HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I talk about The Winter Program and saving seats, and how a mail...…

This is a free release of Premium Pill episode #126.  This and the entire first year of The Bitterest Pill Premium is available as PILLBOX.  Click the link to the right for more info. ENJOY! _____________________________ Apparently, I no longer am able to automatically get out of jury duty. Great… Gotta work the system? Just...…

I talk about getting Studio VW fixed, the round and around with the dryer that won’t shut up, and can’t seem to broadcast on UStream, even though even an idiot can do it. (This image here has NO resemblance to the actual UStream video). Did Easter used to have something to do with Jesus or...…

Well, I’m off the Paxil (I think) and back from “The Big Island.” I’m sure it has an actual name, but that what I call it because it’s easier than remembering Wahalamakaluaiu (or whatever it is). Yes, back from Paradise on Earth (a.k.a. The Four Seasons Resort, Kona), back from hanging out with the excellent...…

I am going through Paxil withdrawal. I admit it, I’ve been on anti-depressants to treat a non-depression related…”situation” (that I’m just not ready to make like of yet). And, it’s time to give up. The problem is, I am now (as the New York Times mistakenly “claimed”) an addict. Literally. Apparently, Paxil is hard to shake. So,...…

I hate having people in the house. I admit it. The moment they arrive, I want them to get the hell out. Not friends, but workers, cleaners, co-workers, etc. I am reduced to fetching toilet paper and cleaning products. I woke up at midnight to the sounds of someone nearly choking to death, and found...…

I don’t like talking about money, but I do like listening about money, and if I listen too much about money, eventually I’m gonna have to talk about it, right? I reveal my no-longer-secret desire to be a wealthy man, we discuss neighborhood safety, the University of Texas in Austin findings about stay-at-home dads (SHOCKING!), and...…

This is a short show about rage.  Rage and anger.  Well, probably really just frustration and disappointment. I was nearly run off the freeway by a guy in a florist’s truck.  I wanted to beat him to death with a rake, but I was late to an audition.  I almost got another part in a...…

I got the HBO job.  Apparently I was hired by the hottest director in commercials.  Not bad.  That was Monday.  I had an audition Tuesday and came back to get into my car but it wasn’t there.  Oh.  So, let’s get this straight: my car is gone, my kids need to be picked up at...…

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