I apologize to my family — with no success.
I quit playing World of Warcraft — and I give my reasons why.
Is there such a thing as Internet addiction?
I urge everyone to turn off their computers and read a book.
a word of warning. . .
I am depressed today, and thus, so is the show. . .
I start the show with a happy announcement from the Bean
I Hate Sundays. Hate.
I applaud Jen and Bob from the Pizzababe Goes Global podcast and Tigger from the Tiggercast for their strong words against homophobia and Tim Hardaway.
Homophobia and bigotry affects us all.
Why are we so cruel to each other?
I discuss irony and Madge Weinstein.
I feel sorry for Brittany Spears and Anna Nicole Smith
I am a sad sack today.
I promise to be happy next time. . .
From the Podsafe Music Network:
What if the Aliens Came? by Ian Knapp
So Many Different Ways I Can Kill You by Madsumo
The show starts with a wonderful message from the lovely Cheryl Merkowski.
Guess the mystery speaker slamming Franklin Roosevelt and win a SATURNcast T-shirt!
I hate Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day etc. They are all made up holidays to give the card companies money. You should express your love because you love someone, not because society tells you too!!!
Remember when I talked about being addicted to a person? Well, NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak proves my theory. She threw away her entire life due to her addiction to a person.
She was also an overachiever — which can lead to real problems.
I give you all a little history lesson on the Kennedy family. JFK had many faults, but I still like him.
Listen to the Mysterious Universe podcast.
I enjoyed my Skype call with Andy Melton, Dace, and Zillafag.
Zilla takes my side against the evil Bean. (finally, someone. . .)
E-mail me at Saturncast at gmail.com
Call me at 
(206) 338-2154
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Everything seems to be going wrong this month. My latest cross to bear is the fact that my podcast hosting provider at GO DADDY has been down for over a week.
I simply can not upload my podcasts. It will not let me.
I have called them several times. Each time they tell me they know there is a problem with their podcast hosting, that they do not know what is wrong and have no idea when it will be fixed.
At first I was really nice about it. Because, you know, mistakes and problems happen. But as each day went by and I was unable to upload my podcasts, I became increasingly angry toward Go Daddy’s cavalier attitude about it.
I explained to them that it was very important that I get my podcasts out in a timely fashion. They could have cared less.
So by Friday night I had enough of it and I called up very stern and cross. I was demanding satisfaction. So they spent THREE HOURS with me on the phone figuring out a way for me to give them my podcast file (Rings of Saturn #24) in order for them to manually put the file on my site.
I go to bed Friday night assuming my podcast would be up on my site soon.
Nope.
I call Saturday, livid. They tell me it would take up to 72 hours to put the podcast on my site and no idea how long it would take to fix the original upload problem.
I demanded to speak to a supervisor. I slowly work my way up the chain of command until such time as I am speaking to someone at Go Daddy with a position of authority.
I am pissed — and it shows.
He asks why I am uploading such a “large” file to begin with — 24MBs.
I say it is a podcast file.
He asks me: WHAT’S A PODCAST?
It was at this point that I knew I was doomed. Sunk.
I have one more weapon in my arsenal. And it is equal to dropping a nuclear bomb.
I did not want it to come to this.
I really did not.
I unleash The Bean on them.
Next thing I know, I am refunded all of my money I have spent with Go Daddy related to podcasting — so I am now hosting (if it ever works again) for free. (And I tip my hat to Go Daddy for that. But I do spend A LOT of money with them on various things)
My show is put on my site (But that show was done a week ago, so I am now a week behind)
And a promise that the problem will be fixed by Monday (we will see about that)
So for now, if you are hearing Rings of Saturn #24 or #25 you are in select company. I am using my spare libsyn account to host them and slapping them up to my site. My main RSS feed is the Go Daddy one — so people who rely on that RSS feed to find out when the latest installment of SATURNcast is up will never know there is a new podcast unless they make their way over to the SATURNdiary.
This bothers me. Being a genius also makes me anal-retentive.
I wonder if Adam Curry knows Go Daddy is unaware what a podcast is. . .
Today’s show was inspired by Matthew Burlingames’s Spanking Bea Arthur’s Blog. And his wonderful and powerful post: Fat Fat Fatty Fat
The Bean reads his powerful post.
I talk about growing up and how I did nothing to stop the bullying and cruelty of others.
I discuss how I was pressured to stop my own bullies — and the pain and anxiety it caused.
Why are we all so cruel to each other?
While I abhor Columbine, I can understand why it happened.
We need to address the serious problem of school bullying.
From the Podsafe Music Network: I Say Whateva by Beat Assassins
I am very passive-aggressive today.
You and I have not just sat down and talked in like, forever.
Kidney stone problem is still a problem.
Thanks to all of you who have reached out to see if I was ok.
The SATURNdiary was hacked on Sunday.
I hired Andy Melton to fix it and he did a fantastic job! I urge all of you to hire Andy when you need computer help.
PizzaBabe calls Bean a whore and a prude. . . Not a winning strategy.
Listen to the TiggerCast
Listen to AJ’s Cuppa Tea
Listen to Rebbecca Nay’s Tranny Wreck (She was mean and cranky on her last podcast)
Listen to the Gay Expat
Listen to the Freak Network
Why is it that I give all of you iTunes reviews but none of you have seen fit to give me one? (even a bad one! SHAME ON YOU)
Wal-Mart and Dunkin’ Donuts PC BS.
Red China is going to own space in 10 years. We are dumb-asses.
Madge Weinstein calls me a hater. So untrue.
Apple iPhone is useless.
Steve Jobs need a suit.
From the Podsafe Music Network: Uncle Seth — You Don’t Need an iPod.
Metalica sucks.
I think addicts need 12 step programs.
DEBUT OF NEW SATURNcast THEME SONG
The Bean showers me with gifts.
Do you want a free SATURNcast T-Shirt? email me at saturncast@gmail.com (See logo in these shownotes)
ZillaFag’s Heartwarming Holiday Message
What’s the deal with queercasting?
Read The Gay Expat’s website.
I muse on how Christmas was both wonderful and awful this year (were you surprised?)
A slam on religion.
Uncomfortable and saddened with the in-laws. . .
A StarWars Christmas for the Bean (groan)
NiiceLady gives me fuels for thought about Miss USA and AA.
A shout-out to the PizzaBabe and Bob
Listen to The Freak Network
From the Podsafe Music Network:
“Lay Down for the Lord” by Drunken Prayer
LUKE: Anybody here? Hey, Old Man. You home tonight? Can You spare a minute. It’s about time we had a little talk. I know I’m a pretty evil fellow… killed people in the war and got drunk… and chewed up municipal property and the like. I know I got no call to ask for much… but even so, You’ve got to admit You ain’t dealt me no cards in a long time.
It’s beginning to look like You got things fixed so I can’t never win out. Inside, outside, all of them… rules and regulations and bosses. You made me like I am. Now just where am I supposed to fit in?
Old Man, I gotta tell You. I started out pretty strong and fast. But it’s beginning to get to me.
When does it end? What do You got in mind for me? What do I do now? Right. All right.
[Gets on knees, closes eyes and begins to pray]
LUKE: . On my knees, asking.
[Peeks up with one eye, waits. Then opens eyes and crosses arms]
LUKE: . Yeah, that’s what I thought. I guess I’m pretty tough to deal with, huh? A hard case.
[Clicks tongue]
LUKE: . Yeah. I guess I gotta find my own way.
[Headlights shine through windows, backs up]
LUKE: [Shakes head and smiles] Is that Your answer, Old Man? I guess You’re a hard case, too.
Happy Holidays from The Bean and Christiaan Huygens.
From the Podsafe Music Network:
Country Road Christmas by Craig Cardiff
Silent Night by Friction Bailey
(Heartwarming Christmas Opening by Pizzababe)
Listen to Rings of Saturn #18 here.
And make sure to support The Freak Network.
A PizzaBabe Goes Global intro.
I mash and mix up a Nine Inch Nails open-source re-mix of The Hand That Feeds by J666 of the Nine Inch Nails remix website.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the support all have given the Bean and me during her surgery.
The People in Real Life (you know who you are)
And the Cyber-Community:
NiiceLady (my first listener)
And a HUGE SHOUT OUT TO TIGGER of the TIGGER PODCAST
I play an audio message from Tigger.
The Bean credits Tigger’s candle for a successful surgery.
PizzaBabe does heartwarming, family-orientated “mini-podcasts” on Thursdays.
I lament over senior-citizen drives and Baby-Boomers.
Congrats to the Gay Expat for getting his French Visa!
Off the Podsafe Music Network :
Senior Citizen Love Fest by Joshua Grosvent
Laments of the Irish Immigrant by Brareus
I start off today’s show with Bishop Fulton Sheen lecturing us on, of all things, sex.
I produce a very angry rant against the Catholic Church.
As a victim of clergy sexual abuse, I express outrage at the corruptness and greed of the church.
Bean gets attacked by a security officer at Sacre’ Coeur Basillica in Paris for taking a picture. Turns out the church forbids picture taking inside the church so they can sell the picture postcards in their gift shop.
Disgusting.
I applaud Madge Weinstein of Yeast Radio for mentioning the abuse crisis on her show.
Bean and I are amazed at our visit to the Palace of Versaille in France. Simply breathtaking.
We go on a private tour of Louis XVI’s private apartments. I question some of the assertions given by our French tour guide. (Which means a history lesson to you)
I applaud Rebecca Nay of Tranny Wreck Radio for her recent surgery.
I urge everyone to listen to Marti Abernathy’s Fat Tranny Circus
I thank the PizzaBabe for all her support.
Listen to the Gay Expat.
From the PodSafe Music Network
Fight at the Church Dance by Legends on Heroin
Hypocrites Code by Big Softy
I want to hear your feedback. Email me at saturncast@gmail.com, leave a comment on my blog at saturndiary.com or call me at 206-338-2154
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