I was hired by Kpig in October 2001 when a friend of mine, Susan Rodgers introduced me to the Pig and Laura Ellen. I didn't really know anything about the station. I knew that Susan was a BIG Pig fan and that she had taken thousands of pictures of musicians for the walls at the studio. When I met Laura I had my old radio carts as my voice resume. I quit radio in Seattle in '91' after spending a year in the business. After seeing all of the drunken, ego crazed jerks, (not a good combination) I decided I didn't want to work in radio anymore. Then I moved to Santa Cruz and met the Pig. I didn't think I would find a station that combines great varieties of music, comedy and seasoned yet downhome sounding DJ's firing it up. I am proud to say that all of my on air experience comes from the Pig- 3500 hours and counting. At a time when most other stations are sounding more corporatized, automated and impersonal, Kpig harkens its listener back to what radio was originally meant to be without the automation or the corporate influnce. There is something very real with Kpig that radio cannot duplicate. This is what Laura created. A radio station with its own fingerprint that the listeners can feel an important part of. Unfortunately, the corporate hand did play a part in my employment here and the overnight crew was laid off a couple of years ago. When Laura passed on, I wasn't able to say goodby and i'm still in disbelief about it all. As it turns out, it was Laura and Franks persistance that got the overnights back with live DJ's again as it should always be. Working here has educated me with music and comedy beyond anything I thought before possible. This is not a job. Coming to work here is like going to recess in school. Thank you Laura for letting me play too!

When you are able to glide noiselessly through the Chatter section of your thought store, then it is time to shop in the God thought isle of your store conveniently located in the isle directly overhead. You will know you've reached the God thought section of your store because these thoughts won't bombard your shopping basket like Chatter thoughts will. God thoughts usually present themselves in adorning fashion adequately enough for the shelves they are located. Even though God thoughts are more recently plucked from God Vines than are Chatter thoughts, the God thought you choose may look more appealing on the outside than the concept yield it will produce on the inside. God thoughts often become Chatter thoughts usually from too much handling but can still be found in the God thought section and you will not know until you get it home to contemplate. It is important to know how to check your God thoughts for the quality standards of freshness and ripeness. To check for ripeness, place your ear to the God thought and tap firmly for sound. If the sound is muttled and distorted, than the concept yield may be bland and incomprehensive. If however the sound is resonant and crisp, your God thought is ripe and ready to be concieved. Another way to determine freshness, focus on the hue and texture of your thought. Dullness in hue or color tone may conote a thought to be dwelling upon regets of its past or upon the fears of its future. This thought is starting to turn into a Chatter thought and should be placed into the Chatter section of the store. Note: A God thought is always best when in its present state! Another indication for finding proper freshness is checking it's firmness. Squeeze the thought. If it feels hard and unyieldy, it in not ripe and may prove difficult or impossible to concieve. Conversely, if the thought feels too soft or mushy, it's over-ripe and has been handled or preconcieved too frequently. These thoughts are known as frequent flyer thoughts or FFT's and the chances are good that you are the one who has accrued most of those mileage points. FFT's are Chatter thoughts cleverly disguising themselves as God thoughts and are naturally attracted to previous owners who have tried to discard them only to find the owner disguised as a God thought. Don't be fooded again! Certain characteristics to look for in FFT's is finding yourself gloating over yourelf for a bad decision you made on the job...20 years ago, or remembering the time you took that walk in the park with that special date when you suddenly farted...20 years ago. Even though FFT's are mushy from too much handling, and are laced with Chatter thought characteristics, no matter how many times you place them back into the Chatter thought section of your store, they always seem to find their way back into your God thought isle. Pull these thought and place them in a small section of your backyard. This will create an FFT compost bin. Mulching together your FFT's cleanses them of the harmful regret and fear characteristics while still enabling you to savor the moment of embarrassment and or humiliation that the original God thought moment contained. Note: Humiliating moments of the past can become light and funny without the hurtful fear and regret elements often contained within. Onc again, when shopping for God thoughts, your thought fruit hould be firm to the touch yet malleable enough to contemplate easily. You can also use the resulting compost mulch to grow your own wonderful God thought garden and your own God Vines.

To be continued.

When shopping for healthy and nutritious thoughts to ponder, it is important to locate the thoughts that are just right for you. If you are not certain of any particular thought preference, consult your local grocer (shrink) technician for immediate consultation. When thought shopping, simply strolling down the isle will quickly find you bombarded with thoughts you have little interest in but will quickly fill your basket anyways. Do not be alarmed! You are in the Chatter thought isle of your store. It is common for Chatter thoughts to behave in this fashion. The Chatter thought isle is considered to be the bargain basement section of the store but strangely this section is always located at the immediate entrance so it cannot possibly be avoided. It is important to note that Chatter thoughts are usually derived from a lesser quality of thought weakened only because of too much recycling. It almost always will have a lower yield for substantial concept development. Many consumers when thought shopping never make it beyond the Chatter thought section of their store. This is because the shopping baskets many consumers push are very noisy and have rickety wheels. Chatter thoughts are naturally attracted to noisy shopping carts and will fill your basket automatically and with much enthusiasm. It may take some time to learn to shop with a basket that glides smoothly and quietly enough so as to not alert the pesky Chatter thoughts to your presence. Still, it is well worth the time it takes to learn. The fewer the Chatter thoughts that fill your basket the more room you will have for the God thoughts that are located in the next isle up. Sadly however, many consumers will never leave the Chatter isle of their store due to the continual bombardment of Chatter thoughts filling their baskets. For more information on avoiding the Chatter thought section when shopping in your thought store, please refer to the chapter of this book titled; Zen and the art of shopping cart repair and maintenance. Next, checking your God thoughts for ripeness!

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