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Today, April 22, 2008, 5 hours ago | Dan Falkenberg
We just got done recording our radio spot with 104.9 the River. I have to say, I really like how it turned out. We offered a fitness tip of the month for the radio listeners, and just listening to it gets me pumped up and in a great mood.
It's pretty exciting because this is our first time recording something to be broadcasted out over the radio, and let me tell you, when you're driving around and you hear your own spot on the radio, it kinda gives you goosebumps.
We (when I say "we", I mean Your Live Trainers) are really trying to target stay-at-home moms with our training because we feel it's so convenient for them to be able to workout in their home because they don't have to take their kids to the gym in order to work out. When I used to be a trainer for a gym, I noticed that a lot of my stay-at-home moms would bring their kids, drop them off in the playroom, and then work out with me. A day later, they'd be calling me having to cancel because their child was sick from being in the playroom. It just didn't seem very productive; that's why I created Your Live Trainers.
Anyway, like I said, this is an exciting month because we're really targeting stay-at-home moms through this radio station and also a parenting expo at the Columbus Zoo that we'll be at. I hope this month and next month turn out to be great. If you get a chance, check out our spot on the radio, and let me know what you think. (You need QuickTime in order to listen to it.)
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 11:27:01 AM | Dan Falkenberg
That's what I was thinking the other day when my wife and I were coming out of Wal-mart. Yes, I grocery shop with my wife. There, I said it.
My wife and I were loading up our groceries into our car when we see this car start to come down the aisle, looking for a spot to park in. We thought she was going to sit there and wait for us to load our car up. (I can't stand when people do that.) Instead of parking a little farther back, they choose to wait 5 minutes for a spot that is 5 spots closer to the store; doesn't make much sense to me.
Anyway, luckily a person was starting to pull out on the other side of us. So this car back ups and get ready to turn into this spot where the other car is pulling out of.
Here's where it gets really good. Picture this: On the side of the aisle we're on, there's an old lady getting into her car. (You probably already know where this is going.) On the other side of the aisle is the car that is pulling out of its spot, and in the middle of the aisle is this car waiting to claim whatever spot opens up first.
Here's how it plays out: The car trying to find a spot drives past the old lady getting into her car; decides to stop for a bit and wait for my wife and me to finish loading up our groceries; sees this other car, on the opposite side of the aisle, trying to pull out; decides to back up and wait for this other car to pull out; and in the meantime, backs up and stops right behind this old lady's car.
So this poor old lady, knowing that she already saw this car drive past her once, starts backing out of her spot, not even thinking that the original car that passed her could have decided to back up and stop right behind her. The next thing my wife and I hear, "Crunch!" The old lady backs right into the right side of this other car's front bumper. The car blares its horn, scares the old lady half to death, and out jumps this other lady from her car. She starts screaming her heart out at this old lady, calls her a stupid (expletive name), and then realizes who she's mad at.
That made me so mad to think that this woman didn't have enough self-control to keep her mouth shut instead of making a scene for everybody in the parking lot to see. Why is that? Sure she was mad; I would've been mad too if someone backed into me, but that's no reason to treat a person like a pile of dirt.
The ironic thing was that since the old lady was backing out, she wasn't even going fast at all. The lady's bumper popped in because it was plastic, and two minutes later, it popped right back out as if nothing had happened.
I hope the lady felt bad for the scene she made; I just wish our society could learn to treat each other with more respect. It's sad seeing how some people deal with conflict.
