1214 – Trible-Based Beds for Thanksgiving | All Intro 890 – 895

Another corny cornucopia of intros to carry you off to dreamland over the holiday.

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    Episode 2014 – Trible-Based Beds for Thanksgiving | All Intro 890 – 895

     

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    SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls…if you’re in the US, this is a little bit of a seasonal episode for you, an all-intro episode. But wherever you are in the world, I’m thankful I get to make this show and keep you company in the deep, dark night. It really is…I’m so thankful for…if you’re thankful for these all-intro episodes, this will be intro after intro after intro to soothe you through this holiday week. Thanks, thanks, and goodnight, everybody.

     

    INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. What I’m gonna do is I’m gonna…turn out the light…alls you need…[MUMBLING]…what I’m gonna do is I’m gonna create a safe place. I got it; I’m smoothing it, I’m patting it, I’m rubbing it down, I’m clearing it out, I’m cleaning it up…holy cow, polished and waxed, but plenty of traction; don’t worry. Everything’s polished and waxed, but it’s also polished and waxed in a matte way. Then what I’ll do is I’ll try to invite you in to make it feel welcoming, or send it to you, and one of the ways I send it to you is by sending my voice across the deep, dark night. I'm gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents…so, I got creaky, dulcet tones; that’s creaky like a door.

     

    Dulcet’s kind of not…in my case, it’s like, yeah, it’s not bad. Dulcet…I guess you could say that. Creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents…I already have a couple superfluous tangents ‘cause when I started the show, I was thinking that…I said, Tribble…I thought I said trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep, but I think I said Tribble. Then I realized this’ll be a TNG episode, which I don’t know if there’s ever been a TNG episode with Tribbles, but there was a Star Trek, original Star Trek…one of the more famous ones…that even non-Star Trek people know about are the Tribbles. I’m pretty sure the title of that episode was Trouble with Tribbles, which is funny to say. It feels good to say. Go ahead; Trouble with Tribbles. Trouble with Tribbles. I dribble when I say Trouble with Tribbles. I actually don’t, so please don’t quibble. Tribbles, please don’t nibble. If I couldn’t laugh and I couldn’t giggle, I would…Tribble…gibble. Anyway, so, I’ll go off…I’ll talk more about Tribbles maybe in a minute.

     

    Tribbles getting to sleep; that’s a peaceful image. I mean, if it weren’t for their multiplication…a Tribble-based bed, TBB. Was there ever a Star Trek…maybe a fanfiction where someone said, okay, we found a way to control Tribble…whatever they call it, Tribble offspringing? Procreate…I don’t know if they’re procreating or they’re just…whatever they call that, dividing. So, I probably shouldn’t…but so, what if you had a TBB, a Tribble-based bed, made up of sleeping Tribbles? Somehow…totally…100%, we keep the Tribbles’ care in mind within the invention, because it is imaginary at this point. Only a prototype, a fictional prototype right now, and…but it’s a Tribble-based bed, kind of like those air beds where you say, well, I need some more Tribbles. So, you hit a button and the Tribbles multiply or subdivide, whatever they’re doing. You say oh, that’s a little bit more Tribbley. You say, is Tribbley firm or soft? You say well, you have to try it for yourself. You say well, that’s a little bit too much Tribble for me.

     

    Too much Tribble for my taste. You say okay, just hit that other button. They say well, what happens when you hit that button? You say well, there’s less Tribbles in your bed. You say well, yeah, how’s that possible? You say oh, well, it’s…they go to another bed. According to the manual, the Tribbles go to another bed somewhere else, ‘cause this is in the…this is in Star Trek, so there’s actually one of those miniature thingamajigs that…it’s either a replicator or a holodeck of Tribbles. The Tribbles rematterized, I guess, in this case, or transported to another…no, transported to another bed sounds better. Or maybe even not even that; the Tribbles take breaks. That’s the way we keep our Tribbles fresh and happy. The Tribbles actually like being a part of a bed when they’re sleeping. So, we have Tribbles at different planets at different hours, and when you press that button or whatever, the Tribbles kind of…the Tribbles are constantly cycling in and out at a speed that you’re not even aware of, by miniature transporter.

     

    We’re beyond the Star Trek shows you’ve seen. We’ve miniaturized transportation…you know, transporting. There’s much less energy in our energizing. So, yeah, we can constantly be cycling the Tribbles in and out for total Tribble and human comfort or whatever being…you know, whatever planet you’re from. Have a little more, have a little less; the Tribble Bed. Sleep yourself in a bed of Tribbles. Available today in many forms, and oh boy, is it customizable. I guess I went on that tangent early. I was gonna say if you’re new…a little late for this, I guess; welcome, I’m glad you’re here. This podcast is a little bit different, I guess as you’ve already seen, where I have a tendency to go off-topic and never get to the point. But so, a few things to know if you’re new; one, that reaction is common if it’s skepticism, doubt, not sure if you’re comfortable or you’re feeling like, I don’t know what this is. Those are really common reactions to the show.

     

    Most regular listeners say hey, give it a few tries. That’s definitely the way most of us came to the show. You could check our reviews. Almost every review says something like that. They say okay, well, it took a few tries to realize, one, this is a podcast you don’t really listen to. You kind of barely listen. I mean, that was a pretty good example. You say well, the idea of a Tribble-based bed…I could see how that idea…I can’t see how that idea would pop into anyone’s head, but I can see that it popped into your head and it seems like a reasonable idea to you, Scoots. To you, it probably feels like you’re groundbreaking. Totally can see that, and…but I know I don’t really have to pay too much attention to someone…I’m glad you think that way and I appreciate it, but I also realize by listening to you that not only do I not need to listen to you, you also constantly give me permission not to listen to you or pay attention. So, I can hold those two things and also be relieved by the fact that if I don’t pay attention, I mean, I might miss out on Tribble-based buying…TBBBO, Tribble-based bed-buying opportunity.

     

    But since that was imaginary and fictional and a bit different, I can live with…I’d rather get some sleep than miss out on my TBBBO…Tribble-based…so, T…based…Tribble bed…Tribble-based bed-buying. So, Tribble-based bed…so, TBBBO. Sorry, I want to get my Bs in order. I can’t be…I can’t put too many Tribbles out there. It’ll ruin our…it’ll crush our margins. Holy moly. You get too many Tribbles in that bed or in the Tribble-based buying opportunity, and that blows everything. That blows the bottom line right out the…you bet your bottom dollar, Tribbles. Do Tribbles have a bottom? Okay, so back to the show. It’s a little bit different and you don’t need to listen to me. So, if you’re skeptical or wondering, just give this show a few tries. It takes a few tries to get used to, and you don’t need to like me initially. You just have to kind of feel neutral. Say well, I’m not exactly open-minded about this podcast, but I’m willing to look at it in a fuzzy and out-of-focused way, and bare…I can agree to barely pay any attention to you, Scoots.

     

    I think I could do that. Just see how it goes. So, that’s one thing; a podcast you don’t need to listen to. Other thing is this is a sleep podcast, and we were kind of one of the first sleep podcasts around, but this is the one sleep podcast…not only the OS, the original sleep podcast; it is also the only sleep podcast that’s not here to put you to sleep. I’m here to keep you company while you drift off. As you fall asleep, I’m here to take your mind off of stuff and be here to keep you company even when you’re sleeping. But also, if you can’t sleep either because of a long-term thing or a situational thing or you need a break during the day or you woke up, I’ll be here to the very end to keep you company. So, a podcast you don’t need to listen to, a podcast that’s not really here to put you to sleep…I’m here to walk at your side as you drift away off to dreamland. I’m here to hold your thoughts or your feelings or your…the tension of those parts of you. So, that’s that.

     

    The structure of the show can throw people off. A little late to tell you this, ‘cause we’re already…but the show starts off with a greeting; friend…ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends beyond the binary, then there’s business. That business keeps the podcast free and not as a part of another service. Then there’s an intro, so around minute six or so…four to six minutes, maybe? I don’t know…the intro starts and probably runs to somewhere around twenty to twenty-two minutes. The intro is me introducing the podcast, at first seemingly in an incompetent way. Many people have that only listened once…they only listened to the first eighteen minutes of the show, and they point this out. Now, I’m laughing because they missed the paradox of making a sleep podcast. But you say, it takes you twenty-four minutes to introduce a sleep podcast? I say, exactamundo, as the Fonz might say, or somebody…because…well, let me explain it to you. One, if you’re new, I want to explain what the podcast is, but I also want to give you some examples…100% planned out.

     

    Tribble-based beds; there’s a tangent we can all agree on is somewhat distracting. So, if you’re new, it gives you an idea of what the podcast is and an idea of the level of, well, positive incompetence and goofiness to expect. But if you’re a regular listener, you have a couple choices. About 2% of regular listeners skip ahead and they start the show at twenty or twenty-two minutes. Then about 2% of listeners…well, less than that, but around that support the show on Patreon and might listen to story-only episodes, or they listen in different ways that are available to the patrons. Then the other 96% of listeners, they listen to the intro in a few different ways, and there’s no wrong way to do it. So, these are just a few examples; there’s listeners that start the podcast as they’re getting ready for bed, there’s listeners that start the podcast as they’re getting in bed and they’re getting comfortable, and then there’s the listeners that start the podcast as they’re drifting off, and then there’s listeners that start the podcast when they wake up.

     

    Those are just a few of the more popular ways to listen. For a lot of those listeners, whenever you start listening, whether it’s before you brush your teeth or when you’re already in bed and you’re getting cozy, the podcast is kind of meant to be like a landing strip to let things slowly drift away, to slowly ease you into sleep and bedtime. So, an intro that never get…that never really gets going or that takes…gives you plenty of time to start to get comfortable and unwind or maybe do part of your other bedtime routine; doodling…I don’t know, does anybody…is there a pastime called noodling where you would…? Not with noodles; I was thinking with pool noodles. You say well, no, no, no, I don’t even have…you say, you got a bedroom full of pool noodles, Bob? Bob says, oh yeah, oh boy. This is my hobby room, too. So, yeah, I got a bedroom full of pool noodles. Well, what’s going on in here? Bob said, no, no, I’m a noodler. I say, oh boy, do I really…Bob, do I really want…? He’d say, yeah, well, at bedtime I find pool noodles soothing, so I shape them in temporary shapes or I’ll just squeeze them or I’ll pretend I’m a trumpeter and trumpet into my pool noodle, or I’ll put my ear to my pool noodle and listen, or I’ll sing my pool noodle a song.

     

    I decorate pool noodles. I’ve gotten into re…sculpting pool noodles; that’s my next thing. So, that’s what a lot of these…this is gonna be a new thing one day; sculpted pool noodles. You say, well, that one looks a little bit like Beaker. You say yeah, that’s the only character I’ve been able to figure out, is Beaker from the Muppets, no other…I haven’t been able to do any other…but yeah, that’s one of the characters I do, Beaker. You say oh boy, that’s interesting, Bob. But believe it or not, I was in the middle…so, that’s another thing you could do while you listen to the intro, is work with your noodles, if that was your hobby. There’d be nothing…Bob, that’s…nothing wrong with it. There’s gotta be a hobby for everybody. Do you bend them like you were a strong person at a circus? Oh, of course I do. That’s good. Thanks for coming on, Bob. Thanks for having me, Scoots. Also, can I order one of those Tribble-based beds? Yeah, we’re not quite…science has not caught up with my vision yet, Bob, but one day, fingers…Roddenberrys crossed, we’ll get there.

     

    Thanks, Scoots. Oh, so the intro, you could fall asleep during it or you could…it could slowly help you drift away. I will pause it if you’re new. Maybe that took your mind off of whatever else. That’s kind of my job with these tangents, is to lay the groundwork. But the show is also an hour so you have plenty of time to fall asleep. So, you say, well, if the intro was four minutes, I might feel some pressure to fall asleep. Or if the episodes are only thirty minutes, I might say…I mean, this is me trying to be in your shoes; say, oh boy, I gotta be asleep in thirty minutes. Not with Sleep With Me. Plenty of time. Over 300 episodes ready to go. Those are the kind of things…oh, then there’ll be some business. Still talking about the structure…then there’s some business, then we’ll talk about Star Trek: The Next Generation, then there’s thank yous at the end of the show. So, that’s the structure of the show. The reason I make the show is because I believe you deserve a good night’s sleep.

     

    You deserve a place of respite and solace. You deserve a bedtime that you can look forward to or at least feel neutral about and not dread. I’ve been in that position before, so…yeah, where I’m not looking forward to bedtime ‘cause I don’t know what’s gonna happen. Having Sleep With Me as a part of another…as one part of your routine with noodling or whatever, I hope that can bring you some nice…something nice at bedtime. I was gonna say some niceness, and then I heard my daughter correcting me in my mind. I said, some nice…something nice. Then, I don’t know. So, that’s it. I make the show because I’ve been there and I know how it feels and I want something more for you. While this show does not work for everybody, unfortunately — I wish it did — I hope you give it a few tries, and I really hope I can help. I really appreciate you coming by and checking the podcast out, and I yearn and I strive to help you fall asleep. So, thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we’re able to bring you this podcast for free.

     

    Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake, whether it’s thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, changes in time or temperature…so, things on your mind; that’s one thing that keeps me up, thoughts that I have about the past, present, future, or…say, indeterminant time periods. So, thoughts, feelings, anything physical coming up for you or emotionally, changes in temperature…that happens to me a lot…or, it can happen to everybody. You could have…you could be on the road, you could be someone that works a second, third shift. Maybe they’ve invented at your workplace…great news, everybody; gather round.

     

    We, here at, you know, Whatever Enterprises, have invented a fourth shift that’s even less…so, my podcast could help you with that. You say okay, well, I thought…you say, I’ll help you adjust. We’ll get the curtains, you get Scoots on, and I’ll help carry you off into dreamland. It could be something else, but whatever’s keeping you awake, I’m here to take your mind off of that. I got a safe place set up here, set aside. It can also be instantly delivered to you, accessible…accessible or accessible, whichever you prefer. Nuclear, nuclear. You say, you know, any of those things. I’d say, the podcast…you could have it whenever you need it. It’s here for you. Then what I do is I send my voice across the deep, dark night, use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones…oh, so creaky are my dulcets. You say, well, I’m not sure…how do you describe Scoots’ voice? You say, well, hm. It’s not like anything I’ve really heard before. I mean, you’ve heard it before; have you ever driven through a bog or within…near a bog before?

     

    Or you know the sound aging trees make in the wind? I think that was once a…what are those things called? Those short poems with syllables in them. Sometimes my brain also blanks out. I say, that was part of it. I was gonna say a soliloquy, but…oh, I almost had it, and then it vanished again from my brain. But yeah, the sound of an aging tree in a strong wind. You say, what does creaky, dulcet mean to you? I’d say well, that. It’s actually not bad…then, the reason I say that is ‘cause that’s not bad if you’re kicking back somewhere and listening to that in the right place. There’s other ways…you say okay, well, I’m comfortable. I kind of like the sound of that tree. If I was trying to take the SAT or something or concentrate on…I’m not necessarily gonna listen to it at that moment, but at bedtime. So, I’m gonna send my voice…creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents; you’ve already got a little taste of those.  I’m gonna go off-topic, I’m gonna get mixed up, I’m gonna use…not only am I gonna use filler words; I’ll probably get caught up in filler words and pauses that are not pregnant with meaning.

     

    They’re pre-cog…they really are. I don’t know, maybe not. They’re de-cognition. Or it’s like when you’re trying to start a thought. So, pre-ignition. You say, I wonder if this brain’s gonna start on me right now. That was what some of the pauses in the podcast say. Like, before…anybody that’s had a car…I mean, this has been an experienced with a lot of vehicles I’ve owned. Did you know once upon a time, kids, cars used to start with keys and not buttons? I guess with the button, it kind of takes out…the button, they said…the car’s manufacturer’s said, let’s give them a little less…we’ve given them…these car drivers way too much control and they’ve just run rampant with it, driving around everywhere. So, let’s just give them a button and see…I wonder if there’s someone doing studies of that. But so, back when you had a car and you…if you were in a position like I’ve been in at times…it’s like, you’re not 100% sure your car’s gonna start, before you turn the key, sometimes you talk to your higher power, sometimes you mutter…or your lower power or whatever; your base power.

     

    That’s what I’ve been in touch with. Holy moly. But a lot of times you just pause there, and that’s kind of what it is when I pause in this podcast. I wonder if my brain’s actually gonna start up with some new thoughts. I’m always trying to start my brain up and wind it to help you wind down. If you’re new, welcome. Thanks for coming by. Sorry it took so long to say hello. Come on in. If you’re new and skeptical or doubtful or unsure, that totally makes sense. Why wouldn’t you be? Here I am with…a person…first of all, you say, you’re the first person I met with a brain that needs a key to start it up. I say yeah, I got…and believe me, I’m not even sure what kind of starter they gave me. Yeah, I don’t have a button. A lot of people have that, the old button-brain. Built-in button; you just think of something…poofy-poo, it’s there. My creaky, dulcet tones do sound a bit like a car trying to get started because of the same thing. You say, how many times are you gonna talk about this?

     

    How many ways can I talk about this analogy? I don’t know. If you’re new, here’s a couple things to know; if you’re skeptical or doubtful, a lot of listeners…I don’t even know, millions, hundreds of thousands, I don’t know, came to this show very doubtful too, very skeptical. Probably…I don’t know what percentage of them headed off…back off that way, but actually, millions have stayed, too. They said, hey, this podcast…I’m gonna give it a second or third try. Suddenly they said, this is great. This is right what I’m looking for. It’s something I don’t really have to listen to. It’s there for me to listen to, but I don’t have to listen to it or engage it with my full attention. It’s intended to put me to sleep but also be barely listened to, and that took me a few tries to…I’m just generalizing what I hear from listeners; it took me a few times to understand that I could listen to Scoots or I could barely listen to Scoots. It’s gonna make the same amount of sense. If I try to really listen, though, I’m not sure it’ll work. So, kind of give it a few tries when you first get here, but realize you don’t need to listen.

     

    There’s also no pressure to fall asleep. I’m here to keep you company, essentially, as you drift off, which is a little different approach than most things. A lot of things are intended to just put you to sleep. Here I am; I’ll take your mind off of stuff, keep you company, be at your…be in the vicinity of your bedside or wherever you’re snoozing and keep you occupied, just barely. The reason the episodes are about an hour is so you have plenty of time…or alternatively if you can’t sleep, you got somebody here for you. You say, okay, well, at least I got Scoots to talk to me about some stuff. So, those are a couple things to know. Other things if you’re new that can throw a new listener off…I want to give you as many heads-up as I can, though they always come too late. So, the thing is, this podcast does not work for everybody. I said that. Oh, structurally; this can…this is definitely where the show deviates from the norm. The show starts off with business.

     

    That’s really how we keep it free for everybody. It’s not free to make or distribute the show, but I want it to be free for anybody that wants it. We do that between listener support and advertiser support. I don’t know, that’s something I’m actually very proud of, because the people that benefit from the show help keep it there for anybody else that’s not in a position to do that or that just…you know, that you don’t need to. So, that’s the business, but that’s only about four or five minutes. Then there’s about eighteen minutes or so of me just talking, which I think we’re about six minutes into that, where I just kind of introduce the podcast and then I get distracted. Then I go back to introducing the pod…we’ve seen that so far in the last few minutes. Then I’ll start talking about something else, then I’ll go back to introducing the podcast. Eventually, around twenty minutes or so, the intro will end and then we’ll have some business, then I’ll tell you a bedtime story.

     

    So, you could skip ahead to twenty minutes. What I would recommend is listening to the podcast a few times to see how it works for you, ‘cause most listeners listen to the intro. Some of those listeners are listening as they’re getting ready for bed, or some listeners are listening as they’re in bed and falling asleep. So, some people fall asleep during the intro, but most listeners kind of listen to the intro. That’s why it’s like, fifteen to twenty minutes to wind down, let the day fade away behind you, and just listen to old Scoots Magoots as I make up my own goofy names, here to keep you company. Then the show ends with some thank yous. So, that’s the structure of the show, a podcast you don’t need to listen to, no pressure to fall asleep. I make the show because I’ve been there. I’ve been there tossing and turning, mind racing, trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep. Trouble getting up…how about this one; getting up too early? Here’s my situation right now; I say, my daughter doesn’t have school this week when I’m recording this, so I don’t need to get up at my usual very-early time anyway. So, here’s what my brain decides; let’s get up fifteen minutes earlier than our alarm would go off, just naturally.

     

    I say, well…but I’m going to bed like, forty minutes later, so what’s up with that? That part of me says, I don’t know. Just woke up. I said, well, can I get…? Well, you could try to get back to sleep. Yeah, you don’t even have an alarm set, huh? So, that’s what I’m dealing with this week. But I’m dealing with it. I’ll say, maybe I’ll take a nap. I don’t know, maybe I got enough sleep anyway. Maybe I’ll try to go to bed earlier. But I make this show because I’ve been there in all those situations, and it’s frustrating, right? You could probably hear it in my voice, even though that one is not as bad as not being able to fall asleep or waking up…you know, whatever it is that’s going on with you, it’s important, and it’s not allowing you to get the sleep you need. What I believe is you do deserve a good night’s sleep. Not only that, that the world will be a better place with you resting in it. Your world, your personal world, will be better. You’ll probably be better-equipped with everything you come in contact with.

     

    It’s not trite to say it. That makes the entire world a better place, and the opportunity for you to flourish, having a reliable place of rest, that’s really what we want. Isn’t that what we all want? That’s what I want for you. Now, the catch with this show is that it just doesn’t work for everybody. If this show even worked for like, 50% of the people that listened to it, I would not be…I would actually already have some proxy doing the show. I would be on a yacht somewhere. So, I do wish it worked for everybody. It’s just, this show’s a little bit different. If it doesn’t work for you, I mean, test out different stuff. I like two fan…I have a air purifier that’s pretty loud when it’s on high, and a box fan. That’s one thing I try. Then I’ll try something else. I’ll try an app, I’ll listen to an empty bowl or try to test out another sleep podcast or I’ll meditate or I’ll go for a walk. I’ll sit outside. But hopefully Sleep With Me kind of can become your bedtime…your bore-friend. That’s really the role I’m applying for, your bore-bud, your bore-sib, your bore-bae, your bore-bestie.

     

    I’m here to keep you company and be at your side. I don’t know, that’s pretty much it. Usually these intros kind of go into a much longer ramble, but I really just want to help you fall asleep if I can. If you like, give it a few tries and see how it goes, ‘cause I really appreciate you checking this show out. I appreciate your time. I work hard and I yearn and I strive to help you fall asleep, and here’s a couple of ways we’re able to keep this podcast free for everybody.

     

    Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake. It could be thoughts, things you’re thinking about, things on your mind, feelings; so, any emotions coming up for you related to the feelings or the thoughts or they’re just emoting. They’re just there…or physical sensations, it could be changes in routine or time or temperature. Whatever it is, it could be many, many, many things. Whatever it is, I’d like to take your mind off of that. What I’m gonna do is…or what I propose to do, is…whatever’s keeping you awake, I’d like to take your mind off that. What I’m gonna do is I’m gonna send my voice…is there another part?

     

    Whatever keep you up…tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep…I can’t remember the next part. Forgetfulness; that might keep me up later. Yeah, whatever is keeping you awake, I’d like to take your mind off of that. That’s exactly what I’d like to do. I don’t think I can do it in a straightforward way, but the way I’m gonna do it…and I did get distracted because I was supposed to remember something and now I can’t remember what I was supposed to remember, so I got to apologize to the listener who tried to remind me. Hopefully I’ll remember what they told me to remember. But I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents. I’m gonna go off-topic, I’m gonna get mixed-up and confused…oh boy, all of those things upcoming on this episode of Sleep With Me; pointless meanders, creaky, dulcet tones, holy moly, superfluous tangents…ideally creating a safe place to take your mind off of stuff as you drift off.

     

    Now, a few important things to know if you’re new; one is…if you’re new is that this show does not work for everybody, though there are a few people it has worked for immediately. Like, 90% of people say that the first two or three tries, they didn’t like the show or they were feeling ambivalent or uncertain or skeptical or they just weren’t into it. Sometimes that’s ‘cause you have expectations of something different and sometimes it’s because you’re just waiting to see what happens, and then the second or third time…well, nothing’s really happening. So, if you’re having any of those reactions, that’s totally normal. You say, how many other podcasts have creaky, dulcet tones? You say, I don’t know. The Barn Door Cast has creaky, dulcet tones, the Old Garage…Old Wooden Garage Door Podcast has them, that one podcast from the swamp…I don’t know which…I can’t remember what it’s called, though. What else? The Creaky Dulcet Cast…actually, they have…the sweetest voice is what they talk about. I think that’s just a tribute cast.

     

    Yeah, I’m not really sure. Okay, what was my point? I don’t know about that one either, Scoots. Oh, so the first thing to know is yeah, this podcast does not work for everybody, but for 90% of the people that it worked for, it took two or three tries, which…that’s kind of actually 100% better than most sleep solutions. I’m not trying to brag, but maybe even more than that. I’m not good at math, either. Because usually for me, it’s the opposite; I try something once and it works or…and I try it again…it might work, and then the third time I try it, it doesn’t work anymore. Or whatever the other things…I said, oh, it made me groggy the next day, or oh, I woke up…you know. So, Sleep With Me actually works the reverse of most sleep solutions. You say, most of the time, the first time it doesn’t work. It drives you up a wall. But then the second or third time, it gets more effective. That’s what I’m saying. That’s why I’m laughing, ‘cause I didn’t realize the irony. Made almost 900 episodes. Or, this may even be around 900. I don’t even know.

     

    That’s pretty funny to me. I’m sorry, but it is. I say wait a second; this is one of the few sleep solutions that’s…doesn’t really work initially, but then it starts to work regularly. So, give it a few tries, ‘cause there’s really no investment other than your time. So, just kind of see how it goes. Also, don’t try to…this kind of piggy-backs on that; don’t try to make sense of it. Here’s another thing I never thought of that doesn’t go with bedtime but I gotta point it out; piggy-backing. No piggy-backing…well, okay, there are exceptions leading up to bedtime, but we’ll get into that. So, yeah, give it a few tries and don’t try to figure the podcast out. It’s best consumed in a loose, out-of-focus way, ‘cause it doesn’t make any sense initially or later on. You say wow, as soon as I realized it doesn’t make any sense, I got…and that Scoots…if Scoots was heading towards a point, he would go in a different direction. Building on that, it’s a podcast you don’t need to listen to. You could just barely listen.

     

    It’s not so much meant to fall…to put you to sleep as to be here as you fall asleep, to keep you company as you drift off. So, it’s more of like, your bedtime companion. I try to be your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-bud, your bore-bestie versus something more grand. But though, being a bore-bestie, you can’t really do better than that, can you? Which is like, your best bore-friend. Best bore-friend; BBF. BBFs, best friends, right? BB…best…how come…isn’t there three letters in best, best, friend? Best BBF. Don’t they say BBF…or they just say BF, my best friend? Yeah, I’m your BBF, your best bore-friend. I may be missing something in there, but that’s one of the keys to the podcast. So, those are a few things to know. The other thing that can get…throw people off is the structure of the show. I guess the reason…someone reminded me recently…they were like, Scoots, can you remember to mention in the intro something? I said, no problem. You might have to remind me again.

     

    I think it’s that some people…the podcast works for the first time, but it could be something else, and I’ll try to find their e-mail and re-read it because…but yeah, do this part of the show for everybody because then…I don’t know. So, if you’re new, those are some things to remember. The other thing that could throw new listeners off — but regular listeners like it — is the structure of the show. So, the show starts off with a few minutes of…show starts off with a greeting; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends beyond the binary, so you know you’re welcome here. Then we go into business. That’s how we bring the show out twice a week. Then there’s an intro, and the intro’s around twelve to eighteen minutes of me rambling about nothing, but I try to introduce the podcast to new listeners and give regular listeners a chance to get ready for bed, to get in bed and get comfortable. Yeah, so, there’s…’cause a lot of new people say, why is the intro so long? It doesn’t make any…what are you talking about, business the whole time?

     

    I say, no. I guess technically you’d say it’s like housekeeping. How come there’s no reality house…? Well, Marie Kondo; you got me already. I said, how come there’s no reality housekeeping shows? That’s what one of my…part of my brain said. Now another part of my brain is thinking of fifty…I say, okay, this old house…tidying up, all those fixing and remodeling shows. I guess if I had a show, I would combine it with a spiritual show or a value space show. You say, bless this mess. I don’t know, is there a show called that? ‘Cause there should be. You say well, we go to people’s…house, and I don’t know what we would do. We’d say, great job. Maybe we’d give out awards for people’s houses as they are. Bless this mess. We fold in a universal message and a universal truth in every episode of Dignity, Hope, and Courage: Bless this Mess. Or it could be We Go Around…I don’t know. So, anyway, what does that have to do with anything?

     

    So, the intro’s kind of like this, where I go off-topic, so for a new listener you kind of get an idea of what you’re in for, but for a regular listener, they’re getting ready for bed, they’re winding down, or they’re already in bed, comfortable. Then about 2% of listeners skip the episode. Maybe this is another thing some people have to remind me of, that there is…there’s actually more than 2% of people that listen during the day or listen to the whole episodes to relax or for a little break or whatever, and then there’s the people that can’t sleep. So, this is actually the only…that’s the other thing about the show, why it’s an hour; if you can’t sleep, I’m here to keep you company and also to remind you that there’s no pressure to fall asleep. So, that’s the intro. Then there’s some business, then there’ll be our episodically modular serial series, Otter Things, O-T-T-E-R T-H-I-N-G-S, about Emma Otter and her friends, a real nice series. Then there will also be some thank yous and stuff. So, that’s the structure of the show. There’s no need to listen, no pressure to fall asleep.

     

    There’s a reason I make the show, and the reason I make the show is twofold; one, you deserve a good night’s sleep. You deserve a place of respite where you can relax and feel good. Two, I’ve been there. I know how it feels tossing and turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep. All those things. I want to help if I can. Then I guess I mentioned piggy-backing at bedtime, but I guess…so, I guess there’s the picturesque piggy-backing, which would be either you’re the…I don’t know how…I don’t even know why they came up with that term. It sounds like a problematic term to me, to be honest. But you could be the carrier and you’re carrying someone into bed, and you’re saying hey, toss you into bed now. Have fun, goodnighty-poo. Or you’re the gleeful youngster. Believe me, I’ll get into the…it could be two grown adults and it could be part of your operational procedures, your warm-up. So, that’s different. But this one would be…yeah, you say oh, fun, I can’t wait to go to sleep.

     

    But I guess that’s the only time it’d be good. So, I guess piggy-backing is more like getting ready for bed, ‘cause you couldn’t really piggy-back someone in bed. That would be…it would be counterproductive, ‘cause you say well, my back’s tired. Why can’t I just put you down? You’re already in your bed. But maybe it’s like an extended…well, I just want to hold onto your back while you read me a bedtime story. I say, okay, fair enough. I get it. So, I guess that didn’t really go anywhere. You can’t go very far piggy-backing anyway, unless you’re someone that’s in phenomenal shape. Even then, I don’t know. Okay, so that’s about it. I guess that’s everything. I’m glad you’re here. Give the show a few tries. I just really hope it can help you. That’s why I make the show. But I appreciate you coming by and checking the podcast out. I really yearn and I strive. I really want to help you fall asleep. Thanks again, and here’s a couple ways we’re able to bring this podcast twice a week.

     

    Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake, whether it’s thoughts you’re thinking about, thoughts on your mind, or I guess it could be other thoughts. So, whatever you’re thinking about; thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, changes in time or temperature. Whatever’s going on; a second, third shift, you could be on-call, stuff could be just stuff; holy stuff. S-T-U-F-F. I’d like to read it in reverse. When I think about some of the stuff that keeps me up at night, I’d spell ‘stuff’ backwards. But I drop one of the f’s and then whatever comes after the ‘u’…the ‘t’ and the ‘s’, too. S-T…yeah.

     

    But you don’t need to talk…but just sometimes. But I’m here…I already got lost. What am I gonna do? What am I doing? Oh, I was saying the stuff that keeps us up at night…yeah, I was kind of…no, I’m not really; I’m just being facetious. I know it’s not your fault you’re keeping me up at night. It’s just a thing. But so, yeah, I’m here to try to do it with kindness, a little bit of silliness. What I’m gonna do is I got this safe place carved out, set aside. It’s palatial. I don’t know if I’ve used the word ‘palatial’ on this podcast before. Makes me think of the Palatial Podcast I haven’t started, the podcast about palatial places and things palatial and things interesting to palatialists. The Palatial Notes; the podcast about palatial…yeah, people…palatial…what about palatial people? Are those people that live in palaces or palatial-like places? Are all palaces palatial? No. Are all palatial places palaces? No. Don’t put the ‘p’ in ‘palace’ though, unless you’re in the right room, okay? Please. But what was I talking about?

     

    Oh, I’m gonna create this safe place. I got it set aside. Maybe we’ll go back to…I love saying ‘palatial’. It’s like palladium, which I think is like a new thing, not…well, okay, so…or velodrome. I don’t know why…velodrome just popped in my head, too. So, I’m gonna create a safe place. I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents. I’m gonna go off-topic and do those extra words, mumbles…you saw one of those tangents. Pointless meanders, superfluous tangents, all in an effort to keep you company while you drift off. If you’re new, a couple things you might want to know right up front; one, this is a podcast to keep you company as you drift off. I tend to…oh, I think I said that. I’m extra mixed-up today, which is a good thing in this podcast. But so, if you’re new, here’s a couple things to know; one, this podcast doesn’t work for everybody, so kind of just see how it goes.

     

    It doesn’t necessarily have to work for…just kind of look at it loosely, like if you were studying a cloud. Or if someone was list…here’s the thing; if you have more than one palace or…if you have a palatial estate and you start talking about it, I’m probably gonna start to tune you out, maybe. That’s just for my own…since I don’t have a palatial estate, you say, well…yeah, then we have the picnic area, then we have the picnic zone, then we have the water play area, then the waterpark. I say, sorry, you have a waterpark at your palatial estate? Well, it wouldn’t be palatial…you know. Then we have the water gardens, which are really nice. So, at some point, I would probably tune you out, or you’d see steam coming out my ears and I would be green with envy. I’d probably be red with envy, not green with envy. But so, this podcast is very similar to that. For some people, there is steam coming out their ears. Sorry about that. It’s just not for everybody. But for a lot of people, you could just start to tune me out.

     

    That’s what the regular listeners do. If you’re new, you might be paying attention. You say, what is up with all these people that listen to this show? ‘Cause he doesn’t talk about anything or get to any points. The regular listeners would giggle along with that and they’d say, yep, he doesn’t. That’s why we love old Scoots. Oh, so don’t pay attention to the show. Barely listen to it. But I will say that most listeners say it takes two or three tries to get used to the show. So, give it two or three tries and just kind of see how it goes, and then see okay, well, this kind of barely worked for me. So, that’s one thing to know. The next thing to know…oh, so, consume the podcast loosely. The other thing is there’s a lot of podcasts to put people to sleep out there or other sleep solutions and stuff like this; this is the only podcast that’s kind of here while you fall asleep. I’m here to keep you company as you drift off. I’m your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-cuz, your bore-sib, your bore-bestie, whatever you want to call it. I’m just here to be at your bedside while you fall asleep.

     

    That’s it, tell…take your mind off of stuff. So, this…that’s two things to know. The other thing that can throw new listeners off is the structure of the show. The show is very different and that can mix people up, so let me tell you about the structure of the show. The show starts off with a few minutes of business. That’s how we keep the…oh, it starts off with a greeting, then we do the business — that’s how we’re able to bring you the podcast for free twice a week — then there’s an intro, and the intro also can throw people off, because it’s me talking for about twelve to twenty minutes about what the podcast is. So, I’m kind of…I say, well…oh, I try to get to the point and explain what the podcast is, and then I go off on tangents or get mixed-up. I wish it was totally 100% on purpose. I do say that sometimes, totally…every meander is a well-planned meander, but that is just not the truth. Sometimes you just gotta do a little bumbling, some natural bumbling. So, what was my point?

     

    Oh, so the intro; that’s one of the reasons why the intro’s long, but the main reason the intro’s like, twelve to twenty minutes long…when you’d say, most intros, Scoots, are like two or three minutes. Tell us what you’re gonna tell us. Say something, then tell us what you’re gonna tell us again. I’d say well, I try to do that. But the whole idea of the intro…so, there’s a few ways to consume this show once you become a regular listener. At first, just kind of consume it…first probably skeptically or doubtfully, and then after that you say, well, I’m not so sure about this. Then you say, oh, I’m not so sure about this, so I don’t have to listen. But as you become a regular listener…there’s…2% of listeners start the show at around twenty minutes, and they just listen to whatever starts at twenty minutes. It might be the end of the intro, it might be some business, it might be where we talk about…tonight we’re talking about an episode of Doctor Who, or a holiday special.

     

    So,  you could see after you become a regular listener, oh, that’s what works best for me. But most listeners, they listen to the intro as part of their wind-down, and some of them start it before they get into bed, some of them start it as part of their bedtime routine whether they’re journaling or knitting or cross-stitching or doodling or petting pets or brushing their hair…whatever it is, stretching…just sitting and staring; that’s one of my hobbies…out the window or at a wall or at the ceiling. I do really like…and this is something I just got back into. You say, Scoots, what do you…what else do you do for fun? I had forgotten this one; I do like to look at my…look at things from up…upside down. I like to get into a position where I can look at…and pretend that the ceiling’s the floor. If you haven’t done that in a while, I highly suggest it. Make sure you do it in a safe and comfortable way. But talk about…I say, how did I forget how…? Then you pretend you’re walking…you imagine you’re walking around your apartment and it’s upside down. I love doing that.

     

    So, those are all reasons the intro’s around twelve to twenty minutes, to kind of give you time to unwind and ease into bedtime. Then there’ll be some business, then I’ll talk about an episode of Doctor Who from Series 3, the second series with David Tennant. This one will be the special before the season started. If you’ve never seen Doctor Who or you have strong feelings about it, don’t worry. This will be very meandering. Everything will be told in a bedtime-story way. So, I’ll take plenty of long turns around anything that you say well, I’m not so sure about that. ‘Cause when I was a kid, I wasn’t so sure about the original Doctor Who series. I’d say, oh boy. But now I’ve grown to love it and the performances. So, we’ll have some fun. We’ll talk about that for about forty, forty-five minutes, then there’s some thank yous at the end of the show. So, that’s the structure of the show and the two pieces of code you could follow; don’t really need to listen to me or just barely listen, don’t take me seriously, and no pressure to fall asleep. The reason the shows are about an hour is I want to give you plenty of time to drift off.

     

    So, I’m here to keep you company as you drift off instead of putting you to sleep. But then if you can’t sleep, I'm here, or if you need a break during the day, I’m here, or if you wake up as I have been doing…you say well, here’s…I can just put on Scoots and he’ll take my mind off of stuff. So, that’s all the stuff around the structure of the show. The reason I make the show is because I’ve been there. I know how it feels in the deep, dark night. I know how it feels; trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep. So, I know how it feels, and it’s not great. So, that’s one part of it, but I also truly believe you deserve a good night’s sleep and you deserve a safe place of respite. So, that’s why I make this show, because your world and our world will be a better place if you’re rested. So, that’s really it. I’m really glad you’re here. I really appreciate you coming by and checking the show out. I work very hard. I yearn and I strive because I want to help you fall asleep, and here’s a couple of ways I’m able to bring you the show for free twice a week. Thanks for coming by.

     

    Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever is keeping you awake, whether it’s thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, changes in time or temperature or routine. So, things on your mind that you’re thinking about, obviously, or things you’re feeling emotionally or physically. All of those things it could be, or any…I guess any or all of those things. Whatever is keeping you awake, I’m here to take your mind off of stuff. What I’m gonna do is I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night.

     

    I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents…creating a safe place; I say that, smoothing and patting and rubbing it down, a safe place that you’re invited to, but you don’t have to come. That’s an invitation I could get…that I wouldn’t have to get behind or get…you say, here’s a place you’re invited…I think I’ve talked about this a lot, because it’s just one of the things. I say, oh boy, should I…now what am I gonna…? That’s gonna be a rigmarole when that comes up. This is an invitation…you say, you don’t even…how about…here’s a party…I’m having a party. You say, I’d love it if you’d come by. But you could also walk by. You could walk…obviously, we’ll expect it, so we won’t be surprised. You could just walk around the house and look in the door or the window. We won’t have a live stream of the party, but we will have a live stream where you could kind of peek in and say, well, huh, that’s…it’s a virtual party you don’t even need to come to. An invitation where you’re…you say okay, yeah…I’m not expecting you to be there. I’d love to have you there, but you don’t necessarily have to totally come by.

     

    You say, okay, well, I don’t understand how that would work logistically. I say, don’t worry; we’ll figure it out. I want you to be comfortable whether you’re here or not. If you’re new, that’s kind of how this podcast works. You say well, that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I say, well, that’s…you’re correct. Correct; you’re already…you’re new here and you’re already right in…you’re already…you’ve already got a point. Unlimited points, I’ll give you. But that was a…you earned a point there, or multiple points. I don’t know. We don’t really have a point system here. I just wanted to be gracious and say that you’re correct. I’m not making a whole lot of sense. If you’re new, expect more of that. Actually, a near-constant stream of me not making a whole lot of sense, or almost…you say well, it almost makes sense. You’re telling me you’re working on an imaginary system for a party that I could be in attendance without being in attendance at all? I would say, well, a blanket thing.

     

    You say, well, I would like to be there. I’d say, well, we’ll figure that out. You’d say, well, I’d just like to get credit for going. I don’t really want to go. I say, okay, we’ll figure that one out, too. So, it is an imaginary party. But if you’re new, let me tell you a little bit about the podcast first, so…to also…before we get into…before I go back off-topic about this invitation and party stuff, one of the more popular things in intros. So, if you’re new, here’s a couple things to know; one, I’m glad you’re here and I really hope I can help you fall asleep. I really believe you do deserve a good night’s sleep, and I hope I can provide that for you. So, that’s the first thing. The second thing is this podcast is very different than most shows. So, if you’re skeptical or doubtful or you’re not sure how to feel, that is a very normal reaction to this podcast. It does not work for everybody. Not everybody likes it, but some of those people still listen. But it doesn’t work for everybody, either.

     

    So, it’s not necessarily everybody’s cup of tea, and it may not put you to sleep or take your mind off of stuff, but it could. But for the number of listeners we have, most of them said, gave it two or three tries and then I became a regular listener. Then I said, okay, this podcast does not make…he was right when he said he doesn’t make any sense. I just didn’t real…at first I thought he was joking. When he said barely pay attention, I didn’t really understand how to do that, because usually if you get…just like he said, if you get an invitation to a party, it’s pretty clear; you’re either going or you’re not going. There’s not a lot of grey area within party invitations at this point in history. Hereto forward or whatever we say, I’m hoping to change that, where you say, well…’cause they say, well, you could put ‘maybe’, but then you’re still expected to answer that. Or the assumption is that ‘maybe’ it means ‘probably not’. That would be pretty good. Like, what if there was a party…one of those online invitation things where instead of…it was just a spectrum, like a meter?

     

    You say, well…one way is definitely going; the other way is definitely not going. But most people put it somewhere in the meter. You could even add a second meter. You say well, what time do you think you’re gonna show up? Party’s from 12:00 to 8:00. You say, oh boy, that’s way too…okay, I can’t make it at all, then. Okay, party’s from 1:00 to 3:00. Okay, oh boy, now you’re talking; 1:00 to 3:00. Does that mean there will be lunch? Yeah, there…so, okay, how about 12:30 to 2:30? Okay, we could do that. Then you use a second spectrum to say, okay, I’ll probably be there at 1:15, and I’m somewhere…on the ROYGBIV spectrum, I’m in the IV, the indigo — not the violet — of like, if that’s 100% coming. I’m pretty close to…I mean, in ROYG…blue, indigo. You say, okay, maybe I’ll see you at my party, maybe not. You don’t even have to come, though, ‘cause we have all those other solutions. Actually, by the way, I thought you were inviting a new listener to the sleep podcast. Oh, you’re right. Sorry about that, new listener.

     

    So, this is a podcast that doesn’t make a lot of sense, so see if you could consume it loosely. You don’t really need to listen, though of course, you might want to. But if you do decide to listen, I’ll be here. I’m here to keep you company as much as I am to put you to sleep. That’s the other flip side; this is…I say a podcast that puts you to sleep. Really, it’s a podcast that’s here while you fall asleep. There’s no pressure for you to fall asleep. I’m gonna be here for at least an hour or right around an hour so you’ll have plenty of time to drift off. You could listen to multiple episodes and…yeah, ‘cause I’ll be here ‘til the very end to keep you company. So, if you can’t sleep, the episodes are complete. They’re completely nonsense, but they’re not total nonsense. So, I’m committed to be here for you, I think. So, it’s a podcast you don’t need to listen to, no pressure to fall asleep, either. Another thing that can throw new people off is the structure of the show. So, just in case that’s throwing you off, I just want to set this up. But though some people…it throws a lot of people so off that they’re like, oh, this definitely isn’t the podcast for me, which may be for the best.

     

    It’s kind of hard to be in a position of making a podcast where most people have to try it multiple times to know if they’re gonna start not listening to it, and then the people that definitely are not listening to it, they tend to e-mail me strong-worded messages or e-mails letting me know in all caps why they don’t listen. It’s a strange thing. But it’s an important mission for me, because the reason I make the show is because I’ve been there and I know how it feels not to be able to fall asleep. I wish it could work for everybody, and that’s why it is important. I say, jeez, you do deserve a good night’s sleep, ‘cause I know how it feels. I know how it feels on most of the things, too; tossing and turning? Got that. Mind racing? Oh, boy. Waking up early? You know, all those things, I’ve been through them all. Oh, but I was gonna talk about the structure of the show. So, the show starts off with business, and that’s how we keep…able to keep the podcast free for everybody, no paywall or anything, or not part of a larger thing like an app or whatever that you gotta pay for.

     

    So, that’s about…somewhere…usually there’s the teaser which is like, one minute; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends beyond the binary, then there’s business. I don’t know, I tend to ramble during the business, but I try to keep it to two or three separate things so the max will be like four, five minutes. But sometimes I’m not perfect. Probably all the time. Yeah, all the time I’m not perfect. But so, that’s the business, then there’s an intro which is separate from the business, though the people that strongly dislike it kind of tend to lump it all together. But the intro is somewhere around twelve to eighteen minutes of me rambling about how the podcast works, introducing the podcast for new listeners, kind of setting it up. Then for regular listeners, they say, oh, this is what Scoots does every episode; he kind of tries to explain the podcast in a different way. Over 850 times he’s tried to explain what the podcast is, unsuccessfully, ‘cause I guess if it was successful…it’s successful in its unsuccessfulness. That’s the truth.

     

    So, it’s new…for the new listeners it’s new, but then for the regular listeners, it’s familiar but new. But the thing is for the regular listeners…there’s about 2% of regular listeners that skip ahead to twenty minutes. They kind of maybe catch the second round of business or the start of the…whatever we’re gonna be talking about. Tonight it’ll be kind of a random one-off episode. Oh, so, and then there’s people that listen on Patreon and might listen all night or they listen to story-only episodes or whatever. But most people listen to the intro and it’s part of their wind-down routine. It’s one of the pillars…I don’t want to brag and say it’s a keystone, but I hope for a lot of listeners it’s a building block of your bedtime routine where you say, okay, well, I start playing Scoots, then I got some lavender lotion or whatever or a spritz, or I brush my hair or I brush my pets, or I stretch or I sit quietly. I look out the window. Whatever it is, part of your wind-down routine.

     

    Or there’s people that start it when they’re in bed and they’re doing it as part of their later wind-down routine where they’re like, okay, I’m getting comfortable, getting my pillows where I like them and my blankets, and those kind of things. So, as you become a regular listener…or if you are, test out…oh, jeez, this works pretty good for me. So, that’s the intro, then there’s some business, then there’s the episode, which’ll be a bedtime story, about forty-five minutes or so, and then there’s some thank-yous at the end of the show. So, that’s the structure of the show. I don’t know, I guess, yeah, that’s what you need to know. We got the structure of the show, you don’t need to listen, no pressure to fall asleep. Yeah, it really is an invitation to a wind-down or…I say, well, you’re kind of inviting…you’re letting me in, but at a distance where you say okay, Scoots, you could kind of barely entertain us while we get comfortable and drift off. I think that’s it. I really appreciate you checking the podcast out.

     

    It really means a lot to me to be able to try to help you fall asleep, and hopefully I succeed. Believe it or not, for some people…I work really hard on the show. A lot of work goes into it, not just my hard work but a lot of work on all levels, because all of us really yearn to help you…really yearn to help you fall asleep. So, thank you again for coming by, and here’s a couple of ways we’re able to keep this podcast here for you whenever you need it.

     

    Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake. It could be thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, changes in time or temperature or other things going…whatever’s going on. So, things you’re thinking about, anything emotionally coming up for you, physically you’re experiencing, or it could be something external or just variable, like I said in the intro. For me, it is variably…invariably baffling but variable what it is. So, whatever it is, I’m here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff and put you to sleep via trying to create a safe place that I have set aside here.

     

    I forgot how the intro goes already, but…trying to create a safe place where you could set aside…alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. Oh, what I’m gonna attempt to do…so, I already said this; create a safe place where you could set aside…so, yeah, get back to that safe place. I’m gonna smooth it, I’m gonna pat it, I’m gonna rub it down, and I’m gonna say, ‘safe place’. Then what I’m gonna do is send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents. I’m gonna go off-topic; that’s what pointless meanders kind of are. I’m gonna misspeak, I’m gonna use word…fragment words, fragmented words, fragment words, Fraggle…if there was Fraggle words…I don’t know, does…how many people…? I don’t think I’ve talked about the Fraggles in a while. If I have, it hasn’t even been in an intro. Fraggle is a good word for a sleep podcast. But the people would say…listeners would say, but none of that Fraggle Rock.

     

    Maybe put on some Fraggle…some smooth Fraggle or some easy Fraggle. I say, no problem; Fraggle easy or easy Fraggle? You say, maybe you should go…okay, so, I’m gonna send my voice…lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, all to take your mind off of stuff as you fall asleep. Now, if you’re new, a couple things to know off the top; if you’re unsure about this show initially, that’s perfectly normal. This podcast is very different, so I want to give you some information to try to help you. One is that if you’re waiting for this to start or make sense, it’s better to consume this podcast very loosely and very out-of-focus, because it doesn’t ever start to make sense. You say, when are you gonna get to the point? I say, well, that’s kind of the point, is I never…there’s no points in a sleep…in my sleep podcast. There’s just rounds and bends. I try not to…you know, I try to keep…the only thing…I try not to keep it pointy because…just in case you’re sleeping in a waterbed or in general.

     

    You say, I’d prefer no…I mean, I’m sure you…maybe you have a partner that has pointy elbows or ankles or whatever. You say, I gotta deal with that at night, or my dog with the…I say okay, no points here. So, kind of just…if you try to figure out this podcast…you could, but maybe do that during the day. So, if you’re new, just kind of wait and barely listen. This is the one podcast you barely need to listen to and you barely have to pay me any mind. So, just — if you can — see how it goes. Now, I know initially that’s asking a lot and I understand, ‘cause you say, I’m skeptical, I’m doubtful. I’m not sure how to feel about this, ‘cause it doesn’t sound like a regular podcast. I say, yep, you’re right about all those things, and most listeners…literally, I just read a review where someone said, I loathed the podcast and then I listened a year later and now I’m a regular listener. That’s a pretty common review. So, give the show a few tries. See how it goes. Very rarely does it work on the first listen. So, that’s one thing.

     

    The next thing is that…okay, wait, so, barely listen…oh, this is really a podcast to keep you company while you fall asleep, not so much to put you to sleep. I’m here to take your mind off of stuff and be here as you fall asleep. So, yeah, that’s one thing, is…or, that’s the second thing. So, this is a podcast you don’t need to listen to, not really here to put you to sleep. I guess that’s ironic. Not ironic, but paradoxical. Yeah, I’m more of your bore-friend. Oh, I’m more, if you’re new, plying to be your bore-friend or your bore-bae or your bore-sib or your bore-cuz or your bore-bestie. Yeah, so, that’s the next thing to know. If you’re a regular listener, I’m so glad you’re back and happy that you’re here, too. Holy cow, thank you so much for coming back and giving me your time. So, okay, but if…but for the new listeners, I do want to fill you in on a few more things that can throw new listeners off, other than…oh, creaky, dulcet tones; that’s another thing, and pointless meanders. Like, creaky, dulcet like a door.

     

    That’s kind of how my voice sounds, which, again, is something you kind of have to adjust to, ‘cause a lot of people expect a sleep podcast to be a little bit more dreamy, and that’s not how my nana describes me. She’d say, he’s not a dream-boat; he’s more like a scow. If I had to describe my Scooter…say, nana, can you not call me ‘my Scooter’? ‘Cause that already…I guess that negates me being a dream-boat anyway. Yeah, he’s more of a scow than…and you know what they…you know what normally they carry in scows? I say, okay, well, it’s…yeah, I guess I have a lot of utility. Thanks, nana. Anyway, I’m moving on. I don’t know what that had to do with the podcast, but so…okay, so if you’re a regular listener…oh, give it a few tries. Okay, structure of the show is the other thing that can throw new listeners off strongly and understandably, because we’re not structured like most podcasts. Again, your natural expectation when you start a sleep podcast or any podcast is different than what this podcast is. Now, I guess that’s what makes it work for the people it works for.

     

    It just doesn’t work for everybody. So, I really hope the show works for you. If it doesn’t work for you, you could always go to sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou to check out other sleep podcasts. Okay, so those are two things. The next thing to know other than that…oh, structure of the show. So, the show starts off with a greeting; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and friends beyond the binary. That’s so everybody can feel seen and say, hey, welcome, come on in. This is a safe place I’m trying to create. Settle in and get comfortable. Then there’s business. That’s how we bring you this podcast that takes a lot of work, believe it or not, to produce twice a week for free. So, that’s a pretty good deal…is the patrons and the people that support the sponsors; that helps us. So, that’s that part. Then this…so, that throws some people off, but then what happens is after the business there’s twelve to twenty minutes of me just talking in an intro, which is what we’re doing right now.

     

    If you’re wondering when the podcast is gonna start, that can really throw you off. So, I do kind of repeat this a lot of episodes. It’s kind of already started, but I’ll keep going…explaining that. I mean, the intro serves one purpose. You know what you’re getting into for a new listener, but even…’cause you say, well, it took you twenty minutes to explain what your sleep podcast is. I’d say, exactly. So you kind of get an idea of the tone and the sense of humor…sense of humor attempts of this podcast. But for a regular listener, the intro serves another purpose, which is…oh, it’s familiar. Scoots is here, he’s gonna keep me company, he’s gonna try to explain what the podcast is, but it’s gonna be different every time. Because I found personally that every other sleep solution I’ve tried has just hasn’t had the variability. I just adjust, or my brain starts to adjust and starts thinking more. So, that’s why the intro’s different every time. Otherwise you could just use one of the 800 intros I’ve already done or whatever, 900…I don’t even know how many it’s been.

     

    So, those are two things to know, but the other thing is for regular listeners, the intro is part of their wind-down routine. So, either they’re getting ready for bed or they’re in bed getting comfortable, and maybe they’re doing some sort of other wind-down activity or they’re just in bed letting the day drift away and getting some distance. Because, again, like I said with other sleep solutions; one, I found I adjust to them. The other thing is, they’re not…I don’t know. It takes a while for us to get to sleep and get comfortable. It’s just a reality for us. I mean, for the person next to you that’s snoring, possibly, they just seem to hit…their head hits the pillow, but we’re a little bit different, and that’s okay. That’s what I’m here for. So, that’s the other thing, is so, as you become a regular listener, you could say, oh, I like to start the podcast as I brush my teeth or oh, I like to do it as I’m petting my pets, or whatever it is. Maybe you build a house of cards before bed. Not in your…maybe you do it in your bed. I don’t know.

     

    Maybe you play…you also listen to the podcast and play something else, like pink noise or Fraggle…maybe you don’t, maybe you…Fraggle…Classical Fraggle. Oh, and so, that’s…oh, I’ll try to get back to the Fraggles. So, that’s the intro of the show. Some listeners, about 2% of listeners, skip ahead to twenty minutes and listen there, or some people are patrons. They listen to story-only episodes or all-night episodes. Believe it or not, a lot of patrons and even…people listen to all-intros. Some listeners listen to the intros during the day to help them unwind and focus. So, if you’re new or you’re a regular listener, you could try something new out too, but just…and just see how it goes. So, after the intro is business. That’s part of podcast structure, and then there’s a story. Tonight it’ll be our episodically modular, slightly serialized story, Otter Things, O-T-T-E-R T-H-I-N-G-S, with our heroine Emma Otter, or our narrator…one of the heroines in the story, Emma Otter. So, that’ll be the story.

     

    Then, there’s some thank-yous at the end. So, that’s the structure of the show. A couple other things; the reason I make the show is because I’ve been there. I know how it feels in the deep, dark night or the wee hours of the morning, or weeing in the hours of the night and the morning and saying, I gotta get up; I drank too much before bedtime. So, whatever it is, I’ve been there and I just want to make bedtime less of a rigmarole, take a little bit of the stress, drain that balloon, and if I can’t make bedtime something for you to look forward to, at least I can remove part of that dread that I experience a lot of times. Then, actually, my bedtime routine helps to counteract and soothe that part of me and say, okay, well, at least I enjoy these things about bedtime. So, that’s one reason I make the show. The other reason I make the show is you deserve a good night’s sleep. I just believe that, and I believe that if you get a good night’s sleep, your life will be a little bit better and you’ll be in a position, maybe, to do other things and be rested.

     

    So, if I can help provide that, that’s my honor. So, that’s why I make the show. Also, I make the show if you can’t sleep, but this is another thing…if you can’t sleep at all, the podcast goes from the beginning to the end. This story tonight, it’s a story you don’t need to listen to, but you could listen to it if you can’t sleep, if you just need some company in the deep, dark night. So, yeah, I just want you to…so, I’m also here to keep you company if you can’t sleep. Those are the reasons I make the show. Yeah, some of you may be saying, what’s a Fraggle? I’d say, I don’t really know. It’s interesting ‘cause this is Otter Things, which…one of the influences for this was Emmet Otter, Jim Henson, and Henson Studios, and everything. The Fraggles were also made by Henson Studios. The Fraggles were like another set of Muppets. They lived underground with some Dozers. This is as far as it goes. There was…even though I watched the show a lot – it was on HBO in the 80s – I really don’t remember anything else about it. I’m not kidding.

     

    I guess I remember kind of feeling ambivalent about it sometimes. So, I don’t know, I guess that doesn’t really help anybody, but that’s just…but Fraggles were…Fraggle…I don’t know what Fraggle Rock was. I don’t know if that’s where they lived, ‘cause they lived in a rock…underground rock area. The Dozers were always building stuff. I think the Fraggles liked to eat it or somebody else liked to eat it. But they kind of went along with the podcast, ‘cause they said, can’t you get away? Worries for another day. Let the music play down at Fraggle Rock. So, down at Fraggle Rock. So, it was where they lived, but maybe one day someone said, can you turn that Fraggle rock down? I’d say no problem, I’m putting on the…what do they call it now? There’s easy listening. There’s another one though, right? I don’t know, I’d prefer Fraggle smooth. Sure, I’m gonna put on some Fraggle smooth. So, that’s it, that’s why I’m…I don’t know, I think that’s all…I tried to explain what the…those are the Fraggles in a nutshell, from a nutshell where my brain lives.

     

    Anyway, I’m glad you’re here. That’s the main message I want to get across. Give the show a few tries. You deserve a good night’s sleep. So, give the podcast a couple tries. See how it goes. I hope it works for you. Like I said, it doesn’t work for everybody, but I work very hard on the show. I really yearn and strive, and I really want to help you fall asleep. Thank you again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we’re able to bring you this podcast twice a week.

     

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    (Transcription performed by LeahTranscribes)

  • Notable Notes

    All Intros

     

    Tribbles

    https://gamerant.com/star-trek-tribbles-icon-franchise-explained/

     

    https://screenrant.com/star-trek-original-series-tribbles-origin-explained/

     

    https://www.startrek.com/article/the-fuzzies-celebrating-50-years-of-the-trouble-with-tribbles

     

    Why cars no longer have keys

    https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/06/automakers-feverishly-working-getting-rid-keys/

     

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/business/car-keys-fobs.html

     

    https://www.gvlock.com/blog/microchip-shortage-car-keys/

     

    Piggy Back

    https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/08/why-do-we-call-it-piggyback-when-we-carry-someone-on-our-back/

     

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/piggyback-ride-meaning-history

     

    https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/265430/origin-of-piggyback

     

    Neuschwanstein Castle

    https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/neuschwanstein-castle.htm

     

    https://theculturetrip.com/europe/germany/articles/the-story-behind-germanys-neuschwanstein-castle/

     

    https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/neuschwanstein-castle-germany

     

    ROYGBIV

    https://sewsitall.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-birth-of-roy-g-biv-and-invention-of.html

     

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/why-roygbiv-is-arbitrary/465174/

     

    https://www.scientificminds.com/blog/whatever-happened-to-roy-g-biv-kathy-reeves-115.aspx

     

    Fraggle Rock

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66611/17-fun-facts-about-fraggle-rock

     

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fraggle-Rock-The-Ultimate-Visual-History/Noel-Murray/9781683836834

     

    https://www.henson.com/fraggle-rock/

     

    DOWN TO BUSINESS

    I’m thankful for you all

     

    Deep Dark Night United

    Kate (Helix Sleep)

     

    PLUGS

    Friends of Hand in Hand; Pete Davidson SNL Cold Open; The Midnight Mission; Trevor Project; Patreon; SleepPhones; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF; Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline; Referral Program

     

    SPONSORS

    Hello Fresh; Polysleep; Odoo; Helix Sleep; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive; Wild Health

     

    STORY

    • 890
    • Polished and Waxed
    • I’ve already had a few superfluous tangents
    • Has there been a Star Trek episode with Tribbles
    • Too much tribble for my taste
    • There’s much less energy in our energizing
    • Now for sale: The Tribble Bed
    • I give you permission to not pay attention
    • Tribble-Based Bed Buying Opportunity (TBBBO)
    • You bet your bottom dollar, Tribbles
    • Is there a pastime called noodling?
    • A bedroom full of pool noodles
    • Me? I’m a pool noodler
    • Beaker is the only Muppet you can easily make out of pool noodles
    • Roddenberries crossed, we’ll get that Tribble Bed made
    • I hope I can bring you some niceness
    • 891
    • The Fourth Shift
    • Axcess-able
    • Axis-able, accessible, whatever you need
    • A voice like a bog
    • The sound of an aging tree in a strong wind
    • What does “creaky dulcet” mean to you?
    • Getting caught up in filler words
    • De-cognition
    • Pre-ignition
    • Once upon a time, cars used to start with keys and not buttons
    • A discussion with your higher/base power before you start the ignition
    • Scooter’s brain needs a key
    • Old Button Brain
    • Scoots wakes up before his alarm
    • If this show worked for everyone, I’d be on a yacht somewhere
    • This show is a part of a larger routine
    • “The Empty Bowl”
    • 892
    • Just Emoting
    • I can’t remember what I was supposed to remember
    • The Barn Door Cast also has creaky dulcet tones
    • The Old Wooden Garage Door Cast
    • The Creaky Dulcet Cast
    • No piggybacking near bedtime
    • If Scoots was heading towards a point, he’d veer in another direction
    • You can’t be better than a Bore Bestie
    • Best Bore Friend (BBF)
    • How come there’s no reality housekeeping shows?
    • Well, I guess there are actually a lot
    • Hello, Marie Kondo
    • Bless This Mess – is that a TV show?
    • Picturesque Piggy Backing
    • Piggybacking you off to bed
    • 893
    • S-T-U-F-F
    • Spelling Stuff Backwards
    • I’ve never used the word palatial before
    • Palatial Notes, the podcast
    • Are all palaces palatial?
    • I also love saying velodrome
    • If you have a palatial estate and are talking about it, I’m probably going to tune you out
    • I, myself, would be red with envy
    • I’d like to say every meander is intentional but it’s not true
    • Natural Bumbling
    • Doctor Who Holiday Special
    • Sitting and Staring is one of my hobbies
    • I do like to look at things upside down
    • I’ve grown to love Doctor Who
    • 894
    • You’re invited, but you don’t have to come
    • You can just walk around the house and look in the window
    • A virtual party you don’t have to attend
    • We don’t have a point system here
    • Party Attendance Credit
    • Oh! This really doesn’t make any sense
    • No gray area in party invitations
    • Party invitations with a spectrum meter
    • I’m on the V of the ROYGBIV spectrum of attendance
    • Successful in its Unsuccessfulness
    • I don’t want to brag and say this show is a keystone
    • 895
    • Variably Baffling but Invariable that it is Baffling
    • Fragment Words
    • Fragmented Words
    • Fraggle Words
    • Maybe put on smooth fraggle, not Fraggle Rock
    • I try to not to keep a point
    • You barely have to pay me any mind
    • Applying to be your borefriend
    • Inner Nana, please don’t call me Scooter
    • I’m a scow
    • You can slowly get the tone and sense of humor of this podcast
    • Variability is important
    • Dip into some Classical Fraggle
    • At least I enjoy these things about bedtime
    • I don’t really know what a fraggle is
    • Did they live on Fraggle Rock?
    • The fraggles in a nutshell from a nutshell

     

    PATREON THANKS

    n/a

     

    SUMMARY:

    Episode: 1,214

    Title: Trible-Based Beds for Thanksgiving | All Intro 890 – 895

    Deep Dark Night United: Kate (Helix Sleep)

    Plugs: Friends of Hand in Hand; Pete Davidson SNL Cold Open; The Midnight Mission; Trevor Project; Patreon; SleepPhones; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF; Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline; Referral Program

    Sponsors: Hello Fresh; Polysleep; Odoo; Helix Sleep; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive; Wild Health

    Patreon Thanks: n/a

    Notable Language:

    • 890
    • Polished & Waxed
    • Trouble with Tribbles
    • Pool Noodle
    • Roddenberries crossed
    • Some Niceness
    • Tribble-Based Bed (TBB)
    • 891
    • Axcess-able
    • De-cognition
    • Pre-ignition
    • Soliloquy
    • Higher / Base Power
    • Old Button Brain
    • 892
    • Overextended Accentuations
    • Best Bore Friend (BBF)
    • Bless This Mess
    • Picturesque Piggy Backing
    • 893
    • S-T-U-F-F
    • Palatial
    • Velodrome
    • Natural Bumbling
    • 894
    • Rigamarole
    • Heretoforward
    • ROYGBIV Attendance Spectrum
    • Successful in its Unsuccessfulness
    • 895
    • Variably Baffling
    • Fraggle
    • Scow
    • Classical Fraggle

     

    Notable Culture:

    • 890
    • Star Trek
      • Tribbles
    • Annie – “Tomorrow”
      • Beaker
    • The Muppets
      • 891
      • Haiku
      • Zen Koan
      • SAT
      • “The Empty Bowl”
      • 892
      • Ronkonkoma
      • Emmet Otter
    • Stranger Things
      • The Barn Door Cast also has creaky dulcet tones
      • The Old Wooden Garage Door Cast
      • The Creaky Dulcet Cast
      • Marie Kondo
    • Bless This Mess TV Show
      • 893
      • David Tennant
    • Doctor Who
      • Palatial Notes, the podcast
    • 894
      • ROYGBIV
      • 895
    • Stranger Things
    • Emmet Otter’s Jug Band
      • Jim Henson
    • Fraggle Rock

     

    Notable Talking Points:

    • 890
    • Polished and Waxed
    • I’ve already had a few superfluous tangents
    • Has there been a Star Trek episode with Tribbles
    • Too much tribble for my taste
    • There’s much less energy in our energizing
    • Now for sale: The Tribble Bed
    • I give you permission to not pay attention
    • Tribble-Based Bed Buying Opportunity (TBBBO)
    • You bet your bottom dollar, Tribbles
    • Is there a pastime called noodling?
    • A bedroom full of pool noodles
    • Me? I’m a pool noodler
    • Beaker is the only Muppet you can easily make out of pool noodles
    • Roddenberries crossed, we’ll get that Tribble Bed made
    • I hope I can bring you some niceness
    • 891
    • The Fourth Shift
    • Axcess-able
    • Axis-able, accessible, whatever you need
    • A voice like a bog
    • The sound of an aging tree in a strong wind
    • What does “creaky dulcet” mean to you?
    • Getting caught up in filler words
    • De-cognition
    • Pre-ignition
    • Once upon a time, cars used to start with keys and not buttons
    • A discussion with your higher/base power before you start the ignition
    • Scooter’s brain needs a key
    • Old Button Brain
    • Scoots wakes up before his alarm
    • If this show worked for everyone, I’d be on a yacht somewhere
    • This show is a part of a larger routine
    • “The Empty Bowl”
    • 892
    • Just Emoting
    • I can’t remember what I was supposed to remember
    • The Barn Door Cast also has creaky dulcet tones
    • The Old Wooden Garage Door Cast
    • The Creaky Dulcet Cast
    • No piggybacking near bedtime
    • If Scoots was heading towards a point, he’d veer in another direction
    • You can’t be better than a Bore Bestie
    • Best Bore Friend (BBF)
    • How come there’s no reality housekeeping shows?
    • Well, I guess there are actually a lot
    • Hello, Marie Kondo
    • Bless This Mess – is that a TV show?
    • Picturesque Piggy Backing
    • Piggybacking you off to bed
    • 893
    • S-T-U-F-F
    • Spelling Stuff Backwards
    • I’ve never used the word palatial before
    • Palatial Notes, the podcast
    • Are all palaces palatial?
    • I also love saying velodrome
    • If you have a palatial estate and are talking about it, I’m probably going to tune you out
    • I, myself, would be red with envy
    • I’d like to say every meander is intentional but it’s not true
    • Natural Bumbling
    • Doctor Who Holiday Special
    • Sitting and Staring is one of my hobbies
    • I do like to look at things upside down
    • I’ve grown to love Doctor Who
    • 894
    • You’re invited, but you don’t have to come
    • You can just walk around the house and look in the window
    • A virtual party you don’t have to attend
    • We don’t have a point system here
    • Party Attendance Credit
    • Oh! This really doesn’t make any sense
    • No gray area in party invitations
    • Party invitations with a spectrum meter
    • I’m on the V of the ROYGBIV spectrum of attendance
    • Successful in its Unsuccessfulness
    • I don’t want to brag and say this show is a keystone
    • 895
    • Variably Baffling but Invariable that it is Baffling
    • Fragment Words
    • Fragmented Words
    • Fraggle Words
    • Maybe put on smooth fraggle, not Fraggle Rock
    • I try to not to keep a point
    • You barely have to pay me any mind
    • Applying to be your borefriend
    • Inner Nana, please don’t call me Scooter
    • I’m a scow
    • You can slowly get the tone and sense of humor of this podcast
    • Variability is important
    • Dip into some Classical Fraggle
    • At least I enjoy these things about bedtime
    • I don’t really know what a fraggle is
    • Did they live on Fraggle Rock?
    • The fraggles in a nutshell from a nutshell
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