Getting Away with Schmidt

I'm not sure if this is actually in the fine print, but, since when are unaccompanied minors responsible for looking after their carry-on items? I mean, like I said, it might be in the fine, fine print somewhere, but I just looked at United Airline's policy, and didn't see anything about it. So, I find it a tiny bit audacious that I was given a curt reply when I asked the counter agent if it was possible that the (attending) supervisor please help my daughter look after her backpack (ie: make sure she didn't leave it on the plane, etc.,) I was interrupted before I could finish my sentence, and told, "The child is responsible for her own bag". I mean, he was downright dismissive. (At least patronize me a little bit for my money.) Again, I'm not going to argue if it's in the fine print somewhere, and maybe I just didn't see it, but there's a lot to be said for attitude. My mom just plunked down 100 bucks, after all. They've been vague about...

Join me, for my upcoming show: Hes His Own Grandpa 06/18 by Schmidt Talk | Blog Talk Radio

... Because, if you've ever heard the question, "Where'd you get your degree, from a Cracker Jack Box?", you'll definitely wanna have that vac handy! ;-) (Originally published June 15, 2011) So, maybe you’ve graduated high school recently. Or perhaps you’re still sleeping on your parent’s couch for the past decade, and it’s time to start thinking about getting a college degree. Or, maybe you just want to tell your boss ‘where to go’, after being the fine achiever of a college degree (which seems to be increasingly important these days).  Trust me, peers and colleagues WON’T let you forget that fact, making you feel inadequate from the increasing pressure to pursue this ‘all-important’ piece of paper. So, while they’re not out driving their beamers, and getting their nails done, you can really show them, that YOU’RE RIGHT UP THERE WITH THEM! Go ahead. Make them shoot their non-fat moccachinos out their nostrils! They’re sure to be impressed when you don one of t...

Gentlemen, start your shop-vacs. Put down that ketchup bottle and tune in, as we explore some odd, and/or interesting courses and degrees that let you make a biz out of the bizarre (or have you rethinking about getting your job back at the carwash). But I warn you: We don’t provide a shop-vac for the Kracker-Jack crumbs that are gonna fall off some of these. Tune in to my show Wednesday: You Got Your Degree from Where 06/15 by Schmidt Talk | Blog Talk Radio

I keep telling myself I will, but then I never get around to it. Anyway, not sure who will even read this, but here goes!