When exactly is Oktoberfest, why does it start in September and how long should it last?

Amy and Tim discuss these important questions as they sample several Oktoberfest beers supplied by Amy (For a change!)

Thankfully Oktoberfest is not conflated with anything else during the month of October. (You know what I mean, pumpkin this and pumpkin that!)

The conversation takes a hard left turn and touches on the fun of dealing with medical bills and the layers of (not an onion) bureaucracy that entangle between the medical insurance provider and the entities that provide services. Of course the communication between the two is seamless and timely (NOT!!!)

Tim laments some of the issues he has recently experienced as he tries to untangle the quagmire of paperwork before the hospital sics a collection agency on them. All this just in time to register for healthcare for 2027.

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In today's world of social media, it's far too easy to find the negative. While it may take some digging, Tim and Amy discuss looking for the positives in life.

From drinking beer, (Beer is good!) to owning dogs and looking at the amazing things that are in this world, life it never as bad as those who sell the negative to us would have us believe.

With another spectacular "opening" Tim brings yet again, "Let's Make Deal!" Will Amy choose what's under cup #1, cup #2 or keep that is setting right in front of her?

You don't have to be retired (admittedly, it helps) to make sure you take a moment, take a breathe and take a look around you. There is beauty in this world, always. Sometimes it may take a little extra effort to focus and see it.

Whenever in doubt, just look at a dog. Their lives are so much shorter than ours, and for that reason, I think one of their goals is to show us humans that it is always a good time to stop and enjoy the present.

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Amy makes a triumphant return to the podcast after some time off. The conversation turns all those projects that pop up with the end of summer and the coming of winter (Winter's coming!)

The problem is that all those projects identified during summer don't get finished, and with dwindling daylight and cooler temperatures time is running out to get everything tucked away before the snow flies.

Amy details her latest project in her old house of finishing the stair treads after her better half replaced them over a weekend while she was out of town.

Why does any project seem to come down to being a little bit artistic? Does anyone else hate caulking? Even with years of experience, Tim struggles to get the perfect bead that looks good and does the job.

Did Amy really encounter a misogynist at Home Depot (which is totally believable!) or was she being overly sensitive and sensing something that was not there. (Grace costs you nothing!)

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