So, after we had Rosie the Tarantula in our studio on Friday, I started thinking about the concept of  ‘facing your fears’.  I wrote about it on my blog.   Maybe you have some fears you’d like to face.

Our friends at the Butterfly Pavilion stopped by the studio today and brought Rosie the Tarantula!  Dom wanted to face his fear, and Jane was super into it.  Even though Tizzy was terrified, she held Rosie too!  Check out all the action in our video below and in our photo gallery right here!

We’re helping listeners with their dilemmas by turning to YOU to vote for a side!  Then we’ll announce the results!  Here’s today’s e-mail…

Dom and Jane,

Here’s what’s going on in our house.  I’ve been a stay-at-home dad with our son for the last several years.  My wife and I decided that one of us would do that until he turned five, and it seemed like we’d do better with her job than mine.

Well, now our son just turned five, and I’m starting to look around for work.  My wife came home from work the other day and mentioned that one of her co-workers was moving out of state.  I perked up and told her that this particular job was perfect for me.  Her company has no policy against family members working together.  Hell, it’s actually where we MET years ago.

Anyway, this job is right up my alley, and I want to apply.  My wife says that she thinks it’s a bad idea for us to work together.  She admits that it’s tough to find a job these days, but we’ve done fine for five years, so if it takes another few months it’s not a big deal.  If I got this job it would not only be with the same company, but in the same department.  I think it sounds fantastic for us to get to finally spend some time together, but she’s against it.

So who’s right?

Bob

And the results are… 5 votes for Bob, 7 votes for his wife.  Looks like his wife is right!

Jeremy is attempting his first major home improvement project - adding a walk in closet to his basement.  To hear the podcast follow this link:

http://mix100.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4330500

He are some progress pictures for those of you who had little faith in me

We had quite a discussion about Oprah in today’s Jane Report.  I wrote about my love/hate relationship with “O” on my blog. Read and comment here .

We’re helping listeners with their dilemmas by turning to YOU to vote for a side!  Then we’ll announce the results!  Here’s today’s e-mail…

Dom and Jane,

We have a big problem here on Gaylord St.  I’ve been a Saints fan my entire life.  I’m 41 years old, and I’ve suffered through all of their crappy seasons.  I’ve dreamed of them making it to the Super Bowl, and wondered if it would ever happen in my lifetime.  And now it’s happening.

BUT…my wife’s sister is getting married that same day.  When they planned their wedding this past summer I didn’t even know what day the Super Bowl was, and never thought about my team having a conflict with the wedding.

I agreed last summer to be an usher in the wedding, but now the wedding is right at kickoff time.  I’ll be tied up with the wedding and the reception.  I told my wife that perhaps they might want to pick someone else now, because I’m only an usher, and she is furious.  The word she used last night was “sickening.”

The way I see it, it’s her sister’s second wedding.  She’s about our age, was married briefly in her 20s, and now is marrying a guy she’s been living with for four years.  It can’t be that big of a deal if I’m not there.  Who in the world would miss me?

I’ve got a group of about ten Saints fans, and we’ve all watched every game together for years.  They’re all fired up about this huge Super Bowl party, and to think I’d invest all that time for years, only to miss the Super Bowl party.  Recording the game and watching later is not what I’m looking to do.  I want to be at the party!

Of course we’re fighting like crazy about this.  My wife says I’m a heartless jerk by putting a football game over her sister’s big day, but it’s her SECOND big day, and with someone she’s lived with for awhile.  Shouldn’t I be able to bag out to go to the Super Bowl party?

Bob

And the results are… 7 votes for Bob, 4 votes for his wife.  Looks like Bob is right!

I think that we’re “puritanical” about money, so I wrote about it on my blog.  Read it NOW!

That’s right!  Bon Jovi will be performing at the Grammy’s this Sunday, and they’re inviting fans to vote on the song YOU want them to perform during the show.  Click here to vote.  Plus another perk to those loyal Bon Jovi fans out there…LeeAnn is giving away tickets this week to their concert in Denver on March 8 at the Pepsi Center!!!  Just tune in during the Retro Lunch, and when you hear a Bon Jovi song, that’s the cue to call to win tickets!

I wrote about the death of my cat and what it taught me.  A lot of you can probably relate to losing a pet.  Read it here.