If you lost something, would you wait 5 days before you started to look for it?

Let's say you lose your wallet. No, let's say you lose your friend's wallet. Would you wait 5 days before you go looking for it? Well, American Airlines seems to think it's okay to wait 5 days before they start looking for your luggage if they lose it. American Airlines lost my friend's bag when he flew back to DFW from Puerto Rico, Luckily, he's going to get it back, but I wonder how many people don't ever get their bags back. You see American Airlines does not track your luggage from point to point. The way it was explained to me is that they enter the bag into the computer when they check it, then they basically don't know where that bag is until it ends up at the final destination. According to one of American's representatives, they lose less than 2% of bags, but think about how many bags they handle every day. Saying less than 2% sounds small, but if they handle half a million bags a day, then 1% would be 5,000 bags that are lost every day. According to the American representative, most bags are reunited with the passenger within 24 hours. I don't understand how they think it's logical for someone to assume that a bag will just turn up when there is no way to know where the bag is until it reaches it's final destination. Then if the bag doesn't turn up after 5 days they have you fill out a claim form. I didn't ask how long it takes after that because I was kind of dumbfounded that they think it's alright for them not to have any idea where your bag is for 5 days before they start thinking about doing something to make up for it. If other businesses did business like this, they'd be out of business pretty quick. I'm going to talk more about this on my show on Wednesday, and I think this little fiasco with my friend's bag has inspired me to start a new segment on my show which I'll introduce after I talk about this on my show. So be sure and listen on Wednesday to hear all about it.

The Pope Needs to Go

I mentioned on my show last night the possibility that the Pope may need to resign because of the sex abuse scandal. The more I think about this, the more I think that is exactly what needs to happen. It appears to me from everything I have heard that he and others in the Church knew what was going on and did nothing but cover it up. I believe that the Catholic Church needs to conduct an exhaustive investigation into the matter and get rid of everyone responsible for the cover up, even if that means the Pope ends up being fired. Yes I said it. The Pope needs to be fired. I welcome any comments about this post and anything else that I discuss on my show.

Cancelling Co-host Contest, But You Can Still Be on the Show

So I decided that the guest co-host contest wasn't that great of an idea. Mainly because know one decided to enter, but also because I have decided that it wasn't the best way to attract advertisers. Instead what I want to do is let you know that I want to know what I can do to help you market your business. Email me at brandonkinneyshow@gmail.com and tell me what your advertising needs are and let's work out a package that will suit your needs. You'll also notice that I moved the PayPal link from the bottom to the top, and modified it a bit, but don't even worry about that until we work out a package. After we work out a package that will suit your needs, then we will work out payment options. Again, I want to know what I can do for you. I am here to serve your advertising needs. Now, to the matter of those that would like to come on the show. I would like to extend an invitation to anybody who is thinking about advertising on my show to come on my show and promote their business free of charge, then we can discuss later if you would like to advertise on the show. If you are interested in this opportunity, email me at brandonkinneyshow@gmail.com. And, of course, don't forget to listen to the show tomorrow night from 9pm to 11pm. You can link directly to the Fishbowl Radio Network by clicking on the link near the top of the page.

Guest Co-host Contest

As announced on my show, I am having a guest co-host contest for people who advertise on my show. Here are the rules. You must buy at least a $15 simple ad to be entered in the contest. Write at least one paragraph about why you should be my guest co-host. Your entry must be received by 5pm on April 2nd. The essay part of the entry should be emailed to brandonkinneyshow@gmail.com with your ad text. The winners will be announced on my show on April 7. Remember if you buy a more expensive ad you get more chances to win. If you buy a 30 second ad you will get 3 chances. If you buy a 60 second ad you will get 5 chances. Ads are to be purchased right here on my blog using the PayPal button. Good luck, and I hope to get lots of good entries.

Instructions for Buying Ads on the Brandon Kinney Show

If you would like to buy an ad on the show, then send me an email at brandonkinneyshow@gmail.com. After we work out a package for you I will direct you back to the page where you can select the appropriate option, and once I see your payment in my account I will put your ad on my next show. I'll detail this process more on my show on Wednesday. In the meantime feel free to email me if you would like to advertise this Wednesday.

The Passage of the Health Care is a Good First Step for Health Care Reform

So, the Democrats managed to get the votes to pass the health care bill. We are now one step closer to joining the rest of the industrialized world in ensuring that all our citizens have health care. However, this bill is only the first step toward making that happen. This bill will create a system that is far better than what we have, but it still won't be nearly as good as other industrialized countries. The most important things that this bill does is ban the practice of not covering pre-existing conditions and dropping people for becoming ill.

No, this bill is not perfect by any means. There are still many reforms that need to be added to get us where we need to be, but this bill is a great first step. Hopefully, in the coming years we will continue to work as a country to catch up with the rest of the industrialized world. I will talk more about this on my show.

Just one more quick note before I go. I'm thinking about having an auction/contest to find a co-host for my show. I'll announce the details on my show as soon as I get them finalized. Be sure to listen Wednesday from 9pm to 11pm on www.fishbowlradionetwork.com in the Silver Studio. Also feel free to call in at 214-556-6239 to weigh in with your questions and comments.

Welcome to My New Blog

This is the first installment of my blog. I hope to use this blog to create more interest in my radio show and for my listeners and myself to have a forum for various topics. I plan on trying to write at least one post a week, and hopefully more. Be sure to listen to the show every Wednesday from 9pm to 11pm on www.fishbowlradionetwork.com from 9pm to 11pm in the Grey Studio.