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I’m self-appointed WLHA editorial director Grumpy Old Dan Smith and here’s what makes me grumpy: newspaper deliveries. This comes from one of our grumpier listeners and—believe me—I need all the help we can get. This listener delivered newspapers on his bike every day after school and made a nice living for a 12-year still crashing with his parents. He delivered the paper right to your porch and if it was raining, he put the paper between the screen door and the front door. Fast forward fifty years. Today’s newspapers are […]

I’m self-appointed WLHA editorial director Dan Smith and here’s what makes me grumpy: Facebook. We all know, because we’ve seen the movie, that some Harvard students started Facebook as a way to rate co-eds. Classy. They called it Facesmash…then the Facebook…and today Facebook, who’s surviving founder now has enough money to buy Harvard. Today what used to a college thing is even a grandma and grandpa thing. Instead of rating Harvard co-eds you can now see just about every photo and read just about every thought of someone—even if you […]

This is WLHA self-appointed editorial director Grumpy Old Dan Smith and here’s what makes me grumpy: Competitive lawn care. We all look forward to warm weather here in the Deep North. But why does nice warm weather turn us into landscape architects? Aren’t we supposed to be playing golf, floating our boats and hiking in the woods? Instead I see my neighbors behaving like share-croppers growing grass, cutting grass, putting stuff on grass so it keeps growing and you keep mowing and the dogs keep doing what they do on […]

I’m WLHA self-appointed editorial director Grumpy Old Dan Smith and here’s what makes me grumpy: Pundits. What’s a pundit? Way before cable news, pundits were respected teachers and leaders. Today, pundits are the people who get to the megaphone first.  Pundits and news organizations go together like peanut butter and jelly. They need each other. Social media has allowed pretty much anyone to become a pundit. Now along with Sean Hannity, Al Sharpton and the president, you can see and hear the opinions of people you probably wouldn’t talk to […]

Not sure what but this kiosk says something about the information age. I’m not that smart to know exactly what. Maybe it’s just that sometimes I feel like a crowded kiosk held together by staples. There’s gotta be a Grateful Dead poster deep in there somewhere.

Try this nose mask to amuse people (except my wife, who thinks I’ll get arrested). Just shove a rag in your mouth and you should be as safe as a vice-president at a photo-op.

I know you’re grumpy and I want to know how you got there. Why not share what makes you grump with the planet? Shoot us an email at [email protected] and we’ll either ignore it or cook something up and get it on the air Be sure to listen for Grumpy Old Dan Smith six times a day on WLHA, the Big 64…an internet radio station full of great music and malarkey.

Glad to see Costco allows carts…they help people who otherwise could not shop there. Now how about the golf courses allowing carts? Otherwise I won’t be able to humiliate myself playing this stupid game.

Great news that the golf courses will open later next week here in Wisconsin. Those that decide these things should really consider golf carts as well. One of the great things about this stupid game is you can punish yourself well into your 80’s (as my friend John is doing here with the deer) if you can use a cart. I’ll take one good reason for not allowing carts. I may be able to do without a beer cart for a short time…but you should let us ride. I’ll bring […]

On any other April 15th, the kitchen table would house piles of paper sorted in a way only one person on earth knows. Piles of forms, receipts and other documentation to prove to the federal government that we dutifully pay our taxes. On any other April 15th, I’d be grumpier than the president’s hair on a windy day (is that why he sometimes wears those goofy hats?). But not this April 15th as the government has extended the tax deadline for three months from now. So I’m treating today like […]