Good evening!
I hope your Monday went by nice and fast. Mine certainly did thanks to playing catch-up from work that accumulated over the weekend and an afternoon committee meeting for the Taste of Ocala.
Since I knew I’d be out of the house until close to dinner time after lunch, I made sure to take Sadie on an extra-long morning walk. I used our walk as a chance to listen to my new favorite podcast, NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.
After putting out a call to you guys last week for podcast recommendations, I downloaded a bunch of the podcasts you guys praised and quickly fell in love with the Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me podcasts.
They are so funny and definitely hold my interest. If you enjoy witty banter and catching up on current events in a humorous way and haven’t checked out this podcast yet, I highly recommend it!
Taste of the Nation Orlando
Today’s Taste of Ocala committee meeting went really well and I’m getting excited to see everything come together in a month and a half!
And speaking of yummy food-related events, some of you may remember when I blogged about the amazing Taste of the Nation event in Orlando last summer. Tickets are on sale again and Ryan and I cannot wait to go in August!
I will actually be working with Taste of the Nation to help promote the event and if you’re an Orlando resident or will be in the area on August 25 and care to support an incredibly fun and delicious event, they have an awesome promo going on right now! Through March 30, VIP tickets are buy one, get one 50 percent off with the use of the code EBIRDORL. Tickets are not cheap, but 100 percent of ticket sales benefit Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger.
If you’re not an Orlando resident, Taste of the Nation events take place all over the U.S. in various cities and all of the events raise money to end childhood hunger. You may see if an event is coming to a city near you here.
Dinner
Dinner this evening was a good one!
Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.
Off to watch Jeopardy with Ryan!
Enjoy your night! 
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Taste of the Nation sounds really cool – I wish I was in Orlando!
I have never listened to a Podcast. Is it similar to talk radio?
yes! you can actually listen to the most recent one on their website w/o even downloading it!
Oh wow they are in SF in 10 days! Not gonna happen! Looks like a fun event though, Maybe next year!
I’m a huge fan of Wait Wait – I like to listen while I do my dishes, and I always end up laughing out loud to myself 🙂 And your’e right, it’s not only entertaining, but also a good way to keep up with current events! Love it!
How cool! Taste of Ocala and Taste of the Nation – Orlando sound like great events – this past weekend was our Taste of the Beach here on the Outer Banks and it was so much fun! How can events that are all about food not be awesome, right? 🙂
The host of Wait wait don’t tell me Peter Sagal is a runner! Extra awesome!
I actually went to the Taste of the Nation near me last Wednesday. While it was extremely crowded (which I guess is a good thing with raising money), it was also delicious! Can’t wait to go again next year.
I just discovered Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me last week and it had me laughing the entire time. So funny!
I’m definitely going to have to check out that podcast! I’ve been gettting into listening to them during long runs!
I love when we have tasting events in the town I live in-wine nightss, taste of Italy events and even a seasonal menu preview at the tapas bar!
Taste of the Nation sounds so very cool! I bet it’s been a lot of fun for you to participate in! Have a good night, Julie 🙂
I’m going to see if Taste of the Nation is in my area — it sounds like a great event!
Oooh I like the sounds of that podcast! I’ve been meaning to check some podcasts out – pretty sure I said that the last time you mentioned it and I still haven’t, haha – adding that one to my list 🙂
We watched jeopardy tonight too because a guy I went to school with was on. He won! Go falcons 🙂
Love Taste of the Nation! I went to the one in D.C!
I’m so glad you like Wait Wait! I got tickets to this Thursday’s taping for my birthday last week. You should follow Peter Sagal on twitter, he’s pretty funny. Sometimes he tweets looking for jogging partners when he travels! If he’s ever in Florida you two could go for a run.
If you like Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me you might check out tbtl which is hosted by Luke Burbank. He’s on Wait Wait fairly regularly and his podcast tbtl (too beautiful to live) is all kinds of awesomeness and randomness. So entertaining!
I’ve always, always wanted to go to those events.. but they are SO expensive!
I may try to listen to that podcast while running, I need something to entertain me more lately!
That podcast sounds like fun! I’ll have to give it a listen 🙂
Your orange shirt is adorable!
Taste of Nation sounds like a really cool event! Have fun!
Hey they have a taste in Houston (where I live!). Hmmm?
That orange shirt you’re wearing is so pretty!
you play Jeopardy, too! Do you always win? 🙂
I love that Orange shirt!! It looks great!
You guys might have me sold on this podcast thing… I have never been a podcast listener, but I might start…
Taste of the Nation sounds like such a fun event! 🙂 I’ve never listened to a podcast before but I might check it out!
HOw cool! I would love to go to something like that 🙂
I love Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me..
You should listen to “Whad’Ya Know”! It’s similar, with a slightly different sense of humor.
🙂