Welcome back, everyone!  I hope all of you had a safe and restful Memorial Day weekend.

Dan and Tom had a great time at the race Sunday.  Both guys are sporting a tan this morning, proof of their time spent soaking up some sun and enjoying a fun 500.

Paul and I had a nice weekend with our families, too.  Of course, Paul and I worked yesterday.  It was a pretty quiet work day.  We were happy to see our friends return to the show this morning.

Abdul usually joins us for commentary on Monday mornings.  Because of the holiday, however, he joined us this morning.  Now, I must admit that I can get a little uptight about things.  This morning, Abdul was talking about how people can be a little rude sometimes.  He referred to people who don’t return their shopping carts to the designated areas.  Off camera, we also talked about drivers who don’t acknowledge or thank you when you help them out of a jam.  Well, while discussing this on the air, Abdul said people can sometimes be… well… I’m too uptight to write the word.  I’ll just say he dropped the “b-bomb” and the word doesn’t rhyme with witch.  Let me say that I like Abdul.  I think he’s funny and very intelligent.  I guess I was just caught a little off-guard.  At that moment, I secretly wished we had a seven second delay button.  We don’t have one here.  Perhaps you’ve watched shows that do have a delay.  The show that I most often hear a “bleep” is on The View.  Sometimes the ladies get a little carried away when discussing their views.  That’s part of the fun, right?

We once discussed getting a delay button.  Years ago, we used to let people call in to our Noon Show and ask Dick Crum gardening questions.  One viewer decided to play a joke on poor Mr. Crum and he asked a rude question that had nothing to do with gardening.  After that, we stopped taking calls live on the air.  Viewers can now send in their questions via email.

Well, our producer talked to Abdul after the show and Abdul apologized for this morning’s comment.  Sometimes you get so comfortable when you’re on the air, you forget you’re part of a live show.  While we’re in our comfort zone, however, we never want to make our viewers feel uncomfortable.