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Big Boo Cast: Episode 329

March 15, 2023 · 3 Comments

Well, it’s March Madness, and as you will hear in this episode, I am mad about my Aggies being a 7-seed in the tournament. There may be a bit of a rant, which means Sophie laughs a whole bunch. We also answer a listener’s question about what kinds of sports fans we are (here’s a hint: animated), we discuss our weekends with our college kids, and we talk through some recent fun finds at Trader Joe’s.

If you listen to the intro of the episode, you’ll hear some exciting (for us, at least) save-the-date news, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

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Show Notes:

– Men’s NCAA bracket

– Women’s NCAA bracket

– A&M is a 7 seed

– Buzz Williams reacts to bracket

– the curse of the 5 seeds

– Altras

– Ben Rector

– Outer Banks

– Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar cheese spread

– Trader Joe’s multigrain crackers

– Trader Joe’s Scalloped Potato Chips with Five Cheeses

– Trader Joe’s Cowboy Caviar

– Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Bark with almond, pretzel, and sea salt

– Daisy Jones & the Six TV show

– Ouida sunglasses

– Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

– Benefit Fluff Up brow wax

– artificial fiddle leaf fig plant

– Creative hair brush / Mason Pearson dupe

– Hoka Clifton 9

– Daisy Jones & the Six Amazon fashion

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  1. Melanie

    March 16, 2023 at 9:23 am

    Dillard’s had an Antonio Melani coat last season that I loved. Light sage, faux fur collar and cuffs, and pearl buttons. I waited too long to buy it on sale and it was sold out. I’m hoping that have something similar next year. Classic 70s.

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  2. Megan Losher

    March 19, 2023 at 10:14 pm

    Hiking Boot/Shoe suggestions. Try the Hoka Speedgoat 5 Mid GTX. They are a trail running shoe, but this is the more the hiking shoe version. The Speedgoat is an awesome shoe for trail running or hiking – much like the Bondi’s you like.

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    • Megan Losher

      March 19, 2023 at 10:30 pm

      Here is the link.

      https://www.hoka.com/en/us/women-hiking/speedgoat-5-mid-gtx/1127919.html

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