Aric’s Blog

Aric’s research revealed that they are often referred to as “meat candy”!

Oof.  This is really good too.

Cody Johnson’s “‘Til You Can’t” was a meaningful song for Aric this year.

A delicious way to start the day!

The Clear Crew shares they’re favorite Country songs of the year!

How long has it been since you’ve played a board game?  For many of us we have reunited with some of our favorite games due to Covid-19… With people staying at home more and spending family time together Hasbro is reporting a 21% increase in sales since the beginning of …

This past weekend was my turn to cook celebrating National Pork Month (October) with our Friends at the Missouri Pork Association! I decided to try something a little different than Scotty and Josh and so I didn’t fire up the smoker… I instead found an Air Fryer recipe and I …

Waking up this morning was HARD!!!  And not just because it was Monday…or because it was rainy… It was Hard to get up because it was dark until around 7:30am… New research says 63% of people would be in favor a only have ONE time year round… So no more …

I’m absolutely in LOVE with the Christmas Season…it was instilled in me by my Father as a little boy… I’m not a last minute shopper (Scotty is)…But I don’t usually start shopping until around Thanksgiving… A new study from Lending Tree says they’ve found 25% of all Americans have already …

CPS Elementary students finally got to return to in person classes today and my son Dane was excited! He wanted to meet his new friends and teacher in person but do you really want to know what he missed about in-person school? Let’s set the scene: Aric – “Dane, how …

Hormel has announced they are releasing a Bacon Scented Face Mask!!! Talk about taking Scratch N Sniff to a whole new level!!! You can register to win one at www.BreathableBacon.com…Thank you Hormel!!! This is truly genius!  What other smells would you love to be included in a face mask! Aric

I may have the BIGGEST Sweet Tooth of anyone I know… Today is National Dessert Day…I HIGHLY recommend you celebrate! My favorite is a WARM Chocolate Chip Cookie…I’ve done the science and you sometimes have to heat them up to exactly 12 seconds in the microwave! Second I love a …

Sunday I was talking to some friends about how I’d like a pair of those dress shoes that are actually tennis shoes… You’ve seen them…they look like dress shoes to the naked eye…but up close they are really tennis shoes… Over the last two days I’ve had at least 20 …

No Homecoming!!! Come on 2020…this is the Tradition that Mizzou is famous for starting! Homecoming is OUR THING…as a Mizzou Grad I look forward to this celebration every year… Not only that we just shocked LSU and had a great chance to win 2 games in a row! (Vandy isn’t …

Roadkill…we’ve all seen it and most of us have been a part of hitting some kind of animal with our vehicle… I came across the list of Top 5 States (in order) for Hitting Animals… Congrats Missouri…we did NOT make the list! West Virginia Montana Pennsylvania South Dakota Michigan  Keep …

I remember being a kid and hating when my parents made me “ride my bike” on the MKT Trail… Now I’m older…and thanks to Scotty and his love of the trail and all things nature…I too have started to LOVE the trail and nature… This time of year is my …

In preparation for February and Heart Month, Scotty and Aric have a friendly little competition to get more heart healthy and they want you to join them.