//podcastplus.net/feed/funny-messy-life~59e28ec9 Stories about life, relationships, and culture delivered in a way that will help brighten your day or at least make you ask, "What is he smokin'?" But don't worry. It's all in good fun and it's family friendly. I'm Michael Blackston and these are tales from my blog - in audio form - all based on real experiences from my Funny Messy Life. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:57:38 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/The_Time_I_Passed_Out_On_The_Toilet_-_079.mp3?dest-id=712767 It seems like a favorite of my stories for listeners is the one I titled, “The Time I Peed On My Leg”. Apparently people enjoy hearing about embarrassing moments and I’m more than happy to be the guy you turn to when you need someone for a good point and laugh. To my mother and my wife’s dismay, I’m a person who enjoys sharing the little things that most people would rather forget. I revel at the thought of seeing the faces of those around me when I tell one of these stories in a crowd and I invent expressions in my mind for those who hear these tales after I record them.      This will be one of those stories. And although I fear I might have spoiled it a little from the start by offering the reveal in the title, there’s still a lot of meat in the middle for you.      I’ve been gone for a while. I’ll get to the reasons why after the story because that’s what you came here for, isn’t it? The story? All I will tell you right now is that I had pretty much given up on Fun... Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:11:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/The_Time_I_Passed_Out_On_The_Toilet_-_079.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Band_Dad_-_078.mp3?dest-id=712767 The past few weeks have been extra hard on me, and as I sit here and write this out, I really don’t feel like it. See, on top of everything else that’s going on in my life, my son is graduating high school, and I never thought about the idea that we would be experiencing so many “lasts”. I’m definitely a proud dad, but there is pain that tags along with it. So I think it’s time to vent a little as my oldest child becomes a man. I’m Michael Blackston, and as much as I don’t want to have to admit it, these are necessary events along the path of my Funny Messy Life. _________________________       Pomp and Circumstance rings loud and quite obnoxiously in the distance. I used to like that song. It’s regal. It tells a story of celebration and accomplishment. And lately it rudely smacks me upside the head with the sour flavor of truth. Now the song doesn’t ring as jolly as before, because my son Noah is graduating.     Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for him. Any pa... Sat, 07 May 2022 22:03:50 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Band_Dad_-_078.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/I_Changed_My_Mind_-_077.mp3?dest-id=712767 There’s a snarky saying about how women change their minds. It goes something like, A woman’s mind is cleaner than a man’s because she changes it more often . In my experience, women won’t mind you saying that when you’re with a group of people and everyone is smiling, laughing, and generally having a by-golly swell time. Experience has also taught me that there is a time and a place for everything. Saying that when it’s only you and your wife in the car after you’ve been arguing about where to eat because at first she wanted a burrito, but now she’s decided she’s in the mood for baked ravioli, and she’s already giving you the stank eye because you said something like, “ Make up your mind”, … you probably ought to think about not whipping that nugget out of your grabbag. She ain’t in the mood for your shenanigans. I don’t really think it’s that fair of a quip anyway, because I am A Man, By Thunder, and men can be just as wishy-washy. From Atomic Red... Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:48:57 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/I_Changed_My_Mind_-_077.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Welcome_Back_..._Back_-_076.mp3?dest-id=712767 Let’s see … how should I describe my back issues? Um …. If there was a further sublevel of hell past anything Dante came up with where the devil himself would say, “Nope, nope, nope!” , then you pushed into a dank corner of the sewer system of that hell where stagnant, rotting remnants of the bowels of the worst demons that have ever existed have gotten caught in a gooey, churning cesspool, it might - and I say might - come close. Because, my friend, your humble host recently slipped a disc in my back, and the subsequent agony was the worst thing I’ve ever endured. It’s part of the reason for another lengthy delay in episodes of this podcast, and I’m about to tell you alllll about it, including the lessons I’ve learned, both spiritually, and in the area of my own stupidity. From Atomic Red studios, I’m Michael Blackston, and if you thought a whiny man with a cold can be bad, wait till you hear about this latest test of my endurance straight out of my Funny Messy Life. ... Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:58:42 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Welcome_Back_..._Back_-_076.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Ghosts_of_Podcast_Past_-_C1G_Stage_Stories_Part_2_-_075.mp3?dest-id=712767 Part of a conversation with my friend, Toni King from a previous podcast called, "Cue One Go - The Theatre Show". We're talking about things that happened onstage. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:08:01 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Ghosts_of_Podcast_Past_-_C1G_Stage_Stories_Part_2_-_075.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Ghosts_of_Podcast_Past_-_C1G_Stage_Stories_Part_1_-_074.mp3?dest-id=712767 Due to my busy schedule, I'm going to be giving you a look back into the history of my podcasting. In this episode, I'll introduce you to my friend, Toni King, who co-hosted a podcast with me called, Cue One Go - The Theatre show. I really miss C1G and I hope listening to this episode brings you as much joy as it did for me. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:58:15 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Ghosts_of_Podcast_Past_-_C1G_Stage_Stories_Part_1_-_074.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/The_Uncanny_Consequences_of_Being_Me_-_073.mp3?dest-id=712767 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 21:18:34 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/The_Uncanny_Consequences_of_Being_Me_-_073.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Special_Christmas_2021_Episode.mp3?dest-id=712767 A Christmas interview with my 8 year old daughter, Merida. Sat, 25 Dec 2021 06:24:56 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Special_Christmas_2021_Episode.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/My_Perfect_Christmas_-_072.mp3?dest-id=712767 My Perfect Christmas I told you so. I suspect a few of my regular listeners didn’t believe me when I said I’d be back to Funny Messy Life after a brief hiatus, but here I am. I’ve been gone for a few weeks because it’s hard to find the time to write out full episodes of this podcast when there are other things that I have to do in place of it, like editing the final draft of a novel, which is what has been going on with this last break. But every break has to come to an end at some point, and while I’m not done with editing Mr. Long Said Nothing because my life is too full with obligations, I’ve been thinking it’s time to get back in the podcast saddle. The question was this: Should I jump on back in now, or give myself the rest of the year and jump back in at the beginning of 2022? I mean, it’s only about a week now, right? Then something happened. I received a Christmas card from my friends, the ________, in Minnesota and my heart soared. By the way, _________, I wanted to send you an... Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:49:24 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/My_Perfect_Christmas_-_072.mp3?dest-id=712767 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Diary_of_a_Rage_Monster_-_071.mp3?dest-id=712767    Well, I felt really stupid this morning. And then I felt even more stupid around lunch time. And then I felt supremely stupid at the end of the day. Why? Because I was having a bad day.    Actually, check that. There was nothing particularly bad about the day. I was having one of those days when it seemed like everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - was out to irritate me.    From Atomic Red Studios, located in a secret bunker somewhere in Northeast Georgia, I’m Michael Blackston and sometimes I have days when waking up on the wrong side of the bed is an understatement. The problem is, the stuff that gets under my skin, really shouldn’t. By the end of the day, I can find myself in a ridiculous headspace, and I’m not alone. I’ve seen footage of people just like me. One young man at a gas pump got so angry with a door compartment on his motorcycle that when he’d had enough, he reared back to kick it. Luckily for the bike, his friend intervened and wrestled him back from his maniaca... Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:34:32 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnymessylife/Diary_of_a_Rage_Monster_-_071.mp3?dest-id=712767