Ron & Jen’s Great Escape, November 22, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien

by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary

Give Thanks

The other day I was thinking about where I want to be in life, where I’m at, and just the journey, as a whole. Like so many of you there are stories people know, and then there’s so many private thoughts we have. I can’t speak for anyone else when I say, “you know, I’m not where I want to be at this point in my life, but I’m not where I was”. We all have so much to be grateful for. Yes, there’s a lot of crap mixed in there as well, but if you try and find the good, you will. Even if that means you’re still alive. I think to myself, “I literally have everything I NEED”… (a bed, food, hot shower, great dog etc…). WHAT ELSE is there really? 

I give thanks, today, wanting more, but with the recognition that all I need has already been provided. 

I wish you, your friends, and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

And Remember….

None of us DESERVE A THING as sinners, but we still have. We still have. That’s love.

Till next week my friends, Jen

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Turkey Coma Myth

The belief that turkey and gravy cause a food coma during holiday feasts is pretty much a myth. While the bird does contain tryptophan, an amino acid that can contribute to the production of serotonin and melatonin, you’d have to eat a massive amount of turkey… about eight pounds… to feel sleepy. So, unless you’re the size of Andre the Giant, it’s not the turkey making you sleepy, it’s more likely the Sam Adams or Beaujolais Nouveau.

Watch Those Scraps

While Cousin Eddie liked to feed his dog from the holiday table, it’s not a good thing for Fido. Turkey bones splinter and cause a tear in your dog’s tummy. Onions and garlic can cause red blood cell damage while grapes and raisins can cause acute kidney failure. Chocolate desserts and sweets are a big no-no especially because sugar substitutes can be deadly. If you want to give your dog a little Thanksgiving day treat just add a little canned pumpkin to their Kibbles and Bits.

Here Comes Santa Claus

Santa Claus pulling up at the rear of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade should be the official start of the Christmas Season. Let the full-fledged holiday emergency begin! Happy Thanksgiving from Ron & Jen’s (and Hazel’s) Great Escape!

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Read all of Ron & Jen’s columns, here: https://rinewstoday.com/ron-st-pierre-jen-brien/

Ron St. Pierre is a veteran broadcaster whose career has spanned over four decades. Ron has programmed, performed on and managed WHJJ, WPRO, WWRX, 790 The Score in Providence, as well as WBZT and WKGR in West Palm Beach and WABC in New York City. Ron also anchored sports on WPRI Ch 12 in Providence. He is a member of both the Rhode Island Radio and Television and the City of Pawtucket Halls of Fame. He was born and raised in Pawtucket.

Jen Brien has over 20 years of radio broadcast experience having hosted shows on WPRO and WHJJ with Ron as well as her own shows on WRKO and WBZ in Boston, WXTK on Cape Cod and WHAM in Rochester, New York. Jen was born and raised in Woonsocket and served six years in the Army MP Canine Unit.

Hazel, Ron’s dog, makes regular appearances.

“Ron and Jen’s Great Escape” podcast, a more lighthearted look at the events happening around us, can be found on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes premiering each Wednesday and listen to Ron and Jen’s Great Escape on NewsRadio 920 and 104-7 FM, Saturday morning, 7am!