Thursday, November 5, 2026

MY FAVORITE RIDER COMMENTS IN OCTOBER 2026

I said to the Lieutenant Commander in the Navy, "You're probably a very good negotiator." She said jokingly, If I get enough coffee in me I can run the world."

Heading to his girlfriend's  house at 4 am he was going to sneak into the house. He told her on the phone, "I really have to go bad. I'll go quietly. The side of the house? Make sure you have a cup for me. I only have to do #2." I said to him, "I've never heard anyone negotiate going to the bathroom."

The very talented and creative woman said, "I'm the founder of a vampire clan, but I do not believe I'm a vampire."

Her favorite country to visit is Singapore, but she said they were very strict about cleanliness, "If you spit out your gum there you could be caned. You can't make it, sell it, or distribute it."

She: "When I was 16, I was living in Brooklyn, New York and my mom told me we were moving to Colorado.  I only knew about the Rocky Mountains.  I thought we were going to be hillbillies living in the mountains. I told her, 'You can't do this to me.'"

He: "When I was 16 or so I was a server and I got to meet Queen Elizabeth when she was racing her horses at the Royal Ascot Racecourse. She was very nice when I served her."


The very bright young woman said, "What I really want to do is be rich and hot."

Married 33 years I asked the couple, "What's the secret of a successful marriage?" He said, "Not to answer that question."

She: "The first time I met my husband I was introduced to him by a friend and he was stuffing nachos into his mouth in a restaurant. Later I saw he could eat and carry a conversation and that was enough."

"Our family is expecting the first grandchild in a couple months and five of us already have car seats in our car."

The older couple got in my car and the first thing she said was, "He's 95 and is going to take a nap so there isn't any unnecessary conversation."

The teacher was speaking Spanish to her 5th grade student but she wasn't getting through. "I knew I had the right words and another student said, "You're too white," meaning I didn't have the right accent."

He: "I bought some land in the mountains and put in a paid parking lot for the walking path up to the lake. It brings in some good money."

I picked up "Honesty" and she said she got her name, because, "My mom said she couldn't tell a lie when she was pregnant with me."

I had one guy who was from India, one from the United Kingdom, and one from The United Arab Emirates, all working for the same company. I asked them if they had a funny story and the salesman from the United Arab Emirates said, "We are not working in software, we're trafficking human kidneys through India and Pakistan and to an underground group in the UK, the Illuminati, a secret order." I asked, "Who are they?" He said, "I can't tell you, or I'd have to kill you and take your kidney."

He: "About twenty years ago, a guy had a dressed mannequin in his car with a hat, glasses, and a string he pulled to waive the arm at people for the HOV lane. He was caught and the judge sentenced him to be at a major intersection for a couple weeks with the mannequin and a sign that said something like, "Mannequins are not for HOV lanes or mannequins are not real people. It was on the news every day."

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From Wisconsin he said, "I was 'Liberty Biberty' in the Liberty Mutual commercial. I bought this fur coat for $20. Tonight I'm going to be at a party as one of five Lebron James dressed in different uniforms."


I asked the engineer how he met his wife and he said, "I walked into a bar and she was up on stage playing the guitar and singing and I fell head over heals for her."(married 24 years)

I told the guy from New York about my rider from Syracuse, New York who said he had never heard of The New York Knicks. He said, "That's bad parenting."

She: "This neighborhood has been known to eat Uber Drivers." (Difficult to get around)

Shortly after alcohol detox for three days he couldn't sleep for four days. "On the fourth day I was becoming delusional and saw worms coming down from the ceiling. I just want to be normal again."

The professional soccer referee told me, "A sideline referee can make $70-$90,000 and the main referees can make as much as $140,000."

The Wal-Mart security guy said, "This store loses $5-$10,000 dollars a day to theft. Theft will always be a thing."

She: "When I visited New York I said, 'I cannot stay here."

From Iowa, she said, "I became a social worker because I wanted to help people."

The young woman is confident that her career path will find her based on a religious saying, "If it is buried between two mountains it will find me."

From San Francisco and living in Australia for many years, "Our eight-year-old son keeps asking us to take him to Paris for his birthday. He's a big soccer fan of the Paris team."

He said, "Enjoy what you do until you get to do what you enjoy."

He: "In our Wal-Mart store a homeless man comes in and steals food, but instead of eating it he flushes down the toilet to make it overflow."

Over twenty years ago my rider lost his sight: "A guy I didn't know intentionally drove into my car and the police said it was road rage. He took a sawed off shot-gun and shot through my window. I was in a coma for a short time and the guy was caught and died a short time later. I still have a lot of pain today." He's been working at Amazon the past three years.

Having lived in beautiful Monterey, California, she said the place was known as 'newly wed or nearly dead.'" She met her fiance there.

She: "I like dealing with kids way better than working in sales with people."

The Lieutenant Commander said, "My fiance is also a Lieutenant Commander. At one point I outranked him and he used to salute me when we were not on duty just for fun."

New York Knick fan from New York: "When they won I slept with my New York Knick flag."

"My dad use to build guidance systems for rockets for NASA here in Colorado."

I asked him why he got into into military intelligence and he said, "I wanted to have a meaningful impact." 

I told him that my lack of hair is my dad's fault and he said, "The hair I have all over my body is my dad's fault."

He: "When I was four years old my dad took me to Japan, it was a bad idea."

"There are a lot of burger places around the world, It's the only export we like from the U.S."

From Minnesota they told me that, "A bear was found near our lake in a whole he made. We called a bear biologist who go him out and changed his tracking so they could keep an eye on it."

Working in a computer science department at a university she said, "We had some old CPR mannequins lying around so we put them up at the front desk.  I don't think some of the faculty appreciated my sense of humor."

Business owner: "Did you notice after the pandemic that people changed and just didn't care about others?"

When he drove through Wyoming he saw a wind warning sign that said that said, "Cars may tip over."

I said to her, "Congratulations on your dual careers." (Dog trainer and speech therapist) She said, "You should talk to my parents."

The two Australians studying finance in Philadelphia said, "Pennsylvania is awesome." 

I asked the accountant if he liked numbers and he said, "Not really, they just come to me."

I asked the mother of six children, "How do you raise six kids?" She said, "Love the chaos and accept help."

Red Sox fan: "I forgive you for being a Yankee fan."

He: "When I was in high school my parents motivated me to get 95 and up in all my classes and they would get me a new phone.

I asked the guy in the Navy, "What is the best thing you've gotten out of the Navy?" He said, "Discipline and accountability-if you're without that, what do you have?"

Having lived in Idaho and Iowa she said, "There's really not much to talk about there."

"I'm really impressed with the culture and people in Denver."

She's in community development and told me, "I use to do fundraising for a non-profit and now I'm giving money away to people."

Used to be From Buffalo: "They have a very negative attitude and complain a lot."

He: "In Germany there is no conversation in taxis."

"90% of the Uber/Lyft drivers in Australia are international students."

She: "I like dealing with kids way better than working in sales with people."

She: "I'm a private chef and I prepare food for seven families during the week."

Married 26 years I asked them, "What's the secret of a successful marriage?" They agreed, "Compromise."

Candy: "I was named after a famous actress on one of the top shows in Mexico."

She: "I was a Navy Baby and we lived in many places."

I asked the service man what country he liked the most and he said, "Poland, I walked around there like a ghost." 

"Panama city was beautiful, it looked like Miami."

I asked, "Have you ever gotten a gift from an Uber driver?" She said, "We've gotten some recipes from some drivers."

She: "I'm a nanny for a very smart four-year old and I asked her what I should have for dinner and she said, 'Anything but pizza.' I was going to have pizza but I chose something else."

The owner of a commercial real estate company had no experience when he bought the company.  He said, "It's paint, it's not rocket science."

The former Dallas Cowboy fan said, "I don't root for them anymore."

Her name was "Madoka" which means flowers by a window."

She: "I added four stops on my ride and the Uber driver came in with me to shop."

Cook: "I enjoy giving someone a good feed."

Woman: "My dad was a pastor and I'm a PK (pastor kid) and I was a wild child."

The woman had moved from another country and I asked, "What do you like best about our country."
She replied, "Halloween and Thanksgiving."

He: "When you have a child it's part of the growth of your tree. When you have a grandchild it's the fruit off of the tree."

She: "In Iowa we have the world's largest truck stop."

She: "I moved to Mexico to learn Spanish."

She: "I played softball once on "The Field of Dreams" in Iowa."

"Casa Benito in Lakewood had 1,738 people come in yesterday between 3 pm- 9 pm. It's like a Mexican Disneyland."

He: "I got interested in flying when I took a discovery flight in high school. I paid $250 and I got to fly over my high school and take pictures."

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I PICKED UP PEOPLE FROM

Nicaragua, United Kingdom, Iran, Germany, Australia, Burundi, Jamaica, Argentina, Cambodia, Iraq, Senegal, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Sudan, Cuba, Peru, The Congo, Ghana.


I DROVE PEOPLE WITH THESE UNIQUE OCCUPATIONS:

Army Intelligence analyst               Owner spa/massage parlor                   Private chef

Dog Trainer/Speech Therapist         Marine Corps Recruiter          Married couple both geologists

Parking lot owner                             Chemist                                     Operations Nuclear Fusion

Studying Quantum Engineering           Judge Assistant                  Couple owns soccer business

Part-time voice for video games          Kidney researcher               Life Coach

Former Army bomb specialist              Builder high voltage transmission lines

Project manager AI scientist                 Urban planner


WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT ME AND MY CAR

"I love that you turned something mundane into something beautiful."

I told the two young skilled guys how fortunate they were to be skilled and one said, "You have the experience and knowledge we would die for. You can do more than us."

"Keep finding the good in people."

"I don't think I'll get another ride like this the rest of my life."  After sending the two young Aussies a picture of them in my car, one said, "That has just made my whole week!!!!! It's an honour."


"This was one last beautiful event on our trip."

"It is amazing what happens when you treat people with kindness and respect."

Driving her to the dentist for a broken crown she said, "I'm really a scaredy cat for these things, but you made me feel a lot better with this ride." I said, "I do a lot of work for this dentist."

"I'll never forget this ride."

"Thank you for the magical ride!"

"This car is a blessing.

"This is a joy, it's so positive."

"This was a great way to start our evening."

The young engineer was looking for a job and I'm going to give his name and number to my son who is an engineer.  My rider said, "If I got a job you would get the biggest tip ever!"

"I loved seeing your museum."

"I like your car, it looks thin."

"I like your pictures, amazing, very impressive, great job."

She said, "Getting in your blog was not on my bingo card today."

"You have a really great car."

"This makes you feel something."

"You were awesome."

"I love the different bills." 

"This is incredible, I love it."

"This was the most unique Uber I've ever been in."

"This was a lovely ride."

She: "I like your sign-if you can't find the sunshine be the sunshine."

"This was fun."

"This was very, very cool."

"It's a lot easier to see the dark side in life."

"I appreciate you."

"Nice to meet another eastcoaster"

From Minnesota, "Thanks for sharing your stories with us."

"I hope you get money from all the countries."

"It was the best decision to pick-up my car early." 



Monday, November 2, 2026

PART 2- MY FAVORITE RIDERS OF OCTOBER 2026

 You can still read part one that I posted three days ago.

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND THE KIDNEY CONSPIRACY

How about that for a title? If the following sounds like a joke about three men walking into a bar, it could have been. One of the great rides this year was when I picked up three guys who work together at a software company. I had two guys working in HR, one from the UK and one who was Indian and another from The United Arab Emirates. 

The guy from the UK met Queen Elizabeth as her server when he was 16 years old.  She was racing her horses at the Royal Ascot Racetrack. He said when he served her, "She was very nice." My car has many bills with Queen Elizabeth on them and he's the first rider I've had who actually met her.

I told a number of my best British and Indian stories to entertain the group. I told the guy from The United Arab Emirates I didn't have a great story from his country, but he did see his country's bill as soon as he got in the car.  He quickly gave me this story:

"We are not working in software, we're trafficking human kidneys through India and Pakistan and to an underground group in the UK, the Illuminati, a secret order." I asked, "Who are they?" He said, "I can't tell you, or I'd have to kill you and take your kidney."  Thanks for making my day guys.


MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL SOCCER REFEREE

I'm not a big soccer fan, but I did find my ride with this referee to be interesting and fun. It wasn't that long ago that he was a referee on the field of a group of kids playing when a professional referee spotted him and asked if he'd be interested in learning how to be a professional referee. He was mentored as was his brother and they are both working for the Professional Referee Organization.

For the last six years he's been a sideline referee as a part-time employee and has a full-time occupation as a policy analyst. He travels around the country doing 1-4 games on the weekend each month with his expenses paid for and a meal per diem. He loves being able to be around the sport and he used to be a goaltender when he played soccer. He can make a full-time income part-time if he chooses to work more weekends. He's a very friendly guy and keeps himself in shape so he can keep up with the action on the field. Wishing him the very best in the future.


A FUTURE SUCESS FOR SURE

I love driving very unique people. This young woman was about to finish her education as a nurse, but she had already decided a career in nursing was not what she wanted. She is extremely bright and in  college she studied international relations. She had a sense of humor also. She said, "I just want to be rich and hot." She doesn't want a boss because she's very independent, but she has a lot of belief in her Muslim faith.

She told me, "I have a vision of what I want." There's a religious saying that what you're searching for "Can be buried between two mountains and it will find you." She's believes in destiny and that her future will be created for her. When I told her that she made my blog, she said, "That wasn't on my bingo card today."

I hope to drive her again and see what direction she is headed, but I believe in her belief in her future.


"I DO NOT BELIEVE I AM A VAMPIRE!"

I've heard a lot of unusual comments in my car over the years, but this is one of the best.  This unique woman explained her many interests and jobs as "sidequests," which I've never heard before. She said, "I am the founder of a vampire clan, but I don not believe I am a vampire." I think it was more like a club, but she has a unique style about her. One of her "sidequests" was "live steel fighting" where she and others used real weapons. She's been in photography, theatre, modeling, and seemingly anything else creative. She told me, "I like to be whimsy." I'd love to write a book about her life, what a story she has!


OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

In his mid to late twenties he has experienced a lifetime of struggles. He lost his mom as a small child, suffered abuse as a child, and his car was hit by a drunk driver. In the accident his girlfriend was killed and he was in a coma for nine days and he died for three hours. A day after he woke up he was released from the hospital. He was an Army bomb specialist and was responsible for the death of 30-40 people.

He's not the same person anymore. He has a girlfriend he really cares about and he has his own distribution business working with Amazon the past two years. He wants to be a dad one day and give a child the childhood he didn't have. He has a bright future because of the struggles and challenges in his past-I'm rooting for him.


YOUNG AND WISE

How does a twenty-four year old become a Life Coach and help people much older than him?  Two days after graduating college he found a mentor to teach and train him to help others. He said that, "I was standing on the shoulders of greats." He's worked hard and read a lot of books that have helped him. He's learned how to "Change the mindset of people he's working with." We hit it off immediately and he took pictures of my car and understood the positivity in front of him. I'm looking forward to sitting down and talking with him more about his journey and mine.


CAN YOU GET AN ENGINEERING JOB THROUGH UBER?

Almost anything is possible in an Uber, you might even see a mannequin and a museum. I picked up two brothers from the airport and they both have graduated with engineering degrees.  We had a great ride together and the brother on the left with his thumb up is interviewing with companies in the aerospace industry. One company is located in San Diego and I told him that if he's hired he should put a picture on Facebook that he was hired and he should be pictured with a surfboard because he has the surfing look.

The funny thing is that my son is an engineer in the aerospace industry and he lives in Colorado where the brothers live.  I'm passing his name and number to my son if he would like to contact him.  My passenger said, "If I got a job, you're going to get the biggest tip ever!" No pressure on my son, but these brothers are really great guys.


A PASTOR'S DAUGHTER

If you wanted to meet someone who has lived many lives, she is probably a good candidate. She's lived many places in this country and has worked in many fields including fundraising and two years in a Disney store. She told me that children of pastors are known as PK and they are sometimes wild kids like she was.  She has overcome battles with alcohol and drugs and she is currently writing a very long science fiction book. With a big smile and a good laugh our ride to church on Sunday was fun for both of us.



LEARNING ABOUT SQUARE DANCING

I was driving her to the airport at 5 am and she was very enthusiastic about her weekend. She was heading to a square dancing event in California and gave me an interesting history education about it. She explained that our image of square dancing is not exactly right. In the beginning years, the announcers who were calling out instructions were frequently black people and the calls, music and dancing were a little different depending on if white or black people were leading the square dance. She was looking forward to the event with the hope she could one day start up some square dancing events here in Colorado in the future as a fun community event. 







Friday, October 30, 2026

MY FAVORITE RIDERS IN OCTOBER 2026 PART 1

NOTE: This may be only the second time in all the years I've driven that I needed to write two blogs on all the amazing riders I've had in one month. Thank you to them and the second part will be posted Monday night and delivered to some on Tuesday morning.


SHE PROBABLY COULD RULE THE WORLD

Over the years I've driven many active or retired military personnel, but my third ride this month may be the most impressive of them all. In the Navy for eleven years, she is a Lieutenant Commander.  She explained that it means, "I do a lot of paperwork." She was wide awake for our early morning airport ride and very personable and fun to talk with. I said, "You're probably a very tough negotiator," and her reply had me laughing when she joked, "If I have enough coffee in me, I could rule the world." 

Her fiancee is also a Lieutenant Commander and at one point she outranked him and would sometime salute her when they were not on duty.  She was a real joy to drive and a dedicated professional who is going to be transitioning soon out of the Navy and going back to school. She will be successful in anything she does in the future and if she ever went into politics I would vote for her.


OVERCOMING ADDICTION

She has been drug free for two years and has a good job as a 7-11 manager. She was willing to share her struggles and how she turned her life around. She spent over four years in prison. Her daughter stopped talking to her and she finally realized that she didn't like doing drugs. Another motivating factor is that she has an eight year suspended sentence waiting for her if she's arrested again. I encouraged her to continue having a healthier life.


HE REALLY, REALLY HAD TO GO

It may have been the funniest ride of the year.  I woke up earlier than normal and drove a guy to his girlfriends house for 4 am.  It was a forty minute ride and he spoke with her on and off multiple times. He said, "I really have to go bad. I'll go quietly. The side of the house? Make sure you have a cup for me. I only have to do #2." I thought it was odd he never asked to stop at one of the gas stations we passed and when was #2 something you could do in a cup? I said to him, "I've never heard anyone negotiate going to the bathroom." He made it to her house and I'm pretty sure once he snuck into the house he did go, someway and somewhere.


A HALLOWEEN WINE FESTIVAL

They were dressed as three witches and a dead guy and they looked terrific. The couple was from Buffalo, New York and they were very grateful to be in Colorado. They are still Buffalo Bill fans and next week they are celebrating his 40th birthday by seeing The Bills play in Las Vegas.  They were a lot of fun to drive and their picture below is hanging in my car.


HE DID HEAR ME

When I went to pick him up I got the message that he was deaf. I thought it would be a pretty quiet ride, but we were able to communicate. He loved my car and had many comments that others have given me on the car. I gave him my list of yearly comments so he could read them in the car. About half way through the ride I think he put on a hearing aide and we were able to have a somewhat normal conversation. He works for the federal government with credit unions. He told me that he usually doesn't have much of a conversation with other drivers. It was rewarding to know that he really enjoyed himself.


NEW LIFE/YOUNG LIFE

The twenty-year-old has started his life over. After dropping out as a High School Junior, he changed his name, separated from his friends, and found other interests. His childhood had many abuses, including alcohol and drugs and meditation helped leading him in a better direction.  He reads classical literature, loves to write, and is working in a car dealership learning about business. He's very creative and would love to be in a circus juggling knives or swallowing swords. After spending some time with him I think he's going find out who he really is and express himself very well with his creativity.


RECRUITING FOR THE MARINE CORPS

I had a very interesting ride with a guy who has spent three years recruiting for the Marine Corps. He has spent a lot of time in Okinawa, a small island off the Japan coast.  He explained the process of recruiting and how difficult it is today due to tougher restrictions and people who can't pass the test. The process for recruiting is very similar to "sales process" in any field and I could tell he knew what he was doing and he was successful in doing it. He's exploring other opportunities outside the military and there's no doubt he has a bright future ahead of him.


THE MOST GENEROUS RIDER OF THEM ALL

I've been fortunate to have driven many generous riders, but the young massage therapist shocked me with the largest tip I've received  in over eight years. I drove him home from downtown Denver for a 75 minute ride to the small town of Peyton near Colorado Springs, Colorado.  We had a great ride together and I enjoyed sharing my stories with him. He said, "I'll never forget this ride," and after he gave me a very significant amount of cash for a tip, I said, "I'll never forget this ride also." Thank you, my friend.



Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Inmates Pay For Big Lunch Tab

There's a non-profit program called, "Reaching Out From Within" that operates in three states in the country-Kansas, Missouri, and North Carolina. It keeps inmates involved and part of their community while they are imprisoned. 

Earlier this year in Norton, Kansas, inmates found out that there was a $6,000 lunch tab that was unpaid. The money was from parents in need who were unable to pay the total amount of their breakfast or lunch bills for their children in school.

Inmates at Norton Correctional Facility ran a fundraiser and contributed their own money and raised just under $4,000 for the lunch tab. The Kansas Department of Corrections chipped in an extra $457 to get the amount over $4,000.

The $4,267 was donated towards the fund by 30 incarcerated men earlier this year. Several inmates spoke at the event when the money was given and said that they frequently went hungry when they were younger.  It was their way of giving and doing something to help others and hopefully it also helped them by giving to a good cause. 

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Sunday, October 25, 2026

Will You Be Hiking When You're 91?

Even better, will you be doing anything at 91? A little while back I blogged about a young guy walking barefoot for a whole year. This guy, Dale Sanders, is called, "Grey Beard" and you can see why in the picture below. 


In 2017 at the age of 82 it took him seven months to travel the 2,193 miles which of course set the record for someone his age. Nine years later he did it again taking 359 days to do it. He trained for six months to accomplish this and overcame a number of minor falls.(71)

He served in the Navy earlier in his life and had a long career in Parks and recreation. He also holds a number of other age related records including his 87 day paddling across the entire Mississippi River when he was 87.

When asked about the rocks he climbed he said, "When people are taking care of you and giving you caramel frappes on the trail, the rocks don't matter."  What surprised him on his trip? He explained, "People are encouraged and motivated by my efforts."

I'm going to stick to the little bicycle in our third bedroom and just tip my hat to him.


Thursday, October 22, 2026

Where Did All The Hats Go?

If you look back at pictures of people in the 1950's it was very common for people to wear hats. But other than wearing sports caps today, it's not a normal part of society, why is that?

I read an interesting article recently that listed a number of reasons:

1. Cars became more popular in the sixties and people were inside their own car instead of walking or taking public transportation.

2. Society was changing and the younger generation was rebelling against formal dress and they didn't like wearing hats.

3. John F. Kennedy wore a hat when he became President, but rarely wore a hat when he was President. He was photographed frequently in those three years, but rarely wearing a hat. He did not like them. You can easily recognize his smile below, but the hat doesn't really look right on him.



4. The Beatles came to America in February of 1964 and they rarely had a hat on and they became the most popular band in the world. How could they wear hats when it would cover up their hair which they were famous for.  There were a lot of Beatle wigs sold, but not Beatle hats.




The combination of these four things led to the hat industry declining significantly. Are hats due for a comeback?  Anything can happen, but I wouldn't count on it.

What I really want to know is this: when did people stop using umbrella's? Around ten years ago our family helped my parents move out of their home in Edison, New Jersey and I believe we found 17 umbrellas there. Were they the last people to have umbrellas?



Monday, October 19, 2026

What Is The Most Popular Cereal In Your State?

 I'm always amazed at the number of cereals that exist and some that really make no sense at all to me.  A long time ago when our family visited Hershey Park, Pennsylvania we discovered it was two weeks before it opened. We went to the local supermarket and they had some of the oddest cereals I've ever seen. The one I remember best was, "Best Friends." I have never been able to understand how that could be a name for a cereal. A couple other cereals there were, "Freaky Fruits" and "Confetti Crisps."

This article I recently read lists the top cereals in each state, not by sales but by google searches. I'm not sure I'm completely convinced that's the most accurate way of researching this, but it should be close. It was done by the CPS Global, a nursing school.

Thirteen states had Fruit Loops as their favorite cereal and Cheerios and Rice Krispies and five states each. In New Jersey, the winner was Cookie Crisp, but I did read that Cheerios and Frosted Flakes ranked very high in my former state.  In Colorado, the winner was Fruit Loops and runner ups were Frosted Flakes and Honey Nut Cheerios.


Here are some unusual choices and the only state to pick these: 


Mississippi -Apple Jacks (I didn't know they still made these)

Alaska- Corn Pops (I have no clue what this is)

Arkansas-Honeycomb (I thought this was a song)

Wyoming-Frosted Mini Wheats (Thank goodness they are frosted)

Rhode Island-Fruity Pebbles  (Does that really sound appetizing?)

North Dakota-Special K-(Only 1 state?)

Maine- Raisin Bran (This is very good)

New Mexico- Honey Bunches of Oats (Really a cereal?)

Iowa- Cap'n Crunch (Still around?)

Minnesota- Wheaties (Only 1 state, I'm surprised)

Nebraska-Lucky Charms (I know their magically delicious, but I've never had them)


The four cereals I eat today are Special K with strawberries, Raisin Bran, Rice Krispies, and Cheerios. I used to eat Cocoa Krispies, but they are not very good for me. They were my favorite, but not mentioned on this list at all. Below is an old picture of me trying to get all the boxes of  Cocoa Krispies in a selfie. I think I had a great bargain for 6 boxes. It's a better picture of my nose and Yankee hat.