Sometimes when I’m visiting npr.org, I find a story that I really wish that I had heard when it aired originally. The reasons vary, but I tend to be more captivated by stories when I hear them in their original context. This story is one of them. It’s an interview with Frank Schaeffer that aired [...]
More bad news from NPR today. Not all of it had to do with a certain Michigan-based industry I currently have little sympathy for – NPR itself is laying off employees and canceling more programs. “News and Notes” and “Day to Day,” as well as a large percentage of NPR West staff, are the main [...]
I’d promised puppy pictures. They’re totally unrelated to what I’m posting about, but here: Â That’s Henry, and yes, he’s stalking you with the cute. And yes, I really need to mop upstairs. But what I’m here to write about has nothing to do with puppies. It’s a major pet peeve of both Kerry [...]
 Kerry mentioned it yesterday, but we got a puppy. His name is Henry. He’s a lab/boxer mix, and he looks like a tiny black bear. And he was born on election day. I want to show you pictures, and I did take some, but I can’t find my camera at the moment. Maybe in [...]
Sometimes, I’m just not sure what’s going on with the beginning of “On the Media”. This week, Brooke and Bob do the usual teasers, and then randomly break into song. I’m pretty sure it’s them singing, and if so, Brooke has a lovely voice. (I’m fairly certain that it’s related to a later segment, but [...]
NPR’s Planet Money has what they call ‘indicators’ – small observations made by everyday people that give insight into how the economy plays out from day to day. I think I may have found one, on the MAKE: Blog. Apparently, there is some correlation between the speed of popular music and the stability of the [...]
Today, like entirely too many days lately has been one of bad news. Companies are cutting holiday parties, people are underemployed, and our greenhouse gas emissions are up. Are y’all sick of this, too? I like facts and realism and all, but damn and I ready for a light at the end of this tunnel. [...]
 In middle school, I was one of those “let’s eat it kids” – the ones that would mash up all kinds of random items in a cafeteria cup and then spear a little on a fork and eat it. Despite this, I’m still weird about different foods on my plate touching. Lately, Matthew and I [...]
 Everyone, Robert Siegel of “All Things Considered” included. No, he doesn’t have a friend he thinks would be perfect for you, but he is telling you how to set yourself up for dating success, rather than dating fail. Siegel isn’t alone; it turns out that “online dating coaches” are in such demand that they’ve [...]
 Under normal circumstances, this recap would be Kerry’s. Currently, however, she’s laying on the couch, watching “Gilmore Girls,” and completely hopped up on cold medicine. Lest her recap become “Fear and Loathing in Public Media,” I’ve taken it from her shoulders and left her to try to clear her sinuses. Which is fine, because [...]
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