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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Nope. Definitely Not a Harpoon.

On our way back from visiting Matthew’s parents in Indiana yesterday, we got stuck in traffic. And by stuck in traffic, I mean that we went maybe three miles over the course of two hours. A little bit of research with our phones helped us find out that the wreck that was causing the backup [...]

Breadwinner Blues

No woman I would ever be involved with goes to school for an MRS degree. Convenient, then, that I ended up married to one of the more ambitious, self-motivated women, nay, people I’ve ever met. Kerry certainly gets more press than I do, that’s for sure, but she also makes quite a bit more money. [...]

Welcome to the third year of Radio Sweethearts – We’re shaking it up.

If you follow us at all, you’ve already noticed some changes happening around here with the posting schedule. And, no doubt, someone has noticed that we haven’t written about this week’s all-Bob “On The Media.” It’s been bothering us and puzzling us, and I think we’ve finally found the answer. We’re a bit burnt out. [...]

Madeline Brand Interviews a Foreigner, is not Cold As Ice.

A couple days ago, we were trying to remember the name of a British comedian. As is so often the case, Morning Edition answered our questions for us. This guy: Is John Oliver. He’s the guy whose name we were looking for. And he’s going to win the States back for Mother England. Which would [...]

The Center of Attention

A few years ago, I did a semester-long stint as a substitute teacher. I’d never had any kind of pedagogical training and had no clue what to do when a particularly loud-mouthed seventh-grader wouldn’t sit and keep his mouth shut during the “quiet homework time” that the teacher’s notes told me that the kids were [...]

OTM Highlights 1/1: A New Year and some New Ideas

Hey, just because I refuse to make resolutions for myself doesn’t mean that I have to refuse to make them for others, too. Here are some things that Brooke and Bob should consider for the coming year. 1. Get Bob a better microphone. For the last few weeks, it’s sounded like Bob has been coming [...]