Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 17:25 I was saddened today to learn of the passing of broadcast pioneer Paul Harvey, at his home and surrounded by family in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 91 years old. Having begun his well known career in 1951, he was a familiar fixture of the lives of millions of Americans throughout several generations. That included me.
Monday, December 22, 2008 at 01:06 I really love being able to fall asleep to some of Dr. Jeffrey Thompsons’ Delta Sleep System tracks, or the falling rain/thunderstorm. It puts me right into dreamland, like a little baby - especially when my elderly Jack Russell Terrier - Asta - decides to be a jackass in the middle of the night. One of us rolls over and it’s time to go ballistic with snapping and snarling.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 17:43 If you haven’t been listening in on Saturday mornings to the only (that I know of) good ole timey Quiz Show that is both literate and darn funny, then you are missing out. If you aren’t listening because “everybody knows NPR is a bunch of liberals” then you aren’t from this planet. P.J. O’Rourke is not, last time I read one of his books, a raving liberal (whatever that means).
Now you do have to have been paying attention during the week to play along in the privacy of your own home or automobile. The content is based around current events … mostly the really silly ones.
With talents like Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca and others as guest commentators/contestants/wisecrackers it’s simply just a rollicking good bit of fun. Hey, you can even call and be on the show as a contestant … the prize being Carl Kasell’s amazing radio voice on your answering machine. I did say this was silly, right?
So check out your local NPR listings ( you can go to the NPR website and do this easily) and get prepared to laught it up.
