Thursday
I’m noticing something of a trend. Most of this week, it has been dreary and mostly overcast around the time that I wake up. I realize, in the words of the emmet swimming song South Bristol, ME: “It takes rain to make the tulips grow;” however, it does not make it entirely conducive to getting out of bed to go to the gym. But, I have done it. I think that tomorrow will be six (6) full weeks… possibly seven… that I have been back at it. But, I tell you… these cloudy days haven’t made it easy to not just roll over, pull up the covers and want to return to The Dreaming.

NPR/PRI Stories

  • Charles Barkley was interviewed on Fresh Air. I enjoyed watching him play basketball, but I was never really sure about “who” the man was behind all of the hype and hoopla (no pun intended). He may not be the most articulate speaker, but he does express his points well. I was rather impressed with the interview. He even made a very good closing point: “I enjoyed the interview. I enjoy speaking for myself; I am intelligent enough to speak for myself. I get tired of doing interviews where a guy will talk to me for five minutes and put three seconds on television. You can make anyone sound like an idiot in that scenario.”
  • Fresh Air also replayed an interview with the late Raymond McNally, an expert on vampire folklore.
  • Talk of the Nation discussed “How Police and Scientists Solve Crimes” and “Immigration and Small Towns”.
    All Things Considered had stories about:

    • Chechnyan rebels who were holding (and continue to hold) over 500 people hostage in a Moscow theatre;
    • The denial of service attacks that… um…. attacked…. nine Internet servers at ICANN on Monday; and
    • A recycling scam that netted the perpetrators over $3 million (yes, million) before they were caught.

Song of the Day: Since South Bristol, ME, by emmet swimming, has already been mentioned, we’ll make that the first of today’s Thursday morning Three-peat. The other songs for the day: Hey Jesse, a song that takes a critical look at North Carolina’s own Senator Jesse Helms, and Judas. All songs are from the CD “Dark When the Snow Falls.”

Quote of the Day: From yesterday’s Charles Barkley interview on Fresh Air: Terry and Charles were discussing his weight, how it affected his gameplaying ability and what he has done to try and deal with it. His response: “I look at my weight problems like the Taliban: You just can’t kill it.” Then, he went into what he does to stay in shape.

Namaste.