And what ugly dogs they be. In my daily commute up to San Francisco, I’ve had the opportunity to start listening to NPR in the daytime again, a ritual that used to be a large part of my workday back in the Electro-Pub days. It was something we started doing during the what will probably now be called the first Gulf War, listening to KQED from 9am to around 3 when the news had pretty much been reported for the day. Talk of the Nation was born during that time, and is still one of the best call-in discussion shows around—if you’ve ever despaired of balance in talk radio, it will restore your faith somewhat.
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Back on the plane…very nice Thanksgiving, as I’d hoped. Got lots of good time with the folks, my brother & sister-in-law, and the Happy Cabeza, aka my niece. And now I head back to the Bay Area for another tour of painting, taking on the living room and kitchen, a little web design, and planning another trip up for Xmas. Tra la la indeed.
New things discovered while on this trip:
- The Isaac Mizrahi Show on Oxygen. Simply fabulous, you must see it sometime.
- There is such a thing as too much food. Food coma was nearly a physical reality this year. As it was, I’m sure I was quite antisocial, lying on the floor and groaning.
- I have metal in my new shoes. This I discovered at the airport, of course, so I will have to remember to wear shoes next time that can’t be declared dangerous.
- Family is still the reason for the season. The best thing about holidays is being able to have long period to just sit and talk, more or less uninterrupted, and just hang out
So that’s the holiday summary. I even managed to get some work done in there somewhere. Onward to the 12 days of Xmas, then…
