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You are what you hear – my musical canon

August 9, 2012 — Leave a comment

A while back I shared my Life Cannon. I’ve considered going back and updating it – maybe I will someday soon.

But for now, I was intrigued by an article on NPR Music that suggested a similar idea based solely on music.

The article asks a few questions:

  1. What was the first song you ever bought?
  2. What song always gets you dancing?
  3. What song takes you back to your childhood?
  4. What is your perfect love song?
  5. What song would you want at your funeral?
  6. Time for an encore. One last song that makes you, you.

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Socialism in America

September 16, 2010 — Leave a comment

Is The U.S. Moving Toward Socialism? A Socialist Weighs In: http://www.npr.org/129914195

A pretty interesting listen.

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Broadcasting fear

April 7, 2010 — 2 Comments
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My local NBC affiliate LOVES playing up their nightly fear-a-thons during their primetime teasers.

It seems like every night we see breaking news about a rapist, a string of murders, a string of burglaries, or any other number of horrifying stories they can pull off the nightly police scanners.

“Tonight at 10… why police are asking women to be on the lookout for a suspected rapist…”

“A string of burglaries have hit a North Texas neighborhood… what the thieves are after and how you can protect your stuff… tonight at 10.”

“Poison apples are making a comeback in schools… how to protect your kids from the threat of evil lunch ladies…”

(OK I definitely made the last one up.)
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Why telling your story matters

January 27, 2010 — Leave a comment

NPR shared a memorial about Donald Bordelon Monday morning. A man reporters met while covering the tragedy in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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Trusting the messenger

January 19, 2010 — 2 Comments

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I find it interesting, that when you talk to people about news and where they get their news from, most people remain fairly loyal to their brand of choice.

Some will swear by a local news stations — especially their investigative reports.

Some will swear by CNN or MSNBC.

Others will swear about CNN and MSNBC and swear by FOX News.

Some will rave about their local daily paper, while others will curse their local daily paper.

Either way, we’ve found a source we can trust and only rarely look elsewhere.
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