My OperaHeadlines from NPR
Friday, October 21, 2005 2:50:33 PM
It is very interesting to listen to NPR every morning on my drive to work, but I only have to go five miles, so I frequently have to investigate rest of the story myself. And the news stories I hear aren't all about Katrina victims, or the war in Iraq. I manage to catch some of the newsier human interest items during my 20 minute drive that falls between 8:05 and 8:25 am and then again in the afternoon from 5:35 to 5:55. Yes. I did say I live 5 miles from work and yes, it takes 20 minutes (or longer) to go five miles. I live in a city and a hundred diamond men's watches won't get me there faster.
And then, with the story in my head, I walk into work or my apartment and the discussion begins:
Me: I just heard on NPR that there is a bunch of women sueing drug companies.
Co-Worker: I heard about that, too. All those premarin lawsuits.
Me: Kinda scary really. I am on HRT.
CW: So, if you get cancer, you can sue the drug company.
Me: Let's hope I never have to. That's a bad get-rich-quick scheme.
And then...
Me: NPR was talking about the Forbes List of the richest people in America
#1: Who's on the list?
Me: Lots of people... about 500 of them. Read it for yourself.
#1: But, I don't want to. I would rather have you tell me what it says.
Me: Go to the website
#1: All right. Hey! Look at this! It's a debt consolidation article. It says you can combine all your bills and lower your monthly payments.
Me: The only bill you have is rent. That doesn't count.
#1: But, I can lower my payments.
Me: Not when you only have one bill.
#1: That's so unfair.
It is more fun to just turn on NPR and catch opening line in the middle of a story and then turn it off. The imagination can go many different places as a result. This will get you started:
...kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. You feel closer to nature...
...plumbers helper to open the door...
...lunar eclipse is better than a solar eclipse because it lasts for several hours and is visible to the naked eye...
...several months after his funeral, there are still fresh flowers on Mr. Hariri's grave everyday...
...the top of the Mosque glowing in the morning sun...
And then, with the story in my head, I walk into work or my apartment and the discussion begins:
Me: I just heard on NPR that there is a bunch of women sueing drug companies.
Co-Worker: I heard about that, too. All those premarin lawsuits.
Me: Kinda scary really. I am on HRT.
CW: So, if you get cancer, you can sue the drug company.
Me: Let's hope I never have to. That's a bad get-rich-quick scheme.
And then...
Me: NPR was talking about the Forbes List of the richest people in America
#1: Who's on the list?
Me: Lots of people... about 500 of them. Read it for yourself.
#1: But, I don't want to. I would rather have you tell me what it says.
Me: Go to the website
#1: All right. Hey! Look at this! It's a debt consolidation article. It says you can combine all your bills and lower your monthly payments.
Me: The only bill you have is rent. That doesn't count.
#1: But, I can lower my payments.
Me: Not when you only have one bill.
#1: That's so unfair.
It is more fun to just turn on NPR and catch opening line in the middle of a story and then turn it off. The imagination can go many different places as a result. This will get you started:
...kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. You feel closer to nature...
...plumbers helper to open the door...
...lunar eclipse is better than a solar eclipse because it lasts for several hours and is visible to the naked eye...
...several months after his funeral, there are still fresh flowers on Mr. Hariri's grave everyday...
...the top of the Mosque glowing in the morning sun...
Jondigitaljon144 # Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:47:42 AM
NPR really is addictive - I wasnted to know about people camping in 40 degrees just to surf at odd times at sunrise in Alaska.
BTW - I hope to a couple of open public RSS servers so we can automatically share links.
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