I love knowing what's going on in the world. I listen to NPR for hours each day, compare what I've heard with the broadcast television news, and track down stories of interest online.
In a word, I'm a junkie.
I've been aware of this problem for years. I limit my subscriptions to newspapers and news magazines for this very reason, and this past year during Lent, I fasted from all news on any medium just to cleanse myself. I was pretty irritable during those weeks.
This past week though, I realized that the problem is getting worse. Here are the symptoms:
1.) Monday at art class I mentioned Iranian president Ahmadinejad by name in a conversation.
2.) This afternoon I recalled from memory the names of several NPR hosts, including Neil Conan on Talk of the Nation, which doesn't even air in Indianapolis.
3.) But the real kicker is that I had a dream last night that I was giving Saddam Hussein a hair cut and shave.
Ai yai yai!
4 comments:
See what compassion you are developing, though?
Anyway, my dear news junkie, I say go with it a little. If you are watching this stuff, use it in your writing... maybe consider more journalistic assignments yourself? Who knows? Maybe someday you'll get to give Oprah a haircut... well, on paper anyway. :)
The thrill of the chase, the interview, the deadline, the byline -- I have so many fond memories of my newspaper days. Reimagining journalism in my present situation is an interesting challenge -- thanks.
you make me laugh and think...and i've never even met you. thx.
Thanks -- I've been spurred on by your blog as well.
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