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Why is it that only the classical station understands that I actually want to hear music while I drive to work in the morning? I am amazed that the THREE rock stations that I usually listen to in the car ALL have annoying personality-based talk shows that don't really involve music in the mornings. Is there really research out there saying that the people who usually listen to these stations really want to hear talk radio in the mornings? I was extra annoyed a few months ago when my favorite alternative station went from advertising that their commercial breaks only last 1 minute to having Adam Corrola talk and talk and talk for 3 hours in the morning.

At least there is classical radio, which was playing Handel Concerto Grossi this morning, to my suprise and pleasure.

I'm often aware of the annoyance of having a car with nothing but a radio in it, but if it weren't for classical radio, I would go nuts in the morning.

sticks and stones...

Having spent the morning trying to enculturate 4th graders with notions that harsh words never deserve physical violence in return, I was pretty shocked at Zidane's half hearted apology on the news today.

He apologized for setting a bad example for children and in the same statement claimed that he wasn't culpable, since it is the one who provokes who is to blame. I have a HUGE problem with this. How can you apologize for setting a bad example and then set an even worse one in the same breath? His statement is really just a big "but he started it!" argument, which doesn't fly with 4th graders and doesn't fly for hot-headed soccer players.

Lets review: even for celebreties, harsh words and name calling is never an excuse to resort to physical violence. I don't care if he insulted your mother, sister, or all the women of France, it is not worth head butting over.