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talkin' loud (and sayin' nothin')

There are times whenever I'm driving between Amherstburg and Ontario where I've gone through all the CDs I brought along for the trip or the other drivers are too insane to take your hand off the wheel for more than a second to change the CD. Unfortunately, the radio landscape is bleak. Lots of signals come in at night, but most provide entertainment for all the wrong reasons. Usually I can get away with CBC, but when the odd program sends my ears screaming, it's time to wander the dial. FM usually proves hopeless, one cookie-cutter, tightly-playlisted station after another. Over to the AM dial, where many a strong signal is wasted on nationally-syndicated talk shows. All these stations from far-flung locales like St. Louis, Philadelphia, Nashville, etc, which could provide interesting windows on what's going on in those locales. Still, I may stay on a station for a few minutes to see how much lower the pole has fallen. Things you notice after checking out a few

new york stories (3)

A little Big Apple housecleaning before plunging forward... I sent the titles of the episodes of Hasta En Las Mejores Familias over to Kiersten for translation. These shows make a little more sense now, though still bizarre: Show #1 - Mi pareja me hablo tanto de su amigo, me enamoré de él. My partner talks so much about their friend that I've fallen in love with them (the friend). Show #2 - Mi madre ama a su pareja y a mi me hizo a un lapo. My mother loves her partner and she puts me aside. Show #3 - Me gano la vida como payaso, pero mi hijo no me accepta. I enjoy life as a clown but my child won't accept me. Moving on... Day 3 Me - Greenwich Village/Soho/Union Square Amy - Soho/Upper West Side Together - Curry Hill/Little Italy/Chinatown/City Hall The split day, where we wandered off to do our own thing. Both of us avoided the St. Patrick's Day parade, but saw enough people decked out for it to get a feel for it. Lots of big green hats, makeup, butto