NPR

It was three months ago yesterday that my car was broken into.  And let me say it again, bonus!

Since then, I had a new cup holder installed ( How did I go so long without a cup holder? …..that’s a very American thing to say…in a bad way).  I also had the car stereo that Corie gave me for Christmas installed in my car.  I won’t go into too much detail, but I love it!  It connects to my phone over Bluetooth, it has USB so that I can charge my phone through it without the car charge that was stolen in November.  Lot’s of nice features.  Thank you Corie!

So for over two months I had a car with no car stereo.  Every day that I go to work, I spend at least an hour in my car.  I can easily spend two hours or more driving in a given day.  As many of you live in Kansas City, I’m sure you can relate. This is one of the major reasons I am frustrated that light rail was voted down and why I would love to move to another city…say Portland, OR for example.  But let me tell you what I learned.  I like NPR.  No, it isn’t that I just like it, I missed listening to NPR.  I missed getting my “Up to Date” with Steve Kraske and “Morning Edition” with Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep.  Also, I learned that can’t stand The Buzz.  The music isn’t that good, the DJ are obnoxious and they play way too many commercials.

 This is a service that I really value.  I spend far more time listening to NPR than I do watching TV.  I listen to roughly 25 hours of NPR a month…give or take a few.  That is 300 hours a year!!1  There aren’t very many things I invest that much time in.  Work, Corie, sleep, and maybe eating. 

As I write this, I realize that I need to make a point of contributing to NPR on an annual basis. Surely 300 hours is worth $100 a year.

Now, the question is, do I contribute to 89.3 who I listen to more regularly because they have a stronger signal and come in more clearly, or to 90.9 because they play better music throughout the day…or both?

I like NPR.
That’s all that I have to say.
Do you haiku too?

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