Hey, CONGRATS to Rachel for the Grammy nomination for "Drift." (the audio book) That was how I heard it first, before I got the paper version. Very accessible and energetic reading, a lot like an extended conversation.

Just like that long interview (esp. the online version) Rachel did with Jon Stewart, which was also one of the headiest things I've listened to.

It's all good. I still miss Air America, tho.

I guess I'm just drawn to aural experiences. I wish radio were more interesting and dominant, like it was when I was growing up. Words in the air still captivate me more than anything else. You can concentrate and focus more, without the constant visual distractions. Sort of like listening to a boring ball game on a front porch, in the dark on a hot summer night (back before announcers got so obnoxious... I liked the boring rhythms of it. Or the noontime Ag futures reports in the Midwest. Or pop music in your bedroom when a teenager at night, before falling asleep, bleating out of the boombox.