It's very easy to sit back and say "Oh I'd never do this, or that... nobody could ever get me to do anything like that." Well you know what? Yes they can.It's a compelling hour of radio, and I highly recommend it. You can find it here:
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/ree_20081011.mp3
A few days ago I bought my first ever package of "everything" bagels. For the first 26+ years of my life, I had been a plain bagel type of fellow, but suddenly, almost overnight, I now like, nay, prefer bagels with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and onion. It's shocking to me. But I look at my recent history, and the foods that I used to avoid and now enjoy: tomatoes, peppers (green or jalapeño) on pizza, guacamole (yes, there was a time when I disliked the green manna). I recognize, too, that the day will come when I choose onions and relish on hot dogs, or spinach in salads. It's very easy to sit back and say "Oh I'd never eat this, or that... I'll never want to eat anything like that." Well you know what? Yes you will.
Though I'll be damned if I'll ever like the taste of cilantro!
You know what? Yes we can:
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Interesting to think about how the third segment fits in with the theme of things you/we never thought you/we could do.
I wonder how many dates there are in history in which newspapers sold out, to the extent that they sold out last Wednesday. Even the little Daily Herald paper here in the NW Chicago 'burbs sold out for that date. (I wanted copies, not so much for the Obama factor but because I was interviewed in an article in the local section! I got two copies of the section I was in, but not the front page!) What other sort of news events would motivate so many people to care - and buy a paper - as this one did? It's hard to think of many, which seems to indicate how important it is to have a presidential leader who can inspire a country as well as one who can manage its policies well.
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