However, being of a different political persuasion, Andrea is NOT a fan of Fox News. So, though I clutched the steering wheel with white knuckles through my slow withdrawal, I compromised, and we listened to Christmas music. When we both tired of all the fa-la-la-la-las, we listened to NPR. My jitters simmered a little then -- at least it was talk radio.
We listened to the discussions of a variety of topics:
1) "e-polluting": "The dirty little secret is that when you take [your electronic waste] to a recycler, instead of throwing it in a trashcan, about 80 percent of that material, very quickly, finds itself on a container ship going to a country like China, Nigeria, India, Vietnam, Pakistan — where very dirty things happen to it," says Jim Puckett, the executive director of the Basel Action Network, which works to keep toxic waste out of the environment.
NPR - What Happens to Electronic Waste
3) The State of Kids - Highlights Magazine conducted their second annual survey of children between the ages of 5 and 13. The survey asked questions such as:
What do you like best about yourself?
According to the survey, more than twice as many girls than boys named a physical attribute. Hmmm . . .
If you could change one thing in the world, what would you change? Why?
I loved some of the answers provided by the children for this question:
"I would change cigarete factories into candy factories because cigarete factories are very, very bad for you and candy is sooo delishous."
What new inventions will happen in your lifetime?
Another great answer, perhaps by a future inventor?
"I want to invent a spoon that has 3 parts so you could eat 3 foods at once."
The honesty and imagination of children is fascinating to me. Read more at: The State of Kids Survey
As you can see, it was quite a medley of interesting subjects, and in the end, Andrea and I averted a political debate. I was happy and Andrea was happy.
I must admit, it does a soul good to de-tox every once in awhile.
