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Today is the day we sprang forward (wait – in English we’re making all verbs regular verbs – I guess we springed forward – ugh, let’s stay irregular). Daylight Savings Time is back, which means that I get to drive to work in the dark again. In the winter I get up in the dark,…

Hello, and welcome to another edition of the PB Podcast. I am on vacation right now, enjoying warm weather and staying far away from the awful, snowy New England winter. Lesley Gore recently passed away, and there was an unusual amount of love given to a person I thought was a minor pop star, but…

Today we look at wants and needs, as in “I want to go on vacation” vs. “I need to go on vacation.” That will be answered later this week as I head to sunny Southern California, with promised 80 degree (Farenheit) days. So, do I need or want? I definitely want it, and psychologically (as…

Time for another special edition of the PB Podcast. Last time we went to Africa – today it’s Brazil. Much like the music from Africa, my actual knowledge of Brazil, its culture and music, is limited. I do know good music when I hear it, though, and since it’s summer down there while we await…

Tonight I can’t hold a pen.” What has happened to the art of letter writing? We’ve turned to email, Facebook and twitter as a primary form of communication, and in most cases thoughtfulness has taken a back seat to quickness. Write a letter today -oh, go ahead and type it on an electronic device –…

I’m just getting over the horrible flu that’s been going around. I’ve only had it since Wednesday,and to be almost normal Sunday seems like I got a shorter version of it. Today’s podcast is a sort of “classic rock”-type podcast. One of the songs is from the 90’s, but we’re generally hanging around the late-60’s…

Today is the big game – it’s the Super Bowl of Super Bowls. The two best, evenly matched teams will play tonight to be the champions. It’s really become another holiday – even non-fans have the commercials and Katy Perry to look forward to. Since the team I root for is playing, I will be…

No, no – I’m not ever going to play this song on a podcast, but if you’ve never heard Steve Almond’s take on Africa , then you deserve to take 10 minutes out of your life to laugh along with him. As I wait for a snow plow to help dig me out (my street…

Yesterday’s snow was mild compared to the high-end predictions – this was very manageable. They’re predicting a foot of snow for Tuesday, though – that’ll be a big one, along with another small amount for next weekend. So much for the small amount of snow for this winter. On this week’s show we start off…

It’s not just an extra vacation day in January, no matter how we think of it. Not enough time is spent thinking over what Martin Luther King, Jr. means to America and the world – for all of his human foibles, his message is still one that resonates, although more dimly as the years pass.…