goodbye, bob...

i've been on an NPR fast for a couple of weeks, trying to avoid news that makes me angry. iraq, primarily, but also the opposition to gay marraige... and frankly dubya's voice makes me sick to my stomach, too.

anyway, i think i've been a little more happy since i stopped listening. but this morning i tuned in because i knew it was bob edwards' last morning as host of morning edition.

and i sit here now, blubbering like a fool, having just listened to his very last interview and his graceful goodbye. everyone on the program today had the nicest things to say about him, and it's still inconceivable that the higher-ups at NPR would want to get rid of someone so trusted and so much a friend.

i have a feeling that, out of curiosity, i'll tune in monday, too... if only to hear the voice of his replacement. maybe it'll make me appreciate the loss even more. maybe it'll make me passionately continue my fast. it's hard to imagine, though, that the new voice will lure me back.