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January 20, 2005
This newshound has lost the scent.
Four years ago today, I sat in my apartment and watched several hours of inauguration coverage. I muted the C-SPAN feed and played funk and soul MP3s most of the day -- "One Nation Under A Groove," "Chocolate City," "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", and other tracks in that mood.
As I told more than one friend who called to kvetch, I was resolved to pay rapt attention to everything these evil bastards would do in the ensuing four years. I became an even more voracious news junkie. Given the staggering missteps of the current junta, I had a full plate almost every day.
And this morning, I woke up and went straight to the gym, did an hour on the elliptical, then noodled around town for a bit;
- Used gift card from Her youngest sister to purchase a favorite film that She's never seen. I think it's neat that I get to watch it with her. (I hear the snickers, cynics, so you can sit on it and rotate.)
- Shopped at a socially-aware, locally-owned, outrageously priced natural food market for salad and organic junk food
- Motored home, inhaled food, showered and wrote for a few hours in a cafe
- Puttered, folded laundry, tidied up, changed the sheets
And so on. Not once did I tune into any news coverage, peep out analysis of Shrub's speech via the blogosphere or consider tuning into C-SPAN. When I noticed that Countdown was doing a segment on the swearing-in, I TiVo'd it away into the cornfield immediately. I have a feeling that I'll be taking a bit of a news fast in days to come. I'll keep an eye on top stories and international events, but I'm feeling entirely disengaged from the political process.
Posted by Your Protagonist at January 20, 2005 10:52 PM