I always have amazing brainy ideas of things to write at like 10:00 at night or just as I'm falling asleep or in the midst of my afternoon commute. Then I sit down to write something, and poof, it's gone.

I'm fascinated by AM radio. I like the financial advice programs, the regular kind of advice programs (when I could find them) the call in types of things that deal with bad customer service or any type of product or issue. I even found one once that dealt with all kinds of alien sightings and contacts. I generally stay away from the overtly religious ones, but can stomach some of that if the advice is good and sound. I don't like people getting attacked or belittled. Enough of that happens in real life, heck enough of it happened to that person already, which is likely part of why they are calling in! I used to listen to a powerline program in high school. I think it was for teens, and then of course there was Dr. Ruth while in college.

Do I better myself or learn from the questions and problems of others? I think so. I salute the brave ones who reveal their short-sightedness or ignorance and share it with the world so perhaps one more person won't make that same mistake.

We've all paid the stupid tax. It's human. Sharing it is what reminds us of that common bond we are all in search of. It's usually there, we just overlook it.