Hello Radio

So many radio stations seem to advertise themselves as playing "the most music." Of course, this can't be true for all of them, unless all of the ones that use that line play exactly the same amount. But am I alone in thinking that "less talk" isn't always a good selling point? I don't listen to the radio much, but when I do, I don't mind a certain amount of talk. That doesn't mean the sort of talk practiced by morning shock jocks who run dehydration contests, or Delilah's Corn Syrup for the Soul (they play her on the station they've been pumping into work while the satellite hasn't been working, more's the pity), but the more old-fashioned style of just talking between songs. Nowadays, it seems like a lot of stations don't even say what songs they're playing, which is a little weird. If the point of commercial radio is to advertise the music, well, how effective is an advertisement where they don't bother to say what the product is?

WEATHER UPDATE: It's been fluctuating a lot around these parts. During the nights, it's getting to the point where it's no longer comfortable to sit in my car and read during my breaks. On the other hand, I had to turn on the air conditioner in my car for a little while during the day today. I guess that's fall for you.

TOE UPDATE: I went to the podiatrist today, and he told me my toe was healing up nicely. I no longer have to soak my toe in water with salt and vinegar, which is something I'd been doing so long it had pretty much become part of my daily routine. He did say I should put moisturizer on it until it returns to its normal color and texture, though.

After my appointment, I stopped by the music store to see if they had the new Carolyn Mark album, which they didn't. They offered to order it for me, but I declined, since I can do that myself. I did, however, pick up the new Simpsons soundtrack album, Testify. It's kind of cool there's a new one out. You have no idea how much I used to listen to Songs in the Key of Springfield back in my college days.