All Hallows Eve . . . our 300th Post!!!!!

The freaks don't always come out at night. These freaks come out at about 5:30.

Little Otis

Yesterday we had a quick Autumn trip to Mt Airy and Levering Orchard in Ararat, VA. But A's lunchtime behavior landed her temporarily in the clinker.

Barritt Things Considered

It's that time of year again - time for the big Fall fundraiser at most public radio stations. Our local station, WFDD, has pared the Fall ask down to one day (One Day Wednesday, which is 10/20/2010). In advance of this, the family attended a party this evening hosted by the station for its volunteers and supporters. Barritt, a life-long listener of public radio, was needless to say, enthused.

What began as a tour of the station soon led to Barritt being interviewed by our friend Molly Davis. In what can only be called a tour de force of interviewing, of the likes unseen since Terri Gross' 2002 Fresh Air interview with Gene Simmons, Molly asked piercing questions of Barritt, such as the following:

Molly: Barritt, can you think of any way that WFDD could better serve you as a listener?

Barritt: (silent contemplation, due to his general satisfaction with WFDD)



Molly: Barritt, what I guess I am trying to get at is, well, is there anything that we could do now to maybe reach out to the 5 and a half year old demographic that we understand will be intellectually, politically and financially influential in roughly 29 and a half years?

Barritt: Well Molly, when you ask it that way, I would like to have a little more coverage on Legos, both on the domestic and international front. Especially from Denmark, where they make Legos.

     At any rate, it was thrilling to be there. Barritt is excited to have had his views conveyed. And if you are a listener to WFDD, don't forget to pledge this Wednesday. Or you can do it now here.

JT Farnhams, Essex, MA

We waited 5 years for this.

Textbook Autumn Day in New England

Jay, getting his first taste of New England. Later on, via mom, he'll be having fried clams. After that, his dad will go on and on about the epic cross race where he fought it out for - wait for it - 65th place!