I'm trying to put together a Columbia costume for #RHPS from mainly thrift shop items. It is fun but challenging. Kind of wishing I'd gone for Mickey-Mouse-hat-and-PJ's Columbia instead of the iconic tap-dancing Columbia.

I'm feeling a bit on my own over here in my little corner of New Zealand, feeling sad that today is the day the federal funding runs out for NPR and PBS back in my country of origin. I don't know when I first heard NPR but I remember when I first started listening. I was alone, cleaning my college dorm room, listening to the radio, when I heard This American Life's episode "24 Hours At The Golden Apple," in which reporters document one entire day at a Chicago diner. I'd never heard anything like it. After that, I discovered more. Fresh Air, A Prairie Home Companion, Philosophy Talk. It felt like my own personal discovery; it felt new and grown-up. Listening to all the pledge drives back then, I rarely had the money to spare. I'm trying to make up for it now. (link to 24 Hours At The Golden Apple) https://www.thisamericanlife.org/172/24-hours-at-the-golden-apple #NPR #PBS #ThisAmericanLife