HD Radio?

Have you heard about HD Radio? I only know about it because some of the random radio stations that I listen to play ads for HD radio. Apparently it's an advancement in radio technology, allowing stations to broadcast programs digitally. I don't know about you, but that doesn't seem very interesting to me. Radio seemed decent as it was. I'm not even sure how many people listen to the radio these days. Is it something to be excited about?

"You Comment on Everything."

One day while I was at work, I was taking care of business as usual, and was making smalltalk with coworkers as they passed by. Suddenly one of my more friendly coworkers noted, "You know what? You comment on everything." Not with irritation or aggression, but a casual comment in passing. That kind of took me by surprise. Nobody had ever made that sort of direct statement to me. I immediately recognized it to be accurately descriptive of my workplace behavior.

To me it was an interesting observation, because much of the time I would consider myself an introvert. But when I arrive at the office, suddenly I become talkative, and find ways to create and enter conversations. Perhaps it is a work/personal dichotomy, where I switch different behaviors on and off based on my environment. Or perhaps it could be attributed to my desire to improve the mood and coworker connectedness at the office. Either way, I didn't consciously realize what I was doing.

I wonder whether there are other personal characteristics that I am expressing without realizing. What about you?

Upcoming Topics

This time it's for real. I've brought this blog "back" a number of times that resulted in single posts that were unaccompanied for weeks or even months. To organize some of my recent random thoughts, here is a list of topics that I wish to address in the near future:

1. What is the deal with swearing, and around children?
2. What's makes a good speech? A good speaker?
3. That feeling of panic and desperation...
4. The way to escape it all...
5. Analysis of the office workplace.
6. Analysis of various social situations.
7. What makes something interesting?
8. How to become an all-purpose general optimizer, e.g., for restaurants and shops.
9. Converting learning into teaching, and teaching without learning.
10. HD Radio.
11. "Fixing" children.
12. "You comment on everything."
13. How does one decide who to sit next to on the bus? If it will be a 5-20 hour ride?

Stay tuned...