I love the Internet.

Although it's Sunday afternoon in Wollongong, it's actually Saturday evening in Washington, DC, and thanks to Better Living Through the Internet, I'm listening to my radio friends on WAMU: Hot Jazz Saturday Night has just given way to Traditions. (In the old days, Traditions appeared on WETA, at the same time as Hot Jazz — what a dilemma! Whew, I'm glad they've sorted everything out now.)

Nobody seems to be carrying Royal Instrument or Pipe Dreams anymore, although I think I can still get the latter on streaming audio. Again, I love the Internet! I can also listen to Car Talk, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and many other favorites that I used to only be able to catch on our visits home. Most of them are even available on demand, rather than at the whim of whenever one NPR-type station or another decides to air them.

The homesickness never seems to abate entirely, but listening to my radio friends helps.