Random Thoughts on a Friday

Of Monkeys and Metallica

Every morning, I wake up to classical music on KUSC. Great station, not pretentious at all. And terrific hosts who know a lot about music and composers but don't make you self-conscious about your inability to remember the difference between 2/4 and 6/8 time.

I know, I know...I should know that, since I do teach with classical music every day but I just can't make it stick in my brain.

Anyway, during the news portion, as I lay in my bed thinking about my day ahead of m...