I wake up most mornings to the sound of news, which I quickly turn off. Then I grab my remote so that I can turn my TV on to C-Span to watch Washington Journal. It's a live broadcast from 6-9 (my time) everyday. I was thrilled to see that even on Christmas Day, they were live. It's very comforting, somehow.

The announcers on the show spend some time reading the morning papers from across the world and pick out timely and interesting pieces and topics. I always hear something pretty interesting and new.

The revolving group of hosts are a pretty low-key bunch and they are paid (probably not that much) for staring into the camera and listening to callers voice their opinions about things.

Most mornings they have at least one guest, sometimes more. There are names I recognize, and some I don't. It's a great way to ease into the day and I've made it a habit!

Today, I heard an interesting phrase that I've been pondering for awhile now. The guests were discussing the recent lawsuit involving the guy that is suing McDonalds because he didn't know that Big Macs would make him "Big Fat," so to speak. They had a vegan doctor debating the head of a restaurant association who was defending fast food chains. The most interesting comment was from the restaurant guy...he said "this is the kind of lawsuit that gives frivolous lawsuits a bad name."

Think about it...I have. ;-)