Thoughts From the Morning Drive

Hi folks -- just a couple of items from the drive in this morning:

* Four-Way Stops: People, it's not that hard, really: If you get there at the same time as someone else, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

And no, if you have to go more than 180 degrees around the intersection, they're not on your right.

As always, check with the traffic laws in your jurisdiction; for example, you can read the Virginia Driver's Manual.

(Apparently, the term "right of way" has a specific legal meaning that doesn't quite apply to when you're supposed to yield in this situation.)

* Morning Edition had a story this morning on Hila Plitmann, a soprano who sings the solos on the score of The DaVinci Code.

If you haven't seen the movie (I haven't either), you've still heard her or someone like her on a film score -- it's usually a solo or chorus of dramatic/transcendental/angelic/diabolic Latin or faux-Latin during a climactic confrontation or revelation.

Interesting stuff, especially how she talks about tailoring her singing for a specific mood, or having to modify words to make them sound better.

Thanks -- Joe

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