"""
So say hey to Al Franken and Ray Suarez for me. And by the way, I can
send Morse Code faster than Dianne Rheems can speak English.
Best of Luck in the New Year.

"""Is that the Al Franken who had a defunct half-hour sitcom on TV?"""

Yep, It would really suck to be a comedian and not be funny at all.
Ellen is not funny at all, and Al is almost as funny as Ellen.

"""Don't know what you mean with those names."""

Ray is an NPR semi-news guy. Dianne is an NPR talk show host. She
talks at 5WPM.

"""I can't listen to the radio ("not enough interest") because I
don't have an amateur radio
license. Some other big shot here told me that in words to that
effect. :-)"""

That's such a shame because radio is a lot of fun. I think the guy(s)
who told you that have a lot in common with an ionosonde. Always
pinging. Sometimes the info is good, sometimes it's anomolous.

"""Happy New Year to come! """
Definitely!!! Happy "WeeWeeChu" and a New Year! bb