Why is everyone talking at once?

Call me old fashioned, but I want to hear what other people have to say, which is why I hate it when I hear voices talking over each other.  It’s disrespectful.  It’s impolite.  It’s deafening.

But, of course, that’s the point.  Those voices don’t want to hear other voices.  They think theirs is the only voice that matters.  It’s the only one that’s right.

Did I peg it?  Is this what’s wrong with our political system right now?  And I’m talking both sides of the aisle – so if you’re going to accuse me of being a leftist from Massachusetts, save your breath.  I’m one woman who believes in freedom for all.

How to describe a voice


Is it high, low, rough, smooth, creaky, musical, or child-like? Does it have an accent?

Think about it.  If you were describing the sound of your voice, what words would you use?  What does your husband’s voice sound like?  Your father’s?  That of the little boy next door?

And Brian Williams, on whose every word I hang each night – how would I describe his voice?  I’d call it a smooth baritone.  Clear and calm.  Certainly intelligent.  Reasonable.  Dry when humor demands it.  Warm and gracious.  Sexy.  Uh, no.  Sexy is not appropriate, given his role as a national network news anchor.  Besides, sexy is in his eyes more than his voice.  At least, that’s my take on Brian (sigh).