In this phase of my Randi Rhodes grieving process

[NightWatcher]

1. I'm glad she left. Let me explain

I am a big fan and have been listening since I first remember Air America coming out on the XM radio. I worked out of my car and could listen to AA all day. She was always the anchor to my afternoon. Over the past few years she was jerked around by the powers that be at her station, distributor, and affiliates. She was shown that she could be here on Monday and gone on Tuesday. She started getting her shit lined up for a peaceful retirement, away from all of this shit. Then, she made the decision that her life and happiness were more important than her work. No one says on their death bed that they wished they spent more time at work, is how the quote goes, and I think she felt ready to walk away.

I'll miss her but I'm glad she has a nice place to watch the waves roll in and out. And just as the tides, the shit that she reported on daily will continue. As soon as my wife is ready, I too am ready to walk away from this day to day thing in exchange for comfort and inner peace.

Maybe I'll catch her next time I'm drinking in a cantina down Central America way and I'll ask her about it.