Hello what few readers may be around today! Blogging will be extremely light for the next two days. Gwen and I are the only regular bloggers around right now, and even I will be off tomorrow, which will leave no one to edit Gwen. So here's a preview of the next two days, and check us out on Twitter for slightly more content today, but probably not tomorrow. Ok here we go.

Today's first hour is our annual obit show. We use it as a chance to have guests on to talk about the lesser-known but no-less-important people who passed away this year. If there's someone you'd like to remember — someone you knew, or someone you admired — please call in for a chance to do so on air, or leave your remembrance on the TOTN page once the segment shows up. I'll try to remember to update this entry once there's a link. In our second hour, the year in culture. What was the best music you heard, video game you played? Plus, we'll have Brian Raftery on his book Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life.

Tomorrow's still largely up in the air, but as of now we plan to bring you a roundup on the blog world. Things have changed a lot since blogs got big, and there are some new standard-bearers and some "deep cuts" you might find entertaining. Finally, in the second hour tomorrow, Henry Alford joins us to talk about his 2008 book, How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth). Does he find it? You'll have to tune in to find out! Happy New Year!