You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration.
“The same music is playing on the radio in San Francisco, New York, Washington DC and Annapolis. Everywhere you go there's the same artists and same songs by them, over and over again. At some stations they play the same songs 50 to 60 times a week.”
“Far too often animals are put to sleep when they could be saved through proper care and nursing.”