It’s that time of year again when the electric grid sheds its skin and sparks disappear into the black sky and the train leaves the station searching for sunshine and rain – lots of rain. It’s that time of year again when the sponges on our feet paint the marble floor at work and we [...]
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Some People Do Not Need to Be Rescued
Monday morning I woke up super early and headed to the beach. It was a rough night of “rest” to start off a week of vacation. When I arrived at the beach, high school sweethearts were walking their dogs and grandfathers were teaching their grandchildren to fish. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and [...]
Thank You Memphis For Reminding Me to Live (Again)
After an unexpected late night out at the Willard hotel celebrating my colleague’s birth anniversary, my voyage to Memphis was off to a delayed start. It was already midday and I was just putting the last bag in my Rubicon and tightening the black elastic straps to my canvas top so it wasn’t flapping around [...]
Where Art Thou Newsroom Ecosystem?
Most journalists are familiar with the Jeff Jarvis one-sheet. To his credit, the linked economy does appear to be silencing the portal pages of the world, unless there is another underlying force. Young journalists need to learn how to join this ecosystem before they are kicked out the doors of Amazing University Hall and onto [...]
Good Friends, Great Race
Last Sunday was the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run. It was my first 10-miler and I finished in 1:39:24, which was right on par with my goal of under 1:40:00. Before the race, Millie Gratzl, Linda Vo and I waited in the porta potty line for what seemed like forever. Victoria Kurak made the [...]
It’s Not Where We Start
On the fourth Sunday of Lent, I walked through the church doors with an extremely heavy heart. The past couple of months tested my mind, body and soul in a familiar way. I had been here before. “Has anyone in here ever tried to quit smoking,” Fr. Kevin Nodalski asked. One person raised their hand. Then [...]
A New Season, A New Beginning
For some, when the leaves begin changing, a pocket of energy bursts leading to all sorts of hidden motivation. With the new season, comes a new beginning – a subtle reminder it’s time to quit oneself, and start with a new day. Some find motivation to clean out the closet and replace the tanks and [...]