Tuesday morning on FirstNews, one of the questions of the day for viewers was: “What do you do to keep your kids occupied on a long car trip?” Nowadays, a traveling tot has plenty of options. Hand-held devices. Lap-tops. In-vehicle DVD players. Back in my day, it was not such a potent potpourri of peppy possibilities. Although we [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Four Little Words
November 24, 2009
10 Million Steps In The Right Direction!
November 23, 2009
Times are tense. That’s not exactly a newsflash. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by our personal and particular on-the-job situations. Sometimes that frame of mind morphs into taking oneself a bit too seriously. I think it happens in every line of work including the TV biz. Now, if you are a firefighter or police officer, nurse, [...]
Smarts & Soles
November 19, 2009
Paradox: any person, thing or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.
Here is an example:
When I first visited my future in-laws’ home, I was struck with how amazingly clean and orderly the place was…despite having four children and many of their friends roaming about on a regular basis. The white walls were still white. The [...]
Poet of Americana
November 18, 2009
Okay. I apologize for the pretentious title of this digital drivel. Poet of Americana? Who do I think I am? PBS? Sure, I’m looking more and more like Charlie Rose…on a bad day. But, still, this is just a barely read bloggy and not any sort of Peabody-winning edition of American Masters or Frontline or Upstairs, [...]
A Cut Above
November 16, 2009
When I was a very little shaver (pun will be more applicable as this cyber silliness moves along) I usually got my haircut by my Mother. I would sit on a high metal stool in the back-door entry way with the kitchen to my back, washer and dryer to my right, bathroom to my left and [...]
