I've been reading the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Fascinating book, fascinating character. He truly helped change the course of technology, even the world over the last 25 years--or as he put it, he helped "bend the universe."But I, for one, have never fully embraced the changes. Part of the reason is I'm ... Continue Reading
A Cheesehead in the Making
I made the sacred pilgrimmage last Sunday to Lambeau Field, the land of the green and gold, the home of the cheesehead.I've lived in the Upper Peninsula for only about seven years but with remarkable insight, I quickly adopted the Packers as my favorite team. The fact that they win most of the time and actually haven't lost ... Continue Reading
Wintertime Pets
I can tell it's winter because our cat, Big Boy, sits forlornly by the window every day wondering when that white stuff is going to disappear outside so that he can resume his fierce, nighttime prowling around our neighborhood in search of unsuspecting, helpless baby rabbits.Five months, Big Boy, five months. That's how ... Continue Reading
Road Trip Epiphanies
I've just returned from a three week, nearly 6000 mile road trip to California. Yep, driving all alone, our nation whizzing by me at 70 miles per hour.When I was younger, I hitchhiked cross-country a few times; when I was at CNN, I either flew or sat in the passenger seat of a car while someone else in our crew (usually the ... Continue Reading
The Retirement Rookie
I'm now three months into retirement (you know, that thing that sad-assed, old farts do, but you, yourself, will never have to deal with because you'll be forever young) and I've learned a few things.First, I still feel guilty almost every day when I wake up and realize I don't have to go to work. No demands on me, no rigid ... Continue Reading
On the road
I've just returned from a 2000 mile road trip down south which provided me plenty of time to get a better perspective on our past and our future. We live in a confusing, fast-changing world; there's no better place to mull it over and slow it down than by driving, at 70 mph--passing mile marker after mile marker--along the ... Continue Reading
No news is good news
Youngstown, OhioWhen I was news director at WLUC in Marquette, we sometimes joked that we could lead our newscast with the "kicker" (the final story of the newscast--usually a cute story) and kick our newscast with the lead story.The point being, we don't have too much hard news in the Upper Peninsula. No murders, no ... Continue Reading
Career Advice
Last week I talked to a college student who told me she wasn't sure what career path she'd be taking when she graduated in two years. She was an English major, so naturally I joked that she was studying to be an "Englishwoman."It's long been a dilemma for liberal arts majors: What do you do when you graduate? What kinds of ... Continue Reading
Broadcast Journalism 2.0
I met up this weekend with some former reporters from TV6--bright, young, enthusiastic people we had nurtured here in the U.P. who had then ventured out into the world in pursuit of more money, greater challenges, and increased professional satisfaction.Big surprise (not really): Most are not finding what they were ... Continue Reading
The Plunge
We saw the birthing of a new event in the U.P. this last weekend--the Suicide Hill Mud Plunge in Ishpeming. The Plunge, which involved running a 5K in the woods through a course of obstacles, culminating with about 20 yards of crawling through a pit of mud, seems classically Yooperish. How have we not had one of these ... Continue Reading
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