Posted in People, tagged 1997, Mother Teresa, Princess Diana on August 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
On this date ten years ago, my day started with the ringing of the telephone in my hotel room in Scotland.
We were on a much-needed vacation, and I assumed it was a friend calling to tell me of our golf plans for the day.
That wasn’t why he was called.
“Did you hear about Princess Diana?”
“No. [...]
Posted in Sports, tagged Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees on August 30, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A friend invited me to attend Wednesday night’s Yankees-Red Sox game.
A tough call, but I had to decline.
I was OK with my decision.
Then I saw that Beckett and Clemens would be pitching.
I was a little less OK with my decision.
I was having a pretty good day at work.
And then they started coming.
Email after email. Picture [...]
Posted in Politics, tagged gay, Larry Craig on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
AND NEITHER IS IDAHO SEN. LARRY CRAIG!
In his non-news conference Tuesday Craig said: “I am not gay. I have never been gay.”
Thanks for sharing.
It would have been news if he said: “I am gay. I have always been gay.”
But it would have been huge news if he said: “I am not gay. BUT I USED [...]
Posted in News, tagged Stratford on August 28, 2007 | 8 Comments »
A member of the Stratford town council proposed an ordinance to ban baggy pants that expose underwear.
Alvin O’Neal (a rather natty dresser, by the way) would have had police fine offenders up to 250-dollars.
Police, of course, have nothing better to do.
Monday night, the entire town council rejected Mr. O’Neal’s proposal.
Do I like the look? Of [...]
Posted in It's all about me, tagged age, golf, Tallwood on August 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“You’re a senior.”
“Can’t be.”
“You are, get used to it.”
And that’s how I found out I was eligible to play in the Men’s Club Senior Championship at Tallwood Country Club.*
A casual conversation with a playing partner, who asked if I entered the tournament.
It took me a few days to come to terms with being [...]
Posted in TV Stuff, tagged Anchorwoman, Fox, reality tv on August 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
FOX has cancelled “Anchorwoman” after one episode.
ONE EPISODE.
Many, many oh-so-important people in our oh-so-important news business were gnashing their pearly whites over this affront to local television news, to the women who anchor that news, to journalism, to GOD AND COUNTRY, DAMMIT!
Since FOX announced the reality show about a model’s makeover into a news [...]
Posted in It's all about me, Living in the Past, tagged bald, hair, transplants on August 22, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Look at that magnificent mane. I thought it would never go away. But it did.
That was me…circa 1977…when I was the weekend sportscaster at NBC 30, worked at WPOP, and did UConn hoops on the Connecticut Radio Network.
Thick, curly, jet black hair.
Going, going, almost gone.
I bring this up because a co-worker suggested during a conversation [...]
Posted in Noticed, tagged grammar, spelling, writing on August 22, 2007 | 6 Comments »
What’s the most important part of my job?
I always ask that of students when I speak at schools and not one has ever given me the answer I want to hear.
The answer (as far as I’m concerned) is writing, and writing well.
If I don’t understand what I write, you’re not going to understand what I’ve [...]
Posted in News, tagged Bridgeport, drugs, New Britain, Thomaston on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What do these items…a metal drum, a shopping cart and a Chevy pickup have in common?
They were the near-final resting places for 3 people who overdosed on drugs the last few weeks in Connecticut.
This summer drug use has spawned a different kind of drug problem in Connecticut. Disposing of the bodies of people who [...]
Posted in It's all about me, tagged David Foster, James Cotton Blues Band, Jonathan Edwards, Mohegan Sun All Stars, Willimantic on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
No, not THAT kind of fantasy. Get your mind out of the gutter!
I got to stand before upwards of 10-thousand people Saturday night at Recreation Park in Willimantic with a fabulous band behind me. If only I could sing.
David Foster (right) and the Mohegan Sun All-Stars (AKA the Shaboo All-Stars) staged a concert to raise [...]
