The prophet Aaron Swartz
Writers write on this Internet Freedom Day, and so I write. In 1985, an unknown songwriter named Julie Gold birthed a tune that would become one of the classics of a generation. Always a favorite...
View ArticlePassages, my own
I’ve kind of given up on my blog, and that bothers me. One of my categories here is “Passages,” those stories about people moving along from one part of life to another, including death. I’ve been...
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Passages (again)
When my lease expires here in Frisco, Texas at the end of July, I will be relocating back to Huntsville, Alabama to be closer to my two daughters, my son-in-law and my granddaughter. I was the news...
View ArticleThe power of personal media
I had the good fortune of spending a few minutes today with Amy Wood, the social media pioneering TV News anchor from Spartanburg, South Carolina (WSPA-TV). Amy has an enormous following online and was...
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Passages: Put a fork in me, media. I’m done!
As I approach my 8th decade on the planet this summer, I’ve decided to move along in my professional life to something a bit different. I’d like to share it all with you, my friends. It’s a heady thing...
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The Winds of Change
Hello, friends. I feel a familiar tug in the wake of recent dealings with The Huffington Post, and I need to take a step back and reconsider everything regarding my mission in Life as I continue to get...
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Adieu, fair phone book, adieu
In 1975, I was running the assignment desk at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee when the phone company came out with a new device — a phone with (as I recall) 24 speed dial buttons. I read about it in the Wall St....
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Law & Order, a tale of TV’s greed
I’m sad to learn of the passing of Law & Order, although I think the show really collapsed when Lenny Brisco moved on. Today’s version is a ghost of its former self, and I suppose it’s best to let...
View ArticleRemembering dad on Father’s Day
My father’s heart gave out in September of 1988. He was 74, and it was his second major heart attack. I made a scrapbook to remember him after he died and usually take it out about this time of year....
View ArticleHappy birthday to me!
It’s my birthday (a week in which a lot of creative people celebrate), and my friend Holly asked me a question that’s an appropriate birthday blog entry. She’s in her early 30s. “Now that you’re 66,”...
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