‘Memories’ of ‘G’
Remembering Sandie Grassino Like many of my fellow alumni at Northwest High School, I was shocked and saddened to read the news that Sandie Grassino has died. Students in the … Continue Reading ‘Memories’ of ‘G’
Remembering Sandie Grassino Like many of my fellow alumni at Northwest High School, I was shocked and saddened to read the news that Sandie Grassino has died. Students in the … Continue Reading ‘Memories’ of ‘G’
In 2016 my buddy Tom Harness, his team members at Harness Digital Marketing and I started a friendly Pumpkin War. Tom despises all things pumpkin from the coffee to the … Continue Reading The Pumpkin Wars have ended (for now)
In just over a month, I’ll mark 20 years as a journalist. I’ll have much more on that on this blog when the actual anniversary rolls around, but as I … Continue Reading 3 Career paths I seriously considered
On May 1, 2016, I embarked on a running streak. Several people in the group I run with occasionally, The Yellow Donkeys, had started the streak. So I thought, why … Continue Reading 500 reasons I run (actually there’s only 5)
Let’s get Smurfy September 12, 1981. I was in the third grade and eagerly sat in front of the TV in our living room waiting for the premiere of The … Continue Reading 3 Lessons the Smurfs have taught us all
Sixteen years ago the world changed forever. Today, like all past 9/11s since the attacks, people on social media reflect and remember where they were that fateful day. I was … Continue Reading Never Forget
I know this blog isn’t going to win any popularity contests in my house, but I felt compelled to write it anyway. Twelve years ago our oldest son Ethan started … Continue Reading When your kindergarten baby grows up
Over the weekend I had a chance to participate in something I’d never done before. A craft beer and doughnut pairing event. It was held at Mary Jane Burgers & … Continue Reading Donuts + Beer = FYeah!
This November marks 20 years in the news business for me. I started the broadcasting portion of my career in 1997. It has taken me to three different TV stations … Continue Reading Building a brand: What are you known for?
In January 2016 I posted a blog about how running was making me fat. At the time of that post, I weighed 193.6 pounds. I’m pretty sure that was my … Continue Reading Still trying to outrun my fork
I’m a self-professed geek. I would say nerd, but I’ve always thought of nerds as being smart. Clearly, I’m far from being smart, but I am geeky as hell and … Continue Reading My bucket list of geekiness
I still consider myself a newbie in the world of craft beer. Just over a year ago my buddy Tom Harness and I started seriously discussing doing reviews of craft … Continue Reading Craft beer and bacon and cheese! Oh my!
It’s hard to believe 20 years ago this week J.K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter. My family was late to the game, picking up Harry Potter and the … Continue Reading Happy birthday Harry Potter
June 21 is National Selfie Day. I know there are plenty of people who judge those of us who take selfies as narcissistic and self-centered attention whores. In some cases you’re … Continue Reading But first, let me take a selfie
Disclaimer: I’m not an expert or a guru at anything, just sharing some advice that’s worked for me. Many times we say we wish something could be better about … Continue Reading Wishes are for Aladdin, be your own genie
I’ll probably catch hell for this at home, but 20 years ago today my wife and I walked the aisle and said: “I do.” It’s hard to believe that much … Continue Reading 20 Things I love about my wife