As the week winds down, I find myself looking at the weekend as the weekend before work. It’s not that I haven’t been working, but this is more structured lifestyle, one I am accustomed to.Tomorrow we have a party for Robbie’s Graduation and we’re crossing our fingers that the weather stays dry between 1 and […]
End of an era.That’s how it occurred to me and Deb as we took our places in the grandstand at the High School last night.However, the theme of the evening was First Class. Three years ago, Robbie’s sophomore class became the first class to take possession of Fairfield Ludlowe High School. The building had, to […]
I am returning to the world of full-time employment.On Monday, I will move from freelancer for Weekly World News to being their new Production Manager. I’ll be working for Jeff Rovin, a long-time colleague and friend, who was the first to reach out to me with an offer of work in the days following my […]
Since 1999, I have been serving on Fairfield’s Parking Authority, feeling the five-man committee needed at least one active commuter to be represented. Since then, I have worked alongside some very dedicated people, many former commuters. We’ve overseen a round of new leases for the commercial ventures renting space in our buildings and spent over […]
We’re into the home stretch, about to close another chapter in our life.Today, Robbie completed his final full day of classes as a High School student. Finals begin tomorrow and one week from today, he’ll be a graduate.Today was also the final day of Aquaculture, the magnet school he has been attending as part of […]
Boy, did this week zip by.Teachers reported Monday morning and we were presented with a full agenda that, by week’s end, left everyone wishing for more time. While we’re ready for Monday, I suspect we’d all like to be a little further along in our lesson planning.It’s not like we can just whip out last […]
Allow me a moment to elaborate on the freelance editing I’ve been mentioning over the last few weeks.Platinum Studios is an intellectual properties company that licenses other content or generates their own with an eye towards leaping from the four-color page to movies and television. They’ve had some success already with the European series Jeremiah […]
For most people, the measure of summer goes from Memorial Day to Labor Day. According to the calendar, it’s really from equinox to equinox, late June through late September. For teachers, it’s from the last day of school until we report back.I report back tomorrow so for me, this is the last hurrah of summer.It’s […]
Wow, the sun finally came out and stayed out for more than a few hours. It allowed me to unclog a gutter, plant some stuff for Deb and clean her office window.It’s been a quiet weekend with some household stuff getting done. Given losing Tuesday to Mystery Trekkie Theatre rehearsal and Wednesday to some family […]
A few years back I wrote three essays for You Did What?, a collection looking at serious missteps that would provoke that reaction from any sane individual. For example, I wrote about the introduction of New Coke and the failed rescue attempt of the Iranian hostages.I had a lot of fun working with editor Bill […]