I don’t know who said it first, but I remember the first time I said it. It was almost 15 years ago and I was still thinking about the difference between work and retirement. I thought of working as “fast”… Read More ›
Media
Facebook: the poison we’ve chosen, and which we probably deserve. – by Sean Munger – Sean Munger’s History and Culture Dispatches
Facebook is faulty not just because of its rapacious mismanagement, but because it is fundamentally incapable of understanding human relationships. Today may be the long-awaited day of reckoning for Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Even if it’s not that… Read More ›
American Perception – Gordon Stewart
Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
Introduction A recent Minnesota Poll sent me back to the “draft” file to retrieve John M. Miller’s one-page commentary reflecting on results of a Pew Research Center poll asking where people get their…
WHAT’S YOUR SOURCE?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #134 I would like to point out that there’s plenty of room between “I believe everything I hear because my sources are impeccable!” and “I think I have a sufficient selection of news sources so that mostly, I’m… Read More ›
DRESSED ON THE SET
“How come Gibbs is wearing a coat in Arizona in the summer?” I was talking to Garry. It was an NCIS rerun. We watch a lot of reruns because we forgot what happened even when we’ve seen it before. A… Read More ›
SETTING UP THE STREAM
One of the really nice things about streaming services is that none of them require a contract. If they get too expensive or no longer seem worth the price – or there’s nothing left you want to watch, you can… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING: ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Share Your World 5-4-2021 Today’s question left me a bit puzzled, but I’m ready to answer anything, no matter how bizarre. QUESTIONS: Would you rather be a super nice person and be depressed all your life, or be happy and a… Read More ›
BOSTON BUSING AS I REMEMBER
During my ABC Network News stint (3 years), I covered major international stories. These included the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. While I was in Vietnam in 1967, I met LBJ who revealed he wouldn’t seek re-election… Read More ›
HITTING THE WALL – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Anchoring was my Achilles heel. I was never good at it. I shared my grief with the late Tom Ellis who was a good friend and a wonderful anchor. Tom allowed, “You gotta be yourself and go with the flow.”… Read More ›
WHAT DID WE THINK OF MEGHAN AND HARRY’S INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH – #FPQ 112
Fandango’s Provocative Question #112: SO WHAT ABOUT HARRY & MEGHAN? From Fandango: “This week’s provocative question is going to be an easy one…if you watched Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Harry and Meghan the other night.” Garry and I watched it… Read More ›
TO PROTECT AND SERVE – Garry Armstrong
Policing in the United States is a hot button issue, particularly policing in minority communities. The George Floyd case is but one of many police-involved incidents that has cast a harsh light on the disparate way law and order is… Read More ›
IMPEACHMENT REDUX
Watching Impeachment Redux on CNN, eating Owen’s freshly-baked French bread (oh wow oh wow it’s so GOOD!) while realizing I’m not getting dressed today. I’ve got Lidocaine patches on my back and anything with a waistband will knock them off…. Read More ›
