Wanderings

I went on vacation recently. It was a brief trip, and the first time in three years that I’ve gone away. The last time I tried to go away, it was to complete the second […]

Many years ago, when I was in my final year of high school, a plan was released to upgrade passenger rail services between Windsor and Quebec City. I remember this plan clearly as the cover […]

Recent interactions in life have led me to the point of wondering if I have missed something out there – a memo, an article, a story – something. Correct me if I am wrong (my […]

A recent internet and cable outage has led to a significant change in my home – I cut the cord. Well I almost cut the cord. I still have high speed internet, but the PVR […]

Working in a physical newsroom is an interesting experience. The smell of printer’s ink, the sound of a press running, the ringing of phones, and the tactile feel of newsprint held in your hands. Just […]

I am fortunate at this point in my journalism career to still work in a newsroom, and at a weekly newspaper. Not because of my own ability or inability, but because there still is a […]

I grew up mostly along a railroad track. Not on one particularly bad side of the tracks or the other, but I lived near them. My father enjoyed a long career with the railroad which […]

Have you ever noticed that there are things in the world that do everything, but the job the thing was meant to do? I can name quite a few items that fit this description, but […]

There are many reasons why people enter the journalism profession. Of my many reasons, the most interesting of which was underdog stories. I have a soft spot for rooting for the underdog, which is part […]