A long day, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes The boss was playing to my vanity. He complimented me and seemed interested in keeping me around because he was losing other staff. Continue reading A long day, 1979
Category: HISTORY
Essays that take a different look at social, political and scientific landmarks in history.
Not all was rosy, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was learning how to work with my first manager, and the lesson wasn’t sinking in. Continue reading Not all was rosy, 1979
Debut under ‘Summer Skies’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Because of Saturday’s forecast, the concert has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury. Continue reading Debut under ‘Summer Skies’
“King Uber?” (1979)
Reading Time: 2 minutes A writer — and a reader, for that matter — must take prose in the context of the time when it was written, not the time in which it is being read. Continue reading “King Uber?” (1979)
Fairlee is getting interesting, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s always good to hear that the subjects of your news reports think you’re giving them a fair shake. Continue reading Fairlee is getting interesting, 1979
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 16
Reading Time: < 1 minutes I continued to comment on my journal entries from my first year as a freelancer, showing the move from independent contractor to newspaper reporter. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 16
Put on a time card, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes At $X per hour you should be able to cover the same beat plus edit copy for about the same amount as when they were paying you per story. Right? Continue reading Put on a time card, 1979
I could do OK! (1979)
Reading Time: 2 minutes My journal from my first year as a freelancer takes me to a breakthrough, but I had not learned that all that glitters is not gold. Continue reading I could do OK! (1979)
Sittin’ on the dock, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes The law of inertia: A body that is at rest stays at rest, or a body that is in motion stays in motion, unless it is acted on by an outside force. Continue reading Sittin’ on the dock, 1979
The easy way out, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Passing by the R.D. offices in P’ville got me thinking about working for them again if things don’t work out in Hanover. Continue reading The easy way out, 1979