Banquet still to come this evening, then a possible excursion to a downtown bar to see Southern Culture on the Skids. All this activity is wearing me out… it’s way more than 7.5 hours a day I put in at…
Welcome news from home
Melissa writes to say our cat, Floyd, has chosen the following means to express his insistence that I return home to my rightful role: amusing him with ping pong balls and laser pointers. Floyd and I miss you and to…
To all the non-ACES folks
Wanted to let y’all know the conference ends Saturday and I’ll be back to regular blogging next Monday. There’s so much stuff happening here that I need to get back home to find enough time to blog.
More ACES pix
Are at the conference main page. I dined with Pat Ryan of NYTimes News Service, the woman in the center of the pic currently at the top of the page, the other night. Headline winners are here. I’ve made an…
How not to get hired by the New York Times
If you’ve been a desker more than 10 years you’re apt to have your “what happened when I applied at the New York Times” story. For the longest time the Times’ recruiting director was Merrill Perlman, whom I joined for…
Watching the dancers
Thursday night is the first round in the NCAA tournament. After hard day of talking shop, folks are kicking back with libations and staring up at little TV screens. That’s Wayne Countryman, formerly of the Baltimore Sun, on the right.…