Apparently purple was a hot color in '92?Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Flashback
I've been cynical about the value of Facebook participation all along. I no longer doubt its worth. A girl Jenny and I both knew at Olympus posted the following picture on her wall the other day:
Apparently purple was a hot color in '92?
Apparently purple was a hot color in '92?
Friday, April 10, 2009
It's Always Fun
When Grandma comes, when Grandma comes Hooray!
We had a fun visit with Grandma Myra last week. As usual,
she spoiled the kids, and Jenny. But she's just doin' her job.
Thanks Grandma! We love you!
Grandma's Golden Girls
We had a fun visit with Grandma Myra last week. As usual,
she spoiled the kids, and Jenny. But she's just doin' her job.
Thanks Grandma! We love you!
Grandma's Golden Girls
Friday, April 3, 2009
Boston rules.
Boston NBC Affiliate WHDH Balks at Leno
Stations are concerned that NBC is throwing in the towel on prime time -- and robbing them of strong local-news lead-ins
April 3, 2009
Some NBC affiliates question Leno's move to prime time.
Instead, according to several reports, the station will air an hour-long local newscast to go head to head with WFXT, Fox's owned-and-operated station, followed by WHDH's current half-hour local newscast at 11 p.m.
Since NBC decided to move Leno to prime time, affiliates have expressed concern that NBC might be throwing in the towel on that viewing period at the expense of a strong lead-in for their affiliates' local news.
Recently, the NBC affiliates board decided to launch a study to figure out how Leno at 10 p.m. could be formatted to drive viewers to the local newscasts.
But that apparently isn't enough for WHDH. "We don't think the Leno show is going to be effective in prime time," said Ed Ansin, owner of Sunbeam, quoted in The Boston Globe. "It will be detrimental to our 11 p.m. newscast. It will be very adverse to our finances."
NBC is not pleased.
"WHDH's move is a flagrant violation of the terms of their contract with NBC," said John Eck, president of NBC TV, in a statement. "If they persist, we will strip WHDH of its NBC affiliation. We have a number of other strong options in the Boston market, including using our existing broadcast license to launch an NBC owned-and-operated station."
To do that, NBC would need to switch WNEU from a Telemundo owned-and-operated station to an NBC O&O.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
12 Years Ago Today....
Jenny and I were speeding to the Salt Lake Temple on our way to get married.
Of course I forgot something and had to turn around, go back home, and then drive with my bride-to-be with my new mother-in-law Myra who was no doubt worried about the future physical safety of her daughter as I pushed the speedometer past 80 in a car that shook after 55. The Heavens smiled upon us that early Spring day. We had unseasonably gorgeous weather, the tulips were in bloom, and the love of family and friends. We've had a lot of great experiences together since that morning. Here's a few of my favorites:
1. Our FREE vacation to Thailand where we saw things we’ve never seen, and learned to love a new kind of food.
2. The 3 times we’ve had to be apart for school/work, and the subsequent sweet reunions.
3. The time when I almost didn’t make it back to Minnesota to see the birth of our first child.
4. On the way to a camping trip when the hood of our old ’87 Jetta flipped open and smashed into the windshield, and the UHP laughed at us.
5. Camping with our family and Stuart & Lanea’s family in Devil’s Lake, WI in a huge storm that threatened our lives.
6. After a much-needed date night, walking out of a theater to find our car had been towed.
7. When we had our own Thanksgiving dinner in Minnesota, invited some friends over and played charades. And our couch almost got busted.
8. House-sitting in other people’s dream homes. The Andersons. The Jensens. Someday.
9. Speaking at a memorial service for a friend’s infant daughter. Difficult, humbling, but powerful growing experience for both of us.
10. Millcreek Canyon adventures with friends and family. We battled raccoons, rode trails, built fires, and borrowed more than a few matches and plates from fellow picnic-ers.
11. The Blacks car dealership .Let’s see….Jetta, Audi 4000, Subaru, Subaru, Dodge Dakota, VW Eurovan, Mazda Protégé, Ford Windstar, Ford Focus ZX3, Mazdaspeed3…………… what’s next?
12. The time we were in Las Vegas with some friends and took a very expensive cab ride to avoid walking in the 117 degree heat.
13. (this is a baker’s dozen of course) All the great stuff we’ve won as a lucky couple. Money off the radio, costume contests, and a 40” LCD TV to name a few.
Of course I forgot something and had to turn around, go back home, and then drive with my bride-to-be with my new mother-in-law Myra who was no doubt worried about the future physical safety of her daughter as I pushed the speedometer past 80 in a car that shook after 55. The Heavens smiled upon us that early Spring day. We had unseasonably gorgeous weather, the tulips were in bloom, and the love of family and friends. We've had a lot of great experiences together since that morning. Here's a few of my favorites:
12 Great Memories of our married life. (in no particular order)
1. Our FREE vacation to Thailand where we saw things we’ve never seen, and learned to love a new kind of food.
2. The 3 times we’ve had to be apart for school/work, and the subsequent sweet reunions.
3. The time when I almost didn’t make it back to Minnesota to see the birth of our first child.
4. On the way to a camping trip when the hood of our old ’87 Jetta flipped open and smashed into the windshield, and the UHP laughed at us.
5. Camping with our family and Stuart & Lanea’s family in Devil’s Lake, WI in a huge storm that threatened our lives.
6. After a much-needed date night, walking out of a theater to find our car had been towed.
7. When we had our own Thanksgiving dinner in Minnesota, invited some friends over and played charades. And our couch almost got busted.
8. House-sitting in other people’s dream homes. The Andersons. The Jensens. Someday.
9. Speaking at a memorial service for a friend’s infant daughter. Difficult, humbling, but powerful growing experience for both of us.
10. Millcreek Canyon adventures with friends and family. We battled raccoons, rode trails, built fires, and borrowed more than a few matches and plates from fellow picnic-ers.
11. The Blacks car dealership .Let’s see….Jetta, Audi 4000, Subaru, Subaru, Dodge Dakota, VW Eurovan, Mazda Protégé, Ford Windstar, Ford Focus ZX3, Mazdaspeed3…………… what’s next?
12. The time we were in Las Vegas with some friends and took a very expensive cab ride to avoid walking in the 117 degree heat.
13. (this is a baker’s dozen of course) All the great stuff we’ve won as a lucky couple. Money off the radio, costume contests, and a 40” LCD TV to name a few.
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