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The Block: Barium Cobalt Einstein Koolaid!
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Write like there's no one reading. You can follow this blog via email or send an owl. Thursday, March 12, 2015. Barium Cobalt Einstein Koolaid! Obviously I haven't kept up with my one-word-a-day goal at all, so I'm changing the rule to this: I'll post a new word whenever I feel like it and only if I have the time. Hooyah! It's great to be an author! Which means they're even more noble and awesome. They have to literally. So the caffeine-junkie scientist's words are going to have to do. Next time he cheats.
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tvnewsgrapevine: 2013-07-28
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Friday, August 2, 2013. Too Much. Information. Or, why you people obsessed with social media need a serious filter. The First Amendment to the Constitution protects the right to free speech. It says nothing about protecting you from the consequences of your words. Unless you cross the line. What ever happened to privacy? Those of you who work on air need a filter. Big time. And you never even knew you were in contention. But you took yourself out of the running. You may have had the best resume t...Just ...
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tvnewsgrapevine: Why the "everybody gets a trophy" society leaves you feeling like a failure
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Monday, January 14, 2013. Why the "everybody gets a trophy" society leaves you feeling like a failure. There's an incident that occurred in my dad's store that sticks out in my mind as both funny and prophetic. One day a woman came in with a small child, and while I was slicing cold cuts her little darling started to climb into the dairy case. My dad, who didn't subscribe to the customer is always right. Theory, said, "Miss, please get your son out of the cooler.". Or this: "Management sorta likes me but...
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tvnewsgrapevine: 2013-09-15
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Saturday, September 21, 2013. If you've ever worked at a newspaper, you know what the number means. It's the notation print reporters put at the end of their stories, signifying there's nothing else. The End. Yes, after seven years and 1,329 posts, it's time to wrap things up here. I knew that keeping things going would be tough when I got a book deal for my novels, and I know I said I'd continue to post, but there were things I didn't anticipate. And, oh yeah, my contract says I have to write more novels.
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tvnewsgrapevine: 2013-08-18
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Thursday, August 22, 2013. The secret interview test. Okay, I saw the bat signal last night that told me you guys need help and knew I hadn't posted in awhile, so here goes.). Most job interviews are pretty standard, and they fall into simple categories. There's the courtesy interview, in which you get maybe a half hour of the News Director's time. Then there's the serious interview, which might include a plane ticket, a hotel room, lunch, dinner, and several hours at the station. I've seen job applicant...
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tvnewsgrapevine: 2013-06-23
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Monday, June 24, 2013. If you're working in the heat, shooting your own video, or both, it's time to shoot your standup early. The most common complaint I hear is that reporters pretty much hate shooting their own video. The most common sidebar to that complaint is that the reporter ends up with wrinkled or dirty clothes, looks like an unmade bed by the time the standup is shot, or both. Time to move the standup to the front of the line. Guys, if it's hot as hell, leave the jacket and tie in the car unti...
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The Block: March 2014
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Write like there's no one reading. You can follow this blog via email or send an owl. Friday, March 28, 2014. I'd Give the Bible Five Whopping Stars on Amazon. They’re always looking for catechists. The requirements are about the same as what's needed to work at McDonald's (breathing) with one added thing: you should be Catholic. Some light reading. Not. Ever did I expect to come out feeling like I'd been exposed to the work of a master storyteller! Yes, at the end of my eight weeks, I might as well have...
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The Block: September 2014
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Write like there's no one reading. You can follow this blog via email or send an owl. Friday, September 19, 2014. Labels: Celebrate the small things. Friday, September 5, 2014. This Friday, I'm celebrating smooth sailing, which is how I'd describe the first week of back-to-school. I guess I can go ahead and say it now, since it's the last day. That's not counting my chickens, right? Just in case it is, I'm going to throw some salt over my shoulder. It might be just an act! They're abandoning their electr...
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