Take a Risk
I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I'm not afraid of falling into my inkpot. Ralph W. Emerson Part of working in the world of jo...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Frustration!
frustration: n . a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved pr...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Change
The leaves are starting to change colors in southern Alabama, and I don't mean to that burnt-brown color that happens when it's a ba...
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday Night Football
I survived my third experience with Friday Night Football. For those of you that don't know, football is king of fall in the South. Ca...
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Behing the Scenes V
As you guys know, I've moved to a different shift, which means instead of one two-hour long show I work on two 30-minute shows. That mea...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Life of Me III
I love when Google teaches me something new! If you've been with me for awhile, and even if you haven't, you're probably no str...
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Just Let Go
You know the saying 'never let go of something you can't go a day without thinking about'? How many of us are living our lives ...
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
Calm Before the Storm
You've heard of the calm before the storm . In this instance, let's consider my newscast as the impending storm and the time leadin...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Death by Stairs
I have to walk up these monsters every day. Followed by these: I've fallen down my fair share of stairs. Once when I was little, I sli...
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Outgrowing Stereotypes
I've lived in the South my entire life. 23 years and 10 months, to be exact. In that time I've grown accustomed to the misconceptio...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Always Remember
September 11, 2001 Nine years ago today, four planes were hijacked. Two crashed into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York C...
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Life of Me II
I've been thinking a lot about confidence lately. It's something that I've always kind of taken for granted, you know? My mom,...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Pony Bomb
Bomb threats are no joke, especially when it comes to schools [ or are they? ]. I can remember sitting outside in the hot summer sun when I...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Today is the Day
Today is the day of new beginnings. It's the day I officially say goodbye [ fondly ] to yesterday and embrace a new path. Today is the d...
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Pinky Promise
Friends: synonyms - comrade, chum, crony, confidant The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch...
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Want to Know a Secret?
I'm about to share my secret weapon in the fight against staying awake all night long for work. Mountain Dew Yep. That's right. It...
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Proof That Yawning Is Contagious
Working overnight does some crazy things to your body, especially when it comes to your internal clock. I should know 'cause that's...
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Life of Me
I've been working in broadcast journalism, a.k.a. television news, since the end of last September. So nearly a year now, which seems li...
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7 Recipes My Family Loved
Today's post isn't fancy, but it is yummy! One of my goals for this year is to eat at home more. We ate out so much last year for v...
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April Book Club Pick
Magic and history collide in this story about the infamous Guy Fawkes, or more specifically, his son, Thomas. In this reiteration of Fawkes' plot to end religious persecution, the people of London are ruled by the color powers and the Stone Plague. Thomas hopes to bond with a gray mask so he can remove the stone that has invaded his body and will ultimately kill him, but when the day of his test arrives, Guy doesn't even show up. Thomas tracks down his father to demand a mask but discovers Guy has other plans: kill the king. In order to save his own life, Thomas must join forces with his father.
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