Now might be a good time to bring up the sheriff’s deputy who snatched my cell phone, in mid-use, right out of my hand. That was his way of ending an interview I was doing with a man on a street that this deputy thought had gone on too long. Because we were transmitting [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
October 24, 2007
Taking Stock
October 20, 2007
For years, a yellowed newspaper clipping remained taped to my computer proclaiming “Black Monday was Not the End of the World” in stark white letters on a black background. It had been part of a newspaper ad from some financial house referring to the stock market crash of Monday, October 19, 1987.
That Black Monday [...]
Black & White
October 15, 2007
We were silent, mesmerized even, as that videotape fed into the newsroom that day, a year and nine months ago.
It was grainy, at times blurry, but there was no mistaking the crowd of uniforms and flying limbs. Every so often, the crush of uniformed men would part slightly to reveal the slumped form of [...]
Smackdown
October 5, 2007
If there is a parent out there who has never had a burning desire to smack the sassy attitude out of a disrespectful, badly-behaving child, sainthood nominations are officially open. Thankfully, we Homo sapiens have the ability to control instinct and desire.
A 30-year old single dad from Coral Gables who took a belt [...]
OMG! SFSG…
October 3, 2007
A little diversion from news musings today to share a little personal breaking news…
Today, I officially become the mother of a teenager! (I’m still wondering how that’s possible, when I still feel like one.) My seatbelt is duly buckled for the expected bumpy ride.
A friend of mine once told me, “Boys [...]
