Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
The Valley Morning Star in Harlingen, Texas, wrote a story about my grandfather! There’s a photo, too. (I’m trying to get a copy of it.) I added the links — force of habit. Besides, how many of you have an 81-year-old grandfather with a Web site? Valuable service: Woody Spillman Apartment manager goes extra mile… Continue reading Granddad featured in ‘Slice of Life’ story
When I was little, my mother subscribed to the Wall Street Journal. My earliest newspaper memories are sitting at the kitchen table or in church with a newspaper and pen, circling words in the paper. It was a smart trick by my mother: I learned letters and words, and I was preoccupied enough to keep… Continue reading Newspapers are art, too
I’ve come to a realization: I’m too old for my profession. OK, it’s not that I’m too old. I’m only 31. There are quite a few people older than me hanging around the newsroom and getting paid for it. (I am getting dangerously close to the age where I am required to sit at my… Continue reading Back in my day …