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31 Years

She was quite the catch, even if I was too stupid to understand right away. Guys can be stupid.

h-is-a-sad-poodleIt goes in the blink of an eye. Today is Helaine and my 31st wedding anniversary. We woke to snow on-the-ground in ’83.

In the wedding pictures Helaine and her folks are terrified. My family is giddy.

I understand their fear.

My wife isn’t in the blog too often. Helaine likes to remain hidden.

She was quite the catch, even if I was too stupid to understand right away. Guys can be stupid.

She is smart. She is funny. She is caring. She knows more about sports than me. She’s an excellent chef and an amazing baker.

She spoils me. She spoils Stef.

Clothes magically appear in my closet. “Try this on,” she’ll say with a few shirts waiting on the bed. Shoes too.

Anything she sets out to do, she does well.

Last week we were laying on the couch together just watching TV. There could be no feeling more comfortable and warm and loving.

Thirty one is a good start.

A Year Already

From a professional and creative standpoint it’s been a very good move. I didn’t know stations like this still exist! I can guarantee there aren’t many.

Today marks my first anniversary at FoxCT. It doesn’t seem that long. Time flies when you’re having fun… and as you get older.

That first day here I came to work with a batch of cookies from Helaine. Her idea. Great idea. The way to a co-worker’s heart is through his/her stomach! It’s tough to start on the wrong foot if you meet someone cookie in hand.

From a professional and creative standpoint it’s been a very good move. I didn’t know stations like this still exist! I can guarantee there aren’t many. There’s been too much retrenching in TV news. There has been too much slashing.

No business has all the people they need or all the equipment. We come very close.

I still meet people who say they miss me. They say they used to watch me. That makes me sad. Old habits die hard.

One-by-one we’re convincing people to watch us. There have surely been shifts in the past year. We’re not done.

I wouldn’t ask you to watch if I wasn’t proud of what we do–proud in the abstract and proud compared to the other choices.

I could have packed it in after my personal ‘nightmare on Elm Street.’ Helaine said, “you still have too much TV in you.”

Indeed I do.

I’ve said this around a million times, but I’ll say it once more right now. I owe this job to you!

I was not hired based on my talent, though I’d like to think I have some. I was hired because my bosses hoped I’d bring you along. I am valuable because of you.

Thank you.