#JoeStrong Elf On A Shelf

I am #JoeStrong

What a long, strange trip it’s been. The first time I met Joe Clark was at the retirement party of Scott Harris.  Harris was an Orlando news-icon who, shortly after his “retirement”, died of cancer. I met Joe and was instantly drawn in.  We talked briefly about Jimmy Johns and our mutual love of NASCAR…

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The fear of the unknown

I’m finding myself watching a lot of reruns lately. Movies like When Harry Met Sally or Sleepless in Seattle. I’ve re-watched The Newsroom episodes an embarrassing amount of times to admit. I like that I know how the story ends.  I’m scared for The Newsroom, Season 3, because I’m afraid it won’t end up the…

#GivingTuesday

So there’s Thanksgiving, then Black Friday…then someone added Small Business Saturday…we take Sunday off (For God?) and then Cyber Monday. This year there’s something called #GivingTuesday and that’s tomorrow!!! So what’s it all about?  From their website: We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. This year help us create…

Fighting for the Fairytale – Cancer Sucks

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time where was a girl name Amanda, who was in love with this boy Joe. After a few years of dating, Joe proposed to Amanda and plans for a big white wedding were under way. It was all love and hearts and rainbows, exactly what you…

I miss you Scott Harris…

You were the reason I liked to go to work…you were also the reason I left late most days. You were the reason I even remotely liked politics.  I mostly got into it to debate you and intentionally pick the opposite viewpoint just to hear you rant. You were the reason I stayed in the…

Scott Harris – The Journalist

I met Scott Harris 11 years ago, when I started at Central Florida News 13. I was hired as a news producer, and started working the night shift.  The anchor at the time, Scott Harris. I didn’t know much about the man, but I knew what that I was scared of him. He was a…