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in Memorium

Remembering Paul Harvey

Posted on March 3, 2009December 15, 2018 by Scott Westerman

By Scott Westerman In the days before automation, a rite of passage for many a young disk jockey was running the local control board for Paul Harvey News and Comment. My own experience came in 1971 at Ann Arbor’s WPAG. As the agricultural station for southeastern Michigan and northern Ohio,…

Monday Motivator

Are you “Between Opportunities”? Make the most of it!

Posted on February 4, 2009June 21, 2019 by Scott Westerman

By Scott Westerman The big, scary question that confronts anybody who’s lost a job is: What do I do now? If you’ve been paying any attention to the economic news, you’ve probably already developed a Plan-B. How do I live more frugally? How big is my rainy day fund? What’s…

Monday Motivator

If you will it, it is no dream

Posted on January 25, 2009January 17, 2022 by Scott Westerman

By Scott Westerman One of my favorite exchanges in The Big Lebowski is where Walter comments on Donnie’s strike with the statement “If you will it, it is no dream.” The interaction spirals out of control from there but Theodor Herzl’s quotation is never far from my mind whenever I’m…

Monday Motivator

The Moment: The Westermans on 1/20/09

Posted on January 20, 2009January 20, 2009 by Scott Westerman

Albuquerque, New Mexico at the moment Barack Obama became President of the United States. Brandon at work at the Television station, holding a dictionary open to the definition of the word “change”. The Moment at Blue Cross – Blue Shield of Florida’s Jacksonville, Florida office, witnessed by Shelby and Stephanie.

Monday Motivator

Here’s what the future looks like

Posted on December 25, 2008January 17, 2022 by Scott Westerman

While some newspapers are combining their content resources, my hero Rob Curley continues to innovate. Here’s what it takes to join his organization. Required: * 4+ years of Web design, preferably for a media company. * Expert knowledge of semantic XHTML and CSS. * 1 year of basic server-side web…

Monday Motivator

It’s an On-Demand World

Posted on December 23, 2008January 17, 2022 by Scott Westerman

We’re in Jacksonville, Florida with the kids for the holidays. I was joking with a fellow Comcaster that all I really need for happiness is my laptop, Comcast High Speed Internet and Comcast Video On Demand. That’s sure the case this week. Work intrudes, even on vacation for those of…

Monday Motivator

Moonrise over the Sandias

Posted on December 13, 2008December 18, 2008 by Scott Westerman

By Scott Westerman 5PM, December 11, 2008 – Eastbound on 550, 39 miles West of Albuquerque. The thin ribbon winds its way Southeast from Farmington. Its a day when I’ve spent more time on the road than in the meetings that took me to that far corner of New Mexico.…

Monday Motivator

With maturity comes responsibility

Posted on December 2, 2008January 17, 2022 by Scott Westerman

Wisdom from Grandpa Westerman. More at LifeIsComic.com

in Memorium

Remembering Cyrlena Aldrich

Posted on November 24, 2008June 21, 2019 by Scott Westerman

By Colleen Aldrich Westerman As some of you know, we recently learned that my sweet mom had liver cancer, a metastasis of the breast cancer she beat several years ago. Her time to battle was a short one, only about 2 months. She passed away around 1am on November 22…

Monday Motivator

Chop Wood, Carry Water.. Post on Facebook

Posted on November 11, 2008June 21, 2019 by Scott Westerman

Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. – Wu Li

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