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…
Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. – Wu Li
Scott and Colleen (Albuquerque, NM): We voted early and by absentee ballot. Colleen took our paperwork into the clerk’s office the first day that early voting was allowed. Even then there were lines. But not for us absentee folks. The atmosphere was festive, people were patient, talking with one another…
October 31, 2004 Colleen and I went to the scariest house in Clinton, Iowa on Halloween night. It was cloudy and cool but warm enough for a great turn-out. Tinker Bells, miniature firemen, ghouls and ghosts were in evidence on 11th Avenue South as we climbed the hill toward Cari…
From a post on May 31, 2004. Apripos for this season of elections, economic uncertainty and change. “For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of a triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together…
By Scott Westerman – Curator – Keener13.com My first 45: Limbo Rock by Chubby Checker. My first LP: Shut Down Vol II by the Beach Boys. LPs who’s grooves I wore out with repeated play: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Earth, Wind & Fire. The number…
By Scott Westerman Since The Queen is a dyed in the wool fitness freak, it was only a matter of time until the acquisition of a Nintendo Wii Fit moved to the top of my honey-do list. We’ve had the game system (our first since we bought the original Nintendo…
By Scott Westerman With Colleen traveling and a rare rainstorm inundating Albuquerque, I’ve been cleaning up my home office. I found a piece I wrote in 1989, about my un-spectacular start in radio. Looking back at it from almost 20 years later, the writing isn’t as good as I’d like,…
By Scott Westerman I rarely write here in my day-job role as a Comcast exec. The family blog expresses a few of my other passions. But I saw this post over at the Consumerist today and felt like sharing another opinion. I posted the following in the comment section, but…
By Scott Westerman TweetLater is one of the growing number of support applications that can help us leverage twitter as a messaging machine. Here’s how to use it. Signup for a free account at www.tweetlater.com You’ll see a dashboard where you can add one or more of your twitter accounts…