"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do." -Steve Jobs
Creating From Nothing

Creating From Nothing

When I started at the Department of Health and Kinesiology, there had never been a magazine published specifically for the department.  So my supervisor, who is also the department head, inquired about what it would take to do a departmental specific publication. Unlike many organizations that have a staff to...
SXSW 2011: A Lesson In Crushing

SXSW 2011: A Lesson In Crushing

This is from a blog post I did a few months back about the fun times at SXSW.  One of the shows we did wound up winning a Telly Award for Music Video/Concert: The last full newscast that I directed on a normal basis was back in 2006.  Five years...
Moving Day!

Moving Day!

Well this little site is about to look different. Why? Because the site is changing direction. This will become more of a portfolio for your favorite news source, showing off some of the fun stuff I’ve worked on and other things that are work related. But don’t worry.  Your news...
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Rooting for the Enemy

Rooting for the Enemy

While holding the little guy and watching baseball (Texas vs. Detroit), it dawned upon me that I’m rooting for the Rangers. In reality, I have no horse in the battle. I left the Rangers after they gave Alex Rodriguez that $250 million contract years ago.  And because of the wife, I follow the Red Sox....
NFL Makes It Look So Easy

NFL Makes It Look So Easy

Over the past couple of weeks, baseball’s trade deadline has come and gone, there was a no-hitter and NBA players have talked seriously about playing in Europe. Probably didn’t notice because the NFL is back in the spotlight.  And the marketing was done so well that you almost forgot that there was labor drama and...