Archive for November, 2008
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
A Photo in Time
In February of 2008, the week Mitt Romney suspended his campaign and threw his support behind John McCain, the Arizona senator and would-be president came to Washington. I got to ride with other reporters in a van that took him from Boeing Field to a hotel in downtown Seattle. The other reporters did most of […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Career, Politics by Steven Gardner
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Actually, the LDS Church’s Stand on Prop 8 Is Ironic
In the Deseret News publication Mormon Times, journalist Joel Campbell wrote commentators finding the Mormon Church’s support of California’s Proposition 8 “ironic” is itself ironic. I disagree. There is plenty of irony there.
The ballot measure, which passed Tuesday, defines marriage in California’s constitution as between a man and a woman. The irony some commentators see, […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Religion, Politics by Steven Gardner
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Journalism on Swiss Cheese
For weeks I’ve participated in gallows humor about the company’s annual Thanksgiving budget cuts. Surely the company isn’t trying to dampen the holidays, I know. But the two previous years were marked by announcements of layoffs. In 2006 we were told 10 had to go. Buyouts were offered.
Last year we got the same announcement, only […]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
This Year Was Close to What I Pictured Way Back When
When I got into journalism and did a couple of D.C. internships, this year was pretty close to what I envisioned. I got to cover the presidential election this year. I also covered local politics, but I’ll be honest that local races weren’t really the dream all those years ago. It was the national stuff. […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Career, Politics by Steven Gardner
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Surpassing Expectations, So Far
As I mentioned a day ago, I’m participating in the annual National Novel Writing Month, the challenge that is exactly what its title suggests. You write a novel in a month. There is no judging of the work, only the word count, and an acknowledgment that a lot of what will be written will be […]
No Comments » - Posted in Books, Pop Culture, Career by Steven Gardner
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Not Funny
Friends at work convinced me to join the NaNoWriMo project this year. It’s where you write a novel, 50,000 words, in a month. I’m keeping pace after day one, keeping ahead of the count you need to finish. I’ve noticed a few things, though.
1. When they tell you that your stuff will include a lot […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Books, Career by Steven Gardner
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
That Looked Like a McCain Concession
This could be dangerous for me. It’s probably way too soon to speculate like this, moments after watching the opening sketch on Saturday Night Live. I don’t know how John McCain will appear on the rest of the show, but that opening sketch seemed like it would have been far more appropriate, for lack of […]