We have new hard drives here at The Eagle. This qualifies as big news, since the new hard drives replace really, really soft drives, drives that have been here since the days of the old Beacon. Not really, but I just know that the speed with which I’m now able to surf the Internet has increased exponentially over what it was. Not that I’m spending my time here surfing the Internet. No, no, no. It’s all work here.
Our very technologically minded Kim Rice installed my new hard drive just a couple of hours ago. When I read back that sentence, it sounds a little strange. But I’m not going to change it. Anyway, Kim has worked at The Eagle even longer than I have and I think he deserves a little plug on my blog. While Kim was working, he told me about his son, who is an actor living in Austin. At least he wants to be an actor and has his own page on some actor’s website. It was something I didn’t know about Kim and his family, one of those nice little moments where you actually take time to talk to a co-worker. I did the same just a few minutes ago with our assistant sports editor, Tom Seals. Apparently, this is the new me. I now talk to my co-workers.
OK, it’s time to write a notes column for Saturday’s paper. And I’ll be blogging with regularity, especially if I continue to feel like I do right now. I’m in a strange mood. This is my first day back in the office for some time and, usually, being in the office doesn’t bring out the best in me. Today, though, it has. And I’m not sure why. But I’m not going to try and figure it out; I’m just going to accept it for what it is.