Posted on January 27 at 9:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Good luck, Stacy. The more time you spend away from Janesville, the more people you're going to meet who say, "Oh, I used to live there!" or, "Oh, my husband is from Edgerton." Or, at the very least, "Oh, that's on the way to Chicago, right?" I hear it all the time, and I'm a whole state away ...
Posted on January 27 at 9:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I write stuff down all the time, but then I always lose the piece of paper. :-(
On Surprise!
Posted on December 13 at 4:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
:-) !!!
I'm still sorry I missed it.
On It's simply awful about the waffles.
Posted on November 23 at 8:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If the Janesville GM plant starts making waffles, I will totally move back.
No automation, though — I would want row after row of chefs with puffy white hats and handlebar mustaches, pouring batter on hot waffle irons in unison. Preferably to old-timey music.
On McPoland loses his battle with cancer
Posted on October 2 at 12:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hi John: I just wanted to say thanks for being a great colleague and a friend to me -- both before this battle of yours began and after. I admit that I tried not to think of what the outcome would be in the end; I didn't want to consider the options (though I was helped by the fact that I'm ridiculously optimistic most of the time).
I find it morbidly fascinating (sorry) to read about your preparations and your thoughts for your family and friends. I've always been incredibly afraid of death, and I hope I gain the same clarity and thoughtfulness when it's my turn someday.
Allow me one selfish aside: There is part of me that's still mourning some of the great things I left behind in Janesville when I moved away a year ago. My experiences since then have been somewhat lacking, especially at work. So I catch myself welling up a bit as I read this, mostly because of what you've written, but partly also because your goodbye puts just a little more distance between those good memories of mine.
Anyway, thanks for being a part of that. Safe journey, and we'll be seeing you.
On Platelets and a Relay for Life
Posted on August 28 at 7:53 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm sending my wishes your way, McP. And, dear God, I wish I could have been at Relay for Life for that spectacle! :-)
Posted on June 30 at 7:43 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow. The looks on Stacy and Kyle's faces are priceless.
I'm just glad you didn't drop the camera in the water — or your cell phone. :-)
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On Comments eliminated on some types of stories
Posted on November 16 at 7:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow — this made the top of Poynter's Romenesko daily e-mail. Tough decision to make, but all newspapers are struggling with how to deal with comments.