My Uncle David passed away yesterday. The stars will shine a little brighter, but this world has grown a little colder. He was a sweet person with a pure heart.
My buddy has gone home, and I will miss him terribly.

Thank you one and all

Well, Zoe's baptism went off as planned.

















Many of our good friends came to wish us well. Above and from left are Godfather Bill, me, Ticla with Zoe, Godmother Vegee and Godfather Zack. Zoe is one lucky little girl to have such wonderful people to guide her.

We are truly blessed by all the beautiful people who joined us, and we hope you all had safe journeys back to your homes.

We'll see you soon.

Peace,
Tha Wilsonz

OMG!

A totally awesome example of satire through juxtaposition.

"Tristan and, Like, Isolde"

The penultimate line seals it: "I guess I'd also say it's a WB-esque take on an epic Brythonic narrative with possible Pictish roots." Yeesh.

Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.

Thoreau's Journal: 25-Dec-1856

Zoe's christening

Hello, friends.

On Jan. 21, 2006, our daughter, Zoe Marie Wilson, will be christened at The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas.

As a bonus, Ticla and I will be having our marriage blessed.

For those of you attending from out of town, you'll want a place to stay. Accommodations have been requested at the Bradford Homesuites in Richardson. You'll need to make reservations by calling (972) 671-8080.

Reservations must be made before Jan. 14, so get on it.

I believe rooms are $79, but I think you can upgrade to a sweet suite for $10 more.

Despite the information on the invitations, the reception will be held at my parents' home, 1404 N. Cheyenne Dr. in Richardson. Mapquest does an adequate job of directing from the church to the reception.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, call me. Heck, call me anyway, just to chat. I always love to hear from you.

Peace.

Daily Tao

47

Without opening your door,
you can open your heart to the world.
Without looking out your window,
you can see the essence of the Tao.

The more you know,
the less you understand.

The Master arrives without leaving,
sees the light without looking,
achieves without doing a thing.

DailyTao.org

Droidel, droidel, droidel

A little something for my Jewish geek friends this holiday season.

(thanks to BoingBoing)

Finally ...

Hello, friends.

It is with great joy that I announce that I have found a job. I have accepted the position of assistant news editor at the Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri. It looks like a great paper with a great crew, and I’m very excited. It’s a Gannett property, which also makes me happy. I’m happy to be working for a company that values its employees and its newspapers.

John recently posted a link to an article that detailed the astonishing loss of newsroom jobs this year. Gannett was not mentioned until, at the end of the article, a breakout box revealed the company had eliminated 14 jobs from Green Bay. Considering the size of the company and the number of people it employs, that is hardly a frightening number. Unless, of course, you’re in Green Bay.

For those of you who have held on to your allegiance to Scripps, I applaud you for your loyalty. But I also challenge you to analyze that loyalty. I have developed a profound distaste for the cable company after its unceremonious liquidation of the Post-Herald. We had all heard rumors for years that Scripps corporate would provide outstanding support for its employees in the event of a closure. Those rumors proved to be unfounded and perhaps were propagated to ease the heavy hearts of those who foresaw the imminent doom. Scripps corporate offices provided nothing beyond their legal obligations. I was there, too, Greg, when Rich shed his crocodile tears in the newsroom. When I spoke to him one on one, he looked right through me, and appeared not to register anything I said. I was not filled with confidence.

Any Scripps leads we got were because of the wonderful networking skills of Jim, John and Wade. Thank you, gentlemen, for you help.
Scripps papers were the first to hear that a fresh group of experienced journalists had entered the workforce. And many of them came calling. But they were not alone. Gannett also heard of the newly available talent. And it came calling, too – in the form of its in-house headhunter.

Gannett, and the News-Leader in particular, worked hard to recruit me. The News-Leader’s executive editor has fresh ideas about what a community newspaper should be, and he is building his newsroom piece by piece. In him I have great confidence.

Springfield appears to be a nice town – relatively quiet and friendly. Ticla, Zoë and I will be moving into a house up there in the coming weeks. We are eager to start our new lives.

I wish all of you the best of luck in whatever paths you chose, be they with Scripps or elsewhere. If you would like to keep an eye on me, I have set up a blog. Although it was originally designed to help me land a job, I will soon be updating it with random rantings and observations. You can find it at www.adamw23.blogspot.com. Sonja, I expect some comments.

Take care, everyone, and I’ll see you in cyberspace.

As a general rule, puns should be treated with great caution in headlines.

This was a fun page I was able to design. Note the use of white space -- important, I thought, in a design about the Antarctic.

This is the center spread for the Post-Herald's annual Home & garden section for 2005. It was a 14-page tabloid. I was the responsible for all aspects of the section, including design.

Me and my baby

Originally uploaded by Adam23.

Here is a sample of a home page that I shepherded from conception to publication.

Here is a sample of the Home section. I was the Home editor, and although the story and photos are from the wire, the design and execution is mine.

This is one page I designed. It won the Best of Scripps award for topics that drive readership in the first quarter of 2005.

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Just trying to get it going.