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Late-Night TV’s Crisis: Adapting to Audience Changes
CBS pulled the plug on The Late Show, but the real story isn’t politics—it’s a failure to follow the audience into the digital age. Some people on social media think The Late Show was canceled because of Trump. He’s celebrating on Truth Social, but it’s doubtful he had anything to do with it. The more…
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Mastering Manoa Climb: My Personal Victory Over One Steep Hill
There are steeper hills. For me, though, Manoa Climb has been torture. I’ve done a lot of biking over the last couple of years, almost 500 miles this year. I struggle with a few hills and often walk, but none has been more frustrating than Manoa Climb. It’s a roughly 5% grade covering a half-mile.…
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Challenges and Frustrations of New York City Commuters with Amtrak and NJ Transit
Yeah, that’s me. Stuck on an Amtrak train this summer. Over the last 16 years, I have been a New York City commuter who has relied on Amtrak and NJ Transit. This year is the worst that I can remember. I’ve been stuck on trains for hours at a time and even been forced to…
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The Media Industry is not dead
This New York Times article about how the media industry is losing its future is pretty doom and gloom, but I’d counter that media industry revenue continues to grow and hit all-time highs year after year. It’s certainly more competitive than ever, but I’d rather have an industry with a wealth of opportunities than one…
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Eulogy for my father
The last several weeks reminded me of the great writer Dylan Thomas who wrote his most famous poem as his father lay dying. Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. My father was the strongest man…
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The PSA Test may have saved my life
Life will throw you curveballs. I learned over the course of recent months that I am one of the 270,000 men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Without the PSA test, I might be walking around with a ticking time bomb. On Thursday, I will have surgery to remove this uninvited visitor.…
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10 effective tips to help you lose weight
How I lost almost 40 pounds after the pandemic It’s taken almost 13 months but I have cracked 200 at last. The pandemic led to bad habits and a ballooning of my body. It has not been an easy road, something of a rollercoaster, but here are 10 tips that might help you on your…
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Wake Up and Fight
I see so many people posting about how awful 2020 has been, good riddance, and all of that. Yes, a lot of bad has happened, but there’s always a bright side to life. I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent more time with my family this year than I have in the last ten.…
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Celebrating Walt Disney
Walt Disney was born on this day in 1901. I am thinking of him today as the company that he built and where I am employed faces new challenges in the midst of the biggest disruption of our lifetimes. It’s been an extraordinarily challenging year for Disney and a very difficult week for many of…
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I am not a racist is not enough
My thoughts after an exhausting, emotionally charged week. I am only writing to express what is on my mind – not for affirmation or debate. Just thoughts about a week in a year that I shall never forget. George Floyd should be alive. He is not alone. It is not enough to say you understand…
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