My first job out of college here in Manhattan was a CBS Page. After bouncing around various shows for a few weeks and a little maneuvering, I was put into the CBS newsroom. There I assisted where I could and watched Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer put together the nightly newscast.

On the one year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I was in the newsroom. It was a marathon day. 20 hours. People were running ragged, chugging coffee, barely holding it together. Late in the afternoon, the bustling newsroom got quiet. In succession, one by one, people stopped working. Then they stood up. Walter Cronkite had walked into the room. Slowly. Cronkite waved his hand and smiled warmly. Then disappeared into the hallway. Why did everyone stand? Why did we all pause on the busiest news day of the year?

Out of respect. Respect for the greatest newsman there ever was. That's the way it is, friends.

Walter Cronkite passed away today at the age of 92.

While his most famous broadcast is probably announcing the death of President Kennedy, it's Cronkite bringing America sights and sounds of the moon landing in 1969 that is his most endearing moment.



Goodnight Uncle Walter. Sleep warm. And thank you...

This little gem was taken while my wife and I were wandering the streets of Seattle (oddly enough it was on the window of Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe).

Well I have safely arrived back on the East Coast and honestly....the 90 degree heat and 100% humidity snapped me back to reality from vacation land.  It was awesome seeing my sister get married but it was just as disturbing to hear this following conversation:

Bro In Law: I'm going to go bang my new wife now!

(Other groomsmen voice various approvals)

Me: Fuck you!!  That's my sister!!!

Bro In Law: Haha!!!  That's right!!! I'm going to go bang your sister now!!!

Well luckily that was right after the wedding and I was already day 2 into a 3 day bender.  Saying that, just let me doff my cap to any Canadian (and my new extended family) reading this.  You fuckers can drink!!!!  Holy shit!!!  Glad we were able to make one of you hurl.  Well regardless though, over the course of this trip, I did face my mortality....

 

Unfortunately for this windshield, this dude has one tough head.
Lets hope he's not smart enough to tell the car insurance company what happened.

Sometimes in politics, words actually can be taken out of context. It's a cliche, but occasionally it is true.

Take Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions for example yesterday in the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings.

Roll the clip!



The best part about this is I learned that Sessions' middle name is Beauregard. That is fantastic.

(ADDENDUM: I think Senator Beauregard Sessions needs to listen to this. It's important. Cocaine's for horses, not for men...)