I haven't been a journalist for several years now but I'll be damned if I don't shout "breaking news" every time I want to share something remotely interesting with my husband sitting ten feet away.
I just sat through a 2.5 hour storm door quote appointment and it might have been the worst thing that I’ve ever been through. And I’ve spoken to people on the phone who were dying. And I’ve had brain surgery.
911 Theater Feb 9 2011. During my drive to work tonight the temperature was 2 degrees with a -4 wind chill. Despite that, I still saw two bicyclists in Evanston.
Being married to a former emergency dispatcher makes for some great stories. Like the time a dude called 911 because he bought an expired dairy product.
911 Theater.Jan 12 2011 2015 hrs. After wrestling over 911 for 5 minutes trying to get a location, my coworker determined the reason for the URGENT 911 call was the caller was sold expired sour cream. Issuing a press release.
My fine @Datassential colleagues revealed that consumers like #QRcodes to order and pay at restaurants more than recent headlines would suggest. I wrote about it. Read it, will you? https://t.co/kSq6xIM2VR
When someone says ‘treat’ in our house, the dog freaks out because it means she’s getting one. Tonight, I tried saying ‘money’ out loud over and over again and, thus far, the beast has failed to reciprocate. #freeloader