Tuesday, May 30, 2006
A new group... Issue 10
Insanity-Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.
I think that's a very good description of me tonight. Every year I set up the last issue of Spokesman to be done by the new staff. Every year I expect this night to improve. And tonight, I thought we were actually going to do it.
Then the clock struck 6 p.m. It seems the tech people thought everyone was done with deadlines, so they rebuilt the servers and set them to restart at 6 p.m. They didn't tell me about it. It took an hour to figure out what was going on and then to get the server running properly again. Now it is 7:42 p.m. and I am still waiting for three pages, well, kind of two page: centerspread and La Voz.
Okay, so I've vented. Now let's talk about some good stuff going on tonight. I have seen nine other pages. The new guys are doing pretty well. I've read some great stories about breakfast and Bob Ranieri. I've seen some great sports photos and pictures for the feature section. Headlines need some work, but when don't they.
The EIC and his assistants seem to be working pretty well. People are taking initiative, which really makes me happy. And for the most part, we seem to be getting along.
Okay, I think that is enough for now. I think I'll try to get some grading done while I wait for the last two/three pages.
I think that's a very good description of me tonight. Every year I set up the last issue of Spokesman to be done by the new staff. Every year I expect this night to improve. And tonight, I thought we were actually going to do it.
Then the clock struck 6 p.m. It seems the tech people thought everyone was done with deadlines, so they rebuilt the servers and set them to restart at 6 p.m. They didn't tell me about it. It took an hour to figure out what was going on and then to get the server running properly again. Now it is 7:42 p.m. and I am still waiting for three pages, well, kind of two page: centerspread and La Voz.
Okay, so I've vented. Now let's talk about some good stuff going on tonight. I have seen nine other pages. The new guys are doing pretty well. I've read some great stories about breakfast and Bob Ranieri. I've seen some great sports photos and pictures for the feature section. Headlines need some work, but when don't they.
The EIC and his assistants seem to be working pretty well. People are taking initiative, which really makes me happy. And for the most part, we seem to be getting along.
Okay, I think that is enough for now. I think I'll try to get some grading done while I wait for the last two/three pages.
