Super Bowl Sunday January 31, 2007

Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. The big game is the big enchilada of television: it is the most-watched event of the year.
This year, we have the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears, and I’m rooting for the Bears. You see, my first reporting job was in Rockford, Ill., some 70 or so miles west [...]

Baby names January 18, 2007

Kara and I are now a month away from our due date for the birth of our firstchild, and we couldn’t be more excited.
The biggest question — after “When are you due?” — is, “Do you know what you’re having?”
The answer is: “No, we are going to be surprised.”
That in and of itself is surprising [...]

Inaugurating a governor January 18, 2007

Dr. Henry Lee dancing, the Governor’s Foot Guard in full regalia and thousands of shrimp.
Where was I?
Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Inaugural Ball.

I had the great honor of being asked by Governor Rell to be the emcee of her ball. For a few weeks, I crafted my speech, which preceded the National Guard procession [...]