Archive for February, 2008
Women: The Power that Transforms
Let me get this out of the way right at the top: I’ve been together with my wife 19 years with this July marking our 15th wedding anniversary. I could not be a happier married man. I have two healthy, beautiful daughters… ok, you’re thinking there’s a “but” coming. There is, though it has absolutely [...]
Doing What’s Right: Too Hard for Too Many
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor When I was growing up, we had a neighbor named Mr. Detwiler. He was our neighborhood’s official Mean Guy. He didn’t speak to anyone; he didn’t acknowledge anyone. At least that’s how he treated all the kids. And because of it, he became The Guy No One Liked. It was [...]
Lady Millie of the Pigeons
For a number of years now, there’s been a highly publicized controversy over what to do with the multitude of pigeons populating London’s Trafalgar Square. Having been there myself, walking through the square is tantamount to being on the set of Hitchcock’s The Birds. Everywhere your eyes scan, a pigeon is directly in front of you. This morning I stumbled [...]
Lives Too Easily Forgotten
This past Tuesday I set off to central Wisconsin on what began as little more than one more thing on this week’s “to-do list.” In between a couple of very important lunches, a meeting with the program director of what might become my new radio home and watching the pivotal SEC basketball game between Florida and [...]
Land of the Giants
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor Last night in the Arizona desert, Team History met Team Destiny. When all was said and done, and as it often turns out, Destiny was just a little bit better than History. In what was thought to be an unthinkable, improbable outcome, the New York Giants ended the New England Patriots’ dream [...]
’72 Dolphins Praying for a Giant Win
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor As we inch closer to kick-off for Super Bowl XLII, the game itself will be preceded on various networks by the annual ritual of Pregame Shows from Hell. These programs really make you consider running out to the nearest Interstate and playing kickball at rush hour. They’ll serve up stories and interviews ranging from [...]
