It took 11 days to go 2 floors

I learned my lesson and but good--regarding inter-office mail!

I've done it hundreds of times before.

We all have.

You have a beige-manilla envelope with lines on it and that 'twistee' closer string that you wrap around and around and around the little cardboard clasp. You scratch out the previous name and message and update with yours and the envelope's destination and date.

Then you place it in the outgoing mail bin.

That's what I did 11 days ago just before I went on a few days of vacation or furlough, I really can't remember which, but was off for a long weekend.

Came back to work.

Had yet another day in the middle of the week off.

Came back to work after the weekend and got stopped by a co-worker who said she delivered my mail to its destination.

I looked with amazement as to why she had the envelope only to see there had been writing on both sides.

Mine was dated and signed June 19, 2009. The other entry much earlier in the year if not the end of last year.

Lesson to be learned --check both sides of your inter-office mail envelope and follow up with the receiver in a timely fashion! Or better still, get a little exercise, take the steps and deliver it yourself!

PR folks should 'share the wealth'

In the great scheme of things, it's not a huge deal.

If I were to dwell and pontificate on this for a while, it may evoke a bit of emotion.

But, again, so not worth it!

As I was doing the mail today, I kept wading through reams of paper addressed to everyone else...

Press releases and goodies bags from the Food Show, Time Warner Cable, the Cleveland Indians...

Apparently 'some' Public and Media Relations personnel (NOT ALL--I can see it now, I WILL start getting mail --hate mail) believe there is just one Assignment Editor who works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

And, it 'appears' as if 'some' Public and Media Relations people do not realize that usually its the Assignment Editor (all of us who work days/nights/overnights and weekends) who maneuvers & juggles the crews sending them out to cover events even if other staffers do not particularly care about their story. I try to sell stories as best as I can to our producers, managers, anchors, reporters in order to get as much varying content on our air and on our web!

Again, in light of the problems of the world, sickness, poverty, treatment of our elderly, so many good people being fired or laid off, and many other earth-shattering issues plaguing society, quite an absurd concern.

But when I think of how long I have been in this business.....the tens of thousands of stories and events I have lobbied for and covered......HMMMMMMM??? When I see WHO is on the 'A' list?!?! HMMMMMM??!?!!

On the eve of the announcement of the American League Cy Young Award winner (fingers crossed), I ponder at how day in and day out, I sent crews to get Indians' Pre-Game and Postgame....sent crews down to cover stories for legendary Nev Chandler at Cleveland Municipal Stadium....was working the night of the tragic boating accident....field produced a World Series Game on the third base line with Jim Donovan as well as field producing other games at Jacob's Field and Progressive Field ....the list is endless!


Yet, not on the 'A' List. I am still scratching my head over this one!