We were unable to get to a movie theater this past week but continue to wade through the many seasons of ABC’s Lost. Each T.V. episode seems to factor in another hard to believe coincidence that has us scratching our heads. I think we’re only about halfway through. Tonight is I.U. basketball and tomorrow evening is the Super Bowl. It’s good to stay close to home for a few days, after 800 miles of local travel this past week. Hoosier company is coming these next few weeks, so we should have a full month of home brew before heading to Las Vegas and Disney World.

My Running Streak continues at 5,158 days. It’s a daily grind with a couple of shorter runs this past week to accommodate the local travel but a nice 5k around Anna Marie Island to break up the monotony. The Margaritaville lifestyle was appealing but the cost of beach property and related maintenance is salty. Million-dollar shanties were prevalent. Wind and water levels would be a constant worry for me, but obviously worth it to many. 

Yesterday afternoon, we were dining on the Palmetto waterfront at the Riverhouse. It was my second LIN-TV reunion this week. This one was with our WISH-TV-Indianapolis colleagues, including an executive assistant, receptionist, and chief engineer. Last weekend, it was fellow GMs and a Local Sales Manager. Each interaction brought back lots of memories and forgotten names as we reflected on our years together. Retirement is only possible because of the pensions that we earned working there, so each of us is grateful to get a monthly check. Many media companies did not offer this benefit.

My wife will dig out her Longi’s pizza bread recipe for our traditional Super Bowl feast tomorrow. We first enjoyed this treat on Maui in January of 2005. Three years later, we went back for more with friends as part of the Maui Classic. We also typically have chicken wings on this special football occasion, where once again the ads will be more appealing than the game. It’s an annual reminder of when we were responsible for selling the local ads for this event that commanded the highest rates of the year. It was a huge revenue boost for the network affiliate lucky enough to carry it each year and serious competition, earning bragging rights, for outperforming the previous year’s spot rates. Super Bowl, Super Food, Super Weekend!