Now, I have moved to new digs in Cocoa Beach. I literally walked out of my door after getting settled in, hung a right and in 60 seconds, this was my view:
Nice. I mean, would I prefer the house was sold, Mary was here and this chapter was closed? Sure. Absolutely. Did I mention this was my view?
It seems business is starting to pick up in terms of the house back in good, ol' Crystal Lake... However, if you are interested, you might be able to pitch us a last minute offer. For details, go here:
Our house
Meanwhile, I am getting settled in with the staff at Hometown News. In my senior editor role, I oversee the seven newspapers published from the Melbourne office which cover Brevard County in central Florida. We chronicle it all from bank robberies to Space Shuttle launches and landings to turtle nests to award-winning pit bulls:
Pit Bull Story
And we deliver it free. From West Palm Beach to Ormond Beach we distribute 526,000 free newspapers along more than 200 miles of fabulous Florida coastline.
I just worked my first community event, downtown Melbourne's Friday Fest. The outpouring of reader support and genuine love was something to behold. Folks love Hometown News. Yes, I said "love." Twice. Actually, three times. In a short time Hometown News has made a huge impact and it fun to be here and especially fun to imagine what the future has in store for this spirited staff.
I am surrounded by a lot of special people. They are all wonderful folks and they sure work hard to fill the various newspapers we publish every week.
Meanwhile, I keep busy in my spare time between work, learning the area, neighborhood hunting and turtle nest defilement. Mary flew down over the Fourth of July weekend in a desperate attempt to rekindle our marriage. It was successful. We toured the area, checked out some homes and actually spent the Fourth at the Happiest Place on Earth (for us): Old Town in Kissimmee:
Old Town
A couple of weeks ago, I got to visit my grandmother, Grandma Kuglich, on her 91st birthday.
Aunt Judy cooked Grandma's favorite meal - roast, potatoes, green beans, salad - and capped it off with a huge ice cream cake. Mom and Dad drove over from Ormond Beach and a fun time was had by all.
In June, I actually got the chance to spend Father's Day with my Dad. He woke up early to cook eggs and while he didn't serve me breakfast in bed, I had to give the guy a break. He hasn't spent Father's Day with his kids for a long, long time. I told him: "Next year, you serve the paper and the breakfast to me IN BED!"
Sheesh. Dads. Hey, you try your best to raise them...
My best to all. Thanks for the emails and continued love (four times!) and support.
More later,
Mark
4 comments:
Thanks for the update. Good news, except for the fact that the house hasn't sold yet. That better happen fast because I can imagine living in a hotel gets very old....oh, uh, yeah...I forgot about the view! Looks really good to me.
Cocoa Beach - You were born just about the time things were really hopping in that town. I was about 13 years old and reading salacious tales involving test pilots, astronauts, cocktail waitresses and Corvettes in Cocoa Beach.
Glad to hear all is well and that you've landed among yet another excellent staff.
Chris - you have a Blogger account but no e-mail address!! I'll use Mark's blog as a go-between (clever communciations at it's best). Congratulations on the new gig. That's exciting. All the best to you.
Hey, Chris! Congrats on the new gig! It seems not a day goes by that I don't hear from some former member of that great Chronicle team who has started an exciting, new chapter somewhere.
I am staying about a mile from Ron Jon's and it is a spectacular surf shop, in case you haven't stopped in lately. Yes, other than my presence, Cocoa Beach is known as the TV home of "I Dream of Jeannie."
Cocktail waitresses in Cocoa Beach, Suzanne? Where would I find them??
Mark
Mary said I can't tell you.
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