I mean that on many levels.
In part because the past week has been a fire drill for me.
I covered the Chicago Marathon, should say record-setting Chicago Marathon, and it was both hard work and fun. But it also ate up an incredible amount of time.
I have some outdoor-related thoughts out of the marathon later. Maybe.
Mainly I am breathing a sigh of relief because the sale of the Sun-Times was approved on Thurdsay by the bankruptcy judge.
Those who have hunted or fished with me over the past half year or so know I was more than a little concerned. The sale at least buys time for the S-T to get its house in order and hopefully figure out a way to mix together the different forms of the paper in the 21st Century.
And from every indication that I have had, outdoors coverage, unlike at the other paper in town, will continue.
To use a marathon image, I feel like I shucked a layer of worry.
In case you haven't figured out by now, I have been doing my dream job as the outdoors guy for the S-T for more than 13 years now. I hope to be around long enough to double or triple that.
Dale,I have always enjoyed your writing. Glad you will still be around. Those saugers are waiting for us.
Dale,
You and I agree on most things, disagree on some. I am happy you will be around for a long time to come.
Tim
Dale,
I just returned from another bow hunting trip on my land in Morgan County. Great to read the news about the Sun-Times being wise enough to continue your writing on the outdoors. You have done a marvelous job for the past 13 years, and I too hope it continues for another 13 or 26 years!!!
Mike