Hi Friends,
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Party up! Before you know it, it will be Monday morning. A sobering thought.
On Friday, my staff and I stayed late doing pre-press work on Out, while David Stanton prepared for the Pittsburgh View which went live at 7pm at the office. Finally I was able to head home to change for my son’s band performance at halftime. Traffic was horrible, and there was threats of rain. I met Ed at home to head to the game. Of course it rained and once again our team was blown out, however the band shined even in the rain during a chilly autumn night in this suburban town. A true winner.
Turn it Blue was the request by the University of Pittsburgh for Saturday’s Pitt vs South Florida game. Pitt fans answered and so did the team by blowing out SF 41-14.
I really needed this weekend to hang out, watch some games and get some things done around the house. Here it is the end of October and our pool is not closed for the season. Great weekend to mellow out. I have been very concerned for my sister and her husband. She has been sick for a while and we are waiting for results. I am here for you Sis!
We headed to Sam’s and Office Depot in Monroeville with a stop at a local restaurant afterwards.
Sunday I expect a great game, some house cleaning and grocery shopping. The morning will start with church, then haircuts, lunch and the Steelers. We are member of the Good Lutheran Church in Monroeville. Lutheran’s tend to be quite open minded and caring people, some of the reasons we were attracted to and joined this church. Believe it or not, some churches don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for non-traditional families. This church did and has a history of welcoming gays, but lately we have been battling some backdoor politics within the church. More on this later…
Next week the new Out will be out on the streets. This is truly an exciting time for me. I get a lot of joy seeing people picking up the newspaper and reading it. What’s more, the popularity of the newspaper is incredible and continues to grow even when other newspaper and magazine’s circulation declines. Out’s circulation and readership continues to grow. Thank you Pittsburgh for that. We do it all for you, not the money.
You motivate us to do better and we do better because of you!
B.G.I.T.O.N.!
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Tony