Monthly Archives: August 2008

Chris: ’95 % excited, and the other 5, just scared shitless’

Well, we always knew Chris Morrill would be quotable on his last day of work. He appeared genuinely okay with leaving as his colleagues gathered for cake and good-byes. There was this office plant that, perhaps in a symbolic gesture, fell over just before the little ceremony. Oh, there was a brief power shutdown, too. [...]

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Cleaning Out My Desk

I cleaned out my desk today — a minor workplace ritual, no? Leaving a job after many years is a little like grieving for a loved one, isn’t it? There are little flashes of nostalgia and regret as each piece of desktop decoration goes into the box. This is leavened, in my case, by having [...]

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More proof of life on the outside

Seven years gone…

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Paul Spencer’s send-off is Sunday, Aug. 31

He has already been gone for, like, forever, but former Assistant Managing Editor Nights Paul Spencer will be officially bowing out Aug. 31 in a manner and style befitting his temperment and character. You (and I guess that applies loosely) are invited to attend his official celebratory party at Coyote Flaco Restaurant, 635 New Britain Ave., [...]

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