News Cut: December 23, 2007 Archive

Saved by the coffee shop

Posted at 2:05 PM on December 23, 2007 by Bob Collins (2 Comments)

What would you do if you got "downsized" (or "right-sized" as the new company lingo would have it)?

Losing a job, for men in particular, is losing an identity. It was for Michael Gates Gill, an Ivy League grad with a mansion in Westchester County, New York, a great job in the ad business and a wife and family.

Then he lost his job and according to a story that aired this morning on CBS' Sunday morning, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. His riches-to-rags story ends with him working at a Starbucks.

And now, Tom Hanks is going to play his part in a movie.

It's a splendid little story that can't help but make one wonder how one would approach a similar situation.

How about you?

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Winter's wrath

Posted at 7:16 PM on December 23, 2007 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

There were hundreds of accidents and spinouts around the Twin Cities on Sunday. I caught this one on the southbound side of I-694 in Oakdale. Thankfully, all four inside made it out OK. On the way back later in the evening, I passed another accident in the same spot, and dozens of others between Woodbury and Maplewood.

Downstream on News Cut, there are some discussions on first responders. On days like Sunday, and many others, you can't thank them enough. I presume they'd be happy if we just drove a little slower.

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