Rubey Rambles

It has been a while since my last posting, I think hangovers/vacations/and overall lazy tendencies play a factor in that but here we go.... So, in the newsroom our lifeline is a system called "ENPS" in this lovely program we send out notes for everyone to see, we can keep track of  local/national/world wide news.  Without this system I think we would drown daily in sticky notes. In this system we can create "lines" which will contain all the information about a particular story. A lot of what goes into the "grid" as we like to call it, are police reports/press releases and events that are  happening. One of the most important things we have to do on the assignment desk is slug the stories so they catch the producers eye and also don't get lost in the shuffle of a busy rundown. Now, one might ask, how do you "slug" something to catch a producers eye? Simple...involve drugs...body parts...and something you only learn through divers...

So, I didn't forget about my blog...I was blessed enough to have the opportunity to travel to London and drink a lot of beer and enjoy some much needed time off. With that being said...I'm backkkkkkkkk I am so back in fact, that I decided it would be super duper fun to run a 5K full of obstacles after completely letting my workouts go to waste while in London. I am not sure when I committed to being a willing participant in the Fitathlon...I have a feeling I was coffee wasted when the email was sent out and I said 'yes' due to a caffeine high. A video explaining what a "Fitathlon" is can be viewed here-------> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pu4ZINmTDQ So this morning, I laced up my chucks (not really, I wear New Balance) and headed down to The Rent in East Hartford and prepared to meet my team. Now, we are not the most agile group here at WFSB.  More than a year ago the station committed to bi-weekly boot camps and I have been pretty good abo...