Some things must be seen to be believed.

Thanks for letting me "borrow" this, Jeremy!

And Ryan....thank you for being Ryan.

Where's my Jell-o shot?

Many Lives

As I was walking with a colleague during the Livestrong Challenge yesterday, we got into a conversation about cooking school.  I mentioned that my sister is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.  

She remarked: "How many sisters do you have anyway?" And, it occurred to me that the three of us have lived many different lives in a relatively short period of time.

I have been a radio reporter, anchor, news director, brewery co-owner, tv producer, voiceover talent, actress, bagel seller, college graduate, wife, divorcee, home-owner, public address announcer in Major League Baseball, talk show host, marketing director, writer, and dog owner,most just in the last 15 years.

But I guess we all wear a number of hats in our lives.  Maybe when you reach a certain age, you wonder how you will be remembered.  

All I know is that I don't want to be shoved into a small box, professionally, or literally, after I go.  

This is the 10th anniversary of  my graduation from John Carroll University.  I read my alumni magazine, and see most of my classmates are in their 1st or 2nd jobs, and are having lots and lots of Catholic babies.  

I wish them well, and sometimes, I wonder what life would have been like, if I took amore traditional path, like they have. 

Would I be happier?  Would I be wealthier? Would things feel more stable?

What would be my priorities?  Would I be a good mother?

Who knows?

Oh, the coaster above is one of the tens of thousands we gave away at Western Reserve Brewing.  One thing you learn when you run a brewery is the importance of having LOTS of promotional stuff like coasters, posters, key chains, caps, t-shirts, bottle openers etc. on hand, to promote your product to potential customers.  

Those coasters were used for everything!  They steadied table legs, served as bookmarks, were taped together to make wall-hangings, were used underneath keg tubs sometimes, and came in big stacks of 500.  We had cases and cases of them.

Another time.  Another life.