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Back in Black

The decision to wear a black shirt was a rookie mistake. It was the kind of thing I would have relentlessly ridiculed someone else for doing a few years ago.

Yet there I was.

It was August. It was hot. I was standing on a football field, lugging around camera equipment and, yes, wearing a black shirt.

Stupid. Bush league. Sweaty.

And that's when it hit me: I'm off my game.

So Long And Thanks For All The Fish

My mother has always joked that I was 5 years old when I first declared I wanted to be a journalist. Of course, at the time, my decision likely was based simply on the fact that the two journalists I knew — Peter Parker and Clark Kent — had pretty cool side jobs.

While my own path to the world of community newspapers never included the wearing of spandex costumes or development of super powers, I’ll admit that the last 16 years have been nothing short of amazing.

My first day at The Terrell Tribune got off to an auspicious start — I arrived late, my publisher was convinced I was an albino and my first trip to Terrell High School resulted in me almost getting sent to the principal’s office as an overzealous teacher failed to believe my claims that I wasn’t a student skipping class.

Since then, though, no complaints.

Photo Bomb

The annual trip to the high school for homecoming court photos was livened up a bit today by one student who was enjoying his time away from class.