Well, if you’ve seen my mugshot and you’ve had a look at our latest magazine cover, then you know that the title for this blog post isn’t about me. And though he’s certainly got a leg up on me, it isn’t about the guy on the cover, either (Andrew Keenan, president and owner of Maui […]

If the old adage is “Good help is hard to find,” there may never have been a time when that comment was more rhetorical—and in more areas than just labor. These days, it also adds insult to injury. At the same time, I would argue that a paradigm has risen, making it more accurate to […]

Replacement of just about anything is a difficult option to weigh. Or it is on an editor’s salary, at least. Old socks and shoes? You know when it’s their time to go. Cell phones and computers? They may not let your toes hang out, but they have other means for informing us when their time […]

If when one door closes another one opens, sometimes those doors are simply too far apart. Yesterday, I wrote about the closing of Vista Window Company. Today, I write about the new manufacturing facility Andersen is building in Goodyear, Ariz. (for which they broke ground and intend to open next year). Unfortunately for those who […]

Our parent company (Key Media and Research) recently hired someone to provide training for those of us who do on-screen video work. Her name is Andrea McCarren, by the way, and she’s excellent if you ever need someone—especially for those of us who could use … well … a little extra assistance. As part of […]

As cliché and indicative of old age as it might be, I can’t resist saying: I just can’t believe that Thanksgiving is already here. I had breakfast in a local diner this morning and must have heard that a dozen times—each with a Charlie Brown, melancholy tone about it (as you can probably imagine). But […]

Not with a new baby. And by “new baby,” I mean DWM. Here I am, well into my second month and I have to say: Things sure are getting interesting. And to be clear, by “interesting” I do not mean dramatic or negative. I think if you talked to the average person about doors and […]

Well, here I am. And as the title suggests—home again, yet in a place I never left. Sounds more lyrical than editorial, right? Well, maybe there’s a story there, too. Some of DWM’s readers have no doubt spotted me by name—amid my bylines, or in their email inboxes. And while I’m contacting many of you […]