Some of the "zero chill" we're seeing is the byproduct of how terrible the local news industry is right now, in terms of salary (low) and employment (no job security). When you feel you have nothing much to lose — what are they going to do, fire you? — you GO FOR IT.

I closed the video after five minutes. I get it, you hate the iPhone Duo and you have a cat.

Carr's style of source cultivation, breaking news and storytelling is one I've tried to draw inspiration from — to varied degrees of success and failure, I supposed. But Marchand encapsulates it perfectly, here, in this column. More of this, please.

And because I know I'm gonna hear about it from diehard politicos: I vote for the person I think will do the best job. Sometimes, it is the lesser of the two undesirable candidates (seems like that's happening a lot these days). I tend to look for the most-moderate voices and perspectives. Sometimes, that's someone who is a Democrat (tends to be often) and sometimes it is a Republican (rarer, but does happen). I've voted for both over the years and will continue to do so.