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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Dreaming of driving up I-85 in Atlanta

I had a dream last night where I was driving up Interstate 85 here in Atlanta. In that dream, I was driving Northbound up the freeway during the daylight hours. Up the road, I was approaching the junction to Georgia 400. In the dream, there were exits for both the Northbound and Southbound lanes to get on to Georgia 400. The freeway signs up ahead were clearly marked for one lane to go North and for one lane to go South. Once I got to those signs approaching Georgia 400, I stopped driving. It was as if time stood still and I stood still. I was in awe of how beautiful the signs were inviting people to get on Georgia 400. In reality: I woke up and there is still only a Northbound transition to Georgia 400 while going NORTH on I-85 near Buckhead. Soon that will change. The Southbound I-85 transition to Georgia 400 Northbound will be constructed and opened by the end of the year. The Georgia 400 Southbound Flyover ramp to I-85 North will open by the end of the year as well.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Traveling to our cabin from home

My wife and I got away for our two year anniversary to our beautiful "home away from home" for a few days last week. Our cabin has an excellent view of the river flowing across the way as we looked out from our deck in the afternoon and at night. We got there by traveling East/North on Georgia Highway 92 until we reached Woodstock, Georgia. From there we took I-575 North for the next 22 miles. We took the freeway until it ended North of Canton, Georgia. From there, I-575 morphed into a mere state highway (State Route 5/515). We traveled North on that road for approximately 40 miles until we reached Ellijay, Georgia. Off the main highway, a couple of side roads later, we made it to our dream destination. Most of the time at the cabin, we did nothing. We did nothing, and we loved it!!!!! I love my wife of two years, Kelly Sanders Irwin. Here's to us for the next 70 years!!!!!

I had a dream of working at Channel 2

Last Week I had a dream where I worked at a competing television station in Atlanta. Some of the dream felt familiar to me. It combined the staffs of the Weather Channel and CBS Atlanta News. Some of the people from both channels were people that I have worked with and people I currently work with. We were all working as original content video producers for the day. That was where we found the best video to put on the air for Channel 2 Action News throughout the afternoon. Some of the work space was at someone's house, and some of the space was inside a large breakroom complete with MACs and Final Cut Pro. In reality, I woke up still working for CBS Atlanta News as a non-linear editor. I have been with WGCL-TV/CBS Atlanta News since July 2012, and I have been full-time since Last August. I like what I'm doing now, and I'm ready to more for the station that has given me the opportunity to work and make a living once again. Thank you CBS Atlanta News!!!!