I’ve been working in the communications field ever since I rode my bike twice a week to the local town paper to chronicle the exploits of my high school baseball team.  After college, I worked in radio and television, promoted contemporary art, started building web sites before Internet Explorer existed, and currently manage employee communications for a medium sized global company in New Jersey. I struggle with my daily impulse to smother my sons with advice and dutifully takes out the trash.   My current passions include my wife, baseball, music, karate and community service. http://msockol.com/home/msockol/msockol.html iWeb 3.0.1 Old School http://msockol.com/home/msockol/Entries/2010/2/11_Old_School.html b75fb100-4150-4496-96f9-c7d69b6f3fdf Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:33:29 -0500 One of the most intriguing aftermaths of our recent snow blitz has been the complete shutdown of the federal government and the eerie sense that no one cares.<br/> Snowfall http://msockol.com/home/msockol/Entries/2010/2/6_Snowfall.html a2b480a9-15c2-4062-b04b-90e7cc269774 Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:42:34 -0500 Shoveling snow in February remains both a rite of passage and a moment of nostalgia for me.