Fifty-six years ago I got my first job. I was a newspaper boy hurling tomahawk folded editions of The Standard Star on front porches in New Rochelle, N.Y., earning about $9 a week. My final job, as director of communication for the Diocese of Charlotte, includes some supervisory oversight of the Catholic News Herald. It’s odd that after all these years I am still delivering the news. Fortunately, this last job pays better than my first.
On Jan. 7, 2019, Rolling Stone columnist Daniel Kreps gave this report: “Upon winning best actor in a motion picture comedy or musical for his portrayal of former vice president Dick Cheney, Christian Bale told the audience and the millions watching at home, ‘Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role.’ Bale also said Cheney was ‘absolutely charisma-free and reviled by everybody.’”