Opinion

A 1986 Pantene commercial carried the tagline “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” Similarly, I must ask my readers, “Don’t hate me because I’ve heard a rooster crow.” I tend to get up at the crack of dawn even though I eventually encounter a lot of grumpy people who wish they had the energy to show dawn their … well, never mind.

I was a morning radio host before I got into TV news.

Certainly, I look forward to becoming reacquainted with all the groovy hairstyles, dated slang and kitschy doodads in a couple of years when my high school classmates open our 50-year time capsule, but I suspect most patriotic citizens are currently more focused on America’s time capsule.