Welcome to the Biz!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "Everybody has to be somewhere."

And, every project has to start from somewhere. So here's my newest one-- the Editingwhiz Biz Blog site. Here you will read about many interesting and useful things, on a per'd-near daily basis. I do not intend for this to be a vanity site, no sirree.

Mainly, my messages will be about relevant ideas and people that I run across in daily business, which is pretty fun, indeed. I also intend to write "Letters to the Greatest Generation," a book idea of mine, here on this site. You might be able to help me with that grand project; I'll tell you how later.

By way of introduction, I'm Chris Preimesberger, longtime journalist, book editor, NCAA football statistician, singer-guitarist, daddy, fund-raiser, homeowner, and lots of other things. I am currently the Editorial Director of IT Manager's Journal, a key part of the Open Source Technology Group. I've been sort of "blogging" on that site for a while, but all biz-related things, of course. Not the same thing as this.

In any case, good to meet you. Hope to see you in person sometime, if I haven't already.

Some topics you can expect to see here include the following:

--Inside information on the world of Information Technology (some good stuff that can't be used on ITMJ, but is still newsworthy and useful). I have lots of that to talk about. It's amazing how much information journalists gather and not use.

--Interesting people I have interviewed and written about over the years, including Cary Grant, Andrew Lloyd Webber, President Bill Clinton, Roseanne, John Denver, Red Skelton, Willie Mays, and a whole slew of others (yep, all true. I can explain.)

--What exactly is "good music?" Talk amongst yourselves.

--How to keep raccoons from tearing up your new back lawn, looking for grubs.

There will be other topics, for sure. These just off the top of my head (that's radio copy style).

I always appreciate comments. Cogent ones, that is. Trollish ones -- well, leave those in the oven and let 'em burn.

Until next time,

The Editingwhiz