
WELCOME
"Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come in the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these." -- SUSAN B. ANTHONY


THE DARKNESS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
As a kid, I always figured that famous literary figures were, in their time, joyful in their fame, and probably rolling in money.

DAN THE COMPUTER MAN
Ah, these computers and the internet are not only enjoyable, they've become indispensable in our society.

ARE WE TOO EASILY EXASPERATED?
I'm going to link you to an amusing clip that addresses how easily we get annoyed at the amazing things in our lives.

THE DAN & DEMETRIA OSCAR RESULTS
OK, so Demetria squeaked out a razor-thin victory in a very tight Oscar picking contest.

DAN & DEMETRIA PICK THE WINNERS
For the fourth straight year, my co-anchor Demetria and I are matching our movie wits in our annual picking of the Oscar winners.


THE BEST RECORD EVER MADE
Keep reading, because I'm going to reveal to you the best recording of a song ever done, and even let you listen to it.

RANDOM THOUGHTS & PONDERING (FIFTH EDITION)
I haven't posted random thoughts for a number of months, so here's my latest batch.

JUD COLLINS
These days there are so many news anchors on Nashville TV stations that I can't even name them all... and, goodness, I'm one of them!



GOLDEN AGE OF TALKING TO YOURSELF
I'll have to be careful with this, so I don't offend those of you who routinely talk out loud to yourself.

WHO DECIDES WHAT'S NEWS?
People often say to me, "There's so much crime on TV newscasts, who decides what stories are covered?"

INAUGURAL PAYOFF
I've witnessed (on TV) lots of presidential inaugurations, but Barack Obama's might well be the most inspiring yet.

PRESIDENTIAL ENCOUNTERS
Every time a new president is inaugurated, I start thinking about the other men who've served in that office.

CONTEMPLATING PRIORITIES
When you're told something consequential, that you simply must share and discuss with someone, who do you call?

SIDEWALK MEMORIES
I was immediately concerned the first time I arrived in Nashville when I noticed long stretches of neighborhood streets with no sidewalks whatsoever.

A CUP OF KINDNESS YET
Chances are, many of us stayed up later than usual Wednesday night just to make sure 2008 ended once and for all.

JUD COLLINS, MR. TELEVISION
These days there are so many news anchors on Nashville TV stations that I can't even name them all... and, goodness, I'm one of them!