It's a nice blend.

I started out as a sportswriter. And that's what I could have specialized in for the rest of my life. But I decided to make an abrupt turn. And give up sportswriting. For feature stories. For breaking news. For coverage of local politics. Yes, for general assignment writing. For newspapers. I liked the variety. It was my way of becoming involved in my local community. In life. I don't like to think of myself as a specialist. Rather, more as a jack-of-many-trades. Maybe that's a mistake. But I don't think so. I like to know a little bit about lots of things. But that also might mean I'm a master of none. Anyway, I've gravitated. Now I think of myself as a romantic idealist, a free-thinker, a liberal and a lover. And I'm happy with that. I think of it as a nice blend. --Jim Broede