On my mind ...

I called this blog "Off the Press, On my Mind" for a couple of reasons. First, it fit really well with what we at USGlass and all of our publications do--the magazines come off the press, you read the issue, and think about the news, features and other articles each month.

Here, I wanted to tell you about some of the things that go through my mind, the things I learn about, experiences from traveling to different events ... the things on my mind as they pertain to the glass industry.

One thing I can tell you, is that after having worked for USGlass for almost eight years I can't walk into a store, airport, house, place of business without noticing the glass. Not only that, I can't watch a movie or TV show without noticing the glass. Just last night we watched Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 classic, "The Birds." Aside from noticing that Tippi Hedren's character Melanie wore the same outfit all week long, I also noticed how the glass broke when the birds attacked...long shards of glass. Is it odd that I think that way?

But I like glass and I like the industry. I enjoy learning about it. People often ask me about my job, where I work and what we do. They usually end up saying something like "Glass? You write about glass? Is there really that much to have a whole magazine?" I just tell them, "You have no idea."