Hindsight is 20/20

As time continues to fly by throughout my internship at CSN I still am loving every second of what I am doing.  The other day Mary was doing a blog about the Red Sox I dug through the sporting archives that is my brain to remember the best Bruins fights of recent memory.  I clearly remember some totally awesome PJ Stock fights like this one, this one, or even this one.  I chose this fight between the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins as my favorite.  Mary ended up agreeing and including it in her blog for the day.  I was very happy to help.  Being a lifelong Boston sports fan is an extreme advantage in the location where I am right now.  I know all the monumental events in Boston folk lore, ones that not all people will remember, and other tidbits that are so pointless that I can't find a You-Tube video or even picture.  My hometown connection gives me the chance to reference moments from the past.

I got a chance to help make an already posted story better with the wondrous powers of the internet and previous knowledge of the Red Sox season.  Sean McAdam wrote a terrific article about 10 specific games that led to the downfall of our beloved Red Sox this season.  My responsibility was to go into the archives of the season, find these specific game recaps, and create a link to the new article.  This task would enable readers to (unfortunately) relive the pain of what happened in these individual games.

This was a powerful lesson for me and my internship.  I learned that history is a powerful tool to use.  It gives you insight into what events built up to the present.  Using historic knowledge that you may have can only enrich the story that you are writing.  Like they say "hindsight is 20/20" and you should never things that have passed, good or bad.  They can only do you good in the writing business.