Big game, big cliches
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 5th, 2010 at 03:15:34 pm, 1791 views
So, there's a super-sized football game being played on Sunday that will fill airtime between some very expensive commercials. There will be several people 'up in arms' over every touchdown and field goal you see (They're called referees and judges). And you're likely to hear many lame sports cliches as the game goes on.
SURPRISE!!!
Posted by Dr. Mel on January 28th, 2010 at 11:43:51 am, 21231 views
It wasn't a lot of snow, just 1-3 inches, but the squalls which were expected for the afternoon came during the morning rush hour. Temperatures were cold enough for icing to take place, and later today, temperatures will really take a tumble. Icy roads are to be expected. Tonight, wind chills will be between 0 to 10 below.
So what happened?
Tax deduction for Haiti quake relief
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 25th, 2010 at 11:28:35 am, 2622 views
A question from our inbox this morning:
"I thought I heard that a person could claim a tax credit for a 2010 donation to relief efforts in Haiti on their 2009 tax return. Only heard this statement once, but would like to know if this is true or was I 'just dreaming'?"
No, you were not dreaming.
Yes, you can deduct contributions to Haiti Earthquake Relief if you donated between Jan. 11th and until March 1st. You can either take the deduction on your 2009 or 2010 tax return.
Of course there are rules. Read all the details at IRS.gov.
Not who I expected
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 25th, 2010 at 06:17:33 am, 1931 views
If you ever want to put money on a sports bet, just ask me who I think will win and then wager the opposite way. I'm a great contrarian indicator. Take for instance the NFL playoffs.
Snowfall Totals
Posted by Dr. Mel on January 20th, 2010 at 02:47:19 pm, 13391 views
The winter progresses - far from over, but at this point I wanted to list the snowfall totals for Hartford and New Haven:
Dec. 5: 0.1"(NH) 1"(HFD)
Dec. 9: 2.5"(NH) 6"(HFD)
Dec. 20: 11"(NH) 3.5"(HFD)
Dec. 31: 1.5"(NH) 2.0"(HFD)
Jan. 2: .25"(NH) 0.5"(HFD)
Jan. 4: 2.0"(NH) 0.5"(HFD)
Jan. 8: 0.75"(NH) 1"(HFD)
Jan. 28: 1.5"(NH) 4.7"(HFD)
TOTALS: NH: 19.6" HFD: 19.2"
The McGwire asterisk*
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 12th, 2010 at 07:34:54 am, 3781 views
"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!" You know that ironic line from the movie 'Casablanca', where Captain Renault feigns outrage while seconds later pocketing his gambling winnings. I had that same thought yesterday -- I'm shocked, shocked to hear that Mark McGwire used steroids.
Most entertaining game of the weekend
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 11th, 2010 at 12:01:44 pm, 1045 views
A few days ago I wrote the following about the Packers/Cardinals NFL wild card playoff game: "Don't care either way. ZZZZzzzzzz...."
Wow, was I wrong!
How well do you drive
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 7th, 2010 at 01:04:44 pm, 3012 views
I don't know whether Connecticut has the absolute worst drivers in the country, but there sure are a lot of folks who don't seem to remember the rules they had to know when they got their licenses however many years ago.
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