Archives for: August 2009
Can't Take These Seasons for Granted
Now that Hurricane "Bill" just brushed eastern New England. What about Danny? A disturbed area near the Carribean Islands shows some promise of development, and yet another is trying off the African coast for late next week. El Nino aside, hurricanes do… more »
Is it over in AL East
You know you're going be talking about this at work today, so why not start here. After their weekend series at Fenway the New York Yankees are 7 1/2 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, and 10 1/2 ahead of Tampa Bay in the AL East. On Twitter, @redsoxoffi… more »
He's baaaaaaaack
He's like the poster boy for an athlete who just can't make up his mind. Brett Favre has once again unretired and will play for the Minnesota Vikings. Remember how it turned out last time Jets fans?!
The details are posted on WTNH.com
You won't hav… more »
Regis and Kelly and Dr. Phil
For those of you who haven't seen the promos on WTNH/News Channel 8 and WFSB, there is a program switcheroo taking place next week.The Readers Digest condensed version of the story that Regis and Kelly is contracted to air on WFSB for the upcoming se… more »
Author, author
Dr. Mel was one happy camper walking into the newsroom this morning. He just received a box of copies of his second book "Dr. Mel's Connecticut Climate Book."He's been working on this for the past two and a half years. The book looks at Connecticut's… more »
Eli, and Vick, and the NFL
Football Friday here in the newsroom. The Philadelphia Eagles have officially signed Michael Vick to a one year contract, as a possible backup to Donovan McNabb or a receiver. "I'm excited about the opportunity," he said at a Friday morning news conferen… more »
It Only Takes One....Hurricane That Is
Weather Lore, the wisdom of the weather ages says "July, standby; August, look out you must; September, remember; and, October, all over." Right now, we are in the heart of the hurricane season, and look out, we must - even during an El Nino year. Over t… more »
Twitter under attack
For those of you who may be suffering from a sudden bout of 'Twitter-withdrawl', here's the scoop on why you can't get your tweets right now. The social media service is "defending against a denial-of-service attack". It's been going on for more than an… more »
The Eyes Have It!
The recommendation is that you should visit an opthalmologist every year. I didn't.
Consequently, I didn't know I was at risk for a detached retina.I was not able to work for a total of two and half months after I was diagnosed with a retinal detachm… more »