Archives for: January 2010

SURPRISE!!!

Posted by Dr. Mel on January 28th, 2010 at 11:43:51 am, 25621 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. more »
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Tax deduction for Haiti quake relief

Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 25th, 2010 at 11:28:35 am, 3071 views
Yes, you can deduct contributions to Haiti Earthquake Relief more »
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Not who I expected

Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 25th, 2010 at 06:17:33 am, 2534 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. more »
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Snowfall Totals

Posted by Dr. Mel on January 20th, 2010 at 02:47:19 pm, 26778 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)J… more »
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The McGwire asterisk*

Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 12th, 2010 at 07:34:54 am, 4417 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. more »
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Most entertaining game of the weekend

Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 11th, 2010 at 12:01:44 pm, 1554 views
So 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! more »
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How well do you drive

Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 7th, 2010 at 01:04:44 pm, 3233 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. Just today on my way into the… more »
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Deja vu times three in NFL playoffs

Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on January 4th, 2010 at 09:09:47 am, 3037 views
Does it strike you as unique/odd/downright weird that the first round of the NFL playoffs will look similar to the final week of the regular season? more »
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