Archives for: December 2008
"Not-so-smart" phones
Posted by Melissa Warner, Internet Producer on December 19th, 2008 at 10:14:37 am, 5927 viewsThere's no need for me to tell you "smart phones" such as Blackberries and iPhones are very popular right now; I'm sure you already know that. What you might not know is smart phone users who store personal information on their phone are at risk for havi… more »
Uncommon Honesty
Posted by Ted Koppy on December 12th, 2008 at 10:19:37 pm, 2608 views
I wonder how many people would do what a mortgage broker did for me the other day.
I called him because I noticed interest rates have fallen, and we talked about the possibility of refinancing.
Before going over the mortgage specifics, we ta… more »
4th Grade Ninjas: A Good Idea??
Posted by Darren Kramer on December 10th, 2008 at 12:18:55 pm, 2385 viewsOK, how about this one.
An elementary school in Massachusetts is considering a program that would train fourth and fifth graders to attack and subdue an armed gunmen. Yes, nine and ten year olds.
School officials say the "Code Blue" policy would… more »
This is One Giant Knitted Christmas Tree!
Posted by Ann Nyberg on December 9th, 2008 at 11:39:06 am, 2749 views
This is a giant Christmas tree made up of several thousand knitted sleeves. that's right a sleeve for a sweater. it is 30 feet tall! At the top of the tree is a 54 inch tall angel. It was done in the United Kingdom by 1,000 knitters aged 4 to 96. The Ede… more »
Save the Big Three
Posted by Ted Koppy on December 8th, 2008 at 10:04:32 pm, 1541 views
For many years, I had a front row seat to the American Automobile industry. My grandfather was a Chrysler dealer, and my father was a GM dealer. Both of them had an ambivalent relationship with the companies that produced the products they sold. And e… more »
Are our children ungrateful?
Posted by Melissa Warner, Internet Producer on December 7th, 2008 at 01:18:27 pm, 2176 viewsLifestyle mom Dana Hilmer is going to be on Good Morning Connecticut Weekend next Sunday to talk about the epidemic going on called "affluenza" - the epidemic of overconsumption. Dana says the concept of "the bigger, the better" and "the more stuff, the… more »
Losing weight during the holidays?!
Posted by Melissa Warner, Internet Producer on December 5th, 2008 at 01:29:18 pm, 1683 viewsOur favorite fitness goddess Lisa Lynn is stopping by Sunday morning to give us some tips on how to lose weight before the New Year. I know... losing weight during the holiday season sounds pretty impossible to me, but Lisa will enlighten us on how we ca… more »
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