I thought I heard it all...
I heard this morning about the plight of one schoolgirl who didn't go to school today because she didn't have a brush to brush her hair.
RIDICULOUS!!
Kids these days think of the best excuses not to do homework or chores... why not a good one to explain the unstraight hair? Come on... you can think of something better than "I can't find my brush." Be lucky you have hair! You can take any kidding from your classmates for a day... it ain't the end of the world. Heck, look at me, you think I'd ever take a day off because I had a bad hair day? I can't, I hardly have any hair!
Buckle up,
TS
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Random Musings...
I stayed up all last night watching the breaking news from Buffalo... My heart goes out to those affected by this tragedy. Never easy to think about 'do I know anyone on it?'
As one who enjoys following the ins and outs of local TV news coverage in areas away from ours, I found it interesting that CNN was carrying the coverage from the NBC station in Buffalo, but MSNBC could not. I'd love to see what those contracts and agreements say. NBC does own some of its affiliates, but not all of them. WGRZ (NBC in Buffalo) is owned by Gannett, the same folks who own USA Today. I wonder if CNN and Gannett have an agreement. CNN easily topped MSNBC and Fox News last night, simply on its access to coverage from WGRZ and the ABC affiliate, WKBW. I think all those MSNBC budget cuts reared their ugly heads last night.
MSNBC has good nighttime programs, if you lean that way politically. If Olbermann's not talking too much politics, I'll watch him. Everything else doesn't really interest me.
Fox News and CNN are alright. I'll watch HLN (formerly CNN Headline News) in the morning. I used to watch Glenn Beck, but now he's on FNC at 5pm, and I'm usually watching local news.
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Speaking of local news, a co-worker commented to me how many people they didn't recognize on Newswatch 16. Aside from the anchors, most of the reporters have changed over the last few years.
It's good to see Bob Reynolds when he and I run into each other when he's in town. His wife, Paula, gave me my first commercial radio job in Scranton. My first day on the job was 2/18/96, the day President Clinton visited Wilkes-Barre and I covered it... I've blogged about this before, but my first day on the job included being in the same room with Bill Clinton, Tom Ridge, Brian Williams, ABC's Ann Compton, CBS's Mark Knoller, Wendell Goler (now with Fox), and a lot of the traveling White House Press Corps.
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Did your house almost blow away last night?
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Congratulations to the 93% of baseball players who have never used performance-enhancing drugs in their lives. It's the other 7% who make the news and SportsCenter.
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Bye, Brett Favre. Again. In other news, Vinny Testaverde will come out of retirement to quarterback the Buccaneers next year. ;)
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Happy Valentines Day. I'm taking my folks out to dinner before my show tonight. Talk with you after basketball.
Buckle Up,
TS
As one who enjoys following the ins and outs of local TV news coverage in areas away from ours, I found it interesting that CNN was carrying the coverage from the NBC station in Buffalo, but MSNBC could not. I'd love to see what those contracts and agreements say. NBC does own some of its affiliates, but not all of them. WGRZ (NBC in Buffalo) is owned by Gannett, the same folks who own USA Today. I wonder if CNN and Gannett have an agreement. CNN easily topped MSNBC and Fox News last night, simply on its access to coverage from WGRZ and the ABC affiliate, WKBW. I think all those MSNBC budget cuts reared their ugly heads last night.
MSNBC has good nighttime programs, if you lean that way politically. If Olbermann's not talking too much politics, I'll watch him. Everything else doesn't really interest me.
Fox News and CNN are alright. I'll watch HLN (formerly CNN Headline News) in the morning. I used to watch Glenn Beck, but now he's on FNC at 5pm, and I'm usually watching local news.
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Speaking of local news, a co-worker commented to me how many people they didn't recognize on Newswatch 16. Aside from the anchors, most of the reporters have changed over the last few years.
It's good to see Bob Reynolds when he and I run into each other when he's in town. His wife, Paula, gave me my first commercial radio job in Scranton. My first day on the job was 2/18/96, the day President Clinton visited Wilkes-Barre and I covered it... I've blogged about this before, but my first day on the job included being in the same room with Bill Clinton, Tom Ridge, Brian Williams, ABC's Ann Compton, CBS's Mark Knoller, Wendell Goler (now with Fox), and a lot of the traveling White House Press Corps.
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Did your house almost blow away last night?
----
Congratulations to the 93% of baseball players who have never used performance-enhancing drugs in their lives. It's the other 7% who make the news and SportsCenter.
----
Bye, Brett Favre. Again. In other news, Vinny Testaverde will come out of retirement to quarterback the Buccaneers next year. ;)
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Happy Valentines Day. I'm taking my folks out to dinner before my show tonight. Talk with you after basketball.
Buckle Up,
TS
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Now you REALLY know that times are tough...
Skycam 16 is being sold. Channel 16 has had a helicopter in one form or another for about 30 years. NewsBlues says the pilot has been laid off as well.
Next thing you know, Snedeker will be auctioning off his dress clothes to raise money... oh wait, he doesn't have any.
Buckle up,
TS
Next thing you know, Snedeker will be auctioning off his dress clothes to raise money... oh wait, he doesn't have any.
Buckle up,
TS
Thursday, January 29, 2009
It's a brand name, not an adjective...
Last night on WGAL, Sports Director Mike Hostetler, at 5:50pm...
"You can see Super Bowl XLIII here on WGAL. Kickoff scheduled for Sunday at 6:30. Pregame show begins in about 10 minutes."
Steelers 27, Cardinals 17... close first half, but Steelers run and run some more in the second half.
Buckle up,
TS
"You can see Super Bowl XLIII here on WGAL. Kickoff scheduled for Sunday at 6:30. Pregame show begins in about 10 minutes."
Steelers 27, Cardinals 17... close first half, but Steelers run and run some more in the second half.
Buckle up,
TS
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Slowly, but surely...
This is a good sign, in more ways than one.
1. The Sonic Drive-In chain is expanding. In this era of job-cutting and business closing, it's good to see someone expanding.
2. They're coming to Wilkes-Barre. The old KFC at the Wyoming Valley Mall is being converted into a Sonic.
It's refreshing news, considering that Waldenbooks (a mall original in 1971) is closing on Saturday. I see quite a few empty storefronts in malls all around our area... and there's a feeling all around that things will get worse before they get better.
If you want to see an interesting website, see www.deadmalls.com. Unfairly, Schuylkill Mall is listed from a few years ago... perhaps because of all the empty stores. It's a shame that Steve and Barry's went under, plus Waldenbooks and Claire's are closing up.
The trend now is outparcels or big box stores. Go to the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley or Shoppes at Montage, or even the Wegman's in Mechanicsburg, and you'll see what I mean. You can see what the mall in Hunt Valley, MD used to be, and how it's been transformed into the Shoppes at Hunt Valley.
Some good examples of dead malls are the Richland Mall in Johnstown, Landover Mall outside of DC, and whatever that mall used to be at the parking garage in Niagara Falls.
Five years from now, we'll be reminiscing how we remembered shopping at Circuit City.
That site also has lists of old stores... I'm sure you remember Ames, Hills, and Jamesway. How about Bradlees, Caldor, Service Merchandise, Fay's, Revco, Woolworth, McCrory's, Kresge's, Lazarus, Grant's, Pomeroy's, Hess's, King's Department Store, and (my favorite) Zayre's. Zayre's will forever be remembered in Wilkes-Barre as where the Cabbage Patch Kid riots broke out in 1983. Picture Black Friday 50 times worse.
While I'm being nostalgic, I miss having Acme, A&P, Insalaco's, and Shop Rite around here.
Happy shopping and buckle up,
TS
1. The Sonic Drive-In chain is expanding. In this era of job-cutting and business closing, it's good to see someone expanding.
2. They're coming to Wilkes-Barre. The old KFC at the Wyoming Valley Mall is being converted into a Sonic.
It's refreshing news, considering that Waldenbooks (a mall original in 1971) is closing on Saturday. I see quite a few empty storefronts in malls all around our area... and there's a feeling all around that things will get worse before they get better.
If you want to see an interesting website, see www.deadmalls.com. Unfairly, Schuylkill Mall is listed from a few years ago... perhaps because of all the empty stores. It's a shame that Steve and Barry's went under, plus Waldenbooks and Claire's are closing up.
The trend now is outparcels or big box stores. Go to the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley or Shoppes at Montage, or even the Wegman's in Mechanicsburg, and you'll see what I mean. You can see what the mall in Hunt Valley, MD used to be, and how it's been transformed into the Shoppes at Hunt Valley.
Some good examples of dead malls are the Richland Mall in Johnstown, Landover Mall outside of DC, and whatever that mall used to be at the parking garage in Niagara Falls.
Five years from now, we'll be reminiscing how we remembered shopping at Circuit City.
That site also has lists of old stores... I'm sure you remember Ames, Hills, and Jamesway. How about Bradlees, Caldor, Service Merchandise, Fay's, Revco, Woolworth, McCrory's, Kresge's, Lazarus, Grant's, Pomeroy's, Hess's, King's Department Store, and (my favorite) Zayre's. Zayre's will forever be remembered in Wilkes-Barre as where the Cabbage Patch Kid riots broke out in 1983. Picture Black Friday 50 times worse.
While I'm being nostalgic, I miss having Acme, A&P, Insalaco's, and Shop Rite around here.
Happy shopping and buckle up,
TS
Thursday, January 15, 2009
An original (kinda) top list
Temperatures here in Schuylkill County won't reach 10 degrees tomorrow. Here are the top places that will have temperatures higher than our area tomorrow.
15. Truth or Consequences, NM... 57
14. Pago Pago, American Samoa... 89
13. Death Valley... 76
12. Stockholm, Sweden... 28
11. Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada... 34
10. Seattle... 48
9. Boise... 37
8. Minot, North Dakota... 29
7. Uranium City, Saskatchewan... 16
6. Honolulu... 79
5. Glendale, Arizona (where the Eagles will beat the Cardinals on Sunday)... 75
4. Pittsburgh (where the Steelers will beat the Ravens on Sunday)... one degree warmer
3. Ocean City, Maryland... 29
2. Wildwood Crest... 21
(Gotta think warm here, folks)
1. Anchorage & Fairbanks, Alaska... they'll be in the 30s & 40s tomorrow! Even Barrow will have a high of 15!
Bundle Up and Buckle Up,
TS
15. Truth or Consequences, NM... 57
14. Pago Pago, American Samoa... 89
13. Death Valley... 76
12. Stockholm, Sweden... 28
11. Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada... 34
10. Seattle... 48
9. Boise... 37
8. Minot, North Dakota... 29
7. Uranium City, Saskatchewan... 16
6. Honolulu... 79
5. Glendale, Arizona (where the Eagles will beat the Cardinals on Sunday)... 75
4. Pittsburgh (where the Steelers will beat the Ravens on Sunday)... one degree warmer
3. Ocean City, Maryland... 29
2. Wildwood Crest... 21
(Gotta think warm here, folks)
1. Anchorage & Fairbanks, Alaska... they'll be in the 30s & 40s tomorrow! Even Barrow will have a high of 15!
Bundle Up and Buckle Up,
TS
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