... and welcome to 2009. Well, we have less than 5 hours for that.
I hope you all have a great 2009. And don't worry, this blog is just getting started.
2008 was a rough year for everyone, myself included. I had to make tough decisions and I am still living with it. Today, I had to say goodbye to a lot of my co-workers who decided to take retirement, or early retirement and it was hard to do that. To those who did leave, you know who you are, I wish you nothing but the best. Expect me to raise a toast to each of you tonight for good luck. You deserve it.
If you read one of my previous blog entries, you seen that there is a High Wind Warning here. Some gusts here in the SusquValley reached over 50 mph. But I just can't help but to feel that maybe this is just Mother Nature's way of sweeping 2008 away.
Anyway, 2009 is almost upon us. Bring it on.
-- Matt
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
What a reader wants ....
... They will get.
One of my friends and avid reader, thanked me for not whining about the Cowboys loss too much. She liked of how I kinda kept it real and not added like what if, I hate the Eagles, blah blah blah.
Well, you ask, and you shall recieve, my friends.
I cannot tell you how much more I hate that despictable team than I do right now. It is really not fair that they are in the playoffs. Yeah, my Cowboys don't deserve it and rightly so. We played terrible. I am basically in shock still of how it all went down. Even the Dallas Cowboys great Michael Irvin said some nasty stuff. And rightly so. But still, I HATE THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES!!!!
Yeah, hate is a strong word. I totally agree with you. But if you were a Dallas Cowboys fan for most of your life and you wait, wait, wait and wait some more for a playoff bid to occur (that you can win) and not to happen ... you can't help but to feel what I feel. Am I ready to say though that maybe the Dallas Cowboys organization needs to be reshuffled, no. But I will get there in a while. But, honestly, what good things can you say about the Eagles? NOTHING. N-O-T-H-I-N-G.
Andy Reid needs to be a dad when the Eagles off season happens. That is what he should've been all along, in my honest opinion. Not a coach that just sucks.
That my friends, is the way it is. Good night and good luck.
-- Matt
One of my friends and avid reader, thanked me for not whining about the Cowboys loss too much. She liked of how I kinda kept it real and not added like what if, I hate the Eagles, blah blah blah.
Well, you ask, and you shall recieve, my friends.
I HATE THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES!!!!
I cannot tell you how much more I hate that despictable team than I do right now. It is really not fair that they are in the playoffs. Yeah, my Cowboys don't deserve it and rightly so. We played terrible. I am basically in shock still of how it all went down. Even the Dallas Cowboys great Michael Irvin said some nasty stuff. And rightly so. But still, I HATE THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES!!!!
Yeah, hate is a strong word. I totally agree with you. But if you were a Dallas Cowboys fan for most of your life and you wait, wait, wait and wait some more for a playoff bid to occur (that you can win) and not to happen ... you can't help but to feel what I feel. Am I ready to say though that maybe the Dallas Cowboys organization needs to be reshuffled, no. But I will get there in a while. But, honestly, what good things can you say about the Eagles? NOTHING. N-O-T-H-I-N-G.
Andy Reid needs to be a dad when the Eagles off season happens. That is what he should've been all along, in my honest opinion. Not a coach that just sucks.
That my friends, is the way it is. Good night and good luck.
-- Matt
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Weather & New Year's Eve
Developing weather from the National Weather Service ...
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CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET- BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY- DAUPHIN- LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 226 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008
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CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET- BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY- DAUPHIN- LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 226 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE COLD FRONT SLIDES EAST...WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS...STRETCHING EAST INTO THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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So, just take it easy if you have any New Year's plans.
And on the blog side, not sure if I will post New Year's Eve or not. I plan on going out and having some fun. If I don't post tomorrow, I will post on New Year's Day. If you go out, please party responsibly.
-- Matt
15 Stories ... 12/30/2008
Good evening.
As you can see, I made another change to the look and feel for the blog. Let me know what you think, but I personally really love this new look.
Time for tonight's 15.
1: Stoking already a fire that has doomed his future political career, the embattled Illinois Governor has appointed the senate replacement for Barack Obama. Now, the up hill battle for this new person. Story from Yahoo! News.
2: Don't mess with Granny! A intruder wishes that he didn't go into a 88 year old woman's house, after she 'injured' him in a most painful way. Details from KTVL-TV Medford, OR.
3. NASA has released a detailed report on the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster that shocked our nation. Story from KPSP-TV Cathedral City, CA.
4: Here is an update on the available Minnesota Vikings tickets story. Well, there is still 14,000 tickets available. Again, folks in Minnesota, please go. Eagles need to be in their place. Details from WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN.
5: Now a story highlighting and previewing the NHL Hockey game New Year's Day at Wrigley Fireld, Chicago. Story from WDIV-TV Detroit, MI.
6: Looks like there has been an usuaual amount of earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park. And Utah scientists are on the front line in investigating why. Details from KSL-TV Salt Lake City, UT.
7: Well something is going on here. A hospital in PA had 13 employees who had 14 babies in the past year. Unusual story from WPVI-TV Philadelphia, PA.
8: If we have all learned one thing in life it is this: Nothing is better than having your morning coffee, or OJ and reading your paper. Well, some papers are beginning to not send their papers seven days a week to outlining areas, and only doing it on Sundays. All this to save money. Story on this situation in Oregon from Baker City Herald - Baker City, OR.
9: In a sign of the times article, a California phyician and attorney filed a lawsuit, asking all mentions of 'God' and 'religion' be left out of Obama's swearing in cermoney. Story from WTTG-TV Washington, DC.
10: Very interesting story in where a person paid his nearly $1,500 property tax bill, all in quarters. His point? To address the property value tax increase. Details from KDLH-TV Duluth, MN.
11: Now a story that defys logic. A teenage boy stole nearly a quarter of a million dollars from his grandparents. Story from WEAU-TV Eau Claire, WI.
12: Good story here about rookie Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco and how his parents are not really surprised about his son playing in the playoffs. Details from WMAR-TV Baltimore, MD.
13: Some good news for PSU football. A USC fullback has been deemed 'academically inelligable" for the Rose Bowl. Story from KCBS/KCAL-TV Los Angeles, CA.
14: The runner up for American Idol 2008, David Archuletta, has been chosen to sing at Utah Governor's Inauguration. Details from KUTV-TV Salt Lake City, UT.
15: And finally tonight, 2008 finally ends tomorrow. The year was not what we all thought it was and many are hoping for a better 2009. WHOI-TV in Peoria, IL interviewed a psychic to see what 2009 will hold. Don't worry, good things should come.
As you can see, I made another change to the look and feel for the blog. Let me know what you think, but I personally really love this new look.
Time for tonight's 15.
1: Stoking already a fire that has doomed his future political career, the embattled Illinois Governor has appointed the senate replacement for Barack Obama. Now, the up hill battle for this new person. Story from Yahoo! News.
2: Don't mess with Granny! A intruder wishes that he didn't go into a 88 year old woman's house, after she 'injured' him in a most painful way. Details from KTVL-TV Medford, OR.
3. NASA has released a detailed report on the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster that shocked our nation. Story from KPSP-TV Cathedral City, CA.
4: Here is an update on the available Minnesota Vikings tickets story. Well, there is still 14,000 tickets available. Again, folks in Minnesota, please go. Eagles need to be in their place. Details from WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN.
5: Now a story highlighting and previewing the NHL Hockey game New Year's Day at Wrigley Fireld, Chicago. Story from WDIV-TV Detroit, MI.
6: Looks like there has been an usuaual amount of earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park. And Utah scientists are on the front line in investigating why. Details from KSL-TV Salt Lake City, UT.
7: Well something is going on here. A hospital in PA had 13 employees who had 14 babies in the past year. Unusual story from WPVI-TV Philadelphia, PA.
8: If we have all learned one thing in life it is this: Nothing is better than having your morning coffee, or OJ and reading your paper. Well, some papers are beginning to not send their papers seven days a week to outlining areas, and only doing it on Sundays. All this to save money. Story on this situation in Oregon from Baker City Herald - Baker City, OR.
9: In a sign of the times article, a California phyician and attorney filed a lawsuit, asking all mentions of 'God' and 'religion' be left out of Obama's swearing in cermoney. Story from WTTG-TV Washington, DC.
10: Very interesting story in where a person paid his nearly $1,500 property tax bill, all in quarters. His point? To address the property value tax increase. Details from KDLH-TV Duluth, MN.
11: Now a story that defys logic. A teenage boy stole nearly a quarter of a million dollars from his grandparents. Story from WEAU-TV Eau Claire, WI.
12: Good story here about rookie Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco and how his parents are not really surprised about his son playing in the playoffs. Details from WMAR-TV Baltimore, MD.
13: Some good news for PSU football. A USC fullback has been deemed 'academically inelligable" for the Rose Bowl. Story from KCBS/KCAL-TV Los Angeles, CA.
14: The runner up for American Idol 2008, David Archuletta, has been chosen to sing at Utah Governor's Inauguration. Details from KUTV-TV Salt Lake City, UT.
15: And finally tonight, 2008 finally ends tomorrow. The year was not what we all thought it was and many are hoping for a better 2009. WHOI-TV in Peoria, IL interviewed a psychic to see what 2009 will hold. Don't worry, good things should come.
Monday, December 29, 2008
15 Stories ... 12/29/2008
Good evening. Time for tonight's 15.
1: Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter gave birth to her son Sunday. Details from KSAT-TV San Antonio, TX.
2: In a weird move, the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl will be played a week BEFORE the Super Bowl. Both bowls will be held in Miami, FL. Story from The Brazil Times - Brazil, IL.
3: Keeping with the NFL theme with the next story. Oddsmakers are predicting the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans will go to the Super Bowl on February 1, 2009. Details from WTVC-TV Chattanooga, TN.
4: In a SusquValley story, Dauphin County Prison is still in lockdown this evening. There was a disturbance in the prison Sunday evening. Story/video from WGAL-TV Lancaster, PA.
5: So, we all have heard of drug sniffing dogs. They have them everywhere. But this dog is special. He sniffed out carbon monoxide. Details from KAAL-TV Alexandria, MN.
6: In what could be things to come here in America in a few years, British transportation officals are suggesting a 'voluntary' limiting of speed within cars. It would work like a governor inside cars today. Only allowing cars to go up to a certain MPH. Interesting story from BBC News.
7: Ex-aids for President Bush confirm now, what the majority of Americans have long known. Mr. Bush was never the same after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, LA. Details from Yahoo! News.
8: Here is raction to the Cowboys loss from Dallas Cowboys fans. Story from KDFW-TV Dallas, TX.
9: Looks like the Minnesota Vikings have a good challenge ... sell up to 20,000 tickets to Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Twin Cities, buy a ticket. You have a chance to give some Cowboys revenge this weekend. Go Vikings. Details from KSTP-TV Minneapolis, MN.
10: Tolls on the PA Turnpike increase on Sunday. Story from WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, PA.
11: In late-breaking Cowboys news, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Fort Worth, TX reports that assistant Cowboys coach JASON GARRETT, is going to be interviewed for the main coaching job for Detroit Lions.
12: A new bible answers questions about Christians being 'green' and helping the environment, and what they should do. Most would be happy for something like this to help them out. But some Christians are mad about this. Story from The Orange County Register - Santa Ana, CA.
13: A story about Penn State fans enjoying Southern California, in preperation for the Rose Bowl, that happens on New Year's Day. Details from WNEP-TV Scranton, PA.
14: So, Sunday night was a depressing night for all Dallas Cowboys fans all around the world. Now, the Cowboys had to go back home to feel the wrath of the fans. Cowboys LB Bradie James ripped up signs made up by fans, who they were simply stating how they felt. One sign said, "Our team has no heart" and the other said, "Wade Phillips is an embarrasment to the star." Story from WFAA-TV Dallas, TX.
15: And finally today ... if you were to know when you were supposedly to die by answering a few online questions, how would you change your life? And/or your New Years Resolutions? Well this story explores that idea. Details from KTEN-TV in Ada, OK.
Have a great evening.
-- Matt
1: Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter gave birth to her son Sunday. Details from KSAT-TV San Antonio, TX.
2: In a weird move, the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl will be played a week BEFORE the Super Bowl. Both bowls will be held in Miami, FL. Story from The Brazil Times - Brazil, IL.
3: Keeping with the NFL theme with the next story. Oddsmakers are predicting the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans will go to the Super Bowl on February 1, 2009. Details from WTVC-TV Chattanooga, TN.
4: In a SusquValley story, Dauphin County Prison is still in lockdown this evening. There was a disturbance in the prison Sunday evening. Story/video from WGAL-TV Lancaster, PA.
5: So, we all have heard of drug sniffing dogs. They have them everywhere. But this dog is special. He sniffed out carbon monoxide. Details from KAAL-TV Alexandria, MN.
6: In what could be things to come here in America in a few years, British transportation officals are suggesting a 'voluntary' limiting of speed within cars. It would work like a governor inside cars today. Only allowing cars to go up to a certain MPH. Interesting story from BBC News.
7: Ex-aids for President Bush confirm now, what the majority of Americans have long known. Mr. Bush was never the same after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, LA. Details from Yahoo! News.
8: Here is raction to the Cowboys loss from Dallas Cowboys fans. Story from KDFW-TV Dallas, TX.
9: Looks like the Minnesota Vikings have a good challenge ... sell up to 20,000 tickets to Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Twin Cities, buy a ticket. You have a chance to give some Cowboys revenge this weekend. Go Vikings. Details from KSTP-TV Minneapolis, MN.
10: Tolls on the PA Turnpike increase on Sunday. Story from WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, PA.
11: In late-breaking Cowboys news, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Fort Worth, TX reports that assistant Cowboys coach JASON GARRETT, is going to be interviewed for the main coaching job for Detroit Lions.
12: A new bible answers questions about Christians being 'green' and helping the environment, and what they should do. Most would be happy for something like this to help them out. But some Christians are mad about this. Story from The Orange County Register - Santa Ana, CA.
13: A story about Penn State fans enjoying Southern California, in preperation for the Rose Bowl, that happens on New Year's Day. Details from WNEP-TV Scranton, PA.
14: So, Sunday night was a depressing night for all Dallas Cowboys fans all around the world. Now, the Cowboys had to go back home to feel the wrath of the fans. Cowboys LB Bradie James ripped up signs made up by fans, who they were simply stating how they felt. One sign said, "Our team has no heart" and the other said, "Wade Phillips is an embarrasment to the star." Story from WFAA-TV Dallas, TX.
15: And finally today ... if you were to know when you were supposedly to die by answering a few online questions, how would you change your life? And/or your New Years Resolutions? Well this story explores that idea. Details from KTEN-TV in Ada, OK.
Have a great evening.
-- Matt
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