Archive for May, 2008
First 90 degree day in Raleigh-Durham
Tomorrow we could reach 90 for the first time this season. I remember last year when we hit 90 eight times in May. So I started thinking, last year we hit 90 on May 1st and this year it could be May 31st. Global Cooling?!
No…. just the natural variance in weather. As a matter of [...]
Lose Your Keys?
It’s probably happened to everybody….”where did I put my keys?” Well it happened to me this morning.
I usually leave my keys in a drawer in the kitchen. Well at 3am this morning (yawn), I was ready to get to work when I opened the drawer….and….NO KEYS!
Well after searching the kitchen and den, I went [...]
Saving Gas By Driving Slower
I have read that for every 5 mph over 60 you drive; you burn more fuel that is the equivalent of adding 15 to 20 cents per gallon of gas.
So on my way home from Raleigh to Durham down I-40 yesterday, I decided to drive 60 mph. It was interesting to try to stay at [...]
Real Charcoal(Wood) Grilling
On this Memorial Day a lot of folks fire up the grill to cook out. Unfortunately, many will just walk out and turn on the gas and hit a button and poof, be ready to grill. How boring, why not just turn on the oven or stove top? I notice how many gas grill accessories [...]
Would Global Warming Lessen Hurricane Numbers?
Just read a report in National Geographic, that NOAA scientists have done research that indicates the number of hurricanes may actually decrease if the earth’s atmosphere continues to heat up.
It has been understood that the number of hurricanes, during a season, cycle in 10 to 25 year time-spans. They range from very active to less than active periods. [...]
Sopapillas and Extra Credit
When you need to up your grade or keep it up, extra credit is a good way to get that done. In a Spanish II class that my daughter takes, she and a friend decided to get some extra credit by making a Mexican snack, bringing it to class and of course translating the recipe [...]
Twice Baked Potatoes
It’s weird having to add a whole stick of butter to my potatoes, but knowing what I was making, I knew it was worth it. This recipe was from the Angus Barn and it is delicious.
First you take 6 potatoes and bake them thoroughly. I just use a microwave. Then you cut them in half [...]
Can You Eat A Chain Letter?
Everyone probably has been sent an e-mail where you are told to pass it on or else! I always delete those, but when my colleague Donald Jones brought me a bag of batter and told me to spend ten days squeezing the bag then to use it to make a bread, I was intrigued.
It’s called [...]
Beware Of Volcano Lightning Storms
There is a volcano that has erupted in Chile for the first time in over 1,000 years. It is the Chaiten (Shy-den) volcano located in southern Chile. The tremendous amount of hot ash rising through the sky can build up electrical charges that when sufficient can be discharged as huge electrical storms. Check this picture out.
The [...]
Pizza, Pizza
It’s not polite to talk with food in your mouth, but what about talking for food? Yesterday, I got to speak to students at the School Of Communication Arts about my journey through broadcasting.
I was joined by our traffic reporter, Tica Lema. I heard that the students were having a pizza lunch after the presentation, and somehow [...]
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