Posted in Travel, tagged airport security, TSA on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The TSA is going to make security a more pleasant experience for you in an effort to root out terrorists. The line of thinking is, terrorists CAN’T relax, so they’ll be able to pick them out of a crowd more easily. (The man pictured above is not an example, but hey, you never know.)
Free cocktails might have [...]
Posted in It's all about me, tagged Atonement, movies, No Country For Old Men on March 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sunday was “movie day” at the Brooks place. The Dearly Beloved wanted to see “Atonement” and she also picked up “No Country For Old Men.”
I can see why both films won all the awards they did. Both are beautifully shot and impressively acted. Keira Knightley can jump in a fountain for me anytime, and if [...]
Posted in Diatribes, TV Stuff, tagged viewer mail on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Emails. We get emails.
And beyond the emails I get, I also look at the emails the station gets. Anything to do with me, I respond directly…and when politic, I will also respond to other news-oriented messages.
Just last night, a viewer pointed out a story that was unclear in one program, which helped me improve it [...]
Posted in Noticed, tagged Tom Brokaw, Torrington, Warner Theatre on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Couldn’t help but notice that Tom Brokaw has been booked at the Warner Theatre (they spell it r-e instead of e-r) in Torrington.
“An Evening with Tom Brokaw” is scheduled April 15th, between “Nunsensations” and “Golden Dragon Acrobats.”
I envision Brokaw in denim shirt and jeans, doing a country-folk thing will a small back up band. A [...]
Posted in Noticed, tagged billboards on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Driving on 84-west, heading to work, and I saw a billboard for Jefferson Radiology.
And all I could think was…Huh? A billboard?
I’ve seen plenty of billboards for hospitals, especially St. Francis and Hartford. (And I won’t be happy until one actually disses the other. Something like, “Come to us, you’ll LIVE!”)
But Jefferson Radiology?
I mean, the [...]
Posted in News, tagged Matthew Morelli, Norwalk, obituary, police on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was with no small amount of grief and pain that Norwalk police had to say the death of Officer Matthew Morelli was, in all probability, self-inflicted.
Police Chief Harry Rilling did, however, stop short of calling Morelli’s death early last Friday a suicide.
“There are still a few things that need to happen before we can [...]
Posted in Sports, tagged Boston Red Sox, Japan, Manny Ramirez on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hope to see this scene repeated Manny times over the next 161 games. A happy Manny after doubling in the winning runs in the 10th inning. Sox win, 6-5, in Tokyo.
Of course, some things never change. Manny spent so much time admiring what he thought was a home run, that he was lucky to make [...]
Posted in Sports, tagged golf on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m sidelined today after a vicious attack by the Easter Bunny. Let’s take the “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on this one.
Anyway here I sit, perusing a couple of golf magazines, and looking forward to getting the season started.
The season will start with the same clubs that have helped me achieve a fairly consistent state [...]
Posted in Sports, tagged Jim Calhoun, men's basketball, UConn on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“My opening statement is rather simple: You simply saw it, San Diego outplayed us. Our kids did fight back, but we gave up 48 percent. We’ve given up 38 for the year, and quite frankly for the second consecutive game in tournament play, we didn’t play defense.”
That’s why I like Jim Calhoun. No excuses.
He lost [...]
Posted in TV Stuff, tagged NBC 30 on March 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
So I read today that NBC30 is for sale! (Just kidding. I knew.)
A blog reader posted a comment yesterday: “I read that NBCU is putting NBC30 up for sale. What does this mean to the station and the viewers?”
Whoever wrote has some knowledge of the business because he or she referred to NBCU, not just [...]
