Today; 12/31/10 - 12/31/10 10:00 AM
High 68  Low 52  Partly Sunny "Be not merely good;be good for something." - Henry David Thoreau Women's Basketball - UConn 59,  Stanford 71 -                                   ended UConn's 90 game streak... Al says - Golf Law #4:               Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play -               If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe -              and should be cut down. ... Snow and Strong Winds - from Washington State to Arizona -                                            100 car pileup on I-94 near Fargo, ND... Gas Prices - surging upward...                    Pat says - What is a grandparent?                (Answered by 8 year olds) -                "When they read … (0 comments)

Today; 12/30/10 - 12/30/10 09:26 AM
High 59  Low 40  Milder, Some Sun "Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction.One lives toward the future, because to live consistsinexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself." - Jose Ortega y Gasset Muddy Mess - Californians being hit by a chilly blast -                         with potentially damaging winds as -                         try to dig out...  Al says - "My guardian angel helps me with math,                but he's not much good for science." - Henry, age 8 New York City - streets are still not cleared -                          after Sunday's blizzard... Denmark - 5 arrested foiling a terror plot... Pat says - "By … (0 comments)

Today; 12/29/10 - 12/29/10 10:05 AM
High 54  Low 31  Mostly Sunny "A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle." - Kahlil Gibran New York - the blizzard continues to wreak havoc -                    for travelers and removal... Al says - Truths about reaching 50...+  -                Your eyes won't get much worse... Maine - 8 hurt in the collapse of a ski lift -              at Sugarloaf resort... Bastrop, Texas - environmentalists and scientists say -                              the recent death of vegetation in the -                              area is because of toxic emissions from -                              the coal-fired Fayette Power Project... Pat says - "I was married by a judge.                   I should … (0 comments)

Today; 12/28/10 - 12/28/10 10:04 AM
High 51  Low 29  Sunny and Cool "Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?" - Ralph Waldo Emerson Economy - Holiday season revenue is expected to -                   grow at its strongest rate since 2006... Al says - "Angels work for God and watch over kids                 when God has to go do something else." Mitchell, age 7 Gas Prices - average $3.05 nationally ... London - 9 suspects held in U.S. Embassy -                terror plot... Pat says - "The cardiologist's diet:                    If it tastes good spit it out." - unknown Somalia - a leader of Somalia's Islamist insurgency -                  threatened to attack America during … (0 comments)

Today; 12/24/10 - 12/24/10 10:32 AM
High 52  Low 28  Mostly Sunny "That best portion of a good man's life;His little, nameless, unremembered actsOf kindness and love." - William Wordsworth the Economy - reports indicate fewer layoffs, -                           more orders for computers, -                           & machinery... Al says - Truths of being 50+ -                You no longer think of speed limits -                as a challenge... Abidjan, Ivory Coast - the U.N. recognized Alassane Ouattara -                                       as the winner of the Nov. 28 runoff... Korea - the North and South have escalated their -              'War of Words' ... Pat says - "The male is a domestic animal which,                    if treated with firmness and kindness, … (1 comments)

Today; 12/23/10 - 12/23/10 09:25 AM
High 51  Low 27  Breezy, Cooler "Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned.Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich.Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.At least you will, by such conduct, stand the best chancefor such consequences." - Benjamin Franklin West Coast - drying out and cleaning up from the -                        floods and mudslides as the storm -                        moves east from California... Al says - "Every body's got it all wrong.                 Angels don't wear halos anymore.                 I forget why, but scientists are                  working on it." - Olive, age … (0 comments)

Today; 12/22/10 - 12/22/10 10:23 AM
High 62  Low 40  Mostly Sunny "A thousand probabilitiesdo not make one fact." - Italian Proverb Western Floods - California has flooding and mudslides -                                 homes washed away by flood waters in Arizona -                                 Flood warnings today for California, Arizona, -                                 Nevada, and Utah... Al says - Truths of being 50+:                You can eat supper at 4 p.m. ... UConn Women - 93, Florida St. - 62 -                                      win #89, the longest streak -                                      in college basketball... South Korea - launched fresh military drills today -                         despite North Korean threats... Pat says - "One of life's greatest mysteries is                     how the boy who wasn't good enough                    … (0 comments)

Today; 12/21/10 - 12/21/10 09:44 AM
High 57  Low 46  Partly Sunny "If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not todream less but to dream more, to dream all the time." - Marcel Proust Wild Weather - Record rainfall forces evacuations in California -                            thousands stranded as snow and ice paralyzed -                            rail and air travel in Europe on this 1st day of Winter...  Al says - "I only know the names of two angels,                 Hark and Harold." - Gregory, age 5... London - 12 suspected terrorists arrested... Korea - South Korean president braces for -               retaliation from the North... Pat says - Wal-Mart is the largest private … (1 comments)

Today; 12/17/10 - 12/17/10 11:21 AM
High 64  Low 46  Cloudy, Warmer "Make visible what, without you,might perhaps never have been seen." - Robert Bresson  Al says - There's no worse feeling than -               that millisecond you're sure you're going to die -               after leaning your chair back a little too far... Ivory Coast - Civil war looms as with reports -                        of heavy gunfire in the capital as -                        security forces clashed with -                        supporters of the opposition leader... Blake Edwards - Writer/Director of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', -                               '10', and the 'Pink Panther' has died -                               he was 88... Pat says - What is the only food that doesn't spoil? … (0 comments)

Today; 12/16/10 - 12/16/10 08:42 AM
High 56  Low 50  Cloudy and Breezy "If the end brings me out all right, what is said against mewon't amount to anything. ..." - Abraham Lincoln Baby Cribs - 'Drop-side' types outlawed by the -                         Consumer Product Safety Commission... Al says - Truths of being 50+:               There is nothing left to -               learn the hard way... Chrysler Recall - 2008 minivans for -                             accidental airbag deployment -                             800-853-1403 ... Volkswagen Recall - 2006 to 2010 models -                                       800-822-8987... Pat says - "Two things are infinite:                    the universe and human stupidity;                    and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein Sleep - proper sleep that is, -              … (2 comments)

Today; 12/15/10 - 12/15/10 10:10 AM
High 46  Low 32  Partly Sunny, Cold "Silence is more musical than any song" - Christina Rossetti (1830-1874) Aumsville, ORE. - hit by a rare December Tornado -                               Cold continues in the east... Al says - Catholic Dictionary:                 Incense - Holy Smoke... Charleston, SC - Mayor Riley will seek another term in 2011 -                              he has been the Mayor since 1975... Safety Stops -  by Mt. Pleasant police and Berkeley County Sheriffs -                            to start Friday through New Years Day... Pat says - Sign on a Taxidermist's window:                  "We really know our stuff." ... Healthier Comfort Food - swap out potatoes - swap to cauliflower -                                            "This … (2 comments)

Today; 12/14/10 - 12/14/10 09:39 AM
High 42  Low 17  Sunny, Cold "Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfullythat you can wake up in the night and thinkof your work with satisfaction." - Henry David Thoreau Cold - 100+ vehicles stuck in Indiana -            Florida's governor declared a 'state of emergency'... Al says - Law #2 of Golf:                Your best round of golf will be followed -                almost immediately by your worst round ever... Richard Holbrooke - Special envoy to Afghanistan -                                       has died, he was 69 ... Kenya, Ivory Coast - tensions worsen over -                                       disputed presidential election... Pat says - Revised musical hit titles for 'Baby Boomers':                  Abba - … (0 comments)

Today; 12/13/10 - 12/13/10 10:49 AM
High 44  Low 19  Windy, Colder "One always has time enough,if one will apply it well." - Johann Wolf gang von Goethe Snow - storm warnings in 5 states -             record rains in the northwest... Al says - I love the sense of camaraderie when -               an entire line of cars team up to prevent -               a jerk from cutting in at the front. ... Minneapolis - the 'Metrodome', dome partially collapsed under snow weight. -                        the Giants will play the Vikings tonight in Detroit... Haiti - the electoral council will recount the vote... Pat says - The only difference between -                  a rut and a grave … (1 comments)

Today; 12/9/10 - 12/09/10 11:42 AM
High 52  Low 31  Sunny, Warmer "If a man empties his purse into his head noone can take it away from him. An investmentin knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin Al says - 'lexophile' -                When a clock is hungry                 it goes back four seconds... Clelia II - Cruise ship in Antarctic waters is now -                heading back to port at normal speed... Nigeria - former Vice President Dick Cheney charged -                in bribery scheme involving Halliburton Co. ... Pat says - "What would men be without women?                   Scarce, sir...mighty scarce." - Mark Twain AIG - moving ahead to repay bailout... Elizabeth Edwards … (0 comments)

Today; 12/6/10 - 12/06/10 11:20 AM
High 51  Low 22  Sunny, Cold "It is hard to fail, but it is worsenever to have tried to succeed." - Theodore Roosevelt Snow - from Michigan east to New York -            Cold, south to Miami and Texas... Al says - Perks of being 50+ -              Things you buy now -              won't wear out... Iran - says it's mining its own uranium... Korea - the North accused the South of -            causing "uncontrollable extreme" -            tension on the peninsula... Pat says - When you lose, -                 don't lose the lesson... Ivory Coast - International mediators tried to intervene Sunday -                    after both candidates in a disputed election said … (4 comments)

Today; 12/3/10 - 12/03/10 10:16 AM
High 62  Low 35  Bright, Sunny "[Only by] the good influence of our conductmay we bring salvation in human affairs." - Desiderius Erasmus  NASA - scientists have discovered a bacteria that -              lives on arsenic, changing the way we consider-              life possibilities on other planets... Al says - Bad Combination:                Inline skates and -                a walker... Washington - Rangel censured for financial misconduct... TV Ads to get Quieter - a bill  is on its way to President Obama today -                                           to prevent advertisers from abruptly raising the  volume... Pat says - "I am opposed to millionaires...                   but it would be dangerous to                    offer me the … (1 comments)

Today; 12/2/10 - 12/02/10 08:28 AM
High 54  Low 30  Mostly Sunny "Without belittling the courage with which men have died,we should not forget those acts of courage with which men...have lived." - John F. Kennedy NYSX - closed up with the DOW +249.76 ...  Al says - It's your choice how you live your life... China - is seeking 6-nation talks -             on Korean tensions... Iran - says it will increase security for -          its nuclear scientists... Pat says - "Be careful about reading health books.                    You may die of a misprint." Mark Twain St. George - Greyhound Bus Driver, Michael Harwelick of Jacksonville, FL. -                      remains in critical condition at MUSC … (1 comments)

Today; 12/1/10 - 12/01/10 10:37 AM
High 60  Low 31  Clearing, Windy "Of all the properties which belong to honorable men,not one is so highly prized as that of character." - Henry Clay Wild Weather - Snow, Ice and Wind in the north -                          Rain, wind, and tornadoes in the south... Al says - Bumper Sticker:               "GoodbyeTension,                 Hello Pension." ... Haiti - election protestors, demanding cancellation of -           last weekend's presidential election, clashed with -           U.N. peacekeepers, Tuesday... GM & Chrysler - highering 1,000... Pat says - "Santa Claus has the right idea.                   Visit people only once a year." - Victor Borge Force Protection - of Ladson, signed a $280M deal -                                   with the … (0 comments)