Archive for March, 2008
North Carolina Tornado Outbreak Anniversary
Today marks the anniversary to one of the busiest and damaging weather days in North Carolina History. It was a different kind of March Maddness on Friday, March 20, 1998. Both Duke and North Carolina were doing well in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. By the end of the day though, there weren’t a lot of [...]
The Weatherman Makes His NCAA Basketball Picks
Who needs ESPN or Bracketology when you have your local weatherman to help guide you through the NCAA tournament?
While I don’t encourage you to bet large amounts of money (or any at all), here are my thoughts on who will win the 2008 men’s NCAA basketball tournament.
Do You Know Where The Shuttle Is?
How many people, right now, could honestly say they know where the shuttle is…we’ll keep it simple. Earth or space?
I know that it was two in the morning when STS-123 lifted off, but I’ve noticed since the Columbia tragedy back in 2003 each launch and landing gets less and less coverage. I hate the fact [...]
You Know Winter Is Over When
Old Man Winter doesn’t pack his bags and head south until March 20th, but I have proof that spring is already here!
Forget the fact that we’ve already had temperatures in the 70s or that you have already had to mow your grass. Once again, nature has found a way to tell us that the seasons [...]
What In The World Is This?
I was on my way back to the NBC17 studios after a school visit today, when pulling up beside me on the interstate was this truck.
I blurred out the name on the side, but it was a flooring company…and that’s an air conditioning unit coming out of the side.
So, these guys either work in the [...]
Double Decker Airbus A380 Coming To America
It’s made a few public relation visits to the United States, but now we know when the general public can start flying on the Airbus a380 double-decker airplane.
Emirates Airlines just announced it will start service from New York to Dubai October 1, 2008…and maybe even before that. Now I know most of us don’t have [...]