We haven’t seen many car commercials in a while (…which is not helping my efforts to get a raise!) but a new kind of ad has emerged on the airwaves touting the “Cash for Clunkers” program. More formally known as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), the $1 billion federal program starts today in an [...]
The Phone Gets Reinvented…Again.
I can’t keep up with phone technology. (1) The effort is expensive and (2) no one in my circle of friends could care less about my new gadget and (3) technology is moving towards ways to be MORE connected and quite frankly…I don’t want my boss and relatives to have easier ways to find me! But [...]
Incarceration Preparation
As you’ve probably already heard…Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff made his way to North Carolina this week to begin his long-term stay (150 years) at one of our federal prisons. I don’t know how most people “prepare” for prison…but it turns out, when you are swimming in cash (or, you *were*) and slightly (read: highly) out [...]
Casey Going M.I.A. (sort of)
I’m off to spend some quality time with the surgeons at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Its not likely that I will be reporting on here for a little while seeing as how the WECT crew has given me 1,000s of hours worth of DVDs to watch!
In the meantime…enjoy the news.
I’m Sorry…I Have to Pay EXTRA To Enter My Hotel Room??!!
Seeing how and where the travel industry has buried fees into your vacation bill is always a fun find after a relaxing stay. Sometimes I just wish that they would stick those extra costs into the total price so I don’t get that “surprise” at the end. In fact, I once asked United Airways why [...]
“A Perfect Match” Part Two
I’ve heard so many rumors about bone marrow transplants…”Its excruciating!” “They crack your bones to get the marrow out!” etc etc. So when the bone marrow transplant coordinator at Chapel Hill’s Children’s Hospital warned me that the video for this transplant may be…somewhat uneventful… I was surprised…but glad!
A reporter is usually never excited about getting [...]
“A Perfect Match” Web-Only Story
The media Gods here at WECT decided that the piece about her chemotherapy treatment should be a web-only story.
This portion actually happened between Parts 1 & 2 that were broadcasted.
Before her bone marrow transplant (BMT), Denise was admitted to Chapel Hill’s Children’s Hospital to begin chemotherapy and radiation. I went to see them a few [...]
“A Perfect Match” Part One
The first time I met the Hale girls…it was at their “special place”…the park were you first saw them too. I was nervous…I didn’t know if I was about to see a very sick little girl. I guess that’s what I *did* see, because Denise’s hypodiploid leukemia IS a very serious disease. But you wouldn’t [...]
“Pets” vs. Animals…Python Kills 2-Year Old Girl
This discussion comes from Al Tompkin’s inspiration …and a little bit from my live shot yesterday.
If you were watching at 5:20 and 6:10 you saw me, with a corn snake wrapped around my neck. That snake was one of over 100 that snake guru Keith Farmer owns. Last night he was showing off about 25 [...]
