…just another random person's thoughts & digressions.
From WKYT NewsFirst:
Police in Bourbon County search for a man who held up a clerk at gunpoint, but didn’t get away with much.
It happened around 6:00pm Tuesday at Ken’s Exxon on Main St. in Paris. Police say the man walked in, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. But the robber ended up only grabbing a Mountain Dew before he ran from the store.
So far no arrests have been made.
The FCC isn’t standing in the way of the local utility company rolling out broadband service over powerlines; state governments and the lobbying by competitors have obstructed this. Ham radio operators have opposed broadband over powerlines (BPL) for a few years, as they cite interference from BPL with their hobby. Compared to the deep-pocketed cable and telecom industries, the hams are a small ripple in a multi-billion dollar pond.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/15/powerline-broadband-hits-400mbps
Kentucky Department for Public Health officials are urging Kentuckians to get a flu vaccination after the first culture-confirmed case of influenza was reported by the State Public Health Laboratory this week.
Annual influenza vaccinations are particularly recommended for: all children ages 6 months to 4 years of age; adults 65 or older; people ages 2-64 with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, cancer, asthma or diabetes; women who will be pregnant during flu season; residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities; children 6 months to 18 years old on chronic aspirin therapy; health care workers; household contacts of children less than 6 months old; and caregivers of people with medical conditions that put them at higher risk for severe complications from the flu. Healthy individuals ages 50 to 64 are also strongly recommended to receive flu immunizations.
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Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it’s also a great way to avoid those OMG moments – that’s “omigod” – of mortifying face-to-face confrontations.
Here’s a little survey I found on my bulletin board over at MySpace… I answered it here… Enjoy…
1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
nog…
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
wrap a few, place a few…
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
depends on the tree, and white on a house
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
sure…
5. When do you put your decorations up?
b-day, but thinking about doing it this weekend…
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
my mammaw’s oyster casserole (she only does it at Christmas)…
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
the year mom and dad didn’t have much money… the local RS dealer gave mom and dad a break on some old merchandise… i got a neat old battery powered CB made for kids–recieved (by tuning the frequency!) channels 1-23 and transmitted on 14
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I can’t really remember–I think i was like 7… I had figured it out… While still being open to the idea of spirits, and magic, and stuff, i just couldn’t buy into the idea that anything could travel that fast carrying tons of gifts…
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
sure… actually, i prefer it that way…
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I’m partial to glass balls, crystal or mirrored prisms, and red and gold beads
11. Snow, love it or hate it?
the more the merrier…
12. Can you ice skate?
never tried… i can barely roller skate…
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
yep. the aforementioned CB…
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
the upbeat mood of the general public…
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
homemade candies & pies of all kinds…
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
i don’t know. having a family of my own has changed things. i can’t find the balance of connecting old traditions to new… now i’m depressed…
17. What tops your tree?
a star. i wish i had an angel, though…
18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
neither? not much on gifts…
19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
greensleeves
20. Candy canes?
sure…
21. Favorite Christmas movie?
national lampoon’s christmas vacation…
22. What do you leave for Santa?
oreos…
23.Have you ever caught mommy kissing Santa clause?
nope..
Hard to believe, but true. Found in Dvorak’s blog:
The Denver Post – Santas warned “ho-ho-ho” offensive to women — Welcome to the new Australia.
Santas-in-training in Australia have been warned by a recruitment firm that “ho-ho-ho” is no longer politically correct.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Westaff – which supplies hundreds of Santas across Australia – is telling trainees that the signature catchphrase could frighten children and be derogatory to women.
They suggest “ha-ha-ha,” instead. Some Santa hopefuls have dropped out of the course in protest.
One would-be Father Christmas said he was told that the traditional expression was too close to the American slang for prostitute.
An anonymous reader writes “You’re doing something interesting. The phone rings. You get up, pick up the phone, and hear only silence. It could be a slasher waiting outside your house, but it’s probably an errant computer at a telemarketer. This article describes how some are fighting back by setting up websites to track the worst telemarketers by their caller ids. The article mentions whocalled.us (one of the funnier urls I’ve ever seen), 800notes.com and numberzoom.com . One intrepid guy is even writing a program to check these sites when the call comes in before ringing the phone.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Christmas Angel Project
We have decided to do the Christmas Angel project this year for grades K-12. If you would like to purchase gifts for a child this Christmas, you can pick an angel up at the Community Education Center or we can bring an angel to you. Gifts have to be turned in to the Community Education Office by December 7. If you have any questions, please fell free to ask.
Judy Feeback
859.234.7160
Over the past few weeks, I have been running too many different errands in the mornings and afternoons to catch Coffeebreak–that’s why I haven’t said anything about the show in a while. However, this morning, I actually had time to listen, and I was treated to a funfilled show.
This morning’s scheduled guest was unable to attend, so this morning’s show ended up becoming a weather report. It all started at 7:55am, just prior to the show, when a caller reported that it was sleeting at McDonald’s.
Reports of sleet were also reported in Colville, Ken’s New Market, a motorist in Cynthiana on Pleasant Street, and a motorist in Bourbon County. A caller in Robynwood reported that she was seeing a really fine snow falling.
Other areas reporting snow, or a snow-like phenomena were the Buena Vista area (on Goebel White Lane), South Elmarch Avenue (in Cynthiana), and Oddville. A caller from Kelat reported that the wind was blowing fairly fierce.
Calls were also received from listeners in Connersville, Shadynook, Kelat, Claysville, and Berry. These locations had nothing to report.
I wasn’t sitting at the computer throughout the program as I usually do, so I missed the opportunity of catching who this morning’s sponsors were. I did however catch that the cost of recordings of Coffeebreak have changed, and are now much lower than they had been previously. If I heard right, a cassette is now $5 and a CD $10. I’ll have to see about tuning back in to hear this afternoon’s replay to verify that. If so, I might start buying a few shows.
In a related note, I just received notification of an update to Bailey’s Weather Blog. WKYT has received numerous reports of snow falling across the region. Some of these reports may be from WCYN–Rick said that he was going to give them a call.
Friday begins the Southern Lights Holiday Festival at the Kentucky Horse Park. The festival will run seven nights a weeks from 5:30pm to 10pm with December 31 being the final night (Attractions other than the driving tour will be closed on Thanksgiving, and Dec 24-31)
There will be the usual attractions; Petting Zoo, Model Trains, Mini Train Express, Santa Claus, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park Gift Shop, and Area Performers. New to this year’s event will be: Interactive Children’s Exhibit by Explorium, Miniature Doll House Display, Carousel-themed Pony Rides, BBQ, Funnel Cakes, Kettle Corn and much more!
More information on the event, themed weekends, and pricing available at http://www.kyhorsepark.com/sub.php?pageid=46§ionid=4.