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SNL Archives
The answer to most any question one may have about Saturday Night Live can be found at The SNL Archive. Strangley, another resource seems to reside at that site, but is found through a back door. It is the SNL transcripts site.
One of the funniest skits I’ve ever seen was the “Out of Africa” skit in the ‘94 season opener show starring Charles Barkley/Nirvana. In the skit Rob Schnieder owns a primitive African art store where seemingly every item has a place to “put your weeeeed in it”. I looked for this skit when this episode reran on Comedy Central, however it was edited out when they whittled the show to fit the 1-hour format. Unfortunately it remains a lost piece of SNL lore.
Windows Wallpapers
The best Windows Wallpaper site I’ve seen is Socksoff, a site in the UK.
NYC Skyscrapers
New York City Skyscrapers is a great site for learning about each of the Great Apple’s highrise buildings. Especially impressive is the interactive aerial photo of downtown.
The Best Dish…Anywhere
Being a complete fiend for well-cooked Mexican food, I’ve found that dish that really does it for me at Rosa Mexicano. If you are in NYC, DC, Atlanta, or Palm Beach, you must seek:
Alambre a la Mexicana
Grilled cubes of beef tenderloin, chorizo, onions, tomatoes and Serrano peppers with tomatillo and tomato-chipotle sauces. Served over house rice.
What’s so great about the dish is that there are so many flavor combinations on the plate. The beef with the chipotle sauce tastes totally different than the chorizo with tomatillo or the rice and onions. It’s so good that their world-famous guacamole only stands as a prelude. Wow.
Car Ad
I’m not even sure what car this is advertising, but I thought it looked pretty neat. Anyone interested in recreating this pose at the Broughton Class of 1987 reunion?
UNC Hoops Schedule for Outlook and Portables
Tar Heel fans who like electronic calendars rejoice! I’ve uploaded the 2007-2008 UNC basketball schedule in the .CSV format.
Outlook/Palm Users:
- Create a new folder in your in Outlook calendar (Heels08, for example). Use the File | Import and Export… to import from “another program or file”, then “Comma Separated File (Windows)”. This will set up the Heels’ schedule in your new sub-calendar where you can make whatever changes you want.
- When you are happy with the way the subcalendar looks, change the calendar view to “Events” (instead of 7-day or 31-Day or whatever view you’re using). “Select All” from the list, and drag them over to your main “Calendar” (The Treo and other Palm Handhelds only sync to the main calendar - time for Palm to get with the program on that one!). If you want to keep your sub calendar intact, use Ctrl-drag instead of plain drag. That will create a copy of each event to the main Calendar and keep the Heels08 calendar in place. Sync your handheld to copy the events to the handheld.
iCal Users:
- Used iCalTextImport to import the .CSV version of the schedule.
Download uncbball08.csv
(right click on the link above and “Save As…”)
Note: Use at your own risk. I do not accept responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in the schedule.
NCSU Hoops Schedule for Outlook and Portables
Wolfpack fans who like electronic calendars rejoice! I’ve uploaded the 2007-2008 NCSU basketball schedule in the .CSV format.
Outlook/Palm Users:
- Create a new folder in your in Outlook calendar (Pack08, for example). Use the
File | Import and Export… to import from “another program or file”, then “Comma Separated File (Windows)”. This will set up the Pack’s schedule in your new sub-calendar where you can
make whatever changes you want. - When you are happy with the way the subcalendar looks, change the calendar view to “Events” (instead of 7-day or 31-Day or whatever view your using). “Select All” from the list, and drag them over to your main “Calendar” (The Treo and other Palm Handhelds only syncsto the main calendar - time for Palm to get with the program on that one). If you want to keep your sub calendar intact, use Ctrl-drag instead of plain drag. That will create a copy of each event to the main Calendar and keep the Pack08 calendar in place. Sync your handheld to copy the events to the
handheld.
iCal Users:
- Use iCalTextImport to import either form of the schedule.
(right click on the link above and “Save As…”)
Note: Use at your own risk. I do not accept responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in the schedule.
Hot and Bothered
Check out the story from the front page of Sunday’s N&O depicting the problems of people getting DWI’s and let back on the streets, only to get a second DWI within hours. Several cases were cited, however the most interesting was that of Mary Kathryn Stone who looked pretty darned good during her 5:13pm arrest. What in the world happened in the ensuing 10.5 hours? Most people would say that women like this look better as the night goes on. Whoah! This looks like one of those Faces of Meth cases!
Real Estate Search
By far, the best way to be nosy is to use the Wake County Real Estate Search page. You can read all about sales transactions, see photos, and get fairly accurate square footage on houses.
Check out this 8,500 square foot house which recently burned to the ground. The family was at the hospital visiting their daughter in the ICU. Word is that two firefighters nearly died as the chandelier fell when the ceiling collapsed.
RBC Center Roofcam
I like to periodically check the RBC Center’s roofcam and see what the crew is working on.
What Year Is It?
Proof that a 16×9 TV can be fun for the whole family. So much for high-def content.
Treadmill Video
Most everyone has seen this one by now, but if you haven’t you have to watch this one.
Silver State Helicopters Opens Today
The former Amburn Pontiac dealership at Capital Blvd and 440 is the newest site for Silver State Helicopters, the world’s largest helicopter instruction company. Opening today, Silver State will offer a flight academy, transit, scenic rides, advertising and more.
“Could be a crackhead…”
Is that a leprechaun in the tree? Apparently several people in Alabama thought they saw one, and were the subjects of this hilarious video on YouTube.
Sloane Isn’t “Live”
Is there anyone out there so desperate for interesting news that they watch both the 10:00 and 11:00 news? I’m so pitiful that I’ll even watch practically the same channel!
WRAZ frequently has “live” field reporting, especially from Sloane Heffernan, during their 10:00 news. However WRAL also has live spots from the reporter. Both reports are graphically labeled “Live”, however close inspection reveals that the clip is the exact same report. Ever notice her signature, “back to you”? That keeps the clip generic and usable at later showings.
NO FAIR!! If they want to use the same exact field reporting clip, that’s fine. However it is dishonest for the latter showing to be labeled “live”. It makes me wonder if the 10 o’clock showing is even “live” at all.
TWC Coming with New DVR “Downgrade”
Engadget is reporting that a new gen, “no-fee” DVR from TWC won’t have fully controllable fast-forward functionality without a fee. The standard models will feature preset fast-forward in preset chunks.
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