Residential Decay
It’s unusual to see something look this bad, this fast. Look at the photos of it just 8 years ago.
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YouTube Star: Jake Byrd
I was watching the O.J. coverage last night when I caught site of this bizarre guy wearing an “I Love Famous People hat” in the press conference background. After searching for it on the internet, I entered the hilarious world of Jake Byrd.
Does UGA’s Stadium Look Familiar?
We’ve all heard about UGA’s famous hedges. I found a little history lesson today on Inside Carolina message board about Sanford Stadium:
“Near the existing Sanford Field was a low area between the Old Campus (to the north) and the Ag Campus (to the south) with a small creek (Tanyard Creek) running through it, creating a clearly preferable choice for the location of the new stadium. This natural valley containing Tanyard Creek would result in reduced costs, as stands could be built on the rising sides of the hill, while the creek could be enclosed in a concrete culvert, on top of which the field would be constructed. The architect for the stadium was TC Atwood of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium had just been completed with a similar design. The 30,000 seat stadium was built in large part with convict labor, as were many public works projects of that era.”
Here’s my 3-photo panoramic photo of the stadium:
Lost in Translation
Ty Dembicks got a photo of this sign posted in a hotel bathroom.
Find Your IP Address
There are several sites that will display your IP address. Until recently the IPChicken was the most entertaining site displaying one’s IP. We are lucky now, however, to have MoanMyIP.com. At this site a sexy woman moans your IP address. This is NOT office friendly!
MLB Is a Joke
ESPN likes to ridicule hockey, but guess what? In Miami, the 5th largest metro in the U.S., only 0.5% of the stadium bothered to stay to the end of a 12-inning game versus Washington. Yes, that’s half of a percent. Please don’t let anyone talk about bringing the steroid yawnfest known as MLB to the Triangle.
I Love The Badger
I don’t know about about you, but I just love the football-sized Car-selling Badger. The ads for Johnson Lexus, were produced by Richmond, VA ad firm The Martin Agency. The firm which produced the Gecko ads and Caveman ads for Geico Insurance was approached by Johnson Lexus for the ads. Surely the campaign will be snapped in place for ads across America because they area proven hit in this market.
Can He Carry a Football?
I was poking around on Digg and found this link to a photo of the most buff dog I’ve ever seen. I wonder how fast he can run?
City of What?
Boy, is this annoying or what?
X Marks the Spot
To celebrate the Hurricanes’ 10th anniversary the ice has been painted with the official “X” logo instead of the Hurricanes’ main logo.
Uncle Joe’s Update
A great site for catching quick music and entertainment news is Uncle Joe Benson’s Daily Update.
Heels on CSTV
The UNC@ECU game tonight at 6:00 is being carried by CSTV. The network appears on Time Warner Cable channel 327. It’s only available, though, if one has the Digital Sports package. The $3 package can be added to your digital service by calling TWC now. The service takes a few hours to activate so don’t delay!
Here are the depth charts for the game:
Today Ties Record
With all this talk about the tropical storm, the fact that we will tie the record for 90 degree days in a year today is lost. The high is 92 and that will make 72 days in the year of 90+ temps; tying the record set in 1953. It looks like we’ll smash that record, too, as highs Monday and Tuesday are in the 90’s.
Canes On The Runway
Yesterday the Carolina Hurricanes unveiled their new jersey. (I’m not sure when New Jersey will unveil their new jersey - they actually have a new building this year, too). The entire league will be sporting new sweaters, in fact, with a tapered look that appears and feels less bulky. The NHL store says that they will have the new sweaters online beginning 9/17.
Today Makes 71
Today will be the 71st day of the year to reach 90 degrees. We’ll have to wait until next week to break the record as this tropical depression approaches.
Daily Dose of Architecture
Here’s a great site. It’s the Daily Dose of Architecture - Daily musings from New York City. It isn’t exclusive to NYC by any means, but it is a very interesting blog to follow.
Day 70
of 90+ heat…and counting.
Should We Talk About The Weather?
Hi. Hi. Hi….or should that be HIGH. The WRAL Weather blog has a nice entry summarizing the miserably hot August, the hottest month on record. Check out these records:
- We reached 90 degrees or higher on 30 of August’s 31 days (11 is normal)
- The average temperature of 84.1 degrees exceeded the old record (80.6) by more than the difference between the old record and the norm (77.2).
- We broke or tied records for the hottest high and low temperatures on 10 of 31 days, each.
As of today, we stand at 68 days reaching 90 degrees or more. The record for a year is 72, set in 1953, and the normal number is only 39. Given the forecasted highs for today, Thu, and Fri of 96, 95, and 92, respectively, we could be in a position to break the record early next week. Stay tuned!
Atlanta Time Machine
For those who enjoy visiting Atlanta, you’ll enjoy the Atlanta Time Machine. It’s full of fun info and photos of days gone by compared to today. Pictured here is Lenox Square Mall looking toward the garden court end. The entrance to Rich’s (now Macy’s) is on the left.
One Horsepower
Autoblog posted a report about a new concept car that is powered by a horse on a treadmill. We’ll never actually see it but it’s hilarious.
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