January 8, 2015

The Polar Express has arrived from the Great Plains to the Gulf Coast. The first major cold snap of the season has brought snow and temperatures up to 30 degrees below normal and wind chill making it feel like the teens in places like New Orleans and Jacksonville. Temperatures are expected to begin to moderate by the weekend. Source Link

A cable or satellite dish will no longer be the only way to get your ESPN fix. The number-one sports programmer will be part of a new Internet subscription service from Dish Network. The service that will include ESPN, CNN, TNT, TBS, Disney and other channels will be priced starting at $20 a month. Source Link

The new year should begin with less talk about swag, curating, the good kind of hacks, and that dreaded polar vortex. Those are among the words on the annual “banished” list issued by Lake Superior State University. Other nominees for conversational abandonment include “takeaway,” “skill-set” and “foodie.” Source Link