You know those stories about people who run from their small town, USA, because they can't spend the rest of their life working in the "fill-in-the-blank" factory? I couldn't run from my town fast enough to avoid the St…
Something I read in the Buffalo News from a reader caught my attention regarding Public Employee benefits. Is it really true that the income public retirees draw from isn't taxed by NYS? Governments are experts at doubl…
I'm a jerk. I realized the other day that I haven't been to e:strip in a very long time. Much has happened, as expected, but not going to give my usual laundry list of new stuff. I still keep in touch with a few of you …
I can't wait to get it, my current phone's battery is starting to die the past month or so, only holds about a day's charge. Didn't want to pay for a new battery in the mean time so I'm glad they're releasing this in Ju…
I use ssh for port forwarding a lot. One of the most frequent uses is to allow for secure local access to a remote mysql server over ssh. In order for this to work you must have ssh accesss to the mysql box. This is the…
Well, big news today: two Democratic NYS Senators have agreed to caucus with the Republicans, flipping control of the chamber. NY Times: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/revolt-could-imperil-democratic-contr…
I went to my favorite annual party over Memorial Day weekend. It features some of the best in bluegrass - Hickory Project, http://www.hickoryproject.com/ (Tioga County-based, internationally known, mandolin player is a …
Still tired from it all. Well, dear reader, it is like this. Physically, (and sometimes by necessity, I have had to be a really early morning person and it isn't sitting well. During a recent day of double promotion, I …
What is this bullshit, AT&T? Are you serious? The rest of the world can do it but you can't? FINALLY- MMS: "MMS support (send and receive photos/contacts/audio files/locations) in Messages app (29 carriers in 76 countri…
I wasn't going to mention this in my blog, but I felt like I had to because I was disappointed, puzzled and then pleasantly surprised this morning at Sweetness 7. I go to Sweetness 7 every weekend and have done so pract…
I hope that there are still people out having fun now that both parades are over and that the weather stays nice. It is odd that the sun is out it feels nice then it goes away and out comes the wind and you need a hoodi…
I so wished we had a place like this around here in Buffalo. http://current.com/items/88896624_salumi-meat-society.htm I guess the Wegman's deli on Alberta Dr will just have to do.
I didn't think any of these really warranted their own post. 1. A couple of weeks ago, Federal had bogo bacon and cheap stuffed pork chops. Swine flu creates a global freak-out, and I reap all the benefits. 2. If you ha…
I'm having a party on Saturday and everyone on estrip is invited! 9pm to ? That's right, until ? I'll have some party food and a very limited supply of alcohol so you may want to bring something to drink for yourself. H…
waking up at 530 to workout. i hate it. but i love the results im getting already and its only been a few weeks. it takes hard work and dedication, and a verrrrrry early bedtime. i have given up social life for exercise.
I'm currently obsessed with Gmaps Pedometer. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ I don't know why I haven't used this before! I'm slowing down on catching on for some things, I guess. Becoming less of an 'early adopter' and …
This was my National Geographic pic of the day http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/daredevil-india-pod.html today: And that led to this youtube vid: hZK4_uSgN6k Is this not the crazies…
This was my National Graphic pic of the day http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/daredevil-india-pod.html today: And that led to this youtube vid: hZK4_uSgN6k Is this not the craziest t…
Red snapper is so freakin' expensive at the coop, to be exact $30/fish. Its a whole fish. You have to clean it yourself, its not half as big as it looks in this picture. There is no such thing as organic fish - so reall…
we went to the Greek festival today. It's mostly a food festival. The food is really just like Greek diner food and despite Greece being a land of seascapes, it includes no seafood. That made me sad. They even had all t…
So a bit later I'm going to try and see the Dyke march or as it is also called Dykes on Bikes. It goes by pretty fast. Then come home and watch the Penguins game it should be a great game. If I can watch it all then wat…
