Category: ideas
10/09/09 12:44 - 54ºF - ID#49971
The T-shirt factory
Now, I know NOTHING about t-shirt manufacture, but I do know that we have a lot of available space. I also know that we have a lot of labor. Sure, taxes are high, but they are in LA, too.
I DO know that the shirts made by American Apparel feel better than any I have ever worn, and that people will pay extra for a shirt that is comfy, cool, and local.
I also know that every entrepreneur in Buffalo has started a screen printing t-shirt shop. So why not create t's locally to sell to them?
Another con--there isn't much local cotton (or any), but right now, the average t-shirt is made with American cotton shipped to the far East. Buffalo would be a much shorter trip.
I would encourage everybody to join me in brainstorming ways to create jobs in this city. We need them.
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Category: estrip
10/07/09 10:26 - 51ºF - ID#49959
I only posted once in all of September
I'm going to write something. But not tonight. Or tomorrow. Tonight I am too tired to think and I have a funeral, a meeting, and a class to teach tomorrow.
But on Friday, I will write about one of the following.
Comedysportz.
Football.
How awesome church is going to be on Sunday, even though it is going to make people angry (or maybe because of it).
Writing a play or screenplay.
My growing admiration for Stephen Colbert.
My growing dissatisfaction with just about every American politician.
My (thus far) secret development of an Obama impression. (I've got the voice pretty good, but look nothing like him)
My desire to open up a t-shirt factory in Buffalo.
You can vote on what I should blog about. I will write it on Friday after a much deserved sleep in.
Actually, if anybody wants to share a beverage on Thursday night, it's my Friday, and I will be ready for a cold one.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: sports
09/02/09 01:42 - 72ºF - ID#49678
City of Champions
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: party
08/11/09 10:00 - 72ºF - ID#49510
PartyPartyParty
We will also play variegated and sundry games, such as the Western New York's own Kan-Jam (tm).
Your attendance is kindly requested. A comment, or response to the facebook event page will help us estimate the amount of batter to prepare. We hope to require so much that we are forced to rent a cement mixer.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: 10 things
08/06/09 11:16 - 67ºF - ID#49469
10 Things I like about my new t-shirt
1. It's stretchy, but not clingy.
2. It breathes.
3. The t-shirt was made in America, sweat-free.
4. And printed in Buffalo, NY.
5. It supports the Elmwood Village Association.
6. It is a good excuse to wear a t-shirt to work.
7. T-shirts are already the most comfortable thing you can wear, so a comfy t-shirt is like, double.
8. Green and grey are nice colors.
9. It was an impulse purchase. Even though I am an impulsive person, I'm not really so impulsive with my money.
10. It's finally t-shirt weather around here!
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Location: Buffalo, NY
08/04/09 11:34 - 74ºF - ID#49453
Why, yes!
A couple other bullet points, since I never post anymore.
-A friend from the last church I served died last week. Funerals are never fun, but they really stink when you are older than the deceased.
-I am all for health care reform, but every two weeks, a big part of my paycheck goes to BlueCross, who is lobbying against it. If I were serious about what I believe in, I would forego health insurance until everyone can get it.
-Yes, cash for clunkers, is more about stimulating the economy and getting the auto makers back in business then cleaning up the air. I almost took the deal, because we could use a four-door instead of a pick-up, and we would never get $4500 for the truck otherwise. But I haven't, and the program will likely die before I get to it.
-Steelers training camp has begun. I love it.
-I need to play disc golf a few more times while I still can. If you want to join, let me know. I can share discs and provide some instruction.
-working (still) on a logo for the church. It looks like we will have a bright, urban, classic, lampost as our pic, with a font that is simultaneously old and fresh. The pic will come when it is done.
-I took a dead rat out of my backyard yesterday. That had been nesting next door. Dead rats aren't as good as pet rats or lab rats, but after those, dead rats are the best kind.
-I want to ride a bike from Buffalo to Albany on the Erie Canal. Maybe next summer.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
07/15/09 10:46 - 75ºF - ID#49302
Bidwell party?
I am willing to arrive early and set up a table. I'm thinking every (e:peep) BYOB and an appetizer/snack to share. What do you think?
Next Tuesday is Outer Circle Orchestra.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
07/11/09 09:11 - 75ºF - ID#49260
Computer peeps!
I also have another friend that is looking for a pastor/preaching/chaplain gig, but I figure the former job has a better chance on (e:strip).
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Location: Buffalo, NY
06/30/09 06:10 - 68ºF - ID#49131
Concert Tonight on Bidwell
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: 10 things
06/23/09 12:10 - 74ºF - ID#49038
Ten Things I like about Summer
2. Shorts.
3. Sandals.
4. Less work to be done.
5. Traveling.
6. Fresh vegetables.
7. Fireworks.
8. Eating dinner on the front porch.
9. NFL Training camp fast approaching.
10. Sun.
I know, boring--but I haven't posted all month. Maybe I will have a real opinion soon.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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I think you have a fabulous idea. Over a third of the city lives under the poverty line. Unskilled jobs that pay a living wage would help this city more than the freakin Empire Development Zone ever did (tax breaks for Celino and Barnes, and hotels that pay minimum wage!). A whole lot of labor and IDA reform has to happen before manufacturing jobs like this can really happen.