10/20/08 06:39 - 58ºF - ID#46213
You can pick your friends...
Here is the latest incite-to-riot bullshit that my (must be Fascist) uncle sent me that I’m sure he’s passing around to as many of the fringe idiots as he can. The subject line of his e-mail was: “We are what we read.†Are you effing kidding me? How unbelievably stupid can people actually be? Geez, does that mean if I read about Hitler and Nazi Germany, then I’m a Nazi? The logic somehow completely escapes me. What continues to totally blow my mind is that someone with any brain function can actually hop on this irresponsible, unreasonable, ridiculous notion as having even a modicum of validity. Perhaps it’s just that we’ve spent the last 8 years with a president whose literacy is so questionable, that some people don’t know how to act when they see an intelligent man who actually reads running for president. I keep wondering if maybe my grandmother dropped my uncle on his head when he was little - cause I can find no other reasonable explanation. Sadly, perhaps my new pet name for my uncle should be “uncle cracker†- what a world!
Here's the stupid e-mail message:
WHAT IS OBAMA READING? This should tell us what we need to know about this man's plan for America!!
He is reading 'The Post-American World' -- A Muslim's View. Please send this to those who think he walks on water and should be the next President of this Great Nation.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/19/08 10:26 - 45ºF - ID#46203
A new car maybe
Well, I test drove this little 2007 Ford Focus that I really kind of liked. It gets decent mileage at 26 mi. city and 32 hgwy - better than what I get now. My problem is I frequently shlep around a multitude of kids and/or junk and it's a pretty compact car. It is a hatchback with a fold down back seat, which could serve my purpose for junk shlepping (and would also be good for drive-in movies); but, my daughter and her friends would definitely be squishing in if there's a group. Guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Anyway, I really don't want to take on a car payment but it looks as if that's the direction in which I'm headed. My brother is going to check the car out for me when he goes to work on Tues. (he works for the dealership where I was looking) and let me know if he thinks it's a decent car. If so, he's going to talk to the used car sales manager to see what kind of a deal he can get me - Thank god. Good thing there's only 4 more payments to make on my daughter's braces - guess I'll likely be trading one insane monthly payment for a slightly more insane monthly payment. Oh, the joys!
It is kinda cute though - isn't it?
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/18/08 09:44 - ID#46184
Work weirdness
I can’t understand why so many people would sign up and then not show. Perhaps it’s because it started at 8:00 on a Saturday morning. Or maybe it’s just that when you tell people something’s free they feel compelled to sign up. But 1/2 of them (and maybe more)? Yikes, that seems excessive. Additionally, when you consider the district student population, to get such a low number of registrants, let alone attendees, is pretty pathetic. It’s such a conundrum.
Well, I put in my 3.5 hrs. and will get my OT for the day, yet can’t help but feel just a little bit guilty about taking it. There were so few people I hardly even had to do any work.
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Category: politics
10/18/08 12:20 - 48ºF - ID#46177
Not politics as usual
McCain the comedian
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/obama.mccain.dinner.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Obama the comedian
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/10/17/sot.obama.dinner.cnn?iref=videosearch
Also, did anyone notice at the debate the other night when McCain repeatedly talked about Autism and how Sara Palin knows about that? Has anyone explained to McCain and/or his note writers that there's a difference between Autism and Down Syndrome? It might have been ok if he'd only made the reference once, but he did it multiple times. Maybe most people didn't notice, and maybe I'm just more aware because I used to work at an agency that served people with disabilities. I don't know, but that whole thing was definitely very weird to me.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: food
10/17/08 06:38 - 51ºF - ID#46163
Marco’s Restaurant
Someone at work recommended Marco’s restaurant on Niagara St. They said I could sign up on their website and they’d e-mail me coupons. Has anyone ever eaten there? I’m getting coupons from them and just want to know if it’s worth checking them out. Also, does anyone know where on Niagara they’re located?
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Category: misc
10/16/08 07:38 - 54ºF - ID#46147
Coffee & Chocolate...
Literacy Volunteers is holding their annual Coffee & Chocolate fundraiser on November 6th at 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. It's at the Shea's Smith Theatre & Intermission Lounge, and a $20 donation gets you an evening of goodies from Fowler's Chocolates, coffee from Starbucks and light appetizers from some local fine dining establishments. There's also entertainment, basket raffel & silent auction. I've never attended one before but hear it's a really great event. I think I'll try to make it this year.
Other stuff -
Boss is out of town today and tomorrow so office is a little more at ease than usual. Makes for an easier day - thank god. She's not a bad boss - just causes us all stress - as bosses often do.
Just watched the movie The Visitor. I thought it was depressing but I liked it anyway.
This site is doing weird stuff for me too - my row that's ususally at the top isn't appearing - have to log out though mobil. Also, I can't scroll through some stuff that I used to be able to scroll (i.e. comments list, category list). Computer's too old, beat-up, and has too many problems to load the new flash players - it just keeps freezing and crashing when I try to install upgraded software. It's old enough I think I'm still running windows '98 - yikes!
Think I'll be looking for a new car soon. The stupid belt is squeeling AGAIN - I've replaced it twice already in the last 2 months. Am thinking there might be a problem with the alternator and don't want to start replacing that kind of stuff. The car's not really worth investing in. Might be time - don't want to spend the winter in something unreliable.
Glad tomorrow's Friday - payday - the weekend...
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: political
10/15/08 11:50 - 59ºF - ID#46135
I couldn't help but laugh
"My assessment so far"
Well, you betcha!
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/15/08 07:07 - 64ºF - ID#46130
Back to the mundane - part II
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/14/08 06:41 - 65ºF - ID#46115
Back to the mundane
This trip was a little unusual in that the lake we stay at is dropped every year by about 2.5 feet around the 1st of November. This year they dropped the lake early so they could conduct some repairs on the dam. It was the first time we’ve been there after the lake was dropped - it was kind of cool. My brother, nonetheless, found a way to get his little sailboat into the lake for his maiden voyage. He was so excited. There wasn’t much wind but he did manage to catch just enough breeze to make it work.
My family members are all pretty avid thrifters so we had to take the obligatory trip into town to hit the thrift stores, and the rinky-dink flee market. I wasn’t too enthusiastic (more interested in hanging out relaxing) but it actually turned out ok for me. I found a shadow box, a 6 qt. pressure cooker, and a Fiesta gravy boat. The first two were very reasonable, the last, not quite as much.
It was hard going back to work today. Should have taken one extra day off to get myself re-settled. Trying to decide if I want to watch the last debate or not - inclined toward not at this point - just plain sick of all the rhetoric and talking heads. With things the way they are right now, it’s hard to imagine anyone actually even wanting the job. Kind of makes you have to wonder a little about anyone who wants it.
Work sucked, the house still needs to be cleaned, laundry to get done, kid bullshit to deal with, retirement account down 16 percent with the finance mess, blah, blah, blah...
I want to go on vacation again!
Our Campfire
The view right out our back door
Lots of geese
My mom and sister digging up rocks to take home for the garden - they're a little strange sometimes - but they got cool rocks
My brother's sail boat
Maiden voyage - he was so happy
My pressure cooker find - good deal
My shadow box - another good deal
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/10/08 09:00 - 45ºF - ID#46035
Happy Weekend!
MrMike - I hope your dad has a happy birthday, and thanks for dragging my kid along, I appreciate it.
Enjoy your weekend everyone - I'll post pix of my trip when I get back.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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For some reason the RNC sent me a personlized, "autographed" photo of W a while back. To screw with Dad I framed it and put it on the wall. On his second visit after I put it up he had to vandalize it, writing "I am an Asshole" on the glass. Hahaha.
Yes, we come from a line of Democratics - the blue collar ones. They're totally puzzled. People make up their minds based on experience and personal choices. But we are not hard core right wingers, definitely due to our upbringing.
As far as Dad is concerned, even if he is a lib, he'll always be a far better Dad than I will ever be a son. It just kills me.