Category: work
07/16/14 09:57 - ID#59206
The blind store
At work there is a convenience store in the building next door. It's manned by a guy who is completely blind.
I went with Paul yesterday and today for snacks. He knows (or at least I think he does) every price on every item in the store, but you have to tell him what you are buying. You also have to tell him how much money you give him which seems like a gaping hole for scammers, which he puts into a talking cash register.
I want to ask him how he ended up this job but that's probably not PC. Its so strange if its a program match up the visually impaired as cashiers.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/16/14 09:57
Category: ideas
07/16/14 01:09 - ID#59205
Semis
As of yesterday, the 43 North submission ("Docugen") that (e:terry), (e:heidi), (e:yesthatcasey), (e:paul) and I are on together is a semifinalist.
We started with 6,932 applications from 96 countries and all 50 U.S. states.
That got boiled down to 2,603 qualified submissions.
Now, we're excited to announce our 113 semifinalists!
There's a single million buck prize, 6 $500,000 and 4 $250,000. And one of them has to go to a Buffalo idea, which there are about 30 of. It definitely could happen. It's so freaking awesome I can't believe it.
The downside is the second application is due August 15th, and the presentations would be in October. It's summer and we're all supes busy. But how can you pass this opportunity up?
Even if we don't win I think that it made it to the top 100 is a pretty good indication it's a viable idea. Look at us, all entrepreneurial and shiz.
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Words: 155
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/16/14 10:32
Category: swimming
07/14/14 11:53 - ID#59204
Who wears short shorts?
It was a really amazing day for biking over for swimming. The water has warmed up a lot and is so clean compared to the lake. You're now allowed to swim until 9. I'm really surprised its not more popular.
We may have found a even more deserted quarry to swim in
Paul freaking out about this mole on his head
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Words: 81
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/15/14 12:05
Category: food
07/14/14 11:52 - ID#59203
Taste of Buffalo
I didn't manage to get pictures of the food somehow but I did get a glimpse of a ginger mormon.
A lost child
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Words: 110
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/15/14 12:12
Category: dancing
07/13/14 11:43 - ID#59199
Brofest at Willow Creek Winery
(e:paul) and I did get about an hour of good dancing in. And we had some delicious greasy food. We played a lot of glow Frisbee. But the best part was that it was a good place to observe bro culture. I don't think I've ever hears so many unironic "bros" before. There was a lot of bromance going on too. All morning we got to hear about how one bro snuck in a tent and stole another bro's socks.
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Words: 149
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/13/14 11:44
Category: environment
07/13/14 11:34 - ID#59198
Dead Lake
Its so fucking gross that with the amount of money in this country we don't even try to keep our water clean. for example, buffalo's sewer control program is only going to handle 70 percent of sewage overflows, at a cost of $380 million by 2034. We really can't dedicate any more resources to that? The US can spend hundreds of billions on the military and tens of billions on arming other countries,http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_foreign_aid ($3 billion in military aid to Israel) but there is only $19 million a year for Buffalo to stop dumping literal shit in our water.
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Words: 147
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/13/14 01:53
Category: food
07/12/14 01:53 - ID#59195
Farmers Market
We even got cheese curds from the hot goat man.
Basra got to enjoy some too.
Permalink: Farmers_Market.html
Words: 60
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/13/14 12:11
Category: dancing
07/12/14 01:49 - ID#59194
Block Club Secrets
(E:Paul) had a less fun time getting stuck in kreiswichsen conversations outside. Less talking more dancing.
Afterwards Terry and I went to the shit mansion, but he didn't last too much longer. We got some Lloyd's nachoes and headed home.
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Words: 123
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/12/14 05:01
Category: art
07/12/14 12:33 - ID#59191
Unconventional measurements
I am not an arty person but computer art and data is something I can get into. Unfortunately some of these charts made no sense. I guess I am not an artist though because I couldn't get a clear picture.
Permalink: Unconventional_measurements.html
Words: 123
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/14/14 03:11
Category: preservation
07/11/14 07:07 - ID#59184
More ruin porn of 23 North
Just to further document to (e:paul)'s. Its full of asbestos but the workers aren't wearing lung protection. Can someone say OSHA?
It almost looks as if they're saving the facade but I think not. I hope it doesn't become a parking lot.
I really think between this lot, the parking lot next to it and the warehouse behind the Firestone, a really cool building could be built. I think a four or five story apartment building similar to the Linnor with a front courtyard would be awesome and add more residential density to Allentown.
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Words: 113
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/11/14 07:07
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