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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>joe's estrip.org Blog</title><link>https://estrip.org</link><description><![CDATA[joe's estrip.org journal]]></description><language>en-us</language><skipHours/><skipDays/><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Paul Visco's surebert framework RSS creator</generator><item><title>Lovey at Niagara Falls</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60946/Lovey_at_Niagara_Falls.html</link><description><![CDATA[<a href="/articles/read/Terry/" class="e_link" title="link to Terry's journal #">(E:Terry)</a>&#039;s aunt has been visiting for the past month.<br />
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Today was her last day here so I left work at the end of the day to go up to the Canadian side of the falls with them.<br />
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It was crazy busy as expected. If you wanted to park in the falls it was $40 Canadian, so <a href="/articles/read/Paul/" class="e_link" title="link to Paul's journal #">(e:Paul)</a> and I found an annex lot and rode the bus back to meet the group by the falls.<br />
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Afterwards we stopped by the Kasbah, an Armenian restaurant outside the main tourist area. For $21 USD they had a buffet that was actually pretty good, including desserts. I had  veggie moussaka, chicken soulvaki, hummus, baba, Greek salad, rice pudding, spanikopita, cauliflower, calamari, and even some of Terry&#039;s veggie French onion soup. <br />
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Bearin&#039; out.<br />
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On the way back we tried to pay a visit to the welcome center but it was closed. Outside there was a woman cleaning the sidewalk with a few others. Apparently she was arrested for painting &quot;zell-no&quot; outside the polling place against Jeremy Zellners attempt to crown himself state senator.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:06:41 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60946/Lovey_at_Niagara_Falls.html</guid></item><item><title>new desk setup</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60945/new_desk_setup.html</link><description><![CDATA[One of the few light spots about <a href="/articles/read/Paul/" class="e_link" title="link to Paul's journal #">(e:Paul)</a>&#039;s retirement is I took over his work equipment. Now my desk looks like an Apple store. These screens are amazing, definitely not worth the money they cost but I&#039;ll gladly enjoy them for now.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:54:33 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60944/Paul_s_last_day_at_work.html</guid></item><item><title>Allentown Art Festival</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60943/Allentown_Art_Festival.html</link><description><![CDATA[In the morning, Tyler made us some breakfast while I installed the bidet we bought for his birthday. He has a standard toilet so it could use a 1/2&quot; connector while our stupid Toto needs a special adapter that only supports 3/8&quot;. The water pressure difference is substantial.<br />
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<a href="/articles/read/terry/" class="e_link" title="link to terry's journal #">(e:terry)</a> and Tyler serenaded us with Toni Braxton while we got ready and then ate.<br />
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We biked back home in the morning and got ready to take <a href="/articles/read/terry/" class="e_link" title="link to terry's journal #">(e:terry)</a>&#039;s mom and aunt to the Allentown Art Festival.<br />
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It wasn&#039;t that crowded since Saturday was so beautiful and it was threatening to rain. <br />
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Honestly most of what is being sold doesn&#039;t really interest me, but I don&#039;t mind doing a lap unlike <a href="/articles/read/libertad/" class="e_link" title="link to libertad's journal #">(e:libertad)</a> who says it&#039;s his worst nightmare. <br />
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Turns out the rain forecast was right and it torrentially downpoured. We hid in the tunnel behind Rick&#039;s for a minute while Franklin Street turned into a babbling brook.<br />
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Once home <a href="/articles/read/paul/" class="e_link" title="link to paul's journal #">(e:paul)</a> and I napped before <a href="/articles/read/terry/" class="e_link" title="link to terry's journal #">(e:terry)</a> and I went to do karaoke at Susanna and Yames&#039;s place for her grad school graduation party. The day also ended with Terry singing Toni Braxton.<br />
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Some wet dogs.<br />
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Honestly it&#039;s pretty fun just running around throwing a basketball around in a gym with no goal.<br />
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The decor of these places are wild though. So many random signs of rules, and this wolf mascot costume that stank from feet away.<br />
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On the way home we stopped at the vegan grocery store in Tonawanda. <a href="/articles/read/terry/" class="e_link" title="link to terry's journal #">(e:terry)</a> was able to stock up on soy curls which we haven&#039;t found anywhere else, even the mega Asian mart on the boulevard.<br />
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In the evening we went over to hang out at Tyler&#039;s garage with some cheese plates and drinks leftover from pride. <a href="/articles/read/mike/" class="e_link" title="link to mike's journal #">(e:mike)</a> and <a href="/articles/read/libertad/" class="e_link" title="link to libertad's journal #">(e:libertad)</a> were there too, it was a good time all around. <br />
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