10/11/08 12:57 - 65ºF - ID#46058
Gratuitous Post for the 25K
Poor Old Man
An old man is sitting on a park bench crying. A young man is walking by and asks him why he's crying. The old man says, "I'm retired and I have lots of money, a huge luxury apartment, a beautiful 25 year old wife who loves me and has sex with me twice a day"
The young man says, "Well then why the hell are you crying!?"
The old man replies, "I can't remember where I live!"
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Words: 79
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: random
10/10/08 01:35 - ID#46043
Purchasing some ABBA & other stangeness
And how was your week?
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Words: 515
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: work
10/06/08 01:51 - 55ºF - ID#45962
The foolishness of Ch. 4 and Time Warner
Lin TV owns 12 stations in markets mostly around the great lakes. When Fox 29 came to the end of their agreement almost two years ago, they let TW keep showing them while the negotiations kept going. 29's parents had a lot at stake. The same firm owns NBC in LA.
Lin decided to cut off Buffalo, but the local station that shows the Packers to Green Bay (that had to be ugly) as well as their other markets. If I am an advertiser (like I am now), I'm pissed because they just took over 330,000 out of the loop because they felt like it. If I'm a paying cable customer (like I am now), I'm miffed because there are two channels doing nothing, yet I'm stuck paying for them.
While they talk, it would behoove Lin to put the channels back up. Both sides are going to take a beating for their stances, but Lin has a chance to actively be a "good guy" and place their signals back on.
I guess my point is that moving to Dish, Verizon, etc doesn't insulate you from such foolishness as they have to work with broadcasters under similar agreements. I'm not saying that because I used to be there or that my former Amherst office had a thousand people waiting for antenna on Saturday, but in the battle of overstuffed corporate entities, Lin is the one who could lose this time and throw the switch to put their signal on.
I can appreciate taking a stand, but perhaps there was a better way of digging in their heels.
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Words: 444
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: politics
10/06/08 09:43 - 50ºF - ID#45955
The "Debate"
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Words: 11
Location: Buffalo, NY
10/03/08 02:39 - 54ºF - ID#45919
Homer Votes!
"Maybe in Ohio, but not in America"
Hee!
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Words: 10
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: work
10/02/08 03:08 - 54ºF - ID#45895
Say after me ~~~~~~~~~
I WILL NOT complain about my job,
EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
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Words: 11
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: work
10/02/08 02:34 - 54ºF - ID#45894
Rainforest Falls
Missing Image ;(
This is a cool gig
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Words: 64
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: politics
10/02/08 10:21 - 50ºF - ID#45889
Post Turtle
The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a Post Turtle'".
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle".
The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. "You know she didn't get up there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, and she doesn't know what to do while she's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dummy put her up there to begin with".
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Words: 152
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: work
10/01/08 12:03 - 56ºF - ID#45880
Sometimes it just isn't meant to be....
Yesterday did look a little gloomy, but no ride can't be made better by cranking up the Ipod expodentially. The gathering was at the Hard Rock Cafe (franchise, I know, but hey it was a change from boring old conference rooms). Being a semi-frequent visitor to that area, I remembered that after Labor Day, some of the parking gets cheaper, like along Goat Island and places like that. We got directed to the three lots closest to the Hard Rock to park. I zip across the street and promptly get hosed for $10.00 (!?!?!) for access to not awhole lot. No street parking and the other option was to pay the ten spot to the flag waving monkey on the other corner. Mumbling, grumbling and cursing a little like Popeye, I parked. I was 15 feet from my car when you hear that tell-tale thump, thump, thump. A couple of seagulls with digestive issues opened fire on my car and the one next to it. Perfect! There was a freaking relief map on my sunroof of bird poop.
That yanked any enthusiasm I had for this gathering before it even got off the ground. Forgot to chime in much or just didn't want to network much until the end of the meeting, when the lovely people at the Hard Rock Cafe announced food and drink to end the meeting. Hard Rock has Guinness! except yesterday. I made due with some comlimentary Stella Artois and some stuffed mushrooms. Nice combo. Made me quite content will gathering strange looks at Delta Sonic. Guess the grey skies made them think nobody would wash their car yesterday.
Now, I just got to replace the missing (e:strip) bumper sticker on back. Got any left, Paul?
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Words: 336
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: foodie
09/30/08 09:13 - 55ºF - ID#45857
The Heart Attack Grill
Got to admire the plentiful availability of after dinner smokes too :)
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Words: 52
Location: Buffalo, NY
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