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Category: life

08/22/10 01:25 - 69.ºF - ID#52504

Waiting isn't so bad

In watching the video heidi posted on (e:heidi,52496) - the author mentions that people hate to wait for things. In the one example, he was saying about how people even hate to wait the one minute for a computer to boot up.

I think that is changing as people start to multitask their wait times. How do you best do that? With a smart phone. (e:enknot) and I were talking about this the other day in the context of red lights. I used to hate waiting at red lights, since I got a smart phone back in 2003 I find myself not dreading it as much and sometimes actually hoping for a red light because I know I can fill the free time checking the weather, my mail, writing a blog, reading google news, seeing if any problems happend at work, text my brother to see if he is hungry, etc. Same with doctor's offices, a line at the store, etc. I know I probably should not mention texting and driving as it is illegal but, on the other hand, you are practically parked at red light.

Anyways, I just don't mind waiting as much anymore. I think the key to happy waiting is having a device that can distract you from the waiting itself. On the other hand it sometimes starts to feel like you have no downtime, but I was never very good at downtime anyways.
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Category: buffalo

08/21/10 08:29 - 78.ºF - ID#52493 pmobl

What the Hay?

What was going on down there? All the streets in front of HSBC arena were blocked with bales of hay.

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Category: food

08/21/10 06:53 - 80.ºF - ID#52491 pmobl

Clams at Dug's Dive

It was well worth the walk. P.S. the diner in the last journal was an abandoned gas station and not Dug's Dive.

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Category: buffalo

08/21/10 06:24 - 80.ºF - ID#52489 pmobl

Behind the new, former casino

We walked from out house at Linwood and North to Dug's Dive on the Lake. I really walk anywhere for clams. These pictures are from right behind what was to be the new casino.

I had never really walked this way before but its pretty doable. We had to go on down to Ohio st to go over the Buffalo river. I wish they had a bridge at Michigan St.

The yummy lucky charms smell from the General Mills factory is so overwhelming at this close proximity. You could actually taste it in the air.

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Category: harbor

08/21/10 05:23 - 82.ºF - ID#52488 pmobl

Maritime Music Sessions

They also have some sort learn to play the spoons thing at 8:30.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: signs

08/21/10 04:35 - 82.ºF - ID#52486 pmobl

Is this from a year ago?

Or is someone just really bad with dates. There is no Friday, August 21, right?

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Category: church of the ascension

08/21/10 12:25 - 79.ºF - ID#52485 pmobl

Dear Church of the Ascension 2

Why can't these stupid fucks park like normal people. You cannot expand your driveway into a parking lot without going through the proper channels. Especially when you are using my driveway to make it possible. It just looks looks so trashy with cars parked on the lawn.

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The people parking can't even figure out how to maximize the space they have. Like how is the black car going to get out.
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Here you get to find out how.



If you really don't think parking on the grass is an issue, why don't you park on your giant parking lot on North Street?

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Another one just did the same thing, but even worse. When we had multiple cars we would just move so the other person could get out. Instead, they do this.



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Category: linwood

08/20/10 08:28 - 71.ºF - ID#52483 pmobl

Three more windows complete

Finally completed the left three windows. Only twelve more to go. (e:terry) is now talking about hiring someone to do the tops. I am torn between wanting to ride the cherry picker and not wanting to do any more work.

Its really coming around. In one more year I think the outside might be done.

Well, minus a new brick driveway and wall blocking off the church.

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Category: food

08/20/10 09:09 - 66.ºF - ID#52479 pmobl

chilled watermelon soup

(e:samathon86) got this for lunch at Fiddleheads in Allen yesterday. It consists of chilled pureed watermelon, heavy cream and some sort of frozen fruit ball. He said it was real yummy.

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08/19/10 10:43 - 74.ºF - ID#52474 pmobl

why can't they park in their driveway

Isn't this illegal?

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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