11/24/04 05:40 - ID#33075

Scary Phone Call

"This is the (e:peep) mafia. You haven't been attending our meetings. Don't you know that once you join, you can never leave. Show up to the Pink or else.."

Okay, so that wasn't exactly verbatim. But (e:jill) and (e:mike) were certainly trying to stir up some trouble last night.

(E:peeps) are down and they haven't seen each other. All signs point to an epeep night out. Maybe we should try another Thursday night at the Pink. According to (e:strip), even Republicans like it there.

And to help us all cheer up - how about some winter outings? Anyone interested in cross-country skiing or ice skating?

Let's get the morale back up around here.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

10/22/04 10:21 - ID#33074

Dance Dance Dance!

Mohawk Place is having another dance party tomorrow - Saturday. Be there. Last time, (e:jill), (e:drchlorine), and (e:chriddy) were spotted shaking their e-booties.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

10/19/04 07:16 - ID#33073

True Love

Forget romance. Trust statistics. At lovecalculator.com, you can discover the odds of any two people having a successful relationship. Just enter the two names and poof. Sorry PMT - I guess it won't work for you. Here are my stats:

Prince - 67%
John Cusack - 86%
Damon Albarn - 95%
Jarvis Cocker- 66%
John Edwards - 99%
Bono Vox - 86%
Estrip Bot - 99%
Jeff Tweedy - 94%
George Bush - 24%

That estrip bot gets the girl every time!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

10/17/04 11:23 - ID#33072

Not Enough

Project Vote Smart is a great site, but neither George Bush nor John Kerry have submitted their issue positions. Is it that much to ask of them? Just tell me exactly where you stand. There is way too much rhetoric out there, and not enough nitty gritty.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

10/13/04 12:13 - ID#33071

Pano's

This Buffalo News editorial pretty much sums it up for me.

Pano Georgiadis wants to tear down 1089 Elmwood Ave. to expand his restaurant and parking lot. One of his main arguments for demolition of this lovely Queen Anne, built in 1893, is the poor condition of the interior. However, Georgiadis has owned this house for seven years, collecting rents while allowing it to deteriorate. Should we reward his neglect or hold him accountable?

The Elmwood Village is a thriving residential and commercial district, one of the few areas in the city where property values are rising and population is increasing. This is due in part to the uniqueness and beauty of the architecture, the streetscape.

Since Pano's restaurant directly benefits from the popularity of this community, and draws a large portion of its customers from the surrounding neighborhoods, Georgiadis would do well to support preservation efforts, rather than alienate his neighbors.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

10/07/04 05:22 - ID#33070

Bias

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I believe that (e:matthew) used the phrase "slight exagerration," so I wouldn't consider his statistic a "lie."

Yes, the media bias issue is largely based on money. But face it - the mass media is controlled by large corporations that tend to have financial ties to conservatives. So the majority of reporting is clearly conservatively biased. I don't understand how so many people can criticize Michael Moore for being biased when Fox News is so slanted to the right that the viewer feels like he's at a pep rally. Moore is a movie-maker and he does not claim to be neutral. But the news should be as unbiased as possible.

No, I don't have any statistics. If I had the time, maybe I'd write a thesis on it. But for now, use your common sense. Since ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, the Buffalo News, the New York Times, and most of the rest decide to take a conservative slant, there are a few small newspapers and radio shows that attempt to tell the other side of the story.

So as (e:matthew) says, give us liberals some say once in a while - please.

As for working together to find solutions, the idea is grand, but the reality isn't there. We have two major parties that are supposed to have two different ideals. How can we work together when one side wants to minimize taxes for the rich and the other side wants to raise them to provide social services? It almost always comes down to money, and it will almost always be an issue of haves against have-nots.

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Words: 270
Location: Buffalo, NY

09/28/04 12:56 - ID#33069

Tuesday Night Jazz Jam

Bobby McGees
Main Street
next to Amherst Theater
Tuesday September 28 at 8:30 pm

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Words: 12
Location: Buffalo, NY

09/27/04 08:05 - ID#33068

The Mystery

Why is it that I cannot pass over Clash of the Titans? Every time I see it's on, I have to stop for at least 10 minutes.

It's that damn little robot owl. Gets me every time.

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Words: 36
Location: Buffalo, NY

09/20/04 05:19 - ID#33067

Monday Already

Friday - good food and fun.

Saturday - drove to Canandaigua to find that big sister had stayed up unitl 8:30 AM drinking in the hot tub. Who says married people can't have fun?

Sunday - shopping and lunch in Rochester with my long-lost friend Beth. Well, it's only been a few weeks, but it feels like years.

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Words: 57
Location: Buffalo, NY

09/16/04 11:50 - ID#33066

Messages to Peeps

SQB - Sorry I didn't stop. I was very late to meet drChlorine. Sorry DrC.

Jeremy - Send me your resume. They are particularly interested in people willing to travel to places like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, so let me know if that interests you.

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Words: 45
Location: Buffalo, NY

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