The Story...

Molly and I had planned to get engaged on our anniversary November 17, but I thought it should be more of a surprise. On Tuesday the 15th while she was at class I made a gourmet dinner, lit all the candles in the house, turned off the lights and waited for her to get home. She just thought I was just being sweet until I pulled the ring from my pocket. She cried, it was great. I couldn't have planned it any better.

I left work at noon to prepare. I made Mushroom Soup (her favorite) with gourmet ingredients from the Lexington Co-op, I also found our absolute favorite Cheese, Epoisses, at Wegmans (a small miracle), and she also loves Avocados so I got one of those from the Co-op too, along with a loaf of fresh bread. And some cheesecake for dissert. Oh yea.. a bouquet of sunflowers too.

After Tuesday, we left on a week long vacation to Molly's Cabin in the Adirondacks to celebrate and spend time together.

Molly also gave me a ring, I'll wear it on my right hand until we get married, then it will become my wedding ring.











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picture from today.

We went to go see Dar Williams at the Statler Towers tonight.


The Building is an amazing piece of Buffalo's history. we took some time to explore before heading into the Randezvous room to see Girlyman and Dar Williams.


Dar Williams on Stage in the Randezvous Room


it was tough to get a clear picture, she moved around a lot.


after the concert we realy explored...

yep, we found this view while exploring. in the near future this window and it's view of city hall will be part of a condominnium. you will actually be able to own this amazing space in the heart of downtown. I think it's fantastic, wish I could afford it.

Today is the day.

Voting is especially important in local elections. 500 votes can mean life or death in these types of elections.

if you are fed up and you feel disenfranchised by the electoral system Vote for Judy.

if you want to tell the Democratic and Republican machines of Buffalo and Erie County that we are not going to tolorate their corruption any longer, vote for Judy.

Why? because she genuinely cares about this city. she is not in it for the paycheck or the perks or the power, she is running for mayor because she feels an obligation to help.

Good intentions do not mean everything however, and luckily Judy has the skills and the background to make her absolutely qualified. She was director of a project here in Buffalo which helped over 90 low to moderate income people set up and manage their own businesses. Why spend money on Bass Pro whose proffits are mostly going out of state, let's invest in our own people and help them utalize their own creativity and ambition.
in addition she earned her Masters from the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she focused her studies on community problem solving and decision making. maybe it's just me but I think it's a good idea to base Buffalo's decisions on research, rather than who knows who, and who gets money out of the deal.

if you still have doubts go to her website and watch the debate, or the interviews. you can see her honesty and determination for yourself.


See you at the polls
you have until 9:00pm

I stumbled upon an old quote from our great leader, George W, from the day before the war in Iraq began.

Some of you will remember that day, March 17, 2003, Bush got on prime time TV and demanded that Saddam Hussein and his sons leave Iraq within 48 hours. seems like a reasonable request to me! *sarcasm* First we asked him to let the UN weapons inspectors back into his country or we would start a war, so he did, that fool, he must be just trying to trick us, let's try something harder! Leave your Country Bastard!!

Here's the Quote, and a link to the Presidents adress. it is interesting to read these things from today's perspective, knowing all that we do now about the situation. his statment sounds grave, but the monster that he is confronting is in reality a weak paper tiger. no links to Al-Qaeda and no WMD.

anyway the justification, straight forward...

"The danger is clear: Using chemical, biological or, one day, nuclear weapons obtained with the help of Iraq, the terrorists could fulfill their stated ambitions and kill thousands or hundreds of thousands of innocent people in our country, or any other."