According to him, the difference is the tuck.
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07/27/2008 01:55 #45158
The evening evolvedCategory: family
Mike has decided to return to his tyranacap heritage. Not tranicap.
According to him, the difference is the tuck.
According to him, the difference is the tuck.
07/27/2008 00:25 #45156
A lady fell downCategory: allentown
She fell down outside of Fugazi. Too much wine mixed with zoloft.
Instead of helping her all the people sat around and gosipped about it
- it was sick. I left to go sit and talk with her. Then someone
called a freakin ambulance. She was fine just shaken up.
She only lived two blocks away so I sent terry to get the car to take
her home but the freakin firetruck got there first. They said she was
ok, so I walked her home only two blocks away and returned her to her
husband who was very nice. It's amazing how people just assumed she
was a crazy street person on crack and no one could be bothered to
help her. People on Allen are so negative.
I hope I never fall down outside a gay bar. I also hope people check
with me before calling 911!
Instead of helping her all the people sat around and gosipped about it
- it was sick. I left to go sit and talk with her. Then someone
called a freakin ambulance. She was fine just shaken up.
She only lived two blocks away so I sent terry to get the car to take
her home but the freakin firetruck got there first. They said she was
ok, so I walked her home only two blocks away and returned her to her
husband who was very nice. It's amazing how people just assumed she
was a crazy street person on crack and no one could be bothered to
help her. People on Allen are so negative.
I hope I never fall down outside a gay bar. I also hope people check
with me before calling 911!
paul - 07/27/08 12:24
Ya, no one joined in after I went to help her. They all just sat around and made snide comments about her.
Ya, no one joined in after I went to help her. They all just sat around and made snide comments about her.
metalpeter - 07/27/08 11:15
That is so odd that no one would ask her anything and then also assume she needed and ambulance and call one. The only thing that I can think of is that maybe most of the people didn't think they where in enough of a good condition to help her. There is a group dynamic thing that is really weird but often true. No one wants to be the first one to help out, but once one person does then others join in, it is very odd.
That is so odd that no one would ask her anything and then also assume she needed and ambulance and call one. The only thing that I can think of is that maybe most of the people didn't think they where in enough of a good condition to help her. There is a group dynamic thing that is really weird but often true. No one wants to be the first one to help out, but once one person does then others join in, it is very odd.
paul - 07/27/08 11:10
I doubt it. I think people would just hudddle and gossip. What a horrible nightmare that would be.
I doubt it. I think people would just hudddle and gossip. What a horrible nightmare that would be.
james - 07/27/08 10:23
But paul, you are a gay boi. We take care of our own.... right?
But paul, you are a gay boi. We take care of our own.... right?
07/26/2008 21:04 #45155
Dave got hit by a car ;(Category: accidents
This morning whiel checking my estrip messages I found:
My friend Dave, the one with the van - got hit by a car on transit last night and got mercy flighted to ECMC. According to our friend terri he was walking home from a concert in Lockport and got hit by a car. I can't imagine getting hit by a car, while not in a car. I hope he is okay, they say he has a smashed hip and crushed skull but his luckily they think his brain is okay. I feel so bad for him. Luckily, he is in a good hospital for trauma ECMC. I can't wait to be able to visit him.
PAUL D GOT HIT ON TRANSIT LAST NIGHT HE IS AT ECMC WAS MERCY FLIGHT IS IN CRIT COND WITH HEAD INJURY LYNN WILL BE AT ECMC
My friend Dave, the one with the van - got hit by a car on transit last night and got mercy flighted to ECMC. According to our friend terri he was walking home from a concert in Lockport and got hit by a car. I can't imagine getting hit by a car, while not in a car. I hope he is okay, they say he has a smashed hip and crushed skull but his luckily they think his brain is okay. I feel so bad for him. Luckily, he is in a good hospital for trauma ECMC. I can't wait to be able to visit him.
paul - 07/27/08 11:16
Ya, he lives are close to transit as I live to Delaware. I am glad Delaware is not so crazy busy.
Ya, he lives are close to transit as I live to Delaware. I am glad Delaware is not so crazy busy.
metalpeter - 07/27/08 11:11
The few times I have meet him he seems like a nice guy. It is to bad he got hit and hopefully there is no brain damage. I don't know that part of transit but it is in some parts a pretty crazy street. It was in the news recently where someone got killed drag racing that part isn't to far from where I work it is where we sometimes get lunch. I hope he gets better and he heals ok, I can't really think about what it would be like to get hit by a moving car.
The few times I have meet him he seems like a nice guy. It is to bad he got hit and hopefully there is no brain damage. I don't know that part of transit but it is in some parts a pretty crazy street. It was in the news recently where someone got killed drag racing that part isn't to far from where I work it is where we sometimes get lunch. I hope he gets better and he heals ok, I can't really think about what it would be like to get hit by a moving car.
lilho - 07/26/08 23:14
that is so awful! dave is such a nice guy. my thoughts definitely go out to him and his family.
that is so awful! dave is such a nice guy. my thoughts definitely go out to him and his family.
07/26/2008 20:35 #45153
When bacon isn't enoughCategory: food
There are whole pork bellies! This is big enough to wrap an entire
rack of lamb or a whole trout.
rack of lamb or a whole trout.
paul - 07/26/08 20:55
There is a futures market in pork bellies?
There is a futures market in pork bellies?
vincent - 07/26/08 20:50
The crazy part is there is a futures market in which you can speculate, EERRR Trade on the future price. I think I bought and sold a contract 7-8 years ago when I was looking for something else to trade after the .com/Nasdaq bubble popped around that time.
The crazy part is there is a futures market in which you can speculate, EERRR Trade on the future price. I think I bought and sold a contract 7-8 years ago when I was looking for something else to trade after the .com/Nasdaq bubble popped around that time.
07/25/2008 17:49 #45141
The Silverthorne's Part IICategory: linwood
Back in (e:paul,44176) I mentioned touring the Silverthorne Mansion as part of the Linwood home tour, post-tour party. I called the owner's pretentious and apparently, they just found out now:
I am sorry if it offends you so much, you really should not care what I think and furthermore I don't think and did not say you are bad or uncaring people. I figured I would just expalin myself some more below.
What I was refering to was the way you conducted your very formal speech during the tour of your house the night of the Linwood home tour particpant party. I think the specific moment was when you told a crowd of proud Linwood home owners, how the original owner of your house, moved to linwood when he lost his fortune. You said it in a "moved down to the village where the poor farmers lived", kind of way. That was what bothered me. If it was the Buffalo home tour I probably won't have cared so much but it was the particular audience. Then again, I am probably the only one who cared.
I don't think that calling you pretentious (making an exaggerated outward show ) - reduces your effectiveness as a fundraiser extraordinaire. Wouldn't you say that most large scale philanthorpists have an aire of pretention.
What lets go over this again. You are two people living in an 11,000 square foot super mansion made of mahogany decked out to the max. Far from modest, far from humble and it makes you angry that someone you don't even know thinks you are a but showy? Maybe I just meant ostentatious. Do you honestly care?
Moreover, I am not even saying that I am not pretentious, but the way you gave your speech that day really bothered me. Maybe if you had participated in the after party I would have talked to you there and felt different but you didn't. We basically walked a couple blocks out of the way to go there and then never saw you again during the rest of the evening as though you were to good for the Linwood folk.
Like I said in my original journal, maybe you were just tired of parading people around your house - I know we were with ours and you have had a far larger audience. I don't blame you. In fact I don't even dislike you. I was just irritated with your performance that day.
There are like 75 million pages on the internet saying how great you are. I can't believe this would even bother you.
Hope this makes you feel better.
Best,
Paul
To Paul, A friend of mine alerted me to an entry written by Paul on 4/28/08 about the Silverthorne Mansion. I am one of the owners who showed people (you) around those days and am offended by your comments. We were asked and volunteered like everyone else to be included in this charity event because of what we did with a once commercial property. We are certainly not pretentious and am suprised by your comments. Do you know that we are constantly holding fundraisers for charities and over the last year have raised greater that $500,000? For us to invite you and the public into our private home and lives and to have such negative comments is appalling. We like most peole downtown are trying to make this community a better place and with comments like this, you are taking us one step back. If you would actually like to get to know us and possibly help us raise money for kids with cystic fibrosis, peole with cancer, peoplw with HIV/AIDS, you can contact me
I am sorry if it offends you so much, you really should not care what I think and furthermore I don't think and did not say you are bad or uncaring people. I figured I would just expalin myself some more below.
What I was refering to was the way you conducted your very formal speech during the tour of your house the night of the Linwood home tour particpant party. I think the specific moment was when you told a crowd of proud Linwood home owners, how the original owner of your house, moved to linwood when he lost his fortune. You said it in a "moved down to the village where the poor farmers lived", kind of way. That was what bothered me. If it was the Buffalo home tour I probably won't have cared so much but it was the particular audience. Then again, I am probably the only one who cared.
I don't think that calling you pretentious (making an exaggerated outward show ) - reduces your effectiveness as a fundraiser extraordinaire. Wouldn't you say that most large scale philanthorpists have an aire of pretention.
What lets go over this again. You are two people living in an 11,000 square foot super mansion made of mahogany decked out to the max. Far from modest, far from humble and it makes you angry that someone you don't even know thinks you are a but showy? Maybe I just meant ostentatious. Do you honestly care?
Moreover, I am not even saying that I am not pretentious, but the way you gave your speech that day really bothered me. Maybe if you had participated in the after party I would have talked to you there and felt different but you didn't. We basically walked a couple blocks out of the way to go there and then never saw you again during the rest of the evening as though you were to good for the Linwood folk.
Like I said in my original journal, maybe you were just tired of parading people around your house - I know we were with ours and you have had a far larger audience. I don't blame you. In fact I don't even dislike you. I was just irritated with your performance that day.
There are like 75 million pages on the internet saying how great you are. I can't believe this would even bother you.
Hope this makes you feel better.
Best,
Paul
iriesara - 07/26/08 13:05
It's like someone calling you a know-it-all, and combatting that insult with explaining everything that you know. He gave anyone willing to take it even more ammo & proof that he's pretentious. I thought pretentious people liked that, though, people knowing just how wonderful they really are.
It's like someone calling you a know-it-all, and combatting that insult with explaining everything that you know. He gave anyone willing to take it even more ammo & proof that he's pretentious. I thought pretentious people liked that, though, people knowing just how wonderful they really are.
paul - 07/26/08 10:35
Its not even their real real names, lol. I wrote it after the name of the people that originally owned it.
Its not even their real real names, lol. I wrote it after the name of the people that originally owned it.
matthew - 07/26/08 08:50
I'm so embarrassed. I think what made them upset is that you made your comments so public. I would've felt the same way.
I'm so embarrassed. I think what made them upset is that you made your comments so public. I would've felt the same way.
trisha - 07/26/08 08:40
wow. the tone of the letter reminds me exactly of so many clients' when i used to clean houses for some of buffalo's "finest," because it was good off the books dough at the time. despite being treated like the mung i was cleaning, and stupid to boot, never once did i begin a sentence with "Do you know that i....." i.e., do/know this this and this, and YOU don't, therefore YOU are the asshole, and i am not. i desperately WANTED to say such things, but as a *person providing a service,* there is implied a certain sacrifice, like voicing one's personal opinion. and certainly self-aggrandizement.
yes, by caring so very much what you think, paul, these people instantly discredit the philanthropy, which is nothing more than doing good for humanity for the sake of humanity.
wow. the tone of the letter reminds me exactly of so many clients' when i used to clean houses for some of buffalo's "finest," because it was good off the books dough at the time. despite being treated like the mung i was cleaning, and stupid to boot, never once did i begin a sentence with "Do you know that i....." i.e., do/know this this and this, and YOU don't, therefore YOU are the asshole, and i am not. i desperately WANTED to say such things, but as a *person providing a service,* there is implied a certain sacrifice, like voicing one's personal opinion. and certainly self-aggrandizement.
yes, by caring so very much what you think, paul, these people instantly discredit the philanthropy, which is nothing more than doing good for humanity for the sake of humanity.
boxerboi - 07/26/08 08:02
Dear Paul,
My parents were emotionally unresponsive and demanded an unreasonable level of perfection when I was growing up. As a result I have severe emotional issues and consequently am hunting down anyone who has written anything even remotely less than stellar about me and making them apologize. It's just my way of getting back at my parents (still emotionally absent and demanding).
I am able to go about this by working with organizations related to incurable diseases. This insures that if I am ever attacked, I can matter-of-factly state that I am working hard to help these poor, sick people. This instantly makes you a horrible asshole and dirties your name not mine (so there!).
Please forgive me for having a small dick and no integrity.
Best,
Matt
Dear Paul,
My parents were emotionally unresponsive and demanded an unreasonable level of perfection when I was growing up. As a result I have severe emotional issues and consequently am hunting down anyone who has written anything even remotely less than stellar about me and making them apologize. It's just my way of getting back at my parents (still emotionally absent and demanding).
I am able to go about this by working with organizations related to incurable diseases. This insures that if I am ever attacked, I can matter-of-factly state that I am working hard to help these poor, sick people. This instantly makes you a horrible asshole and dirties your name not mine (so there!).
Please forgive me for having a small dick and no integrity.
Best,
Matt
james - 07/25/08 23:43
I am with leetee. That letter was dripping with pretension.
I am with leetee. That letter was dripping with pretension.
leetee - 07/25/08 19:55
I find that email sent to you to be pretentious. Does someone really need to brag about how much their fundraisers raise to make themselves look better?
I also find it rather amusing to think that inviting someone into your house to take a look around means there can be no negative comments. Does that mean if we do not like the choice of drapes we must keep it to ourselves for all eternity? What the hell is appalling about it? Is it not ok to have an opinion if it is not in conjuncture with theirs? Looks like it...
I find that email sent to you to be pretentious. Does someone really need to brag about how much their fundraisers raise to make themselves look better?
I also find it rather amusing to think that inviting someone into your house to take a look around means there can be no negative comments. Does that mean if we do not like the choice of drapes we must keep it to ourselves for all eternity? What the hell is appalling about it? Is it not ok to have an opinion if it is not in conjuncture with theirs? Looks like it...
What in the world is a tyranacap? A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a cap?
I am literally laughing out loud at my desk right now.
I am just testing this comment. Mike you like ridiculous - you really need to stop the tyranacap before you become "special ed." Just remember how far dad took that.