Paul's Journal

07/13/2009 22:45 #49283

Beef on weck soup

I went back to the taste of buffalo with (e:James) last night. I
finally tried the beef on Weck soup which was good but needed
horseradish cream or something.

I also tasted dinosaur barbeque which is actually from Rochester. I
never knew why people traveled so far for it but now I know. It was
the mist delicious BBQ I ever had.

dimartiste - 07/15/09 11:38
Both sound delicious! Nice picture! HUNGRY must eat!

mike - 07/14/09 10:16
dinosaur bbq is so tasty!

07/12/2009 13:27 #49273

The begger at walgreens on north
Category: beggars

She is always there or around it. I am so sick of her and her drama
stories. She is a lying hustler. I honestly have a hard time not
spitting on her at this point.

I really hate it when you see the people fall for her shit and give
her money.

Today's story is it's the Taste of Buffalo and the police are just
arresting people . She makes it sound so Nazi state without any
context.

When that doesn't work she pulls out her tried and true story of the
decade: her daughter unexpectantly had a baby she wasn't ready for
and that she needs to get to sisters to deal with it.

She has been telling that very same story since I used to come here in
high school. Either she has 1000 grandchildren or she is a liar. I
vote liar.

Its sad because scumbag, scamartists like her give the city a bad rap
and on top of that make people care less when there is someone that is
really begging for money and really needs it.

The one woman even went back to her car to get more money, what a
sucker. I mean she is definately a hustler, but even if she wasn't,
that is what social welfare programs are for. To help people and to
keep it legit and for that we already pay a lot.

I feel like for the amount of times I have had to put up with that
story, she owes me. Just to be clear she is the one on the stripped
shirt.

dimartiste - 07/15/09 11:50
Beggars - I used to have to talk with them daily on Elmwood. No matter what business I worked for over the years there is always one. Yes. I agree with you. Unfortunately this is there supplemental income. Yes, you are right. "There is a sucker born every minute" (the circus guy said that) Buffalo really is about friendly neighbors, unfortunately most beggars need to learn some protocol. On Elmwood I was like if you asked me once then you are done for the day. Most of them respected that, learning that it depended on my mood. Most of the time on only gave them food. Now I am kind of hard hearted about most of their hard luck stories. They may have been true at one time, but some stories are not good repeat business. That's when I wonder if they are "Day Passes" released from the phsyc center.

I haven't seen her recently as we have switched our family meds back to Wegman's.

OK - I am totally horrible for this, but I also start giving them a hard luck story of my own back.

I really did have a hard time a while back. I was on welfare and couldn't make ends meet. I was so angry how they treated me downtown. Hell I have been paying taxes since I could work. When this beggar came up and asked if I could spare a dollar and I let him have it. My anger at the system, at my roommates for screwing me over with the bills, at the eviction notice, at the bills being run up in my name, at my counselor who acted like I barely could read or write instead of an eduated person with a degree - I rambled on and on and on and on. For every problem he could figure out he heard he handed me a dollar saying he was sorry! That day I cried. Now, I can laugh.

tinypliny - 07/12/09 20:35
Oh man, you are right. I speed-walk in and out because I have small personal record going about how fast I can get milk home. The current record stands at 14 minutes (to and fro, with 3 deep cashier queues).

tinypliny - 07/12/09 20:32
HAHAHA... for some reason Vincent, that is hilarious!

vincent - 07/12/09 20:17
Suckers!

But in actuality that happens everywhere just about every city. I used to have this conversation with co-workers in Canada about the differences in panhandlers between our two countries. We basically decided that Canadian panhandlers were more polite and had some semblance of manners while US panhandlers were belligerent, crude and demanding.

paul - 07/12/09 16:44
My guess is that you walk too fast for it to happen. You have to saunter a bit for her to start the story.

tinypliny - 07/12/09 15:15
I go there all the time and I have never seen this woman...

07/11/2009 20:59 #49266

Shrimp on mushroom caps
Category: food

These shrimp on top of mushroom caps at the taste if buffalo were so
delicious. I only wish I didn't have a cold so I could have enjoyed
the food more. I spent the rest of the day in bed.

metalpeter - 07/12/09 09:31
Glad you were able to make it for some of it even if it wasn't to long.

07/11/2009 20:58 #49265

Geese at Forrest lawn and bruno
Category: movies

We took (e:terry)'s mom to see Forrest lawn after seeing Bruno. That movie was hilarious but totally innapropriate for just about every
demographic. Glad it wasn't my mom there, lol.

dimartiste - 07/15/09 11:37
What was (e:Terry)'s mom's persepctive on the movie?

metalpeter - 07/12/09 09:32
I may go see that today we shall see, I like the ducks picture. Or no I'm sorry swans.

07/11/2009 20:55 #49264

The Christian pamphleters
Category: christians

I was amazed to see they are now using children to hand out their
flyers. The one in this picture was actually one of the older ones.
There was seriously one that was like 9, more than 20 ft away from his
dad who was not even looking in his direction. If I had children I
would never leave alone in such a big crowd.

dimartiste - 07/15/09 11:36
I really like the tat too!

metalpeter - 07/12/09 09:41
1st of all I like that tattoo on that girls arm.

In terms of the kids handing out stuff I have seen it before but not in a couple of years. I once saw a kid with a shirt that says I have two birthdays. If you have read me saying this before them I'm sorry. That Is Complete fucking Bullshit, you fucking Jackass, learn you own fucking beliefs you no good mother fucker. The reason I saw that is that Born Again Christians are people who lose their faith for a bit. Or they get into trouble. Ot they have problems. When they Refined the Lord or get back on the right path then they get reborn with the lord. What was the kid selling weed brownies at 5. Was he dropping cut up pills into teachers or parents drinks. What this is an example of is exhortation of children. This kid at this age only knows what his parent or parents tell him. He is being used cause you can't say no to a cute little kid. He doesn't have freedom to believe something else. He can't even tell his dad no I bet. Yes there are some kids who I'm sure it is there idea of how to help people. But if you want to do that go to soup kitchen don't hand something out that people think has to do with The Taste Of Buffalo. In terms of safety I'm sure the kid was fine but don't know as I would trust the kid not to wonder off someplace.