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02/23/2011 10:45 #53692

440 Linwood
Category: friends

(e:Matthew)! video!!!

matthew - 02/23/11 12:53

drool* You are right, the photos don't do the house justice. I wonder if the wood trim was originally painted white or if there was some natural woodwork when the house was first built? White trim would be appropriate in a colonial revival house, but this house seems to be only colonial revival on the exterior, not the interior. The interior seems to fit right in with most houses built near the turn of the century in Buffalo, where natural unpainted woodwork was most common and used in abundance. Especially since the people who originally built this house in 1896 seemed to spare no expense.

02/22/2011 23:46 #53690

Presentation!
Category: school

I'm giving a presentation about fracking at school on Tuesday, March 1, 5:00 p.m. in room 106 O'Brian Hall. You can hear me yak about this in an organized way and eat pizza at the same time! Pictures, too!

paul - 02/23/11 00:22
I don't think I will able to make it but will you be video recording it? Seems like something that should end up on youtube /estrip.

02/22/2011 23:42 #53689

OpenOffice Base job
Category: work

bump of (e:heidi,52864)... I just posted it on the OpenOffice Base forum

but of course would prefer to work with someone I know. I finished writing up all the specs (very detailed - four pages) if anyone wants them.

02/21/2011 12:03 #53668

Rude
Category: school

I was rude to a classmate this morning... During a break in tax policy class, we're riding the elevator to the floor with the snack shop, he said, "I think this class is just going in circles."

"Oh? How so?"
"It all just comes down to personal values and so we just go in circles about who believes what."
"Hmmm... so how much have you looked at the data behind tax policy?" (that's a focus of the class)
"uh.... yeah... enough..."
I laughed somewhat scornfully and walked away.

In a seven-person class, this is rather uncomfortable. Ooops.

Seriously, dude. You don't want to hear about tax policy because as you said, "I want to be rich someday, so I don't think the rich should pay more taxes." I just love "i got mine, screw you" arguments, even aspirational ones.

heidi - 02/21/11 18:30
Oooh, you get two more than the standard federal set! Nice job, NYS union!

tinypliny - 02/21/11 17:25
that list sounds pretty "American" and not really religious to me.

paul - 02/21/11 15:37
This is so offtopic now considering your original post but my state union observes these holidays. We don't even observe presidents day but rather Lincoln and Washington's birthday separately. That seems so ridiculous to me.

1. New Year's Day
2. Lincoln's Birthday
3. Washington's Birthday
4. Memorial Day
5. Independence Day
6. Labor Day
7. Columbus Day
8. Veterans' Day
9. Thanksgiving Day
10. Christmas Day
11. Election Day
12. Martin Luther King Day

heidi - 02/21/11 13:26
When I applied to Brandeis for grad school, I was amazed at all the holidays they took - full set of Jewish and several Christian holidays that aren't standard days off. The problem with just following a state schedule is that the state schedule already preferences Christian observances. My school district at home still takes the first day or two of deer season. It's all about who your constituents are.

paul - 02/21/11 12:47
Ya UB observes jewish holidays instead. I never got that. It seems totally unpatriotic to me. I can't believe a state run institution can observe religious holidays instead of state ones.

Once you go down that route, where do you draw the line. Especially in aN institution with people from more diverse backgrounds. As the Indian and Asian population of UB grows are they going to accomdate those ethnic and religious groups too? My opinion is that they should simply drop all religious holiday observation and stick with the state holidays.

heidi - 02/21/11 12:13
UB doesn't honor all the state & fed holidays. I'm sure Roswell does.

tinypliny - 02/21/11 12:07
? :::link:::
isn't it? Why do you have classes... this is making me nervous. What if today is not a holiday and I am not in office...

02/21/2011 00:11 #53665

Map of Tasmania
Category: music

A week later, this is still making me giggle.

Lyrics & alternate versions:

tinypliny - 02/21/11 01:30
haha very entertaining.