Monthly Archives: June 2006

A Day In My Life

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Amanda

BuffaloGeek has his running thread on his blog about A Day In The Life so I thought I would post my own here. Only because my day is so boring that taking pictures of it would basically look like this: … Continue reading →

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East Side’s problems are over…

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Derek

You know that the problems on the East Side must be over when Fillmore District Councilmember David Franczyk has time to move on to such quality of life issues such as “booming car stereos.” From his interview on WBEN… “All … Continue reading →

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Vocal Rest

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Amanda

So here I am, at home now on vocal rest for basically an unknown amount of time. It is very difficult not to talk, especially when there is so much going on right now, but I have no choice. I … Continue reading →

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Not dead yet

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Derek

Didn’t have much to say over the weekend, as Amanda and I were busy landscaping the whole time. The good news is that the backyard looks great now and should be in fine shape for the big party on the … Continue reading →

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Flipped!

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Amanda

WOW!! What an awesome documentary! Kudos to all who made it happen, especially Michele! Watching this gave me all sorts of emotions. I was shocked at what I was seeing, not believing that this actually goes on in the place … Continue reading →

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Flipped is a success!

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Derek

Congratulations to Michele, Marc, and everyone who made Flipped possible! Amanda and I saw the second screening tonight, and it is a very well done film. I was glad to see that it wasn’t over-dramatized, and really just let the … Continue reading →

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Do not enter

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Derek

What if companies sponsored roads, like the “HSBC I-190″? Then, let’s say they made all the exits that would lead you to a nearby HSBC branch 4 lanes wide, always freshly paved, and if you exit there, a nice gentleman … Continue reading →

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Been there, said that.

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Derek

In today’s Business First: The University at Buffalo School of Management and M&T Bank are jointly promoting the program, which is a personal finance curriculum, that already is in use at a number of public and parochial schools in Erie … Continue reading →

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A reformed sinner

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Derek

Not a title you’d typically expect for a Lotus-geek related post, but I’m using it for good reason. A couple years ago I came up with this org chart hierarchy database that would create a visual representation of a person … Continue reading →

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It’s a win-win-win-win

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Derek

Scott Adams, who write Dilbert, also has a blog. Some days, it’s just too damn funny, like today’s entry about the death of al-Zarqawi. This is a classic yet rare win-win-win-win scenario. The new Iraqi government is happy because he’s … Continue reading →

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