Monthly Archives: July 2006

Multiple choice

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Derek

It’s an exceptionally hot summer day in Buffalo. After a long, boring day at work, do you: A. Hop in the nearest pool B. Enjoy dinner and a movie in lovely, comforting air conditioning C. Take a stroll along the … Continue reading →

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Spam special 7/30

Posted on July 30, 2006 by Derek

I love it when spammers are too stupid for their own good and screw up their garbage. Abel Vang wants us to know about “Brand Name Watches at Basement Prices” but only manages to get this out… Lois http://%OBSCURE Abel … Continue reading →

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No snow in sight

Posted on July 30, 2006 by Derek

Generally, I don’t give much creedence to the accuracy of weather forcasting in Buffalo, but I do keep ForecastFox running down at the bottom of Firefox because it’s much less intrusive than Weatherbug. So this morning, I fire up my … Continue reading →

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Best Colbert Ever!

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Derek

HT to BuffaloGeek for this gem… the best Steven Colbert piece ever!

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Morning Routine

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Amanda

Every morning I wake up and go to the kitchen where I promptly put on my grim reaper costume and start to kill things. Lots of things. My tool of choice? METHOD’s Grapefruit All Purpose Kitchen Spray. Not only does … Continue reading →

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Cramer’s gone BANANAs

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Derek

I almost spit out my WPOP when I saw Jim Cramer break out the term BANANA on Mad Money last night. So I grabbed my camera, snaped some shots (I’m not geeky enough to have hacked my Tivo… yet) and … Continue reading →

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Bring on the Wal-Mart!

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Derek

No matter where Wal-Mart attempts to go, NIMBY’s are sure to be found. Hamburg is no different. According to The Sun a group of 18 whopping people showed up at the Hamburg Planning Board meeting to protest Wal-Mart’s move to … Continue reading →

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Busy Weekend

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Amanda

This weekend was exceptionally busy, but fun none the less! Even though the rain made it a bit sad on Saturday for the car show at the BUFFALO CENTRAL TERMINAL (which so happens to be in the city) there was … Continue reading →

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The Best of…….The Southtowns!!!

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Amanda

Hello fellow Bloggers! Today marks a special day in that I am starting a new weekly post! It is going to be a place where you can find those little obscure places in the suburbs (mainly the Southtowns, cause that’s … Continue reading →

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Spam of the Week 7/23

Posted on July 23, 2006 by Derek

This week’s Spam Special comes to us from Shadya Brewer, and seems to be a exceprt from The Hobbit… specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug. One day he flew up into the air and came south. The first … Continue reading →

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