Monthly Archives: October 2006

The mystery of the missing mousetrap

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Derek

Someone call the Hardly Boys! After my Saturday adventures in the attic, I picked up two mouse traps from Home Depot, baited them with peanut butter, and stuck them in the attic. Monday evening there were two dead mice in … Continue reading →

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Good TV. Better TV. Dead TV.

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Derek

While out in the Boston hills yesterday getting some apples and pumpkins, we thought we might try and pick up a geocache. We didn’t find it, but we did find the newest feature in burial luxury:

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No toll, but surely slow!

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Derek

Well, it certainly felt good to not have the EZPass log another toll for me on my way home today, but it certainly made for one heck of a traffic slowdown! Heading southbound at the Black Rock barrier, only the … Continue reading →

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Ding dong the tolls are dead!

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Derek

Yes, it’s true! All the Buffalo-area news sources are reporting that the I-190 tolls are no longer – and for good! The booths themselves are supposed to come down next year. As someone who takes the 190 daily (although I … Continue reading →

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Working hard!

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Derek

Here’s something I never expected to see on a Sunday morning – a Town of Hamburg crew out picking up branches! Nice work, guys!

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Adventures in the attic

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Derek

Maybe all it took was writing about feeling non-productive to kick myself in the pants. Maybe all it took was a strong desire to be able to fit both cars in the garage again so we don’t need to scrape … Continue reading →

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Hey! What’s up?

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Derek

I haven’t been posting much lately, and since this is the first chance I’ve had to take a lunch break this week, I decided now is a good time for a general update. Frankly, I’m in a lull lately. There … Continue reading →

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Just call me Mr. Derp

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Derek

Mondays are why they invented coffee, and sometimes I should have multiple cups before laying hands on the keyboard. My supervisor is on vacation this week, so it is a particularly good time to NOT cause any major catastrophes. As … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer 7 released

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Derek

Today marks the day that Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 7 – their first major browswer update in five years. You would think that since they’ve spent so much time working on it, it would be pretty damn outstanding, right? My … Continue reading →

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Buffalo <> New Orleans

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Derek

How pathetic it was to hear Congressman Higgins whining about FEMA like Ray Nagin. I mean, come on. The last thing we want to do is compare our little snowstorm to friggin’ Hurricane Katrina. So, we had a lot of … Continue reading →

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