Monthly Archives: November 2006

Recycling is Bullshit

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Derek

Got half an hour? Let Penn and Teller tell you a bit about the real costs of recycling. Thanks, Craig.

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No tolls, one month later

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Derek

Average monthly tolls, January-October 2006: $16.53 November 2006: $5.54 (and that’ll probably be higher than my average) There are also no delays anymore at Black Rock in the evenings. Things sped right up after they stopped posting a cop to … Continue reading →

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I do RSS

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Derek

It’s not often that I talk about work. Frankly, I talk enough about work… at work. Besides, I know that most of you don’t want to hear the geeky details of my daily work life anyways. Today, however, I launched … Continue reading →

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Boo VW

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Derek

Autoblog posted pictures of the Volkswagen Tiguan Concept – the evolution of the Concept A that I wrote about before. Unfortunately, I think VW lost the cool aspects of the Concept A. The “car on steroids” look is what attracted … Continue reading →

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I agree with everyone

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Derek

This is an odd situation… everyone is blogging about the latest round of county budget disasters, and I agree with all of them. At least, I agree in part with what everyone is saying. This is why I find it … Continue reading →

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Taking advantage of the weather

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Derek

I managed to do something with the beautiful weather we had this extended weekend that I hadn’t had a chance to do all year – wash and wax BOTH cars. Those tasks always seem to get pushed to the back … Continue reading →

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Sabres Game

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Amanda

So usually during Sabres games, Derek sits here with me and blogs with people about the game. Instead of talking with me who is sitting right next to him. In fact, he even commandeered my laptop when he was sick … Continue reading →

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Massive Black Holes

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Amanda

We just watched a show about Massive Black Holes on the Science Channel. WOW. We learned that there is a massive black hole in the center of our and possibly every galaxy out in space. There are also 10′s of … Continue reading →

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“Our naked rep” brings you holiday fun!

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Derek

This is too much fun… and dangerous. Just enter a name into this site and get all the possible anagrams from it. My favorites: “A nude porker” – Why I don’t hang out at nudist camps “Poker unread” – Flush … Continue reading →

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They took R jobs!

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Derek

BuffaloPundit posted an email he got from a downstate toll collector… Hi… I was reading about the removal of the tolls in the blog, and caught the line about “everybody wins”. Not everybody. There’s about 150 of us down here … Continue reading →

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