Monthly Archives: February 2007

Central Terminal 2007 Schedule of Events

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Derek

Buffalo, New York February 26th, 2007: The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) is pleased to announce our 2007 schedule of events. Building on the success of 2006, in which the Terminal saw 8,000 visitors in September alone, three new events … Continue reading →

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Total Eclipse of the heart

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Derek

I love cars and talk about cars quite a bit. My first car was a ’95 Chevy Cavalier and what my father would call “Basic Transportation” meaning, it was a no-frills, no extras, get ya from point A to point … Continue reading →

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Why Top Gear rules

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Derek

They actually DO shit like this!

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Ahh… skiing

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Derek

Amanda and I both planned to take today off and turn this into a four day weekend for the sole purpose of going skiing. Planning ahead for a ski day is always tricky since you never know what the weather … Continue reading →

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Winter caching

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Derek

We took a ride out to the Hamburg Recreation Center to get discount tickets for Kissing Bridge and decided to make an attempt for a geocache or two. We trudged through the snow, but determined the cache we were looking … Continue reading →

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Much, much to learn

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Derek

“Blech!” is how I felt about the results of my first photo-taking walk with my new camera last weekend. Figuring the sun and snow would be pretty, I slapped on my polarizing filter, switched the camera off auto mode, and … Continue reading →

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2111

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Derek

Luckily nobody seems to have gotten sick off our Christmas truffles…

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Canadian Muscle

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Derek

Announced today… the 2009 Dodge Challenger will be built in… Brampton, Ontario. Personally, I don’t care where the car is built. It’s damn sexy, and that’s all that matters. It is, however, another one of those brain-benders for the UAW … Continue reading →

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Let’s green light New Urbanism in Buffalo

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Derek

If you’re a Buffalo Rising aficionado, today’s article defining New Urbanism might be your personal mantra. The concept is repeatedly bubbled up in many articles by many of it’s writers. Not surprising, since it’s a very pro-urban publication. I’ve always … Continue reading →

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Infinitely awesome

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Derek

This is friggin’ funny (thanks Jen): So is the T-shirt I bought that came in the mail yesterday:

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