Pennsylvania Dutch Country
May 27, 2007 at 2:21 pm by DerekThe second stop on our recent vacation was to Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish Country. We stayed at a wonderful Bed & Breakfast called the Silverstone Inn run by two outstanding hosts, Toni and Lorin Wortel. The Inn is a restored 1750s farmhouse, and features over 10 acres of farmland, an active fresh water spring, sheep, [...]
Don’t be an Idol, just be good
May 27, 2007 at 9:03 am by DerekOur interest in this season of American Idol dwindled off, since the cast of contestants had Melinda in it. We knew that regardless of who won the show, she would be the one to make it big. None of the other contestants impressed us anywhere near as much. To me, American Idol [...]
Insane job description
May 24, 2007 at 10:35 pm by DerekJob postings, especially those in the IT field, often have a pretty broad set of “requirements” that actually aren’t requirements, but a laundry list of every skill, software, and programming language that the hiring company could think of that they use currently, have used in the past, or may possibly use in the future. [...]
Karma
May 22, 2007 at 12:09 pm by DerekIf this isn’t Karmic justice, nothing is…
Train kills man trying to kill woman
A man trying to kill his girlfriend by stopping a car in front of an approaching train was himself killed Monday when the train hit the vehicle and launched it into him as he tried to flee, police said.
The girlfriend survived.
The [...]
Rehoboth Beach/Lewes, Delaware photos
May 19, 2007 at 11:43 am by DerekI’m just too busy to find the time to write up a description about our trip, so I’ll post a few photo albums and show you some of the new camera work. Enjoy!
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We love the Sabres so much…
May 15, 2007 at 11:03 pm by Derek… that before we left on our vacation last Sunday, I went out and bought an XM satellite radio so we could listen to the Sunday afternoon game vs. the Rangers on our drive to destination #1 – Rehoboth Beach/Lewes, Delaware. Ok, there’s a little more backstory there. Amanda had been looking at [...]
Survey says…
May 15, 2007 at 6:08 pm by Derek*DING* Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is the correct answer!
Congrats to both Toni, one of our hosts at the Silverstone Inn, and Chris Byrd for guessing correctly. We planned a stop at Fallingwater on our trip home, since it’s about a 6.5 hour drive direct from Buffalo. More photos and narrative when I [...]
Quiz time
May 13, 2007 at 8:46 am by DerekAmanda and I have returned from a wonderful week long vacation! We made three main stops. The previous photos were from one of those locations. These two are from the third location. Bonus points if you can name this place based on these photos. Friends and family who knew where [...]