Monthly Archives: February 2008

Gain one, lose one

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Derek

The universe has a tendency to balance itself out, and this time, unfortunately, the announcement of Dot was countered with the departing of Grandpa Punaro. I grew up living next door to my grandparents, so seeing them was a regular … Continue reading →

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Who is subsidizing who?

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Derek

I was scanning through the Buffalo Issue Alerts digest email this morning and saw this post from Cynthia Van Ness: So I was listening to WBFO this morning and heard a story about efforts to qualify the Grand Island bridge … Continue reading →

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Aquarama rubble

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Derek

The author of the YouTube video I posted in my last Aquarama post directed me towards another of his videos. The end of this video shows two shots of the Aquarama/Marine Star being scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey. It truly is … Continue reading →

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Dot – first shot

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Derek
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Starry Night

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Derek

I had intended on going out to take photos of the eclipse, but instead found myself enthralled with the total view of the night sky. This, my friends, is why you move out to the country. (click for full size … Continue reading →

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Thanks!

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Derek

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes! Amanda has been pretty consistently sick since finding out she was pregnant, but it’s been getting progressively worse over the past week. Today, a quick call to the doctor won her a free … Continue reading →

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The Punaro Dot

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Amanda

Amanda says… Well, I will have been sick for a month this weekend. I have never been sicker in my life. EVER! When Derek took me to the doctor on Jan 24th I was sure that my appendix was going … Continue reading →

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If we had some global warming

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Derek

Ok, maybe it’s not quite as lyrically gifted as the original, and it’s about Minnesota, not Buffalo, but it works.

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Simple, yet scathing

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Derek

The New York Times says… administration officials are counting on a lift this summer from the $168 billion economic stimulus package that Congress passed last week and from the Federal Reserve’s recent decisions to reduce short-term interest rates….[CEA Chair Edward … Continue reading →

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Here’s a shocker

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Derek

Turns out, New York State’s STAR program failed in it’s primary goal – to reduce the property tax burden. It actually had the opposite of it’s intended effect – it accelerated spending by local school districts, which in turn raises … Continue reading →

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