Goo Goo Trivia
Most Buffalonians know that Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls grew up in Buffalo. But do you know where? Hint: It was 3 Doors Down, not the Goos, that did a Superman-related song.
In case you were getting depressed by statistics about Buffalo, like population loss, tax rates, and politician approval ratings, here’s one to rejoice: Buffalo now has it’s first Fortune 500 company. M&T Bank moved it’s way up into slot number 496 of the Fortune 500, moving up from 519th place in 2006’s more expansive Fortune…
Good news from the pages of USA Today… fourteen states now require high school grads to have some basic personal finance training. States are recognizing that financial literacy is an important “skill for the 21st century,” says Joseph Peri of NCEE. “We don’t wait until college to teach students how to read. Why would we…
Bring it Back to Life benefit for the Buffalo Central Terminal Press Release: The long awaited release of the CD COMPILATION entitled “Bring It Back To Lifeâ€, featuring the finest recording groups from Buffalo and Western New York should be ready for release in December. This will be followed by a PRESS PARTY in early…
Apparently, the latest path to saving the Earth is via screwing with the bacteria in a cow’s stomach, replacing it with a kangaroo’s. What the hell is this going to do to food packaging and grocery store isles? We’re going to need a whole new shelf to separate the organic, free-range, native bacteria beef from…
After seven parties in six days, we finally get a break… until New Year’s Eve, when everyone will be coming here. Christmas is by far the busiest season for us. Amanda sang four masses between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, in between the various parties. I used my last two vacation days on the 21st…
I’ve been itching to get out and try the new GPS at geocaching, so I found an easy cache within a mile of work and ran out on my lunch break. One of the cool things about geocaching is that you learn interesting facts about the areas you cache in, and caches are frequently placed…