It was a very low-key Valentine’s Day for us. Amanda was home sick all day (I’ve been denying all day that my throat feels kinda scratchy too). I got home, snowblowed the driveway, helped cook up some pork onion stroganoff (one of my favorites), and we slothed out on the couch and watched TV. Amanda made a nice heart-shaped cake. We bought each other our Valentine’s gifts while down in Disney – Laila perfume for her, and Pirates of the Caribbean Life for me. Cool. I like low key.
2010 was an incredible year for us. It started with an amazing trip to Europe, which I never quite finished blogging about and Derek never quite finished post-processing pictures of. We had such a wonderful time, but were very happy to come home to our beautiful daughter. On my trip in June to see my…
Watching TV last night, I saw a commercial for a car I was completely unfamiliar with – the Dodge Caliber. Looked kind of interesting – nice small crossover, not too big, Gen-X options like Bluetooth enabled, a cooler in the glove compartment, and a jack for your iPod. So I swung over to the Dodge…
Take a very close look at this graphic prepared by the Department of Energy: Now tell me… who is gouging the consumer? Only 18% of the cost of a gallon of gas is even related to the refiner… and it includes their profit AND cost. The government, which has no part in the acquiring, refining,…
As I sat in the Comprehensive Plan meeting earlier this week, discussions touched on subjects such as what makes Hamburg unique from other Western New York towns, and how do we draw people in to bring in income from non-residents. Immediately, my thoughts turned to the waterfront. Having a waterfront is an instant advantage over…
… and I’m up voluntarily. I realized this may be one of the last times that I am up voluntarily on a Saturday for 15 years or so. We’re in the home stretch of baby brewing time – 7 weeks to go. It’s not enough time! Not because we aren’t “ready” but because we have…
The debate on the validity of the suburbs as being part of Buffalo still rages on over at BuffaloPundit’s site. Actually, it’s not much of a debate at all. Except for David Torke from Fix Buffalo (a blog that I read frequently) even the city dwellers who have posted aren’t against the helping hand from…
Ha, I got a heart shaped cake from my wife as well. Her name also happens to be Amanda. I think you might be my evil IBM alter-ego. 🙂
Woah… scary! 😉