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- Derek | Geek | Net Neutrality | Politics
Democrat victory likely a win for net neutrality, possibly poker
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Not all young celebrities are spendaholics!
ByDerekCarrie Underwood made this comment in Allure magazine: On money: The Steinway piano she craves? “I have the space. It’s just waiting for the piano, but, you know, they’re expensive!” The SUV she desires? “They’re expensive, too!” She is still driving around in the Mustang she won on American Idol. “But what if I don’t…
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- Buffalo | Derek | Preservation
We can’t save anything!
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The case of the growing refrigerator
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Erie County Fair Digital Camera Shootout Winner!
ByDerekFor the past few years I’m hemmed and hawed about entering some photos in the Fair’s photography competition. This year I saw the Fair advertise a “digital camera shootout”. You were to show up at a designated date and time, they would assign you a category, then you would have two hours to shoot as…
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I’ll second that!
Hear, hear!! Ditto!
That’s hilarious!! 🙂