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 at sites of historical significance, however minor of a significance that may be. Today’s cache took me to the former site of the Sheridan Drive-In, which I never knew existed – until today.
This week’s Spam Special comes to us from Shadya Brewer, and seems to be a exceprt from The Hobbit… specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug. One day he flew up into the air and came south. The first we heard of it was a noise like a hurricane coming from the North, and…
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…
I finally bought a new camera – a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. I’ve been saving up for it for awhile, and my in-laws kindly gave me cash in lieu of an impossible to get Sabres jersey for Christmas, so the time was right. Now that I have the camera, I need to take a lot…
I remember going to MANY movies at the Sheridan Drive-In… the worst experience was seeing the Beatles’ “Hard Day’s Night” with 5 shreaking teenage girls (2 of them, my sisters) packed into a ’54 Pontiac with me, Mom and Dad. Ugh!