Serenity
ByDerek
Well… 2009 is gone already, huh? I feel obligated to blog something here more than an Ariella photo to start off the year, so here’s my stream of consciousness… My 2009 was largely focused on two things – my new daughter and the Central Terminal. While the former was entirely positive, the latter was a…
BuffaloPundit posted an email he got from a downstate toll collector… Hi… I was reading about the removal of the tolls in the blog, and caught the line about “everybody winsâ€. Not everybody. There’s about 150 of us down here maintaining I-84 that have no idea one way or the other about your toll booths….
As promised in a previous post, I wrote a letter to the editor of The Sun in response to their editorial on tearing down the Skyway. There it was today, filling up a huge section of the editorial page. Reprinted here: Editor, The Sun: The Skyway has certainly become a hot topic since waterfront development…
So I had finally met up with Derek in Milan, Italy. My first time in this country and I was so excited! We waited for Derek’s co-worker and his wife in the lobby and then we were off. The true center of Milan was only a short walk from where our hotel was located and…
A couple Darwin Awards came up that Buffalo’s scavengers should take notice of. First, Steel is Gold: Steel is valuable, especially the high grade alloy used in steel cable. Scrap metal dealers do not ask questions. They pay in cash. And a good supply of cables can be found in elevator shafts. This particular goldmine…