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Birthday Trip
ByDerek
For my birthday this year we decided to take a drive down to Watkins Glen. The trip ended up being three parks – we stopped at Stony Brook for lunch on the way down, then to Watkins Glen, then at Letchworth on the way back. We dodged a lot of rain, but stayed dry and…
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Windows Live Local street-side imaging in Buffalo
ByDerek
I spotted this truck the other day at Mighty Taco on Sheridan and snapped a very poor photo of it with my Treo (lighting was on the wrong side, sorry). I forgot all about it until I saw this topic come up on Buffalo Issue Alerts. The idea is that in addition to satellite and…
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More leisure time?
ByDerek
I saw this story on Craig’s site, and it intrigued me. We’re all constantly hearing about how Americans work more and give up vacation time. So when someone comes out with a study that seems to indicate the opposite, it warrants some attention. So I decided to read the study, all sixty-some pages of it…
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I knew there was a reason
ByDerek
I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent guy, but generally I feel that I have a pretty poor memory. I always wondered why that was. Then, my good buddy (whom I’ve never met, nor even seen in person) Scott Adams wrote this: At this point I will digress and give you my untested theory…
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Terminal
ByDerek
Earlier this week the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation announced changes to the Board of Directors, and I was part of them. I was elected to the Board, and as Treasurer. Mark Lewandowski, former VP and Treasurer, was elected President. Tony Bylewski was elected Vice-Chair. Sara Etten and Jeff Ingersoll, both former Board Members, were re-elected….
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Underground exploration
ByDerek
I have a lot of respect for urban explorers that get into places that most others would never attempt to go, just for the sake of documenting the decaying history of a place that would likely be forgotten. As you can imagine, Buffalo has lots of these types of places – grain silos, Bethlehem Steel,…