Cranky Old Ralph says…
ByDerek
Turns out, New York State’s STAR program failed in it’s primary goal – to reduce the property tax burden. It actually had the opposite of it’s intended effect – it accelerated spending by local school districts, which in turn raises the homeowner’s taxes. I really don’t understand how politicians think. If a whole bunch of…
Just a couple of photos from this beautiful day…
Took a ride through rural WNY today. Guess the kids are bored with cow tipping.
Since Derek is a member of the “Crew” (I’ll let one of them explain in a comment what exactly that is), he thinks it would be fun to help me out in the delivery room with some of their more famous chants. I’m not entirely opposed to this, as I want to laugh as much…
How convenient that there are simultaneously occurring picnics this Saturday at Chestnut Ridge… and they happen to be in adjacent shelters! Bloggers in the Park (Bloggercon 4) – Shelter 7 SpeakUp Summer Picnic – Shelter 7a Amanda and I are planning on visiting both and bringing our newest creation – Hillbilly Horseshoes – with us….
Wow! It was a day of rainbows! I couldn’t believe the width and definition. These shots were taken from our bedroom. I have RAW format files too, I’m just a n00b at modifying them, so here’s the JPGs… Double Rainbow: This is a Supernumerary Rainbow: According to Wikipedia: A supernumerary rainbow is an infrequent phenomenon,…