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A Buffalo fixture I could have done without
Funny, but I don’t ever remember putting “seeing a Terry Buchwald show” on my personal list of must-do Buffalo things. Regardless, Amanda and I had the, um, pleasure last night at a benefit for Variety Club organized by one of her coworkers. Don’t get me wrong, the benefit was great – well organized, well attended,…
A Poem For Valentine’s Day
(Derek’s Note: Amanda won the Buffalo.com/Buffalo News Classifieds Love Poem Contest with this entry. I’m posting it here for her.) What You Are to Me What you are to me is one million Springtimes. A walk in the park hand in hand. Sharing moments no one else will share. Calling just to say ‘Hello’. Saying…
2006-2007 Winter Skyway Closings
Speaking of the Skyway… since winter has officially ended, let’s tally up Skyway closings. We had an early unprecedented storm in October that resulted in widespread driving bans, yet no official Skyway closings. We had another late start to winter, but then had a pounding of snow and frigid temperatures. For the second year in…
The stuff Dilbert is borne from
I work in a corporate environment. Things are done for reasons that often baffle the masses. I’m generally pretty good at understanding both sides of an issue. Today’s just took the cake, though. Everyone in our office today walked in to find their normal sized garbage cans replaced with these, seemingly from the world of…
Fly Away Flu
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