One Red Daisy
There literally was only one red daisy out amongst a sea of white ones. Made for a decent photo.
Update: This photo now for sale on Dreamstime
The universe has a tendency to balance itself out, and this time, unfortunately, the announcement of Dot was countered with the departing of Grandpa Punaro. I grew up living next door to my grandparents, so seeing them was a regular occurrence. While age took it’s toll on his body, his mind was always sharp and…
Even conservatives like myself can find some solace in the Democrat’s recent rise to power. An article on TheStreet.com discusses the likelihood that the tipping of the political scales will likely mean that net neutrality will be preserved. The House of Representatives passed a version of the bill that was stripped of net neutrality language…
It’s been six years since I’ve been out of school, and longer than that since I’ve had a summer vacation, so the only thing that somewhat delineates the summer period for me is the break our church choir takes for a few months. Our last choir mass was yesterday, so until sometime in September I…
Watching TV last night, I saw a commercial for a car I was completely unfamiliar with – the Dodge Caliber. Looked kind of interesting – nice small crossover, not too big, Gen-X options like Bluetooth enabled, a cooler in the glove compartment, and a jack for your iPod. So I swung over to the Dodge…
Two babies born so far this week! Congratulations to my cousin Renee and her husband Jonah on the birth of their daughter, Abigail! Also, congratulations to our friends Lindsay and Bob in Rochester on the birth of their son, Patrick! First babies for each of them! Enjoy! Before you know it, they’ll be walking!
Yes, it’s true! All the Buffalo-area news sources are reporting that the I-190 tolls are no longer – and for good! The booths themselves are supposed to come down next year. As someone who takes the 190 daily (although I only pay in one direction) this will personally save me quite a bit of money….