33 Weeks
ByDerek
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Globetrotting
ByDerek
My brief blogging hiatus was due to a two week work trip to Europe. This was my first trip overseas and it was quite interesting, if exhausting at times. I visited nine cities in five different countries, used five airports and seven train stations, drove the Autobahn, and sat in countless taxis, buses, and subways….
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Focusing on the Good Things
ByAmanda
The phrase “When life hands you lemons…” is not always easy to accomplish. When backed into a situation you cannot change it can be difficult not to try and fight back; to defend oneself and one’s character. Sometimes it can backfire. Other times, it can get your point across and turn the situation around. But…
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Buffalo | Derek | Preservation
We can’t save anything!
ByDerek
Another great article on Buffalo Rising, this time showing just how little of the core of downtown has actually been preserved since circa 1960. The fact is, one of the few bright spots in Buffalo’s economy has been the power of the city’s high quality historic architecture and a recent wave of restorations to stimulate…
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A different view of the housing “crisis”
ByDerek
Here’s a unique way of looking at housing costs data. Take the average housing prices in the U.S. since 1890, adjust for inflation, then plot it on a rollercoaster. Pay particular attention to 1997 onward. via Consumerism Commentary
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A different kind of gas tank exchange
ByDerek
Apparently, the latest path to saving the Earth is via screwing with the bacteria in a cow’s stomach, replacing it with a kangaroo’s. What the hell is this going to do to food packaging and grocery store isles? We’re going to need a whole new shelf to separate the organic, free-range, native bacteria beef from…
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All-out?
ByDerek
So the House passed a bill last month to ban online poker playing. Jon Stewart describes this best: When it comes to physical casinos, the argument is that the poor locals will wander in and spend their every last dollar. I don’t see the same argument working for online gambling, as the poor are unlikely…
GORGEOUS PICTURE Amanda!!! 🙂
I’m so excited for you!!!
Man, seeing pictures like this brings tears to my eyes…my intellectual side is having a hard time falling in line with my soul lately.
You look terrific!
OMGSH AMANDA!!! you look so different than just a couple weeks ago at the shower!!!! =D =D
It appears as if the littlest Punaro is gestating nicely. Congratulations guys!