I was only going to go to the Terminal for a couple hours to help out with Dyngus Day, but the crowds were so overwhelming that I ended up staying all night to help! It was wildly successful, and there is no doubt that Dyngus Day is becoming a huge event in Buffalo.
Parked at the Port of Trois-Rivières in Quebec. Click the link or the photo to take you to the port’s webcam. The current rumor is that it’s going to Malaysia to become a casino, but it’s all just rumors for now.
I love the Tax Foundation because they tend to uncomplicate tax issues so that everyone can understand them. Their annual Tax Freedom Day report was released today. It tells you, quite simply, that if you started giving your entire paycheck to the government on January 1st and weren’t allowed to keep any for yourself until…
Bloggers unplug for an offline picnic By STEPHEN T. WATSON News Staff Reporter 7/16/2006 Buffalo’s bloggers took a break Saturday from criticizing Joel Giambra, Wal-Mart and the Buffalo Sabres’ proposed new logo to eat some barbecue and meet their cyber peers. Their low-key gathering at Chestnut Ridge Park is the latest sign that this region’s…
Amanda and I returned from a weekend trip to Michigan for my cousin’s wedding (congrats again, Jen!). The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was a great time, with some excellent, personal flourishes. My favorite was having the entire wait staff enter to “Be Our Guest” carrying their silver platters to begin serving dinner. The…
The Marine Star (Aquarama) got it’s first coat of paint in who knows how long. Someone was kind enough to cover up the grafitti that marred it earlier this year. The cool thing is they even managed to match the paint colors pretty well!
Someday we might remodel our bathroom. If you’ve never seen our bathroom, it was an experiment in painting technique for Amanda, as was much of the house right after we bought it. The bathroom was small, and we thought we’d do something a bit… lively with it. I know it’s a bit wacky, but we…
How come the crowd didn’t suddenly break into a dance number? Seems to be the thing to do these days…
BBD
Well, there was dancing, but not the flashmob kind. 🙂
I was absolutely floored when I walked into the Terminal last night with the crowd!