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.
How I love the Tax Foundation‘s ability to put things into perspective. As oil prices have hit record highs along with oil company profits (and thereby the returns to shareholders), many in Congress are calling for a windfall profits tax on oil companies. They argue that those profits are somehow unjustified. But what about another…
I’ve added a category to the navigation on the right called “Interesting Reading.” It’s shaping up to be a collection of websites and blogs that I read on a regular basis and find interesting. Don’t get the wrong impression, though. Just because I put a link up to a site doesn’t mean that I agree…
Back in September, I went to Toronto for a week to take on the AIIM Enterprise Content Management certificate program. I was particularly interested in the program because it took a comprehensive look at all the various facets of ECM, without being technology-specific. SharePoint was certainly referenced many times in the course and at least…
As I was sifting through my feeds this morning, I ran across this posting by Lotus blogger Rocky Oliver. What really piqued my interest was not the Lotus Workspace vs. Bookmarks debate (I’m a bookmarks guy, myself) but the fact that Rocky’s “broad yet simple realization” is applicable well outside of the geek realm: People…
Now that the Jetta is gone (and the snow is still here) I’m selling the winter tire/wheel set I bought for it. I have a set of four 195/65R-15 DUNLOP GRASPIC DS-2s mounted on 15″ steelies (15×6) with 5-100 bolt pattern. Used on a 2003 VW Jetta. Great tread left, only used for about 7000…
Caught this on MarketWatch today: DES MOINES, Iowa (MarketWatch) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) said Wednesday it may change the name of its struggling Smokey Bones barbecue chain as part of efforts to improve its appeal. Because the casual-dining operator believes the chain’s positioning is “too narrow,” the company said several barbecue-oriented items will be…
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!