Out here in Holland, we got hail. Lots of it. So much so that 5 hours later there were still piles of it around the yard.
No noticeable damage other than to our corn stalks which got knocked over, and and handful of tomatoes got knocked off the plants.
From buffalocentralterminal.org (or just from me, since I wrote it anyways… 😉 ) Picnic on the Plaza IV: Oktoberfest Second annual Oktoberfest to be held at Central Terminal Buffalo, New York September 13th, 2006: The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) is very pleased to announce that it is sponsoring Picnic on the Plaza IV: Oktoberfest…
Here’s a photo I took early this morning. I really wanted to go and take it from outside, but the the lone 8 on the thermometer discouraged me. Still not a bad photo. (click for full view)
Michael Rebmann over at North Buffalo Journal and Review is fighting the battle against net neutrality. He posted a video from NetCompetition.org to aid in his argument that the government must remain hands-off in this debate, no matter what. Now I understand that Michael’s a Libertarian, and while I agree with many aspects of the…
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…
Thanks… to our good friend Chris for successfully organizing a Sabres outing – and breaking his streak of the team losing whenever he goes to a game! Thanks… to Jeremy and company for making the drive up to Buffalo for the game! Thanks… to Duff’s for 100 delectable wings. Thanks… to the return of the…
When we moved into our house it came with an “old style” top freezer refrigerator. We had a side-by-side that we brought with us that was much more modern, and had a built in icemaker and water dispenser, henceforth known as the “good” fridge. Unfortunately, there was no water line to where the refrigerator is…