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Letter to the Editor
As promised in a previous post, I wrote a letter to the editor of The Sun in response to their editorial on tearing down the Skyway. There it was today, filling up a huge section of the editorial page. Reprinted here: Editor, The Sun: The Skyway has certainly become a hot topic since waterfront development…
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone for their well wishes! Amanda has been pretty consistently sick since finding out she was pregnant, but it’s been getting progressively worse over the past week. Today, a quick call to the doctor won her a free (co-pay not included) trip in for an exam. Two urine tests later, they determined she…
WTF American Idol?
I was too disturbed after watching South Park last night to comment on Idol… but WTF? Kelly didn’t end up in the bottom three after completely butchering her song (even by her own admission!) and Chris did? I guess America really does love dumb blondes. I also fail to see the hoopla about Katharine. She…
More on the Marine Star mystery
A Buffalo News report from June 30th quotes James A. Everatt, one of the Aquarama’s owners, saying that the ship would not be sold for scrap. The mothballed and rusting Marine Star, the very large eyesore disguised as a ship docked for the past 12 years in Buffalo’s outer harbor, was headed “in the very…
Geocaching in USAToday
USAToday had a brief story on geocaching yesterday. It provides a good, concise description of what this relatively new activity is and it’s benefits: Many geocachers regard the activity as a sport that blends components of travel, exercise, nature, technology and common sense. For the game, a geocacher uses a GPS receiver to find a…
I’m sorry that she is sick, but I just love this picture. She is so cute it brings tears to my eyes when I look at her!