As I mentioned before – being on top of the Duomo is just amazing. Several of my favorite photographs from the trip come from this vista. We spent over an hour here, and if we had more time I would have spent longer. This is the type of stuff I love taking photos of.
This is is one of my favorites.
Being a geek by trade (and at heart) I found this article – O’Reilly: What Is Web 2.0 – quite interesting. I’ve been around through the entire life of the web. I used to “surf” on the old Buffalo FreeNet, which would connect you with other FreeNets around the country. Images were uuencoded into thousands…
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!
No matter where Wal-Mart attempts to go, NIMBY’s are sure to be found. Hamburg is no different. According to The Sun a group of 18 whopping people showed up at the Hamburg Planning Board meeting to protest Wal-Mart’s move to the ghost town known as Brierwood Plaza. The group cited several thinly veiled NIMBYistic concerns,…
Merry Christmas to all our friends and family! Earlier this year, we went to Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, MI, a place I had been to several times over the years when visiting family in Michigan. I’ve had one of their signature handpainted ornaments for years, so we got one for Amanda and Ariella to…
This election cycle for me is about voting against the candidates and the things I don’t like about the political process. I’m not excited about any of the possible candidates in any of the races, frankly. So here’s my anticipated rundown… NYS Governor: NOT Spitzer. I hate how he’s been annointed Governor since before the…
This was definitely one of the most serene and unbelievable places I have ever been. Very glad we shared this experience together!!