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Extra busy week
ByDerekThis is like a super extra busy week for me. My supervisor is out of town for training, and that leaves me in charge of our team of two. That in itself wouldn’t be a big deal, except that this week marks the start of our benefits enrollment period, the single busiest time of year…
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Dilbert Survey of Economists
ByDerekScott Adams, creator of Dilbert, recently commissioned a survey of American economists to find out their opinions on the presidential candidates. Interestingly, most economists are Democrats, and feel their party is the one with the right economic ideas. When asked which candidate for President would be best for the economy in the long run, not…
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Don’t hate on the suburbs, Buffalo
ByDerekHate is most often brought on by jealousy, and it’s obviously the driving force behind many of the comments on Buffalo Rising’s article on the newly proposed “Urban Mirage” in Amherst. The city vs. suburbs debate rears it’s ugly head yet again. Too many city dwellers refuse to believe that life should exist outside of…
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Or bobbleheads
ByDerekGeek has the funniest quote I’ve read in awhile… 52% of the voters think the state is headed in the wrong direction, the other 48% must be union members or hermits. Uh…. yeah. I’d be really curious as to exactly what are the “right” steps are that people think New York has been taking.
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All-out?
ByDerekSo the House passed a bill last month to ban online poker playing. Jon Stewart describes this best: When it comes to physical casinos, the argument is that the poor locals will wander in and spend their every last dollar. I don’t see the same argument working for online gambling, as the poor are unlikely…
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Just rearrange the sentences a bit
ByDerekThesis: “In his new book, political analyst Ron Brownstein calls this a crisis of ‘hyperpartisanship,’ a crisis which has ‘unnecessarily inflamed our differences and impeded progress against our most pressing challenges.’ Nothing reflects the result of hyperpartisanship more than the current immigration debate…” Supporting arguments: “Here in our nation’s capital, I wanted to talk briefly…
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Hey! Is that the side of my head in the first shot? Or am I still in transit? 🙂
I didn’t think you were there yet, but when I looked at the timestamp on these photos they’re from Friday afternoon – so I guess you were!