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ByDerek
Amanda decided that she really didn’t want an office after all, so we decided to convert the smallest bedroom into my office instead. I think the before and after pictures are stunning. Before: After: My father-in-law and I installed a new hardwood floor, which is actually a blend of two different colors since he…
I thought it was quite interesting to read this story about how the Holland School Board actually cut $1 million from their budget. Their reason? Simple. Welk said the goal to cut 5 percent from the budget stemmed from a shrinking school population that had shrunk from 1,450 to 1,050 over recent years — with…
I knew it wouldn’t be long before Gabe posted something over at ReUrbanize Buffalo that would annoy me, but I figured I had until the first snowfall before the Skyway would be on my radar screen again. I was wrong. Gabe found an article from Reason.org that in it’s efforts to show the value of…
I’ve been having a hard time keeping up with all the blogs lately, so I completely missed this piece from BuffaloBlogger, whose in-laws were in town from England and ranked the Central Terminal at the top of their vacation memories list. This ladies and gentlemen was their highlight. This grand old building that so many…
I’ve always wondered what this building was, because I drive by it every day. Now, thanks to Buffalo Rising, I know. Update: Thanks to a commentor for posting this link to a UE’rs photographs of the inside. Looks to be in much worse shape than the Terminal, but hard to tell whether it’s salvageable or…
Friday Five is my [most]weekly technology tidbits post that I write for my internal Praxair blog and cross-post here. #1 – Google+ invite received, we go hands-on [Engadget] When news of Google Plus’ arrival broke today, we called the service an “all out assault on social networking.” After playing around with it for a bit,…