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Smoke yellowed and falling
Every day I’ve been driving by the slowly demolishing Aud, and keep seeing the old, cigarette smoke-yellowed sound baffling cans hanging from the ceiling and envisioning this shot: Luckily, Sara Etten snapped it, along with a series of other great shots, available here.
Remodel job #1 finished!
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…
It’s all “for the children”
Do you believe politicians when they say they’re making changes “for the children”? Think again. Our children face a future of rising taxes, squeezed — and perhaps falling — public services, and aging — perhaps deteriorating — public infrastructure (roads, sewers, transit systems). Today’s young workers and children are about to be engulfed by a…
The Bethlehem Office Building
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…
Holy shit, I’m agreeing with Higgins
I finally had the opportunity to listing to WNYMedia’s interview with Congressman Higgins. Who would have guessed that we’d be actually be agreeing on Route 5 issues? Higgins said, “The fact of the matter is according to the Department of Transportation, you have some 43,000 vehicles that travel from the Southtowns into the city of…
Christmas shopping is done!
Amanda and I made a trip out to the Galleria today to finish our Christmas shopping. We are now done! Still have some cookies to bake and wrapping to do, but we’ve got a couple of days left for that. Why did we go all the way out to the Galleria when McKinley is two…