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Hosting provider change is now complete, but I’m [obviously] playing with the theme. If you find any issues, please comment here.
Count me among the people that are underimpressed by the iPhone. For those of us that have been using smartphones already, the iPhone is a bit of a let down. Sure, it’s got that sleek, spiffy look that Apple has become synonomous with, and I can honestly say it’s probably one of the best looking…
Do you have strong feelings of loyalty towards certain brands? Generally, I don’t. For many products, I’m happy buying whatever is cheapest at the moment. That often consists of store brands, like Wegmans pasta sauces, or ice cream, or… cat food. We’re 2 for 2 in recall roulette this year. First, there was the peanut…
My mom’s cousin’s store, Definitely Buffalo in Main Place Mall, is featured today on Buffalo Rising! Joan and her husband, Chuck, are both great people. They also own the Deer Head Inn on Clinton Street in West Seneca. It’s one of those great small, neighborhood, family-owned and operated restaurants. They have excellent steaks, turkey, fish…
I love how The Tax Foundation can put things into perspective so simply and eloquently. “While the oil companies experience record profits, the federal government has been giving them a free ride,” Jeff Rickert, vice president of the Apollo Alliance, charged during a news conference Tuesday. In the most recent flap over “excessive†profits, ExxonMobil…
It ain’t easy bein’ green, especially in Marburg, Germany where a new building ordinance now requires any homeowner that does roof or heating system repairs to install solar panels. From his deck, Mr. Schönherr can see the town’s famous hilltop Gothic castle as well as two of its three power-generating windmills. On his roof, a…
Random Thoughts 101 posts the following: Tonight, Tuesday into Wednesday morning, a very rare occurance will take place: On Wednesday, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06. (Providing you write your dates the American way.)†That won’t happen again for 1,000 years. Back…