The continuing adventures of the Punaro family
Derek’s thoughts on Buffalo-related issues
This year marks the tenth that Amanda and I have been volunteers with the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, and my fourth serving on the Board of Directors. The CTRC is in the best position it's ever been in to succeed and move into the future, and with that knowledge Amanda and I are both "retiring"… Continue reading Derek and Amanda retire from the CTRC
Congressman Brian Higgins today repeated his call for the Skyway to be torn down and replaced, and every news outlet ran with it like it was major news. It's been four years since I've written on the topic, but the claims that Higgins made today seemed to me to be more over the top than… Continue reading Higgins vs. The Skyway, the return
2012 marks my 12th year working for Praxair since graduating from RIT with a degree in IT. I started working on Praxair's first e-Commerce systems, and then transitioned to help build Praxair's first intranet on Lotus Domino, and then was part of the team that rolled out Microsoft SharePoint enterprise wide for document management and… Continue reading A new job, a new future
Last week if you would have asked me about my thoughts on Buffalo's Trico plant, I probably would have told you I didn't have many. My knowledge of the property was limited, as frankly is my knowledge of many of Buffalo's buildings aside from the Central Terminal. It's a side effect of being intently focused… Continue reading Trico – Dissecting the Anti-Preservation Stance
I was importing a bunch of photos into Lightroom last night and ran across this one. After a couple minor corrections I'm loving it now.