Visited a new place for the first time today while geocaching – the Times Beach Bird Trail. The cache happens to be out on the breakwall, which made for a rocky, yet fun hike.
You never know what you might see on these little adventures…
The Buffalo Light
The Buffalo Fire Boat (Edward M. Cotter)
Our travel bug has been pimpin’ all over the world in Africa for quite some time now. Got an update today that it’s still in South Africa, but it’s moving towards the Indian Ocean, currently near the city of Durban on Umgeni Road. Total mileage traveled so far: 11,287.6
After my weekend in front of the computer, I’ve been trying to stay away as much as possible. But I’m sure some of the Lotus readers are interested in an update… so… after three days in operation there have been no reported issues! One of my placetypes ended up with a couple conflict docs again,…
Turns out, New York State’s STAR program failed in it’s primary goal – to reduce the property tax burden. It actually had the opposite of it’s intended effect – it accelerated spending by local school districts, which in turn raises the homeowner’s taxes. I really don’t understand how politicians think. If a whole bunch of…
No, we haven’t disappeared off the face of the Earth. We have been watching Planet Earth, but that’s as inconsequential as what happened thousands of years ago before Sigourney Weaver. So here’s some stuff that has been going on: Condolences to Amanda’s friend Amy, who lost her grandmother this week Congrats to my sister, who…
Awwww yeah! Business First reports that Hamburg and Orchard Park are going to be the first WNY areas that Verizon will be instituting it’s Fiber To The Premises service. Last year they ran what I assumed to be fiber to the pole on the corner of my lot, at which point the lines go underground,…
