Germany
Photos from Dusseldorf and Cologne
Being a geek by trade (and at heart) I found this article – O’Reilly: What Is Web 2.0 – quite interesting. I’ve been around through the entire life of the web. I used to “surf” on the old Buffalo FreeNet, which would connect you with other FreeNets around the country. Images were uuencoded into thousands…
Here’s a sarcastically hilarious article on the mortgage “crisis” via Free Money Finance. On the heels of his plan to freeze interest rates on subprime mortgages for responsible homeowners who simply needed a helping hand, President Bush announced today he is ready to shift his attention to assisting the “stupid, irresponsible homeowners who knowingly bought…
Below is a letter that the Anti-Flipping Task Force sent to eBay: (from Buffalo Issue Alerts) April 13, 2006 Michelle Mallory Peacock Deputy Director, State Governmental Regulations eBay, Inc. 2145 Hamilton Ave. San Jose, CA 95125 Dear Ms. Peacock: We appreciate that eBay is taking our concerns seriously, as stated in your letter dated February…
The Marine Star (Aquarama) got it’s first coat of paint in who knows how long. Someone was kind enough to cover up the grafitti that marred it earlier this year. The cool thing is they even managed to match the paint colors pretty well!
Two babies born so far this week! Congratulations to my cousin Renee and her husband Jonah on the birth of their daughter, Abigail! Also, congratulations to our friends Lindsay and Bob in Rochester on the birth of their son, Patrick! First babies for each of them! Enjoy! Before you know it, they’ll be walking!