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End of vacation… and 2005
ByDerekOur Christmas season is always very busy and this year was no exception. We spent time with family or friends almost every day since December 23rd. Interestingly though, I feel much more relaxed and rejuvinated than after most vacations, and I can’t really pinpoint what made this one different. Maybe it’s the fact that I…
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Spider
ByDerekEvery morning, I walk out to my car to find a new one of these. I feel a little bad getting in and driving away, destroying all the spider’s hard work. He’s one persistent little bugger, though. Without fail, a new web is spun the next morning. This cycle has been repeating itself for about…
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Eliot Sptizer protects us from ourselves
ByDerekI shuddered when I read this article, just as North Buffalo Journal and Review did. As a result, he would propose new efforts that would protect children from excessive sex and violence in the media; from tobacco company marketing; from access to illegal guns, and from a junk food industry he said has little regard…
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Back in town
ByDerekAmanda and I are back from our camping trip down to Buttermilk Falls State Park. Luckily for us, while we did get a bit of rain, there was no sign of hail or tornados down Ithaca way. We hit up five wineries, four state parks, three gorge trails, two trips to Taste of Thai, and…
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Buffalo <> New Orleans
ByDerekHow pathetic it was to hear Congressman Higgins whining about FEMA like Ray Nagin. I mean, come on. The last thing we want to do is compare our little snowstorm to friggin’ Hurricane Katrina. So, we had a lot of power outages and fallen trees and some flooded basements. Hardly a comparison to, say, completely…
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Hamburg wants to Overlook a source of revenue
ByDerekAs I sat in the Comprehensive Plan meeting earlier this week, discussions touched on subjects such as what makes Hamburg unique from other Western New York towns, and how do we draw people in to bring in income from non-residents. Immediately, my thoughts turned to the waterfront. Having a waterfront is an instant advantage over…
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