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A night with the orchestra

The other night, The Wife and I enjoyed a too-infrequent opportunity to attend a performance of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. We count going to the BPO as one of our favorite things about living in this region, and it’s a … Continue reading

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Back Roads of WNY

I’m pretty sure that I inherited from my father a general sense of antipathy for expressways. When we’d take long roadtrips, when I was a kid, such as going from our home in Allegany, NY to New Jersey (near Philadelphia) … Continue reading

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Merton’s Heart

The Buffalo News ran this fascinating article about Thomas Merton, who lived for a time in Olean, NY and worked at St. Bonaventure University, from where my father has recently retired. My first part-time job was in that school’s library, … Continue reading

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You’re not a special snowflake, Buffalo.

One thing I’ve been thinking of late, with regard to Buffalo’s eternal quest to reinvigorate itself (or just stop the bleeding), is that folks in this area are too convinced of Buffalo’s inherent unique and wonderful nature, and that all … Continue reading

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To Bill

Drag that shit outside and kick its arse. It’s the only acceptable alternative. UPDATE: Actually, Bill clarifies that he’s not the one suffering the malady in question. Still the well-wishes are extended to the likely complete stranger who is!

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Remember, Buffalo!

This city seems to have a fetish for old things. Well, Byzantium’s Shores is one of Buffalo’s oldest blogs, dating back to February 2002! In blogging terms, that’s like a house that Tom Jefferson might have walked by on his … Continue reading

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PEROT IN ’92!!!

Psst! Hey! Wanna waste your vote? As far as Buffalo’s recognition of blogs goes, ‘personal’ blogs such as this one might as well not even exist, but hey, a fellow can dream! Or he can pout. Or he can have … Continue reading

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Just because I haven't posted anything yet today….

Vidler’s. #EastAurora #WNY #Vidlers, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Here’s Vidler’s in East Aurora, NY, after dark. We’d just come out of Firefly Cupcakes, which is right next door. Note the giant statue-golem of Mr. Vidler, looming over all!

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A Day at the Farm

Well, it was really cold. So it was really only about 45 minutes. But anyway, the other day I had some time to myself, so I decided to go to Knox Farm in East Aurora to take some pictures. I … Continue reading

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Good morning, Internets!

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