Tag Archives: Buffalo

Winter in the Southern Tier

Last week the Family Unit and I were at my parents’ house for several hours, in the Southern Tier of Western New York. There really isn’t much going on down there to live for, but it is a beautiful place, … Continue reading

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“Until that one day, the day I went Crazy, I was fine.”

I finished reading a new book, The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows, by Brian Castner, the other day. Since then I’ve been thinking about one question: What good comes from war? This is one … Continue reading

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The family that fiddles together….

I’ve been forgetting to link this wonderful Mary Kunz Goldman article from the Buffalo News about the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s newest member of the violin section, but I forget no more! An audition with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is always … Continue reading

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Every building’s sacred….

So they want to tear down this building: That’s the old Bethlehem Steel headquarters building in Buffalo. It’s quite an attractive structure. The problem is that it’s been unoccupied for more than thirty years. And what’s more, it’s not exactly … Continue reading

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Buffalo? Not fashionable? Whoda thunkit!

Some outfit has decided that Buffalo is the ‘least fashionable’ large city in the United States. I wonder what made them come to that conclusion…. Sorry, Buffalo. I’ll try better.* * No, I won’t.

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Local blogger to Buffalo: Drop Dead!

Chris Smith on the logical end of his years of Buffalo activism: For the small percentage of people who don’t fit into the above, haven’t moved and aren’t currently planning an escape? You’re a special and unique little snowflake in … Continue reading

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Shea's Buffalo at night

Shea’s Buffalo at night, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I took this while standing outside the theater, waiting for the doors to open for Les Miserables. I insisted on getting there good and early, which didn’t go over well with The … Continue reading

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Oh, Tom, Tom, Tom…. (Answers the first!)

So usually I wait until the second half of the month to start giving answers to “Ask Me Anything!” questions, but Roger has a couple that are time sensitive, pertaining as they do to the impending Super Bowl. So here … Continue reading

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Five years ago….

Look how tall she is!, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. This was the scene outside Casa Jaquandor five years ago today, after the Buffalo Niagara area got walloped by a lake-effect snow storm very early in the season. The next day … Continue reading

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Random Stuff from the Week that Was

So, last week was my 40th birthday, as I noted at the time. Because of work schedules, we rarely celebrate birthdays on the dates on which they fall; instead we schedule some time off as near as we can, and … Continue reading

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