Sunday, June 28, 2009

Peregrine Falcons of Downtown Binghamton

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The peregrine falcon is not a stranger to big city skyscrapers. However, in Binghamton , NY this is not a big city and we don't have...
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Binghamton Rising

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Yesterday was the 2nd Friday of the Binghamton Farmers Market. As I was browsing for snap peas, the heavens opened. I spent the next 35 mi...
Friday, June 26, 2009

My Dad and Baseball (Not What You Think) and More Old Timer Photos

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Later in this post I will include more pictures of the Cooperstown Baseball Old Timers Game. It's funny....I go to a Fathers Day game fo...

Fathers Day with Bob Feller

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There are going to be two types of reactions from people reading this title: a. "Who?" b. "Wow! He's still alive?" ...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Proof-Death Come in Threes

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Shortly after I published the Farrah Fawcett blog entry, I saw the news bulletin about Michael Jackson being taken to the hospital. His de...

And now, Farrah Fawcett

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I came home from work this evening to find that Farrah Fawcett lost her battle with cancer today. Suddenly this blog is becoming a chronicl...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Your Own Authentic Japanese Golden Poo

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I was alerted to this by a blog site associated with Consumer Reports. Apparently, the Japanese word for "luck" is very similar to...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Goodbye Ed McMahon

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Another Baby Boomer icon deceased . Ed McMahon was part of my life for so many years, Being in my teens and early 20's-30's (especi...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

MacKenzie-Childs: Not for the Timid

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Last weekend we went up to Aurora, NY (in the Finger Lakes) to the annual MacKenzie - Childs barn sale. MacKenzie - Childs is not for ever...

Memories of Arkansas at the Swim...I mean, Relay for Life

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Lots of rain part 2 at our Relay for Life this morning. So it is shutting down a little early and I am home early. I didn't win any pri...
Friday, June 19, 2009

Walter Cronkite Gravely Ill?

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A blog reports that Walter Cronkite is gravely ill, and MSNBC seems to have picked up on this. Say it ain't so (oops, wrong person). A...

Relay Day!

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Tonight is our area's Relay for Life. This is an event to benefit the American Cancer Society. Team members, of course, raise money fo...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Just Racin' in the Rain.....

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Just got back from the 2009 Corporate Challenge, an annual event in our area (and maybe nationwide). Employees of various businesses compet...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Got Twitter? Got a Consumer Problem?

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I don't use Twitter but I absolutely loved this article about using Twitter as a consumer too l. The responses to this article were even...

Fairbanks has reached Maximum Sunrise-Sunset (Well, not so fast)

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The bad news, of course is, that shortly our days will be getting shorter, daylight-wise. Enjoy your 21 hours and 47 minutes of daylight, F...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Blue Angels and Flood Memories

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Over the 4 th of July weekend we are being treated to an airshow. This one features the Blue Angels. What a wonderful treat for our area...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Dexter Kefir Cheese

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Saturday we made a trip up to Aurora, NY for the MacKenzie-Childs Barn Sale. And found something totally different. You either love or hate...
Friday, June 12, 2009

I Sing the Job Non-Electric

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Two jobs, two days in a row. June 10: son is at his supermarket job, power goes out. Just what happens when a modern supermarket loses powe...

The 10 Dumbest Tech Products

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Another masterpiece from PC World . I'm proud to say that I never used any of these "dogs" (or, cats).

Almost at the Solstice in Fairbanks and Longyearbyen

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The lucky folks in Alaska had a beautiful morning in Fairbanks - 61 degrees there at 2am their time, nice and daylighty (is that a word?) at...