Thursday, July 30, 2009

"C" Day: The 100th Blog Post

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What is it about our culture that makes certain anniversaries or milestones more significant than others? Why is the 100 th of something i...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Tomato Blight Revisited

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The tomato blight continues to spread through the Northeast U.S. Like some other organic gardeners and growers (we aren't truly organic...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

Binghamton Shooting nearly 4 months later

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So hard to believe that it will be 4 months come August 3. There are no longer any obvious signs of the shooting. The ACA building is still...

Doubleplusungood, dudes

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This is not new news. For all that I love buying from amazon.com, this gives me a bit of that Big Brother feeling. For all of you lucky eno...
Friday, July 24, 2009

1990's Laptop for Sale!

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Yesterday, the local high school (son graduated last year) had their annual "get rid of computer equipment" sale. That would be ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Facebook - the Dilemma and the Virtual Food Fight

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Today, right after logging onto Facebook (because I had a message from a cousin) and then logging right off again, I saw this article onlin...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Coming Soon to a Summer Near You

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At some time during the next few days, there is going to be a changeover from "spring/summer" to "late summer/fall is coming,...
Monday, July 20, 2009

More on the 40th anniversary of the First Moon Walk

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Why are we so fascinated by the First Moon Walk on this particular anniversary? Is it knowing that this may be the last 10-year anniversary ...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

The 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

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40 years ago tomorrow. Where were you? Where was I? I was in midtown Manhattan, with my Dad, at a space exhibit. I had followed the space...
Saturday, July 18, 2009

A bad year for Boomer Icons-Now Cronkite on the Eve of the Moon Landing Anniversary

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About 6 weeks ago, I had blogged about the rumors of the impending demise of Walter Cronkite . Now, alas, it has come to pass that Walter Cr...
Friday, July 17, 2009

So a Starbucks is not a Starbucks when....what?

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So Starbucks is testing new names in Seattle because.... why ? Because they've already lost their way, and lost thousands of customers ...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

New York's Electronic Voting-Back to the Future

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Today I experienced the future of voting in NY. New York, to the best of my knowledge, is the last state in the union to adopt some version ...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

RIP CompuServe Classic - Another Baby Boomer Favorite Gone

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This isn't a funeral for a person but an online service that predated the Internet, and in some ways was one of the first social network...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Happy Bastille Day - Let Them Eat Tastykake

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My dad was born on July 14, 1914. The July 14 birth date made it easy to remember Bastille Day in history class. Dad is no longer alive, ...
Saturday, July 11, 2009

The Not-so-Mighty Queen of Williamsbridge

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Amy Dickinson is the successor to famed advice columnist Ann Landers, I've been enjoying her column for years because she has such a wa...

Do Our Tomatoes Have Irish Potato Blight?

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Thank you, another blog, for alerting us to this. We thought it was all the rain and coolness, but our tomato plants at our community garde...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Let's "Facebook" the Facts

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So where have I been recently? Short answer: on Facebook. I had an account from - last year? but never used it. A friend from high school...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

New York Heatwave on the Way-Maybe

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Right now our stormy weather continues. I've almost forgotten what it is like to water my hanging baskets. Our zucchinis are on strike...
Sunday, July 5, 2009

2009 Binghamton Airshow Pictures

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A lovely day at last - we spent it at the Binghamton air show watching the Blue Angels and other acts. Here are some pictures we took. I ap...
Saturday, July 4, 2009

Baseball, Golden Knights and 4th of July Raspberry Smoothies

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An interesting, mostly peaceful 3rd and 4 th of July. The weather has finally decided to cooperate - sun finally coming out, cool for July,...