Friday, July 30, 2010

Senseless Crime and Bad Headline

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Not a mass murderer this time.  Not a gun this time. Only a 25 something man who happened to kill his friend in an argument.   Two wasted li...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Meet the Local Growers

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Sounds like a press release (several websites had the same story, almost worded exactly-hmm) but... Our local Wegmans supermarket is havi...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Family Visit

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My mother in law, sister in law and brother in law (the 50ish year old man who has autism and lives with my mother in law) are going to be v...
Monday, July 26, 2010

There's a Tornado in the Bronx.....

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Yesterday a tornado hit the Bronx, being filmed at Co-Op City (about 5 miles from where I lived when I grew up in the Bronx.)  The tornado...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Here we Go Round Again (CFJ Park)

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Here we go round again, on the merry-go-round called Johnson City dissolution . Just when I mentioned it yesterday, in connection with our...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

FarmVille Go Round in Circles

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I think Zynga (maker of the game CrackVi....I mean, FarmVille) finally has gotten the hint. (with apologies to you lucky people who have no ...

Life in a Day AM style

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I don't have a video camera so why not blog about highlights of my day?  Will anyone care? Today is July 24, the official date of the ...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Wal-Mart: The White Knight of Johnson City?

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I've been watching a developing situation with a bit of bemusement. I remember the days when Wal-Mart announcing a store building in y...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Crickets of August

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I'm confused. This is still July. Every year crickets are a sign that late summer has arrived. The problem is...it isn't time.  ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Cheesequake!

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Today's trivia question:  What is a Cheesequake? a.  What Wisconsin natives yell when the earth moves under their feet. b.  A San F...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Blasted Back

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Hurt my back again-this time, off all things, by getting out of a chair.  Not the most imaginative way.  So I spent yesterday with ice pac...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Conversing with Computers-Old Style

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Being a fan of old technology (must be where my dear son got it from) I found this posting about a conversation with a Univac fascinating. ...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Otsiningo Park Farmers Market

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Whoever suggested putting a Saturday farmers market in Otsiningo Park (and routing the bus so it would stop there) should be praised.  May ...

What we Did Not Do Today

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Too many things and so little time.  The battle cry of the middle aged person.  Yup, that toilet roll keeps spinning. We just can't be...
Friday, July 9, 2010

JulyFest and the Greening of Binghamton

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Today was JulyFes t, the annual festival in Downtown Binghamton. I am so happy to see that JulyFest, after being in a funk for several yea...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

I Apologize to the Northeast

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I jinxed our weather.  I blogged about the record high at LaGuardia Airport July 3, 1966 - a record that still stands. So the weather took ...
Monday, July 5, 2010

Downtown Binghamton Sparkles with Mosaics and History

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Even though I wasn't able to take pictures of the Dinosaurs as I had planned to do on July 2 First Friday, I got some other good picture...
Sunday, July 4, 2010

Today's Fourth of July

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For us in the Triple Cities of upstate NY, it is hot, and somewhat quiet.  We took a short walk, did some food shopping, picked up something...

My Official 4th of July Post- Read it Quick, Before the Vandals Come

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Several other people I know have posted 4th of July thoughts on Facebook, or in their blogs.  I don't promise mine will be a masterpiece...
Saturday, July 3, 2010

Highs of July 3, 1966

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Two things happened on July 3, 1966, during my childhood in New York City. 44 years ago today.  The saying "time flies when you are h...