Monday, February 28, 2011

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and Binghamton

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We are coming up on the 100th anniversary of a fire that took more lives in NY City than any event until September 11, 2001.  And, this fi...
Sunday, February 27, 2011

Interesting Opportunity to Have Your Say

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I haven't spoken in a while about my spouse's brother, who has autism.  This from a listserv I subscribe to sounded interesting.  Fa...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Nightmare

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Night before last, I had a nightmare about my mother in law. No, my mother in law is not a nightmare.  Not at all. But I've been havin...
Friday, February 18, 2011

13th Valentines Day in Heaven

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On February 13, 1998 a friend and co-worker passed on to wherever we go after this life after a 16 month battle with lung cancer. One day,...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Book Stores of Dreams

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There isn't much to say except my spouse is probably grateful that there are no book fairs like this in the area.  It's enough to ...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Watson's Secret

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How many of you watched the IBM super-computer Watson battle all time Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter on Jeopardy tonight?  ...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Chirp Chirp Winter is Almost Over

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No, the snow hasn't magically melted nor will it for a while longer. But this morning February 13....I walked outside my door-and the ...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Them Changes

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I'm trying to fool around with the best way to share a video on this blog.  I tried a couple of different ways and this one seemed to wo...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Global....something

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Bad weather is a'comin. So how would I know that?  Well, from some very bad memories. In 1980, we lived in Wichita, KS.  A record lo...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

7th (Snow) Fall

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Falling has been on my mind a lot lately.  So has aging. The other day, the Weather Channel talked about the 7th major snowfall set to hit...
Friday, January 28, 2011

Farming During a Revolution Part 2

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Today's "what the heck" moment came when I was playing FarmVille, picking up the gifts and helping out my FarmVille friend in ...

Another 25 years ago Moment - Challenger

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There are two events linked together in my mind and heart. January 21, 1986:  the death of my father.  And, a week later, the explosion of...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Another Johnson City Downtown Idea

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Let's see.  Downtown Johnson City has been declining for years.   Although, I blogged a month or two ago, that there seems to be a littl...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

It Isn't Easy Heating Green

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The repairman left about an hour ago. I had briefly blogged, earlier this week, about my concerns that our year old "green" heat...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Fire and...Water

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I bet that businesses near the Press Building in downtown Binghamton are revamping their disaster recovery plans in the wake of the December...
Monday, January 24, 2011

17 Below!

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17 below zero - not at my house but at my son's. (he's in a cold spot).  Others I know living in the country reached the double digi...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

The Arctic White Chill Descends on our "Green" Heating System

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Right now (6:15pm) it is 6 above.  It is supposed to be at least 6 below by morning. This type of weather is not unknown but it has been a...
Friday, January 21, 2011

25 Years Ago Today in Brooklyn

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25 years ago tonight I got a phone call...my father had passed away in an emergency room in Brooklyn. My father was an almost-lifelong res...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Tracking the Revolution using FarmVille

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The last 24 hours or so has been a surreal experience. Yesterday evening I was on Facebook when a relative contacted me.  I have a cousin ...
Sunday, January 16, 2011

For Binghamton Fire, It's "Deja Vu All Over Again"

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Yogi Berra couldn't have said it better. The actual headline was " Will the Strong survive? "  I had blogged about the fire...