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Western New York – an area distinctly different from downstate NY

What rock did they crawl out from under?

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An actual Facebook post. Names disguised to protect the embarrassed. No further comment necessary…

Posted in Lockport, WNY

Wallenda Walking

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Nik Wallenda (no relation to Nikola Tesla, right) has been practicing the past two weeks for his soon-to-be-attempted wirewalk across the Horseshoe Falls on June 15th. His last scheduled practice run is scheduled to be tomorrow, Tuesday May 22nd. I…

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Posted in Cycling, News, Photos, Raves, WNY

The Varsity Sport of the Mind

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This next Saturday, January 8th, 2011, will be the Kickoff for the 2011 season of the FIRST Robotics Competition. In case you’re not familiar with this program, you can learn a lot about it at the official website of FIRST…

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Posted in Lockport, News, Raves, Robotics, Tech Stuff, WNY

Tralfamador…

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Just the other night, my wife and I went out to hear some live music. We went to the Sportsmen’s Tavern for Robot Holiday, which is a loosely-formed group of local musicians who put out Christmas songs every year and…

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Posted in Music, Picks, Raves, WNY

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