MassiveLAN is back for 2010 and better then ever! July 9th – 11th 2010 – Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY Just 10 minutes from Downtown Buffalo, 35 minutes from Niagara Falls, 1 1/2 hours from Rochester or Erie, PA, less then 2 hours from Toronto and 3 hours from Cleveland, OH or Pittsburgh, PA. Location: [...]
I just found a sweet little spot on the net for when you’re stuck at work and your Ipod is an impossibility. www.last.fm You type in your favorite artist and it compiles different artists of the same genre to provide you with a personalized ‘radio station’. Search artist and bulid a library, all there waiting [...]
MassiveLAN is back for 2009! July 10th – 12th 2009 – Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY Just 5 to 10 minutes from Buffalo, 25 minutes from Niagara Falls, 1 1/2 hours from Rochester or Erie, PA, less then 2 hours from Toronto and 3 hours from Cleveland, OH or Pittsburgh, PA. Location: Erie County Fairgrounds [...]
Now that I live in a place I generally made fun of (or nearly despised) much of my life, I can report first-hand the quirks of the neighborhood. My daughter considers the Seneca side of “town” to be an other-side-of-the-tracks sort of place, as she is more of an Abbott girl. If you know what [...]
I wrote this in a coffee shop in Ithaca, NY after wandering the Commons for an hour or two while my daughter and her friend were at a concert … missing the immediate company of my wife. Defecit — A Journey …Incomplete Aware of the warmth of a Spring daya sentiment lacks With both eyes [...]
WNY Gamers Club is proud to announce our 11th LAN Party Extravaganza Event to be held on October 11th. This is a grassroots “basement-style” BYOB (Bring your own Computer/Console) LAN Party Event just minutes from the heart of downtown Buffalo, NY on Delware Ave. http://www.lanpartyextravaganza.com/ We have a few people signed up already, so don’t [...]
Cool game. Really simple graphics and lots of repetitive clicking away at monsters, but more fun that you would think. I played it here: http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/06/ginormo_sword.phpA somewhat incomplete but very helpful walkthrough can be found at: http://adayinthemindof.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/ginormo-sword-walkthrough-final-version/ Yes, I finished it, but the walkthrough — had I read it earlier — would probably have saved me [...]
{originally written for a paralegals publication} With the advent of the computer in every home and business, paper was declared obsolete. But people in the real world found otherwise, and some even had more paper than before, thanks to the ability to produce the written (and therefore printed) word at record breakneck pace. Requirements for [...]
WNYGamersClub.com is happy to be helping out – Massive LAN 2008July 25th – 27th 2008 – Lockport, NY just minutes from Buffalo and Niagara Falls Location: South Lockport Fire Co.5666 South Transit Rd, Lockport, NY 14094 This is the 5th year for this 200 person LAN Event, with 2 full days of fragging fun! Sign [...]
LAN Party Extravaganza IX – January 19th 2008 – Buffalo, NY – LPE9 WNY Gamers Club is happy to present our 9th installment of the LAN Party Extravaganza over the last 5 years at the: Location: Milton J. Brounshidle Post 205 3354 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217 on Saturday January 19th, 2008 Starting @ noon [...]
Who needs an adult toy party when there’s a pet store around the corner? Chains, collars, and … well … I don’t want to know what the designers were thinking with some of the pet toys and accessories. Behold the “deshedding tool” … sorry, but not THIS man’s best friend.
{written for Western New York Paralegal Association newsletter, 2007-08} WiFi and Wireless Networks Simplified- Kenneth Stuczynski, KENTROPOLIS Internet All techno-jargon aside, we all know that computers, phones, printers, and other devices communicate without wires all the time in today’s offices and cities. The two main ways are Bluetooth and WiFi. They use different signals and [...]
{in response to the question, posted on my gang board on www.Hobowars.com} I am not my religion. Religion is something I choose to practice. It doesn’t even have to be something to believe or not believe in … let other people argue over that stuff and be all smug about being right when everyone else [...]
{not my best writing, but not too bad for off the cuff …} A military Chaplain could be compared to a parent. They pray with you, encourage you, equip your soul with any good thing it can carry, then send you off into the world of battle or the battle of the world. They’re there [...]
{finally being tweaked and here published} Introduction I never considered myself a Tai Chi master. The two main reasons for this is that first, I am not a master in that art, and secondly, that I am honest about it. I am and always have been a scholar — a student of the arts who [...]
While going through old crates of keepsakes, I came across the Buffalo News Prospectus ’94 (as well as for ’99 and 2000). The main reason I kept it was because it was utterly wrong: Prospectus ’94The Buffalo News Sunday, January 23, 1994 A Brighter FutureThings are Looking Up for WNY Economy First Article: “Recession yielding [...]
I got the following email from someone: An unemployed man is desperate to support his family of a wife and threekids. He applies for a janitor’s job at a large firm and easily passes anaptitude test. The human resources manager tells him, “You will be hired at minimum wageof $5.35 an hour. Let me have [...]
I had Merry pick up this camera for me at BigLots for about $40. It was 3.1 megapixel, no frills, but I should have known. It had a nice screen, some decent options, and took decent video, but as a camera, it just sucked. It didn’t come with a card, only internal memory, and no [...]
This is my great aunt by marriage on my father’s mother’s side. I received inquiries about her from someone doing research and have more information now, or at least indirect information. My Dad, Jerome W. Stuczynski, was in the drum corps for the 4th Ward Fire Department — “the Merry Men” — and its leader [...]
From an email I received … Christianity in America will not survive another decade. How is that possible? At the current rate of evangelism, it is estimated that only 4% of this generation of teenagers will be Bible-believing Christians by the time they reach adulthood.34% of adults today are Evangelical believers. Imagine an America at [...]
LAN Party Extravaganza V LPE5 to be held Oct 14th 2006Kicking off at noon and going on for a full 12+ hours of fragging fun! Western New York Gamers Club has a monthly LAN Party held on the 2nd Saturday of every month and quarterly 60 to 250 person BYOC or xBox LAN Party Extravaganza [...]
I. I happen upon a gardenA grapevineFamiliar, unproven II. I see the grapes blossomTendrils outstretched not to meIn propriety I merely watch III. I secretly wish a harvest at my own handsAt that right time that comes without my knowingToo late, yet seeming too soon IV. I feel the wine pressedFor another to drinkYet I [...]
Advertising’s gone awry. Why? Form after formEndlessly my keyboard treadsToward a free box of CheeriosNever reaching the end Submit! Submit!Rules and more rulesEven this poem must be at least 25 words in length
To a friend unknown How many feet have passed my wayadjacent prints on short pathsa name knownthe sound of words exchangedbut with little echo or sustain? As if a shade conjuredreaching to me as a blind mannot knowing what he wantsa common tugging without tensiona burden without weight You are the promisean unknown wish fulfilleda [...]
Sometimes I get ones worth re-telling. But I rarely flood my friend’s boxes with them by “passing them on” …
Just for the record … and yes, I do have a life (online) …. :p
The battle between Windows and Linux was as intricate as an war could possibly be. And the fighting will continue as isolated skirmishes in chat rooms, bulletin boards and the occasional court battle. But the fate of the consumer computing market is sealed. The whole time since IBM’s culture of computing empire was passed to [...]
After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet,” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document ..their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of [...]
This had been weighing on me even now that it’s over. A couple of you know the situation, some don’t. But I am always about setting the record straight. Or at least trying to. Some people who know me feel that I handled leaving my teaching situation badly. I think they are right. I purposely [...]
Or are you just happy to see me? Seriously, I took this photo at the campus of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery across from Buff State. Brings back memories of Green Lightning if you’re old enough to remember.
http://www.dahv.com I just heard her song on the radio .. has anyone heardof her or this contest to win the mp3 player?? Erick
O most burderened of servantsPlaced to test all in fireTeaching them fearYou are the fence for my sheep Your mask, your namesCreate an opposite reflection of meHated, despisedYou have become the opposite of angelic And yet you are still Messenger I know this task you are givenIs most costly and heavyTo do that which you [...]
Usually “serendipity” has a positive connotation, but here I mean it as seemingly random coincidence in only the sense that no other explanation can be found. You see, when my wife or I call Jeff on his cell phone, we get our own voice mail. Yes, it’s his number. In fact, when trying to repeat [...]
I recently had a talk with my Dad and the discussion went to business owners in the family. It seems that apart from my grandfather, who was busy as the head of his parents household when his father died, most of them had one business or another over the years.
I’m playing an MMORPG space empire-building strategy extravaganza.http://space.coldfirestudios.com/ It’s like a multi-player version of Ascendancy (www.LogicFactory.com) and is tick-based (overall turn of events every hour). Best of all, you can set things up to happen many hours in advance, so you don’t lose anything while sleeping. It’s the first time I’m playing, and already I’m [...]
WNY Gamers Club is happy to announce our 250 Person LAN Party Extravaganza and Computer Show at: The America’s Fair Grounds (AKA: Erie County or Hamburg Fair Ground) Marketplace and Grange Buildings 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg, NY 14075 on the weekend of Saturday, October 22nd from 9am through until Sunday the 23rd at 5pm at [...]
Source: Joke-Of-The-Day John Locke: Because he was exercising his natural right to liberty. Machiavelli: The point is that the chicken crossed the road. Who cares why? The ends of crossing the road justify whatever motive there was. Timothy Leary: Because that’s the only kind of trip the Establishment would let it take. The Bible: And [...]
This isn’t real clear, but this is Marian Stuczynski and her son Frank (my Grandfather)
This one deserves it. For those of you who don’t know, the law firm Celino & Barnes is now called “the Barnes Firm” because Celino was temporarily disbarred and Celino was censured, along with being forced to take the former out of any advertising completely. If you’re from around here you know their billboard branding [...]
According to my father, my grandmother’s family was from Poznan, Poland. The daughter of Walter and Antoinina (Annette, maiden name Lentz), my grandmother, Sophia (Sophie) Szopinski had five siblings – Stanley, Joe, Valentine, Helen, and Veronica. Walter Sopinski worked for the Dunkirk, NY parks department, and was the first person in the city to use [...]
Praise you Lord, for in the midst of woe you have not forgotten me. To each you give a burden they can carry, and share the yolk invisibly next to us. Of broken heart, I see the sky is blue, the breeze gentle. Anguished and pensive, you find work for my hands and thoughts. A [...]
See attached. GangPolicies.pdf (10.9 KB)
Today I constructed my first lightsaber. I am currently helping instruct at the local Jedi Academy (www.TheNorthRidge.com). At first I was brought in to assist with choreography, and using Tai Chi to make their movements more natural and graceful. Anyway, no one seems to have a decent practice saber and there are too few of [...]
The following post is not quite the original list, as I have added bigger weapons and made a few other changes. Note that we wont even bother with renting smaller items and medium ones for some periods because the pay isn’t worth the trouble. The original from the draft is attached. And these are not [...]
Okay, first a little history lesson. As I was growing out of my noobdom, I came across a few people that thought it would be great to be in a gang with me someday when I got one together. A couple of those people and I shot around ideas how to “take over the city” [...]
This is the PRIVATE forum for Alliance of Honour (or whatever we will be calling ourselves down the road, including the second gang if we choose to go that path). This is only for those of us who will aspire to fulfill THE PLAN and create a whole new level of playing — and dominating [...]
{posted on Hobowars.Com gang forum} This was an actual letter sent to the IRS after the author was denied tax deductions on two of his children. Dear Sirs: I am responding to your letter denying the deduction for two of the three dependents I claimed on my 1994 Federal Tax return. Thank you. I have [...]
It's a love-hate relationship, in fact. I love advances and thinking about the efficiency of pervasive computing in the future, and the philosophical and personal challenges in AI. But technology is just as stupid and fallible as anything else man creates. Other examples include governement, organized religion, and traffic engineering in Boston. But as much [...]
It started sometime earlier this year. I was contemplating why my martial art techniques didn't work in my dreams. I always fell prey to the assumption it was just part of the dream – something to be interpreted. It was a recurring “theme” – trying to hit someone and having no impact, or manipulating someone's [...]
Dearest Citizen of the World, I believe the time has come to reveal to you some of the perplexities you have faced in recent decades. It is well for you to understand some of these things so that you might know how to behave in the New Order now taking shape on the earth. We [...]
We've all heard these before – at least some of them – and so I immortalize them here as a joke suppository … er … repos – nevermind. For a split second before the porn image showed up in the preview pane in my browser, I caught glimpse of the (heavily-copryighted-I-think-not) “Joke of the Day” [...]
I was looking for an image of “Spartan 117″ from the videogame “Halo” to use as an avatar on LiveJournal. Nothing I could use, but instead came up with the following image, originally titled “chibiamy.jpg”. It is not only that I have no idea what the image has to do with “Spartan 117″, but the [...]
Here are some miscellaneous photos I took over the years that may not be particularly artistic shots, but I really like them. This first one was taken in 2000 with my first digital camera (Agfa ePhoto) in Dunkirk, New York. I love that pier, at the end of Central Avenue, and I snuck a shot [...]
The family story is that the fishing boat “Mary S” was named after two ladies, Mary Stuczynski and another Mary whose last initial (Polish name) was “S”. My father remembers her going into service in the late 40s or early 50s, always as a fishing boat. Later came her sister boats, the “Mary S II” [...]
I thought my wife was infected with an urban legend, but she printed me off the article a while back – thought it would be well to post it here. Network Weblogs Antenna on the Cheap (er, Chip) And attached is a PDF fo the page in case it gets lost off the web … [...]
Hand Blow Dryers “To reduce the spread of germs caused by paper towel waste, we only use blow dryers for your convenience.” I have never heard such widely spread bull in my entire life. It should read “To save money by not having to buy paper towels or hire someone to change the garbage regularly, [...]
Below is an advertisement for Honda from an old technology magazine (copyright 2002). I have been saying for years that the bridge between occasional and pervasive computer technology is not just quantitative, but qualitative, as in actively compter-controlled peripherals that are capable of interacting with the environment. I don't mean a thermostat telling the heater [...]
It's actually pretty cool, and a lot of fun once you learn how to get around and do things. You can signup for HoboWars HERE, and it costs nothing to play, except that you can buy and sign up for things to earn points and “cash”.
Dear Senators: If there were to be an attack on America, one that would disrupt the economy and the lives of countless millions of people, resulting in billions of dollars in damage to American businesses and governments, would you want to know? What if I was to tell you that it’s too late? As you [...]
Description A veteran returns to his home town to find it ridden with crime and takes the law into his own hands when the police do nothing and even becomes Sheriff himself to set the town straight again. Media DVD – with sparse features (very few bloopers, meaningless deleted scenes, dumb alternate ending) My Story [...]
Description A new girl at school, played by Lindsay Lohan, infiltrates the “cool” clique of girls to displace their social power, but ends up entangled in being like them and starts a school-wide personal war that needs to be resolved. Media DVD – New release, didn't have any urge to watch any extras My Story [...]
Description A man, played by Adam Sandler, falls in love with a woman played by Drew Barrymore, who has no short-term memory and remembers nothing from previous days, including him. Media DVD – well produced format, fun extras My Story My daughter told me all about it earlier this year (2004) and it sounded good [...]
I bought this camera at OfficeMax for under $200, including 64 Mb SmartMedia Card (came with an 8 Mb) and batteries. It was basically a discontinued (and discounted) item, and the last one in the store. Its “resolution maxes out at 1600×1200 pixels (in SHQ, HQ, or SHQ-TIFF mode) off a 2.11-megapixel CCD” with a [...]
AGFA ePhoto 780Photos slightly blurred at full size. The first two were taken in downtown Buffalo, NY, starting with a rear view of city hall from the fountains of Adam's Mark Hotel (previously the Buffalo Hilton).
“Bufo” (latin for frog) is Merry's 1992 Ford Festiva. It was her first car, and the car she had when I first dated her. She loved that car, and when she bought it, she insisted they get her a red one no matter what, and wanted a standard but didn't get one. Well, it was [...]
Okay, I wear my beard like the Amish. In fact, someone in a health food store asked me if I was the other day. But usually I don't trim the mustache part and have a full beard. I have a “Western” hat that's actually from Australia, but with my frock coat, I look like a [...]
“Reflections” Laser GameIf you want to skip ahead a little, the code for level 8 is “irq” and the level I am stuck on is “os/2″. Futuristic Genetic Engineering Role-Playing Puzzle with 3-D EnvironmentWARNING: Tough with anti-climactic ending (IMO).The Four Rooms of KharonA walkthrough can be found HERE.
This application creates a fake “loading” window so you have an excuse why you're not working in your cubicle. Harmless, virus-free and spyware free guaranteed, try it! CoffeeTime.exe (56 KB)
Seriously. Here is an excerpt of an article, THE BLACK SONS OF POLAND regarding Black Polish-Americans who fought for Poland. … In my personal opinion, they were sons of mixed Polish-African marriages, which were not so uncommon when the first wave of Polish immigrants reached the American soil. There was a dramatic shortage of Polish [...]
I just back from a walk. A particularly long walk, at least for me – almost 5 miles in just over 2-1/2 hours, including dawdling here and there. Mind you this was not really voluntary. The car decided to die while running errands, and I decided to d othem anyway – on foot. But it [...]
Here are some of my favorite games. It seems I like classic ones more than modern, and in video games I like resource management strategy games and first person games where I can explore environments. I don't really care for Real-Time Strategy games as much, but do have fun with typical arcade-style 2-D shooters. Puzzles [...]
I've had a love affair with Morrowind like I've had with no other game. Duke Nukem had personality. Half-Life had plot. Deus Ex had intrigue and options. Halo had hardcore action. But I feel like I lived a previous lifetime (or two) on Vvardenfell, and reminisce of adventures, people, and places as if they were [...]
Description Movie producer uses virtual actress to finish a film, boost a career, and in the process struggles with his own identity professionally and personally. Media VHS – bought when Wegman's discontinued VHS tapes. My Story Always seemed mildy interesting, but didn't know what to expect. I kept expecting the virtual actress “Simone” (“Simulation One”) [...]
The year 2000, like every year in our living memory, has brought us wondrous new ideas and inventions. However, in a span of mere Springtime, several notable advances have taken place, almost completely unreported by the media, that are serious benchmarks in the advancement of human civilization. These three things alone I am proud to [...]
Description A freelance programmer in the Internet Age (1990s) played by Sandra Bullock has her identity stolen – and her whole life in the process – and uncovers a national plot-conspiracy in an effort to get it back. Media VHS My Story Got it as a Wegman's real cheap when they upgraded their inventory to [...]
This little ap I got somewhere back around 1995, and I ran it on Windows 3.01, Windows 95 and Windows 98. My wife rediscovered it after someone posted it on The Pea Pod Page, and since I don't throw anything out, I found the program in my “Installs & Drivers: Desktop Application” archive. And yes, [...]
General All Time Classic Metropolis (silent film, 1926)TitanicThe Last SamuraiIt's a Wonderful Life Science Fiction / Fantasy Star Wars (favorite episode: Return of the Jedi)Lord of the Rings (favorite: Return of the King)Matrix Revolutions (no particular favorite)ID4 (Independence Day)Terminator (favorite: T2) Action Spiderman I & IIJames Bond: Goldeneye (first Pierce Brosnan episode)Kindergarden CopTrue Lies Drama [...]
Description A woman assassin seeks revenge after being left for dead at the alter of her wedding – sort of. It would ruin the plot if I say more, except that she has a hit list, and does what it takes to get them, one by one, ending with the leader, “Bill”, the father of [...]
Description A continuation of the Adams Family mythos, a new baby arrives and uncle fester is courted by a murderous cherchez-d'or, while the kids are off to summer camp. Media DVD – didn't see the extras My Story Merry, Jeff and I watched it at Dennis & Agnes's house. When Imade a comment about the [...]
sufferage there used to be a moatto separate us goatsbut now the sheep have got the vote they always had the sayupon the end of daybut now insist every game to play so where's a man to goto grunt and scratch down lowwithout etiquettes and courtesies to know? we miss the days of grita break [...]
Lilith O hairless woman!How your clan has abandoned you.You are not like the rest. But one of their seed is within you. To what will flow from deep beneath your ribs?A hairless man, rejected also.He will be unable to place himself fruitfully within any other woman.For he is of you, and your kind alone. In [...]
Description The Rock. He play's a muscle-errand boy who takes on one last job to clear his debt with the wrong people, namely to kidnap and return the boss's son to him, while getting caught in a war between rebels and the comapny boss (Christopher Walken) of a mining town who rules by the whip. [...]
Description A disbanded bunch of Shaolin monks leave their current mundane lives to reunite to form a soccer team at the prompting of a washed-up athelete who discovered the injury that ended his career years ago was planned by his long-time boss who just fired him and tossed him on the street. Media DVD – [...]
Okay – the review section has officially started! Usually when people ask about me movies, I teach them the Seff Jimon principle. When Jeff Simon of the Buffalo News says a movie is masterpiece, don't waste your money. Don't even watch it on TV for free. Play cards or something. However, if he says it [...]
I always say we don't get much around here as far as sunsets, but we get the most amazing twilights anywhere. IF you've seen some amazing colors in the sky in Hawaii, or Alaska, or out in the deset – YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. We have amazing twilights ALL YEAR ROUND. Sometimes it's like a nearly [...]
Here's where I'll post all about some of my FLash Games I play …
A letter to a newsletter ezine (supposedly): “My name is Kim Jarley, a resident of Los Angeles county, and a mother of a beautiful 12 year old woman. I'm writing to you today in hopes that you could be of some assistance to my young daughter's handicap. I'm not looking for a hand out, just [...]
On the “Stuczynski Family Roots Page” of Steve's on Stuczynski.Com he offers the following explanation, based on information given to him by a design engineer, Dan Stuczynski of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The story starts at the end of the 13th century, about 1250 to 1270 A.D. when warriors from the Stuczynski clan joined forces to [...]
If you are, or are related to a Stuczynski / Stuczynska, here's the place to tell us where you are and who you are related to! Contact information is optional, but give us an idea where you are now (state/province) and where your family came from, as well as parents' and/or grandparents' names. Here is [...]
{This year (2004), we were unable to go to our church for a blessing on our Easter baskets — a Polish tradition called that is spreading throughout the Catholic Church. After researching it online, I wrote and used the following blessing as an approximation of the traditional Polish blessing, of which I could not could [...]
{Given by me at McKinley's Banquet Facility for my BNI group members and their spouses. My nickname in the group is “Rev” for reverend, although I don't care for the title. :rolleyes: } Moment of Silence We all stand upon the shoulders of the previous generation –Our parents and family, teachers and mentors. Let us [...]
At the Native Offerings Farm website, I just put up a bunch a photos, mostly mine, as computer desktop wallpapers. For now, they are on the “downloads” page, but may move to somewhere else on the site later. There's sunflowers, farm scenery, etc. … Enjoy!
As Chaplain of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Buffalo Guards Camp (#1975), I helped officiate the grave memorial ceremony held in the Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmyra, NY, where nearly 3000 Confederates were buried from the prisoner of nearby war camp during the Civil War. Due to unimaginable overcowding and resulting health issues, as many [...]
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Top Ten Games of 2000by guest writer Steel Bates Here it is! According to renowned computer psychic Swami Hawnki Dori, we have by far the first “Best Games of 2000″ list. This (next) year will show that comebacks and games built on earlier themes will be the big hits. Drum roll, please… Network SolitaireUp to [...]
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Twas the night before Star Warsand all through the flat,no one could sleep– not even the cat. The tickets were boughtfrom a scalper next dayto ensure we could seethat galaxy, far, far away The kids didn't want tobut right on the spotwe made them go peeif they had to or not Popcorn by the barreland [...]
{published in print and online by the Iron Island Preservation Society of Lovejoy, Inc.} ALWAYS THE LADY In some past life, in 'twently-eight or 'twenty-nine,She came to us, a Queen to the East Side With Art-Deco arches and patterns and spirit,The architects wrought her seemingly eternal frame,The birds of heaven still loft there Families gather [...]
{Used at daughter's school mass in May of 2000} Prayers of the Faithful The response will be “Lord, hear our prayer.” For Father Art, Bishop Mansell, John Paul our pope, and all the clergy and religious … we pray to the Lord. For the leaders of our city, the nation, and the world, that they [...]
peeps, waves, skedadles back to more comfortalbe environs….also wonders why the smileys are yellow… runs away! runs away!
The last month or so, I've started to have trouble with the auto-focus on my camera, an Olympus C-211 ZOOM. It's sort of hit-and-miss. Anyway, I discovered I LIKE new tractors as well as old ones. And as long as it isn't John-Freakin-Deere Green, I don't mind the color not being red. But first, at [...]
It was a somewhat dreary day when I took these photos. I saw the pizza box when I walked the dog, then came back for my camera. The image really made a statement. I honestly don't know WHAT statement that is, but it's open to multiple interpretations. That's why it's art, right? Anyway, they were [...]
These shots were taken from a bridge going over the thruway at a service area / rest stop. The first was looking out one side of the bridge windows …
Here are some random (but nice) photos taken with my first digital camera, an AGFA ePhoto 780, and I bought it through my friend Steve as an AOL special, about $200 at the time. It took alright pictures, but only on highest setting could compete (almost) with amateur analog 35mm cameras. But it was still [...]
AGFA ePhoto 780 Taken at and from the top of “Stone Tower” in the “Red House” side of Allegheny State Park, Western New York, USA Photos slightly blurred at full size.
Main Street, Buffalo, NYOlympus C-211 ZOOM Another shot I sometimes use as a desktop image.Larger image available on request.
Grand Prize – Brian K. Lewis Funeral HomesBillboard Southbound on Bailey Avenue in Buffalo, NY between Dingens and Clinton. To prove this is a real billboard actually in use, here is a smaller image, with a blow up in the next post …
A Brief (Pre-)History on Mars From ancient mythology to science fiction in the atomic age, Mars was unknown as little more than a red wanderer in the heavens of Earth. In the early electronic age, Man had taken no steps on Mars, save unmanned landers and crashed satellites, leaving Man with no more than debates [...]
A second look Frumpy, fat, plain, old, brokenShe sees herself Mirrors don’t lieBut telling no truthThey are much more guiltyOf the more grievous sins of omission A second lookMineSees her as such a precious thingIf she were as gentle I would tremble to touchFor fear that a petal would fall Special, subtle, realEach day a [...]
{The woman whose funerary service I wrote this for was my wife's aunt – someone I was proud and blessed to call family. She was someone I could hug, and I miss her today. Playing this special role for her family meant a lot to me, and I had never done such a thing before, [...]
{originally to be published in the Buffalo Guards Newsletter, September 2004} In a time when fellow countrymen fought each other on American soil over irreconcilable issues, it was seldom the place of a Chaplain to preach the war, either on the side of South or North, Federal or States’ rights, slavery or abolition. But the [...]
{Here are some personal prayers I wrote, excpet for the first one:} Lord: Help me to get through the hard times and give me the strength tosurvive. Give me the light to help me see others as they are and help usto understand them as we would like to be understood. Amen. {Confirmation class, Collaborative [...]
Evangola Park, Erie County, New York USAOlympus C-211 ZOOM I actually have used this first one as a background image for my desktop for a few months on and off over the last year. Originals (higher resolution) available on request.
Apart from bumper cars, this was a true highlight in rides at the fair for me (mainly because I wont go on any other of them). In the Health & Wellness Building or whatever it is called, I couldn't help but drink a full measure of the old WTF. Of course, I had to live [...]
These forums will be completely reworked soon to be more integrated with Kenville and my LiveJournal, and most “journal” entries and other content will be posted here. New areas will include rants, poems, treatisses, essays, sermons, photography, whatever.
Which movie is the most “must-see”? I grew up on Star Wars. It was my religion as a child. But Lucas's New Testemant (I-III) I can leave behind. Matrix is awesome and curiosity is killing me on how it concludes. But Lord of the Rings … Maybe I'm just in a D&D mood, but I [...]
Just wondering, as my husband says. Why are people afraid an asteroid or comet or anything else will mean the end of the world? Things would change a lot, but even a war everywhere on the planet with the worst weapons would not mean a stone age unless they were used everywhere and not just [...]
Anyone… I am looking for a good site that will help with a wiring solution I will need shortly. I have done the normal GOOGLE searches for the particular problem, but I am not getting the results I want. I am trying to install two ceiling fans in my kids rooms. :angry: I understand what [...]
Guenneth's Home Page The site is old, but she's back in “town” if anyone has any questions … (post a reply in this thread)
Why would I have a forum devoted to “ME”????? It does seem weird, but I added it in just incase friends and relatives or anyone else wanted to converse by this medium. I'll also address any interesting questions about myself and attempt to give equally interesting answers. I have a lot going on in my [...]