Archive for December, 2008

The Christmas Season Is Upon Us! Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer What does Christmas mean for you? For me, I have many memories of Christmas growing up as a kid. The YouTube video captures one of those memories. Every year, the Sunday before Christmas was called White Gift Sunday. It was a time to support an area...
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Move That Bus! When the Extreme Makeover crew arrives on the scene in any given community, it’s like the circus has come to town. TV cameras from the show, as well as from area TV stations converge on the scene to catch a glimpse of all the action. People from all over fill the streets...
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Christmas Is Just One Week Away! Can you believe it? In just one week, it will be Christmas morning! That’s right, if you have kids, in just one week the house will be scattered with torn wrapping paper, discarded boxes, and the smell of turkey filling the air. In what is supposed to be a most joyous...
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Movies Are Supposed to Provide A Sense of Escapism Klaatu Looking For Answers in The Day the Earth Stood Still We find ourselves in some tough economic times. Not only are things tough in the economy, but we’re also in the midst of the Christmas season when people are hoping to buy gifts for loved ones....
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A City On The Edge of the Erie For people living near and around Rochester, New York, much of what goes on in the city could be referred to as a soap opera. It seems every time you turn around, there’s another example of poor decision politics going on. Could it be those in leadership...
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Oh Get Out Of Here…I’m Just The Nanny! New York Magazine Says “The Nanny” Wants Hillary Clinton’s Senate Seat! Just when you thought politics in New York State couldn’t get any sillier, Fran Drescher announces she wants the Senate seat currently held by Hillary Clinton. New York State holds the record for most missed on-time budgets....
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What’s In A Name Caroline Kennedy as a Senator? Apparently the Democrats don’t care about experience. Instead they’re looking for a name. What’s in a name you ask? When you’re name happens to be Kennedy, apparently that’s all you need on your resume. This makes no sense at all. The big weekend news for New York...
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Responsible New York? Usually when he’s referred to in the news, he’s called Rochester Billionaire Tom Golisano. He’s also the founder of Paychex and his name appears on buildings all over the Rochester, New York area. Big bucks has a way of having people name buildings after you. Of course when the person pretty much...
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Looking For Handouts, While Throwing Punches First Wall Street told us the sky would fall if they failed. Financial CEO’s with they big dollar salaries and perks galore told the federal government if they didn’t give them money, the entire economy would collapse. Going against public opinion, the government decided to hand out billions of...
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The Dumbest Gifts Money Can Buy ‘Tis the season to be Jolly…fa la la la, la la la laaaaaaa It’s hard to believe but we’re rapidly wrapping up another year, heading toward Christmas. Of course that’s followed by a brand new year! Yesterday I wrote about Black Friday and the rising cost of The 12 Days...
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