http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs Musings on politics, sports, and entertainment in and around Buffalo, NY Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:59:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en moving day has arrived. It's a lot more difficult this time now that we have a curious toddler # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/02/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-02/ heyyyyy, wellllcome to Moe's # when someone says they will "make a long story short", it's already too late # the slow march to moving into the new house is almost complete... # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/30/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-30/ #btec08 audio levels will be improved, limitations of the room # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/27/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-27/ #btec08 in The Buffalo News. http://tinyurl.com/4v9wsk # addition to #btec08 http://officelab.com They are a NYC agency considering an office in Buffalo. # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/26/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-26/ #btec08 Finalizing details for http://btec2008.com - Shaping up to be an awesome event. # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/25/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-25/ #btec08 one of the most exciting presenters at the event this year is studio llc. awesome guys, great company http://whoisstudio.com/ # @Charlieriley shoot me an email chris@wnymedia.net Have some leads, also swing by Homecoming Career Fair, http://tinyurl.com/5ajej9 # don't you hate when you look at your watch and it's ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/23/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-23/ so many people when leaving a voicemail say, "Hey Chris, it's me". I guess I know a lot of me's # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/22/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-22/ packing has begun for the big move... # old friends coming out of the woodwork on Facebook. # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/21/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-21/ How many of the local twitterers are attending Buffalo Homecoming events? http://tinyurl.com/5gfohv # @BackInBuffalo and you'll be attending BTEC, right? ;-) http://www.btec2008.com # Check out this ustream Show: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/btec2008 BTEC2008 # @propertydiva - can you send me the twitter account info for the bflohomecoming account via email? grassyass # in ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/20/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-20/ NFTA committee meetings being streamed on wnymedia frontpage: http://wnymedia.net/news/ # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/19/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-19/ why do local companies insist on filling enterprise unix positions with windows nerds? argh! # watching windows admins use a unix box is like watching cavemen work with the monolith # bill grays for lunch # if hell has roads, surely they look like Transit Road in Amherst # @DerekPunaro "Russert's family crest is ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/18/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-18/ still wondering why simple concepts about organization and change are so complicated for Buffalonians # @buffalopundit I'd rather start a petition to rename the Buffalo Waterfront "Tielman Shores". Can u start that one instead? # @leonwestbrook he should have been fired at the end of last year. the team is ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/17/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-17/ sad but necessary story on a Monday morning http://tinyurl.com/6dfqqu # i think i've reached max capacity on sponsoring charity walks and bike rides. cant our non-profits come up with new fundraising schemes? # golf ball sized hail + steel roof = awesomeness # where is buffalo's "agenda for prosperity"? http://tinyurl.com/6k7c34 without ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/16/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-16/ does it make me heartless or totally uncool to not give one rats ass about a horse barn on Jersey St? # McKinley High School Vandalized http://tinyurl.com/5lb9hl # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/15/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-15/ @doubleginntonic whatever u thought of Tim's work, he was Buffalo's best ambassador. His love for his city is why we feel the way we do # #RLOTD 6/13 "But the soft words they are spoke so gentle, yeah. It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah" - Artist/Song? ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/14/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-14/ wyoming burger from Colter Bay for lunch # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/13/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-13/ rainbow sherbet FTW! # just clicked ignore on 100 facebook requests, felt good to clean the queue # i am now managing 40 customers in Buffalo. there is a min-boom in IT/web vertical in this town # also, I need to do a series on shitty company cafeterias...its amazing I don't have ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/12/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-12/ wishing there were more hours in the day # up way too early and wondering why my son likes to wake up like a rooster # WNYVCA meeting this morning # i drink too much Diet Dew # wondering if Eliot Spitzer spends all day in his bathrobe, moping around the house and getting ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/11/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-11/ "Breakfast Machine" by Danny Elfman is the best morning commute song...EVER # iPod shuffle must be set to absurd this AM: "Ignition" by R. Kelly # runnin her hands thru my fro, bouncin on twentyfo's...it's the remix to ignition, hotfresh out the kitchen # @doubleginntonic because R Kelly is absurd awesomeness at ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/10/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-10/ WWDC later today. Twitter will crumble under the weight of a million geeks adding to the echo chamber of apple propaganda # two services I'm in love with right now: woopra.com and 280slides.com # @bschu1022 agreed, twistori is virtual people watching on steroids. good times # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/09/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-09/ gearing up for our move and getting yardwork done. think I lost four pounds of water weight today # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/08/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-08/ up at 6AM for work in Crapchester. ugh # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/07/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-07-2/ hatch for lunch, bitches # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/06/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-06/ now that someone posted a real review of plurk, i might check it out http://tinyurl.com/64mnol # @WECK1230 can we submit questions for the local hosts via twitter? # @bflohomecoming check out @BuffaloTshirts # working on a system at UB that is so old, I have to use floppy disks to fix it. ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/05/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-05/ $6 in tolls to drive from Buffalo to Rochester is absurd. # http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/04/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-04/ In case you're wondering where I've gone, you can now read my posts, articles, blatherings, etc. on the frontpage of this fine website. WNYMedia We have about ten people contributing to the portal and as always, we've got the latest videos from around Buffalo and WNY. If you don't wish to read other ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/06/04/hey-im-over-here/ As we prepare for Buffalo Homecoming 2008 (nee Buffalo Old Home Week), I thought it would be interesting to perform a completely unscientific and anecdotal research project. Each year, I endeavor with my cohorts to celebrate Buffalo. In years past, I think we spent too much time accentuating ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/02/27/what-is-your-buffalo-story/ That's right, Mrs. Geek and I were not satisfied with only one child, we're upping the ante and going for two. Being environmentally friendly parents, this should complete our collection of children as we try to stay carbon neutral on contributing people to the planet... Baby Geek 2:  Electric Boogaloo ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/02/27/baby-geek-2-electric-boogaloo/ It has occurred to me that I am just generally too busy with life, work, family, non-profits and whatnot to really keep this site fresh with content everyday. After all, the secret to high traffic numbers is at least one post a day. However, I am not the kind of ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/29/a-new-chapter-for-buffalogeek/ I just spent the better part of my free time today flipping through the 2008-2009 New York State budget, yeah, good times. As Spitzer states in the press release that was sent along with the budget, "Governor Eliot Spitzer today delivered his 2008-09 Executive Budget, which closes a ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/24/when-does-day-one-arrive/ If you aren't familiar with "Shelbyville", it is the rival town to Springfield, home of "The Simpsons".  The town is often cited as being the complete opposite of Springfield in every way...Buffalo has its very own Shelbyville, often called "Buffalo South" or "Charlotte". Every couple of weeks, I rummage through the ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/23/meanwhilein-shelbyville/ Normally, I leave the sports talk to WNYM sports bloggers at BfloBlog, USRT, and BuffaloBaseballBlog, but I have to discuss the current state of the Sabres as we approach the All Star Break. The Sabres have won only one of their previous thirteen games and they are spiraling down the standings ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/22/state-of-the-sabres/ In Fortune Magazine's annual ranking of the "100 Best Companies To Work For" list, local grocery chain Wegmans again finished near the top of the list. The 2008 list places Wegmans as the third best company to work for in America. This follows their #1 ranking in 2005 ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/22/wegmans-repeats-on-fortune-magazine-best-company-list/ [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0x_TpDris[/youtube] I watched Barack Obama's speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church yesterday and I thought to myself...this is what my Mother felt when she heard John F. Kennedy speak. As do most members of her generation, she speaks with great reverence when it comes to Jack and Bobby Kennedy. Looking ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/21/obama-versus-the-establishment/ [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8452077905819986080[/googlevideo] On Sunday night, Former President Bill Clinton was in town to stump for Hillary and collect a few checks, courtesy of the Erie County Democratic Party.  Rep. Brian Higgins was one of the hosts for the $1,000 per person event, which was expected to raise $100,000 at an event in ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/20/in-case-you-missed-it-bill-clinton-in-buffalo/ Erie County Executive Chris Collins is taking a closer look at which businesses will receive tax breaks during his tenure and the manner in which they will be awarded. (Collins questioned) the need for sales tax incentives for an expansion by Martin’s Fantasy Island. The Grand Island amusement park had asked the ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/19/fantasy-island-of-tax-breaks/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtKzmoHnYtY[/youtube] On the freshly redesigned WNYMedia frontpage, we've added a bunch of cool functionality and one of those features is an official weather report from "WNYMedia Weather Central".   Our weather prognostication center is in an undisclosed location, but the weather guy is an actual weatherman and he knows what he's talkin' ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/19/wnymedia-weather-central/ Does the day-to-day business of local governance impede broad-based progress? That's what former Chief of Staff to the Buffalo Common Council, Paul Wolf, recently asked on his blog. People run for office, because they want to accomplish something. Dealing with garbage totes, parking tickets and barking dogs is probably not ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/18/leadership-101-for-politicians/ I've been swamped with work, family, and company management stuff as of late so the blogging has taken a backseat. I've been wanting to write about a lot of topics as of late, but time is always an issue for me. So, another random thoughts column peppered with ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/15/i-need-to-write-something/ In the post about my horrific customer service experience at Joe Cecconi's Chrysler Complex, a reader left a comment... While we haven’t met or done business, I’d be happy to supply you (no charge) with a spare key and program it for your vehicle. Yes they have a chip ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/11/welcome-to-west-herr-new-york/ Today, Eliot Spitzer will give his "State of New York State" address in Albany at 1230PM.  Hopefully, the finger gesture Spitzer makes in the above photo does not represent the amount of progress he intends to report. Click here to watch the live web stream of the speech. Supposedly, Spitzer will touch ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/08/state-of-the-state-address-live-web-stream/ Back in September, I was fresh off an incredibly unpleasant purchase of a Jeep from Joe Cecconi's Chrysler Complex on Military Road in Niagara Falls. This is what I had to say then: The customer service at Joe Cecconi’s Five Star Chrysler Complex is no better than One Star. We ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/01/04/joe-cecconis-chrysler-complex-of-arrogance-and-rudeness/ With the holiday season nearing it's closure and a new year upon us, I thought it was time to cobble together a random musings post which details where my mind is at right now as both a blogger and Citizen of Buffalo. It's one part recap of 2007 and ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/31/random-musings-for-a-new-year/ [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2036029781648373751&hl=en[/googlevideo] I know it seems like it's all Chris Collins, all the time here at BuffaloGeek, but this is one of the final installments in our interview with the new Erie County Executive.  In this segment, Collins discusses his approach to negotiating with the public sector labor unions.   As we enter ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/31/chris-collins-on-union-negotiations/ WNYM was on the scene to capture the full video of the inauguration of new Erie County Executive, Chris Collins on December 30th at the University at Buffalo's Center For The Arts. [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6429063554774260285&hl=en[/googlevideo] http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/31/video-of-chris-collins-inauguration/ Pundit and I conducted a lengthy interview with Erie County Executive-Elect Chris Collins last week before the holiday break.  For ease of consumption, we broke the interview up into several small pieces.  This edition covers the issues of six sigma implementation and the use of take home cars and cell ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/27/chris-collins-on-six-sigma-and-take-home-cars/ Even bloggers need a day off... Today and tomorrow will be filled with Christmas tidings around Casa di Geek. Thus, I will most likely not be updating until Wednesday. In the meantime, enjoy some photos of Christmas cheer from our family to yours. Have a wonderful Christmas! http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/24/merry-christmas-2/ A friend of mine sent me a link to an ad on the Toronto Craigslist that he found to be quite odd...it was an advertisement for a "Free Restaurant Business, Great Location" in Buffalo.  The text reads as follows: I am offering a turn key (~*super famous*~) restaurant in the heart ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/22/wanna-buy-a-restaurant/ It's been a decidedly slow news week around these parts as it would appear the politicians have taken some time off from their typical daily displays of incompetence to share a bit of the Yule Log and a nip of egg nog. So, why don't I do the same? I ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/21/merry-hanakwanmas/ So, in a thread over at Pundit's blog, Harvey Garrett took serious umbrage with our satirical video that featured Alan and I as activists. It was a sophomoric, satirical parody of an issue Alan and I had seriously debated and discussed on both of our blogs and on other local sites ... http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/21/disappointment-is-my-muse/