PolarLava::Blog

I have to post this really huge THANK YOU notice that goes out to Alan Caruth.  Alan was kind enough to send me a $65 Amazon gift certificate to show his gratitude for my efforts on developing PolarBlog.  When I started on this project it was to fulfill my personal needs to improve upon Personal Weblog.  Once I decided to completely rewrite it and PWL continued to remain idle, I decided I needed to package it up and offer it up to other PWL users.  Alan has been a tremendous help in testing, documentation feedback, and in general, a sounding board for my work.

Thank you Alan!

Well, time seems to fly with the little ones.  Particularly when they start school at 3!  Olivia had her first day of Pre-K3 at St. Amelia yesterday.  Dad was unable to be there for the big drop-off, but mom said she was a bit concerned that mom was leaving her there.  But both mom and daughter parted ways without shedding any tears.  And upon completion of her first day, Miss Olivia was quite happy with her time there.  Thus begins her lengthy education process, even if it is only 3 hours, 3 days a week for now.

Dear ol' dad on the other hand never even went to kindergarten because they didn't start that program where he went to school until the year he started first grade.  How about that…seems my education is lacking on the front and the back-end!

Well, according to a recent traffic study, traffic is getting worse not just in big cities, but also in small and medium sized cities.  But there are some exceptions…Pittsburgh, Cleveland and my locale, Buffalo have actually gotten better.  That's because these areas have economies that have remained in the dumps for the past decade.  My work experiences over the bulk of that time can certainly attest to that!  I like my 20 minute commute, but I'd give it up to see some quality jobs come to the area.  If they do, it will be a slow painful process as all of the political factions will need to make sure they and their people are getting their cut.  Nothing like living in the most unionized area of the country.

Well, we had our 2004 SFFL draft this weekend.  I picked from the #4 position this year and I'm happy with my drafted team.  Leading the THRAK charge this year are running backs Ahman Green (GB), Domanick Davis (HOU) and quarterback Michael Vick (ATL).  I'm sure everyone else also feels they have a winner at this point.  Time and injuries will tell the real story.  Here's to the mighty THRAK returning to the top of the heap, in this our 10th anniversary season!

Once again we have another fine example of the shallow end of the gene pool.  People, wake up and learn your currency!  There is no $200 bill!  Don't you think that George W. Bush's picture on it would be a small clue that there's something funny going on?  Apparently not, because this pinhead managed to pass it to another pinhead who accepted it.  As hard as that is to imagine, it's not the first time.  Good grief Charlie Brown, this country is in really deep shit.

11/15/04
Well the verdict is in.  I guess paying up with real cash will get you out of this sort of bind.  It was refreshing to see that neither Deborah L. Trautwine or the pinhead clerk at Fashion Bug knew that the bill was a fake.  Unbelievable!