Dale Mussen

There was a time when K-mart was my favorite place to shop. They had everything, and there were a few in this area that even had a full grocery store. I figured I could move anywhere in the country as long as I was within a short drive of a K-mart.

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I've been a fan of the Buffalo Sabres since they began play in 1970.  I've missed very few games over the years but if there was ever one to miss it was Thursday night's game against the Montreal Canadiens.  It was obvious many of the Sabres have given up any hope of making the  playoffs when they didn't bother to show up. 

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Today marks the 152nd anniversary of the start of the bloodiest four years in American history. For more than 100 years the estimated death toll of the American Civil War stood at just under 619,000. It’s hard to believe but that number is nearly as many American soldiers killed in all the other wars this country has fought combined – World Wars One and Two, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mexican War, Spanish American War….just an incredible number of lives lost….Americans killing Americans.

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With the addition of Dale Jarrett, the nominees for this year's NASCAR Hall of Fame class are now complete. Jarrett has 32 Cup victories and was the Cup champion in 1999. The nominees will be narrowed to five inductees and announced on May 22nd. The Hall was opened in May of 2010 and currently has 20 members.

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Today’s the day I get together with my tax guy to file my income tax return. Yeah, that’s something I always looks forward to. Not.

If you itemize your deductions this is something you should be doing all year – thinking about the things you buy and you need in your line of work that you could declare as a tax deduction. You never know. The worst the IRS can say is no, right? Here are some unusual tax deductions the IRS actually approved.

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We’re always talking about the most popular names for little baby girls and boys.But how about names that could be used to name a boy or a girl. Call ‘em gender neutral names. I have one – Dale. When I went to school – and it was a pretty large high school - there were only two students named Dale and the other was a girl.

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So much for the winning streak.  After three straight victories the Buffalo Sabres came crashing down to earth with a 4-1 loss in Winnipeg.  Giveaways in the second period were costly with the Jets scoring three times while at the other end the Sabres had trouble cashing in on the  opportunities they had.

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There was the story in the Buffalo News on Monday about a Clarence man who won a $1.6 million judgement in a lawsuit against the town and a developer for diverting rain water onto his property creating a swamp. But even worse for him was the wetlands brought frogs and he has a frog phobia – so much so he was a prisoner in his own home. It may sound funny, but for him it wasn’t.

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Annette Funicello, one of the original Mickey Mouse Mouseketeers has died in Los Angeles.  One of the best-known members of the original Mickey Mouse Club of the 1950's and later a star of the 1960s beach party films with Frankie Avalon, Funicello died of complications of Multiple Sclerosis, an illness that she battled for 25 years.  She was 70.

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It had been reported several weeks ago, but on Monday the Buffalo Bills made it official with the introduction of quarterback Kevin Kolb.

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What’s the most stressful job? Firefighter? Police officer? Corporate executive? Good guesses, but according to a CareerCast.com survey it’s a job in the military. Enlisted military personnel is how it’s listed. Simply put – a soldier.

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The Buffalo Sabres overcame a third period shorthanded goal and rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout Sunday night at First Niagara Center.  Patrick Kaleta and Steve Ott scored the Buffalo goals, while Nathan Gerbe scored the only goal in the shootout to give Buffalo its third straight win.

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