April 15, 2013 We all know the story of the Titanic – called unsinkable – it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. What you may not know is that 14 years before that, author Morgan Robertson wrote a short novel called "Futility" - the story of the sinking of a huge oceanliner named "The Titan".
April 12, 2013 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.
April 11, 2013 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.
April 10, 2013 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.
April 9, 2013 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.
April 8, 2013 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.
April 5, 2013 The Buffalo Bisons opened their 128th season of professional baseball with a 12-7 win over the Rochester Red Wings.
The history of Buffalo baseball is incredible, and there all kinds of records set involving the Bisons and many of them were in the early years.
April 4, 2013 No one seems to claim ownership, but maybe they’re not telling the truth anyway. Every April 4th is known as National Tell A Lie Day. I’m not really sure if it encourages you to tell a lie or simply it’s a reminder that not everyone is honest all the time.
April 3, 2013 It’s something most people use everyday. Some people use it continuously all day and without it they feel naked. It’s their cell phone. They’ve evolved into something more than just a phone. They’re a personal information center, but it all began with a phone and today is the day 40 years ago that the first cell phone call was made.
April 2, 2013 It’s pretty much a routine with me most mornings – a cup of tea and toast. The easiest way to brew a cup of tea is to pour hot water over a tea bag in a tea cup. My grandmother used loose tea leaves using a tea infuser, sometimes known as a tea ball. It worked on the same principle as a tea bag but you’d put the loose tea in the infuser and steep it the same way.
March 27, 2013 It was a murder case in 1905 that changed the way cases were investigated and prosecuted. The owners of a South London general store were found beaten to death in their home. The cash box where they kept receipts from the store was empty so it looked like robbery was the motive. A thumb print on the cash box didn’t match either of the victims so detectives from Scotland Yard had their first clue.
March 26, 2013 Our annual stop at Buffalo’s famous Broadway Market is courtesy of Kelly’s Country Store. Each year you can get their famous Easter candy at both their Grand Island location and at the Broadway Market. All of their creations are from Kelly’s famous chocolate recipe and molded into 500 different shapes for Easter including rabbits, chicks, cats, dogs, alligators, turtles, chocolate pizzas, computers, telephones. It’s fun to just see all the different shapes.
