Eric Florack on December 11th, 2008

Perhaps the evgents surrounding Blago will be off the spotlight for a few days, with this story.  Fox news:

The skeletal remains of a small child were found Thursday near the home of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony’s family.

There

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Eric Florack on December 6th, 2008


BY way of looking something up while responding to David’s Scramble this morning, I found a little gem about Black Friday, which explains why I don’t tend to go out to the stores on that day.

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Friday was my

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Eric Florack on November 28th, 2008

It must be, because…

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Eric Florack on November 27th, 2008

Britt Hume a couple nights ago:

 

A traditional Thanksgiving meal between two elementary schools in Claremont, California, has parents in an uproar over costumes.
The kindergarteners have long celebrated the holiday by dressing up as pilgrims and Native Americans and

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Eric Florack on November 20th, 2008

Here’s a partial list we’ve gotten here of stores and their plans after the first of the year:

  • Circuit City (filed Chapter 11)
  • Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing
  • Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine’s to close 150 stores nationwide

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Eric Florack on September 22nd, 2008

An elementary school class started a class project to make planters to take home to their parents.

They wanted to have a plant in it that was easy to take care of, so they decided to use cactus plants.

The

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Eric Florack on September 7th, 2008

A live performance from Guitarist Pat Metheny

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Eric Florack on September 5th, 2008

Last weekend, we did the New York State Festival of Balloons from Dansville, and posted a number of pics here on that topic. Just found a link on You Tube for the same event, and though you’d be interested. These

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Eric Florack on August 31st, 2008

Decided to make a run to Dansville, NY… about an hour’s drive south of Rochester, to catch the annual Balloon Festival. This is usually a two day event. Actually, we’d planned to camp down there for the weekend, but (Shrug)

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Eric Florack on August 11th, 2008

Awoke this morning to perhaps one of the loudest thunderstorms I’d ever heard in my life.

My first thought was for the computers, but as I listened, I realized I needn’t worry much.  I live perhaps 10 miles south of

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Eric Florack on July 23rd, 2008

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davidl on July 20th, 2008

It was historlc, a first of its kind and to a young teenager and his brother, it was quite impresive.   It was Midtown Plaza and it was the first indoor mall in the nation.

Of course in 1963, Midtown was

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Eric Florack on July 4th, 2008

From Rush H. Limbaugh, Jr. (Father of notable EIB radio host, Rush.)
“…our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor…”
It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall,

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Eric Florack on July 1st, 2008

My boy, Matt got himself a new camera for graduation. So night before last, we ran out to Bergen to try can capture some rail traffic. As we were going there, we ran through a rainstorm. On getting there, the

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Eric Florack on June 26th, 2008

Having attended my older son’s graduation a few days ago, I sat down upon reaching home, and started writing. Odd thing; It’s what I do, anymore. I sit down and try to capture in amber all the thoughts in my

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