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Honda Ad

Great commercial overall, but love the ending. Who hasn’t dreamed of doing this at Niagara Falls? The Impossible Dream. Also check out this Microsoft gem.
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Blogs/Wiki Workshop

Not a lot of people are local readers, but if you happen to be one, I’m doing a workshop for the Educational Technology Center at the University at Buffalo on Weblogs and Wikis this coming Wednesday (9/28) from 10am to noon. Register (for free!) at the ETC site. I’ll post related materials as soon as… [...]
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It’s too damn hot.

Weather.com says it is only 85 degrees out, but whether because I am tired or because of the heat, I can’t seem to think. When we moved into our place, we didn’t put in air conditioners (the building is c. 1928, so no central air) because, (a) it’s September (!); (b) having paid to move, [...]
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Buffalo Bloggers

I was very happy to get a note from the BuffaloPundit, not only because it represents a great local blog, but because his blogroll points to a bunch of other local bloggers. I had been periodically watching for local Buffalo blogs, but to be honest, most of these were not what I have called “public [...]
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Saturday dog blogging

Continuing the meme (if slightly late), Saturday is bath day at the Halavais household. Some of us like to get a shower or two in during the week as well just to keep up appearances. Some of us would be happier if we moved to a once-a-month plan. More pictures at flickr.
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Prom

Jamie and I went to the Barristers’ Ball last night. An excuse to see Buffalonians dress up a bit, and a chance to see one of the ballrooms at the Statler Towers, complete with wide marble floors and original deco lamps. Pretty fun, even if they ditched the Sinatra for Sir Mix-a-Lot a little prematurely [...]
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