Mer & I went to Taco Bell to get our free hard-shell meat tacos, promised to everyone in America as a promise if there was a steal during the World Series.  I expected a long line, but the person at the counter said they were expecting to give away only about 400 during the redemption [...]

As part of my contribution to global civilization, I added an entry for the “Steel Winds” wind energy project nearby, researching and documenting all the information, as well as uploading and using a photo I took of the turbines earlier this month.  You can view it HERE.  Enjoy!

I decided to join a group on Facebook.com today: “We’re not Crazy, We’re just Catholic” Using Buddy Jesus as their icon, their main page starts with reasons why people think we’re crazy, including … Whenever anyone in Star Wars saga says “May the Force Be With You”, we get the urge to say “And Also [...]

To expand my networking, I finally started using my LinkedIn account, looking up anyone and everyone I could think of.  It really made me take an inventory of how few people I really know (compared to what most people would think) but then again, a lot of them simply aren’t online as much or just [...]

A few days ago, I finally used the telescope Merry’s dad found for me.  It really captured the three-dimensionality of the craters on the edge of the almost-full moon.  Couldn’t find any planets, though, so yesterday I went to www.HeavensAbove.com and set up an account.  To within two feet, I set the Earth coordinates for [...]

For our anniversary, we stayed over at the Mansion on Delaware, and dined at India Gate for lunch, then had Tapas, etc., at Toro! with Amy and Brain.  We mostly watched TV, and had a relaxing heavily-bubbled bath together in the morning … yes the tub was big enough for two.  Later Friday we had [...]

Today I rescheduled my Tai Chi class to be able to go to a BNI meeting in Dunkirk / Fredonia.  Half-asleep at the wheel and in the dark, I used the EZ-Pass lane by mistake and now have to wait for a violation notice to resolve it.  However, it was a good meeting and I [...]

Tomorrow I submit my self-portrait for inclusion in the “Faces of D’Youville Centennial Mosaic” produced by a client of mine, Brian Nesline.  I got it on the first try, and my wife said it was definitely “essence of Ken”.  I chose crayola markers — my favorite drawing tool from way back — and made due [...]

We wondered for years why thre was no sound barrier for our neighborhood from the thruway noise.  I even wrote to the appropriate people about putting up a “No Jake Breaks” sign, to no avail or even a response. Now that we decided we want to own our own house as soon as possible (yet [...]

My daughter will be playing a stripper-or-something-or-other as one of the lead players in Godspell this Fall.  I think I liked it better when she was a nun in Sound of Music, but it’s a step up from being a horse in Man of La Mancha, I suppose. I didn’t know what to do for [...]

Over the course of this last month, stewardship of my apartment complex passed hands from me to Todd, the now full-time maintenance person.  The owner has health issues that wont allow him to take care of a lot of the miscellaneous stuff at his properties, and the only way to provide full-time work for someone to take [...]