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bobconfer

  1. I think I may have had the best burger in Niagara County: the Holley BBQ burger at Lock 34 in Lockport. Delicious!
  2. A few adult geese and 27 (!!) baby geese just tried to make their way through my yard. They're as fruitful as rabbits!
  3. I hate it when hockey announcers say "that's a goal he'd like to have back." I'd like them to find a goaltender who likes to allow ANY goal
  4. Even if Roberto Luongo stays he'd be a good pick-up, motivating Luongo who is all-time great in regular season, all-time goat in postseason
  5. Glad to hear my favorite all-time hockey player -- Dominik Hasek -- is contemplating a comeback. Would love to see him in Vancouver.
  6. CBC is reporting that the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo will be closing, affecting 75 jobs: cbc.ca/news/politics/…
  7. We have to redesign seat of a new boat we're making because, get this, the current design gives women the jollies. I can't make this up
  8. Brockport' hockey schedule came out. I like the non-conference match-ups. 8 home games in 1st semester, only 4 in 2nd: gobrockport.com/schedule.aspx?…
  9. Dr. Maliekal asked me if I wanted to be a meteorologist as I showed potential in that science. Imagine me as a TV weatherman!
  10. Congrats to Jose Maliekal to being named the Dean of Science & Math @brockport brockport.edu/newsbureau/175… Had him as professor in 1993
  11. Here's a Memorial Day column I wrote last year that discusses the real meaning of the day: "More than a long weekend" bobconfer.us/306.html
  12. At sun-up I thought I was chasing 6 kittens through my yard. As I got closer I discovered they were baby raccoons. Luckily, no mama around!
  13. Dean Skelos' proposed trade-off for minimum wage is just as bad for business. Why choose specific industries/companies & not all for breaks?
  14. Robert Carl Confer finds Republicans' and Democrats' use of opponent's full names (Barack Hussein Obama, Willard Mitt Romney) so sophomoric
  15. PILOT won't save AES plant in Somerest. Between market conditions (gas vs. coal prices) & new federal/state laws against coal, can't survive
  16. @DamonMorey @UWBEC That's awesome news! Brian is a great attorney and a great human being. A wise choice for the board!
  17. 1 in 11 children live in kinship care, that is, not raised by their parents but by grandparents, etc. Number has grown 18% in 10 years.