Monthly Archives: May 2005

Sci­ence news you can use: Why Cof­fee Works. Tags: sci­ence cof­fee caffeine

The fast ferry isn’t cheaper or faster than dri­ving, so what is their value propo­si­tion? Con­ve­nience and enter­tain­ment had bet­ter be part of it. Tags: Rochester ferry fiasco

Remem­ber this name: Tessa Teach­man. She’s got a good chance of becom­ing another Annika Soren­stam some day. Her father is one of my brother-in-law Ray’s best friends and he’s strictly a recre­ational golfer, though he’s encour­aged her since she was lit­tle. … Read More →

I was right, the guy claim­ing he was too intox­i­cated to know­ingly com­mit mur­der was con­victed. Tags: Rochester crime stupid

The Erie Canal is finally get­ting some atten­tion, in par­tic­u­lar to main­tain and pre­serve the envi­ron­ment and his­tor­i­cal aspects of the land around it. Such an impor­tant part of Amer­i­can his­tory deserves more than benign neglect. They’re doing work on … Read More →

Ran­dom Vin Diesel Fact: Vin Diesel enjoys a game of golf, but it has less to do with strate­gic club selec­tion and the grace of the swing, and more to do with eat­ing golf balls. Tags: Vin Diesel funny facts