Jun
22
Summer Hiatus
Now that the Summer Solstice has come, it’s time for me to take some time off from blogging. See you in September.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Jun
22
Jackson Potatoes
Jackson Potatoes Originally uploaded by tommasz Found this abandoned building in the middle of an enormous potato farm along Route 31. It looks like it might have been a store at one time but it’s long been unused.
Jun
22
Robert Reich on Everyday Corruption
Robert Reich explains how theories about why so much corporate money is flowing into Washington are wrong. Government has become an extension of industry so every action requires industry agreement (see Healthcare reform). Politicians take money to act as industry … Read More
Jun
20
Old Erie Canal in Jordan, NY
Today I rode the Bumblebeemer out to Jordan, in the Western end of Onondaga County. Jordan was on the original Erie Canal and had an aqueduct that carried the canal over Skaneateles (pronounced “skinny atlas”, really) Creek. There’s also an … Read More
Jun
19
Maine Lighthouses
We were in Maine for a couple of days, dropping Liz off at a camp she’s working at for the summer. We stopped afterward at two lighthouses near Boothbay. First up was the Hendrick’s Light, it’s private property and we … Read More
Jun
15
Finding Nighthawks
Nearly seventy years after Edward Hopper finished what would become one of the icons of American art, Jeremiah Moss went in search of the diner that inspired it.
Jun
15
Map: Where Americans Are Moving
Forbes has an interactive map of the US by county showing population movement. Click on Monroe County and see our population moving mostly South and West.
Jun
14
The Real Science Gap
I’ve been saying this for years but the truth is there is no shortage of qualified US citizens to fill tech and science jobs, only an unwillingness of companies like Microsoft to hire anything but cheap H1-B visa holders.
