Song of the day for 12/30/2009
I made this happy little widget using GrooveShark. A very cool music website. Music is life.
Out with the old ...
Out with the old, in with the new. As we close out 2009 and head towards the second decade of the new millennium, many people are thinking j...
War on Christmas? Bah humbug ...
The new column is online and ready for your approval ...
There is no "War on Christmas"
I don't wear my religion on my sleeve, but I am a religious person. I'm a Christian. I believe in the almighty God and his son Jesus...
What's a label mean?
Never fear, ladies and gentlemen. The government is here to help. Chills went down my spine as I wrote that. There's not really much tha...
A Very Inappropriate Leffler Christmas continues ...
The little one pointed these out at Kelly's Country Store on Grand Island.
I'll accept my "father of the year" award n...
Now that's appetizing!
Check out the name of this candle scent. Who would get this?
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When the majority is wrong ...
It would seem to me that if something’s right, it’s always right. Doesn’t matter what day it is or what year it is. Slavery was wrong. It wa...
Who the hell leases a horse?
As seen at the pet store in Lockport.
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Thankful ...
Many of you may know that I'm no fan of Thanksgiving. I don't like the food. I don't like the forced togetherness. I don't l...
Tomorrow's column today ...
As a wordle, of course ... I must say, if you're a regular reader of my writings, this one is different from just about anything I'v...
Kudos as warranted ...
Typically, my column is a rant. I'm upset or complaining about something. Frankly, people seem to like it that way. I mean, who wants to...
Some random-ish thoughts ...
For those of you who have befriended me on Facebook, you've likely seen posts of late about me going to "the gym." I've be...
Celebrity sighting ...
Kind of.
Look who's kissing babies and shaking hands at the site of Extreme Home Makeover in Buffalo!
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What we deserve?
In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve.” It was either Alexis de Tocqueville or Hunter S. Thompson who penned the preced...
Less is better ...
Less is not more. Never. But it might be better. That's the question Niagara County voters have to answer for themselves as they pull th...
New column in your GNN papers ... and online now!
Check it out ... Is Maziarz the all powerful Oz? Or just a straw man? What do you think?
Who's pulling who?
I've long maintained that the entirety of the Republican Party in Niagara County is controlled by one man. And seeing nearly all municip...
(Spending) Something for nothing ...
Imagine for a minute that you hired someone to do your grocery shopping. I know, a menial task that you can no doubt handle yourself, but hu...
You win some. You lose some.
This week, I'll share more wisdom imparted to me by my father decades ago: You win some. You lose some. Last week I discussed the glee ...
Don't forget ...
You can read my column every Tuesday in the Tonawanda News ... and usually the Niagara Gazette. Here's tomorrow's column as a Wordle...
Hey look, I made up a word!
One of the things I love about writing columns as opposed to being a reporter is the ability to make up words and phrases. Today's new L...
Success is not an option
“Schadenfreude” is a German word meaning taking joy in the misery of others. We all do it once in a while. “Stupidfruede” is a word I just...
New column online ...
Today's column, of course, runs in the Tonawanda News and other fine GNN papers ... but they don't seem to be putting them online. S...
Common sense up in smoke
In order for government to justify its existence, it must continually take actions. Maybe it raises taxes. Maybe it makes proclamations. Usu...
Tomorrow's column today ...
Kind of. Click through to see the words used in tomorrow's column in a Wordle. The bigger the word, the more often it was used, so you c...
Paterson should go now ...
I'm not a big fan of the federal government telling the states what they may or may not do. I'm a fairly large proponent, in fact, o...
Primary challenged
So here we are – once again – at a crossroads ... kind of. Tuesday is primary day across the grand state of New York and there are elections...
All things come to an end ...
'tis true. My employment at WLVL in Lockport came to an abrupt end early yesterday morning. You may have heard rumors about it or seen i...
Bird war gets political!
OMFG! I can't believe it. The birds are at it again, this time attempting political assassination of New York City Mayor Michael Bloombe...
September 1st show notes ... (and podlink)
Today's guest was Dave Mongielo, business owner and candidate for supervisor in the Town of Lockport. Dave and I talked about his sign a...
Hey look! Podcasts!
The show podcasting sort of ebbs and flows. Sometimes I slack a little bit ... then I do my best to catch up. Well, last week, I did some ca...
Caution: Stupid at work ...
For anyone who wondered whether New York State's legislative bodies were completely worthless, we got our answer. And it's a resound...
Yup. That. Really. Happened.
Personally, I hope to die naked. Of a heart attack. When I'm 87. At the Playboy mansion. That's SO not what happened to this guy, th...
Maziarz is full of it ...
Today's show dealt with everyone's favorite State Senator, George Maziarz, who was on WLVL's news this morning lamenting the fac...
Dialog show notes and podcast link 070809
So Wednesday was the Niagara County Historical Society's turn on Dialog. They're on once a month - the second Wednesday. The plan t...
Dialog podcast for July 7, 2009
Tuesday I began discussing government misconduct, especially the use of the Buffalo City Seal by Mayor Byron Brown during a non-profit char...
Yup. That. Really. Happened.
This was my favorite YTRH of the day. Read it out loud and try not throwing up in your mouth a little bit. MICHAEL JACKSON IMMORTALIZED IN B...
You never know what might happen ...
I'll be honest, I miss hosting Reason on WLVL's brother station. It was a completely different show from Dialog and I enjoyed the lo...
Historical Society today ...
So this morning, I will have John Hall and Melissa Dunlap from the Niagara County Historical Society in studio. I never know what the topic ...
In court ... where it belongs ... again
Just a couple things on the docket for me today, both involving the Niagara County Legislature. 1) A story in the US&J by Mark Scheer ex...
Pre-show notes for June 2nd.
Just a little glimpse of what Dialog holds today: 1) Delphi's deal to emerge from bankruptcy and GMs role in it. 2) Lockport's ice a...
Weekly update for June 1 ...
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of June 1, 2009 News: Mon day: Bob Confer returns to the airwaves this ...
Dialog show notes 052609
So, I'm not sure how it happened, but we spent almost the whole show discussing how to get rid of the geese from Widewaters (and other l...
Politics and sports merge ...
Many of you may have noticed that I've spent a larger portion of my time in the realm of sports lately. I love sports, but I especially ...
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