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High Speed Rail: We're Not Doing it Right

Since President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address this week, followed by a subsequent appearance the next day in Tampa, Florida, there’s been much buzz about high-speed rail in America.

High-speed rail could very well be a great idea — but only if they do it right.  And so far, it looks like that’s not the case, at least not in New York State. [More »]

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Just click the pic to see it full size, and then click on the cheeseburgers to vote.  Need lots of fives.  This was seen last night in the Walmart Supercenter in Cicero, NY.

Walmart Date Fail

Taylor Swift's "Live" VMA Subway Ride: FAKE... and Here's Why

From MTV.com

From MTV.com

If you saw the MTV Video Music Awards a couple weeks ago, you may have been impressed by the “live” performance of Taylor Swift singing “You Belong to Me” during a subway ride up the F-train from Bryant Park to Rockefeller Center, coming up the stairs right outside Radio City Music Hall, where the awards were being held.  But many details in the video prove it was NOT live.  Nor did it even take place in Bryant Park or on the F-train.  After the jump, you can watch the video again and see the list of evidence. [More »]

News Producing 101: Why Rundown Timing Matters

Rant: No Outdoor Syracuse Crunch Game

The Onondaga County Legislature is a bunch of morons (most of them, not all of them) for killing the idea of an outdoor AHL game at Syracuse’s Alliance Bank Stadium.  There are so many reasons why these people were just plain stupid in their actions, I don’t even know where to begin. [More »]

Still Standing, 35 Years Out of Service

From Wikipedia

From Wikipedia

Tonight I was checking a detail about the Poughkeepsie Bridge on Wikipedia while writing a post on a railroad message board I check on a semi-regular basis.  And I found, according to Wikipedia, today is the 35th anniversary of the big fire that took the bridge out of service for good… for trains, anyway. [More »]

NY Lottery Ads Featuring… a Dead Man!

If you live in New York State, chances are good you’ve seen this ad — it’s been airing since 2007. Lately, the ad has been surfacing again… but did you notice the same weird thing about it that I did?

 

Well, did you?  Read on… [More »]

FU, SU… Who Do You Think You Are?

I’ve been to the Carrier Dome a few times, but never for an SU football or basketball game.  I always thought it’d be nice to go sometime — and now that I work normal hours, I can.  But after a very poor move Syracuse University just took against some of its most loyal fans… I don’t see myself going to the Dome again anytime soon. [More »]

Thruway Failing on 2005 Promise

300px-nys_thruway_signsvgHey, anyone remember back in 2005 when the New York State Thruway said it was going to start removing some of the greasy fast food joints from its service areas to make way for healthier and/or more upscale eateries?  About three and a half years later, I’m still waiting to see the changes.  In the meantime, I’ve got some alternative options just off the highway. [More »]

On the Twitter Bandwagon

twitter_logo_125x29Just joined Twitter  – you can follow me at http://twitter.com/pnaw10 if you wish.  But don’t expect much immediately… I’m trying to decide exactly how I want to use it.  Seems like it’s just redundant to posting status updates on Facebook.  I may not do too much “tweeting” until I can see how Twitter is different.  (I’m also a little curious about why there’s such a fascination with what people are doing at every moment of the day.)