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Saturday, March 31, 2012

  INTERNET CITIZEN

"Internet Citizen"

I really do need a scanner if I'm going to be doing this. You can see the bent paper and the image quality is pretty poor.

This is a pretty simple comic, though. Just a tribute to the nameless, faceless Internet citizens who make the 'Net what it is, for better or worse.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

  WILLARD 2012: BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH

I know at this point I'm beating a dead horse but I just couldn't stop laughing when I saw Mitt Romney trying to "act" Southern. I had to do this to feel complete:

"ROMney"

Sunday, March 11, 2012

  RE: 13 CATARACT STREET

I don't have a scanner so I took a picture of my most recent cartoon:

"13 Cataract"

I have the utmost in fondness for old buildings. I wish we still built them like we used to. Old buildings are, typically, strong, stylish and built from rugged materials that can stand the test of time. Today, we rarely see buildings that are built to last. Rather, we see buildings that are put up as fast as possible for the absolute least amount of money and effort as possible.

And, initially, I was on the side of rehabilitating 13 Cataract Street into the planned restaurant/tasting center that the Genesee Brewery wants. I would hate to see a good, classic building go to waste. However, after reading up on the building and learning that the cost to renovate would exceed the cost to demolish and build new, my opinion changed.

I work in the High Falls area and there's nothing I'd rather see than some life down there. And I think Genesee's idea for adding a restaurant/tasting room is outstanding and would bring people down to what is quite simply the most beautiful part of Rochester. If that means tearing down an old, dilapidated building to accomplish that goal, so be it.

So I'm kind of upset that the preservation board is taking Genesee to the hilt on this and demanding that the old building stay. They are, in fact, demanding that an area in dire need of some revitalization stay blighted so we don't lose this one, unknown-until-now building.

I realize the importance of the preservation board but I would hope that they could realize that preserving an unused building in lieu of starting new businesses Downtown is not a very good way to preserve Rochester as a city.



  NOT ANOTHER BLOG!

I've presided over several (now defunct and deleted) blogs but, on the spurring of my wife, I've decided to start a new blog to expound upon things that deserve more than 140 characters.

I created my first blog in 1998 using a Geocities account but didn't really jump into the medium until around 2003. I really started getting into it around the time when George W. Bush was up for re-election. I never quite reached the level of an Atrios or a DailyKos but I managed to gain a small following. After too long, though, I became disenchanted with my blogging peers. I found that I didn't really have much in common with the Democratic activists who made blogs famous and semi-legitimate. Thus, I became what amounted to a troll and eventually just gave up on blogging.

I still maintain many opinions on many subjects but rarely speak out on them. I've found that, like religion, sometimes politics is best left not talked about. I wouldn't want someone to dislike me simply because of a political leaning I have and sometimes I'd rather not find out that you're a bible-thumping conservative who wants to turn the bible into a legal document. But, I've found that I need some type of outlet to express myself in these strange times. So, I'll simply post what I want and you can take it how you want. I'm not out to get famous or recognized here. I'm just here out of a desire to create something and provide an outlet for my view of the world around me. And maybe you'll look at something in a new way or just laugh. That's my only reasoning for posting what I think publicly.

And if you disagree with me, know that I respect your opinion and remind yourself that I represent one opinion among billions of others. I don't pretend to speak for any group of people. I only speak for myself.

With that, here's another blog.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

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