Well, it’s officially December 1. We ate all the turkey, we shopped for gifts, and now it’s time to turn to the coldest part of the year outdoors, and the warmest part of the year in our homes. As we prepare to celebrate with our friends and family, be sure to do so responsibly. Here are some holiday decorating tips to keep you safe: Continue reading ‘Safely Decorating Your WNY Home For The Holidays’
Archive for the 'Life' Category
26
Oct
Thought of the Day
“Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.” Charles Schumer
I’ve had a project that I have been “picking” at for probably a year. And another that I’ve been working on since before I graduated college. Neither of these projects get the attention they deserve. I can claim that it’s because I don’t have the time, but I’d find the time if I REALLY wanted it. I let projects sit idle because I don’t know how they will turn out. They could be tremendous successes. Or they could be ABSOLUTE FAILURES. And that fear of failure is what keeps me paralyzed.
Time to reframe my mindset, and finally start pushing forward on some of the “maybe someday” projects.
23
Sep
Life Is A Cup Of Coffee
I’m not sure where I got this from. It was something I found interested and saved in a notepad file on my computer, and found today as I was looking for another document. I don’t know the source, or who to cite, but here it is!
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university Professor.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the Prof. went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups:
porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them
to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the Prof. said “If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. That all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other’s cups.”
“Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn’t change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.”
Independence Day is upon us yet again! As we spend time with our families and friends, remember that the safest fireworks display is the one put on by professionals and NOT the one in your back yard!
Here are some of the highlights of this weekends festivities!
Saturday July 2:
Niagara Falls: Fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Seneca Square at Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel, 310 Fourth St. Free. Rain date: Sunday.
Sunday July 3:
Lockport: Parade at 6 p.m., starting at the intersection of Locust Street and Lincoln Avenue, proceeding down Locust Street and ending at Walnut Street.
Olcott/Newfane: Fireworks over Lake Ontario at dusk. Best viewed from Lake Ontario shoreline, Krull Park and Olcott.
Monday July 4:
Buffalo: July Fourth Celebration in the Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf. 6 p.m. to midnight. Fireworks at dusk.
Lewiston: Fireworks at dusk, Lewiston Plateau, near Artpark. Can be seen from Academy Park on Center Street. Rain date: Tuesday.
Lockport: Fireworks at dusk at Outwater Park, off Glenwood Avenue and Trowbridge Street.
For a full list of fireworks and festivals, check out the Buffalo News.
