http://www.michaelerb.net/blog Fri, 09 May 2008 22:16:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I could have sworn (whoops, pastor wouldn't like that) that I heard the weather guy say it was going to rain today. It actually turned out to be beautiful with a mild breeze but some nice breaks of sun on an otherwise semi-cloudyish day. The temperature was just right for ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/great-biking-weather.htm I had some work to do today for a client of mine in Ithaca. The weather was pretty nice so Linda and I decided to spend the day together in Ithaca. She walked the commons and picked up some goodies for an impromptu picnic for later in the afternoon while ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/back-to-my-stomping-grounds.htm The weather has been just amazing the past week. We're having an early Spring and it's been pretty much perfect. Temps have been in the 70's and one day reached mid 80's. Trees are blossoming and flowers are blooming. It's been great bike riding weather too. I've managed to get ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/beautiful-early-spring.htm For several months now I have been diligently filling our birdseeder almost daily. And a day or two later it will be completely drained. Funny thing is that we never see any birds at our birdfeeder during the day. So the question is, who or what is eating the ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/the-case-of-the-missing-birdseed.htm Long story short, that's me with accupuncture needles sticking out of my forehead and ear. So do you really want to hear the whole story? OK, here goes. I attended an open house this past weekend for "Healing Point", an accupuncture clinic in Fayetteville, NY. I wanted to learn more ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/stop-needling-me-will-ya.htm Dewey Neild is a long-time friend and a well-established photographer in Central New York. For several years he has published a calendar featuring some of the waterfalls of the Finger Lakes. Hot off the presses is a brand new, 2009 version of this calendar and it is truly beautiful. Without ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/waterfalls-of-the-finger-lakes.htm My brother has a HUGE family. 11 children. Now that's some serious propagation that has gone on in that household. I love all the kids dearly and each child has their own distinct personality. My bro sent me this photo of Marysia and A.J. this morning and it just brought ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/aj-and-marysia.htm I'm kind of lucky to live in a development where the back of our house adjoins to undeveloped land. It's quite nice to look out the back windows and not have to view other houses, or having to worry about houses ever being there. Because the land is undeveloped, it's ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/turkey-day.htm It was a beautiful early spring weekend and the nice weather coincided beautifully with Maple Weekend. This was a new event for me as I had never heard of Maple Weekend before. It is a way for all the producers of maple syrup in New York State, to open their ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/maple-weekend-march-29-30-2008.htm It is a bit unusual for me to work on New Years Eve although this is the second year in a row that I have done so. That is a contradiction I realize, but it really is an anomaly that I would work on New Years Eve even though ... http://www.michaelerb.net/blog/philip-walter-carolyn-alvarez-dec-31-2007.htm