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This blog must truly be a labor of love. I’ve finally reached 100 posts; this is actually #101. It’s been an interestingly slow and steady ride since I wrote my first post on why the name Syracuse Wiki and what I hoped to do with it. That it’s taken me almost 2 years to get […]

What a glorious day November 10, 2012 was at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse New York. That was the day, which was actually yesterday, the Syracuse Orange lived up to the expectations most of us felt they deserved at the beginning of the season by beating 8th, 9th, or 11th-ranked Louisville (depending on which ranking […]

Last Sunday my friend Scott Thomas called and said he had an extra ticket to the Syracuse Crunch hockey game and wanted to know if I wanted to go. I hadn’t been to a hockey since 1982 from what I remembered, and figured that it was time to experience it once more, especially with a […]

I love playing poker and thus I’ve been to Turning Stone Casino in Oneida many, many times. When you play out there, if you put in for a Diamond Card, which is free, you earn points for every hour you play. You can use the same card for table games and slots to earn point […]

This is a different kind of post for this blog and yet I feel it’s important enough to talk about, especially for us Central New Yorkers. The political season is, luckily, almost over, and at least I feel I’m somewhat informed on who the major candidates are and I’m secure in my voting position. Having […]