There’s a new-ish restaurant in town, Phoenix Rising. They serve traditional comfort foods like burgers, mac-n-cheese, pastas, etc. But two things make them stand out: Most of their ingredients come from local farms. They offer a 4 oz burger along with the more popular 8 oz burger. For someone like me who simply can’t finish … Phoenix Rising

While this isn’t terribly political, I just wanted to announce the Rhinebeck Democrats Web site. Some time ago, I volunteered to take over delivery of the Demogram, the monthly newsletter of the Rhinebeck Democratic Committee. I started talking about publishing the newsletter on the Web and things just grew from there. Please stop by and … Rhinebeck Democrats

If you haven’t already gone to see The Corporation, it’s playing at Upstate Films. I’m not entirely certain how I feel after seeing it. I’ll need to think about it some more, but I know for certain that we will only be buying organic milk from now on.

Between 1992 and 2000, the number of talented (and not so talented) workers in the High-Tech industry boomed. Along with an ever decreasing unemployment rate, this was both good for High-Tech workers and great for the country. Since George Bush and his team of crony enriching thieves stole the election, unemployment has skyrocketed in all … On the Economy

My little sister is getting married and has asked me to set up a Web site for her. After much procrastination, I’ve registered and set up the basic shell of Dianne & Joe’s Wedding. I still need to get to work on a simple design for the site. How I wish I were a better … Little Sister Getting Married