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James D. Griffin, RIP

Kåre Enga in Montana is about the only one who'll get this entry.

The City Of Buffalo has lost a truly outstanding citizen.

I was a little too tired and didn't even read my newspaper yesterday (geez talk about a wasted trip). So I'm reading yesterday's paper this afternoon. Former mayor James D. Griffin passed away over the weekend. The cause was undetermined.

He was in government a long, long time. He was perhaps most well known for his quote during the Blizzard of '85: "Get a 6-pack, stay inside and watch some football." His lovers loved him and his haters hated him, but he was a man of his word. He may not have been perfect (he had a huge anti-gay and anti-abortion bias) but he was what Buffalo needed at the right time.

http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/355439.html
There's some video as well. Jimmy Griffin, Buffalo through and through.

Now, let's talk about another famous Irish JD, Julie D - PUBLISHED! . Many many thanks for my first ever Journaling Merit Badge! Who'da thunk this kid from a small town would ever end up infecting your minds on a daily basis the way I have? Certainly not me!

So I've been kinda out of it the last couple days. Partying with the veterans on Memorial Day didn't help...if my sis is out there reading this, I saw Johnny Zlotek today...he gave me some sort of weird hand-gesture/wave/peace sign/hats-off wave. I just waved back...no need to flag down an eagle just to say hi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nAMFWDuDEI

I've got a village board meeting tonight and I've blown off the last few, so I guess I really should go tonight. I'm also behind on your blogs. But even CWC gets a day off now and again.