Enthusiasm

Despite having just been drafted 10th in the April 26 NFL Draft and thus guaranteeing himself a multimillion dollar contract, new Bills corner Stephen Gilmore displayed a striking ambivalence upon learning he’d be heading to Buffalo. Maybe it’s just that old Buffalo pessimism, but c’mon, smile, bro.

Big Brother is Watching You

Sadly, Kathy Hochul joined 41 Democrats in helping to pass the CISPA bill in the House of Representatives on April 26, a Draconian privacy instrusion that grants the government broad and unchecked power to regulate online activity. Cheers to Brian Higgins for standing up for a free and uncensored Internet.

Good Neighbors

The City of Buffalo sent out a notice last week to remind homeowners that they must clear all overgrown weeds, grass, brush, and garbage from their lots by May 1 or face fines. Hmm, so can we assume the hundreds of city-owned vacants will receive an equal degree of landscaping scrutiny?

Sportsmanship

First it was Kenmore East girls basketball and now the Clarence Middle (middle!) School girls lacrosse team taking heat and facing a four-game suspension on April 30 for their alleged use of the n-bomb, this time on the field and directed at opposing players. Kids grow up so fast these days.

Vaudevillian Stunts

A May 2 news conference heralded an agreement between parks officials to sanction a death-defying walk across Niagara Falls on June 15, the first such walk in over 100 years. In future news, Nik Wallenda, 33, was pronounced dead after his badly battered body was recovered from the Niagara Gorge.

Number of times the New York State Assembly has passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, as of Monday, April 30, when it passed again. Number of years it has sat in the State Senate, unacted upon: 11.