Gocek Family

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Chicken soup (Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT)
I will laugh in the face of winter storm Nemo as I make Grandma’s chicken soup. I suppose there’s not all that much special about it. I peel the chewy strips off the celery, but still, it’s just celery. It’s fun to think of Grandma, though.

Fracking (Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT)
I used to be mildly against hydraulic fracturing. The continued exploitation of fossil fuel resources distracts us from the development of cleaner or renewable energy sources. But, then I moved from an all-electric house serviced by a cheap municipal energy provider to a house that uses both electricity and natural gas, serviced by a commercial provider that charges a LOT more for electricity. My new home’s summertime energy bills were three times my previous bills. Regardless of how long New York’s fracking discussions have dragged on, does anyone really believe that fracking will be outlawed in NYS forever? Opponents should be focusing on oversight rather than what I believe will be a fruitless quest for outright bans.