Daily Archives: January 6, 2009
Maybe Walt Noel should follow suit
Austrian banker drops from sight after Madoff’s arrest. Word is that Sonja Kohn marketed Bernie investment opportunities to Russian oligarchs who aren’t known for having a sense of humor about losing their money. So it makes sense that she’d want to … Continue reading
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CFLs and a call for civil disobedience
Why don’t a hundred people or so gather at the Capitol and each drop a CFL bulb in the new billion dollar Visitors Center (the one Harry Reid likes so much because he is now shielded from his constituents’ BO)? … Continue reading
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Do people at the LA Times read this blog?
Of course not. So that liberal bastion out west must have figured out all by itself what a horrible, idiotic device we’ve created in the compact fluorescent bulb. You do realize, don’t you, that Congress has mandated the exclusive use of these things … Continue reading
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Gary Shilling: Housing bust to continue
“No end in sight”, says he. I’ll give the man this much: if he’s right that excess inventory is the critical problem, we have a big problem here in Greenwich.
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Why is it that only foreigners still have a sense of honor?
German billionaire throws himself in front of train. Lost huge by betting wrong on Volkswagen shorts. A Frenchman and now a German knew how to express their genuine remorse at losing investors’ money. The Japanese, of course, have always followed the … Continue reading
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Do you know me?
Joe Biden (he was the guy elected VP of the United States back in November) shows up at sold-out movie. No one notices him, recognizes him or offers him a ticket. Last fall I said that one good reason to … Continue reading
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Trending down
49 Hillside Drive, new construction that’s been for sale since September ’07 (when it was still under construction) has drifted down from its original asking price of $5.990 million to, today, $4.989. That spares it from being included in the … Continue reading
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A pox on the whole friggin’ island
Now that the Noels are pariahs, their Mustique neighbors are clamoring to tell everyone how much they despised them. One local resident told Page Six that “the No. 1 comment this winter was how much nicer it is on the … Continue reading
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Chavez to Poor Americans: “Drop Dead”
Hugo Chavez has terminated his PR stunt of donating home heating oil to the wretched of America. Joseph Kennedy, a staunch supporter of Mr. Chavez and his long-time flack here in the United States, referred all questions to cousin Caroline, the new Senator … Continue reading
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Obama – Politics, for a change!
Nancy Pelosi moves today to silence all dissent. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi’s proposals are so draconian, and will so … Continue reading
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What’s bad for Manhattan is bad for Greenwich
NYT: Striking Decline Seen in Manhattan Real Estate Market WSJ: Manhattan’s Sterling Real-Estate Market Begins to Tarnish CNN: NY Real estate Defies Gravity – So Far CNN’s headline may be chirpier than its competitors but the underlying story is the … Continue reading
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Builder’s Special
48 Parsonage Road was built on land that sold for $2,440 million in May, 2007 in what was probably the last hurrah for Greenwich land sales for the foreseeable future. The builders offered their new house for $7.850 in May, … Continue reading
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Here’s an eye-opening price drop
317 Stanwich Road sold in 1995 for $1.8 million. The new owners did extensive renovations over the years and put it up for sale in January 2008 for $3.850 million. I thought at the time that they might have trouble … Continue reading
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