Daily Archives: January 20, 2009
“Got room in that cardboard box for me, Cuz?”
Madoff nephew homeless after scam explodes. Boo hoo.
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From Instapundit (and Reason): Obama inaugurated, ex-klansman collapses
Hoo hoo hoo. But what will West Virginia do without more highways? Teddy Kennedy didn’t take the event well, either.
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So who else was in Bernie’s plane when it left Florida?
Bob Jaffe, Bernie Madoff’s bag man in Palm Beach, is missing or at least, isn’t in the public eye. I’m not saying that Mark and Andy took him on a half-way flight over the Gulf, only theta they show up in … Continue reading
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That didn’t last long
The honeymoon’s over. Stocks drop in worst inaugural slide in Dow history. The sun will come out tomorrow, maybe.
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When I think of the Bruce Museum of Art I think of Martin Luther King Day
Well perhaps I don’t, but someone does. Curious.
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How does your garden grow?
By deliberate duplicity from our Governor and sabotage of fiscal responsibility by municipal and state bureaucracies determined to protect their young. Case in point: Governor Rell pretends to order a hiring freeze, garnering accolades for her stern budgetary discipline. Result; 824 … Continue reading
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The Doom
We now have more people working for the government than in manufacturing. Graphic here. Obama’s vowed to put 600,000 more people on the federal payroll, which is discouraging to some of us. And now that we’ve also passed the milestone where … Continue reading
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For Sale By Owner?
Not always. Wealthy types with homes in Florida and Greenwich are telling their agents that they’ve calculated what it costs them to carry an empty Greenwich residence and figure they’ll wait out the market a few years and get their … Continue reading
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Joe Weisenthal on State Street Bank: Market 100, Pundits 0
When the market pummeled State Street Bank’s shares last fall, the experts said the market was off its rocker. That was before the bank admitted to $9 billion in losses on worthless paper, as posted here yesterday. State Street (STT) … Continue reading
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Are you watching this, Bernie?
Irish real estate king kills self – lost fortune in bank failure. I guess there’s a difference: this Irishman and that German fellow lost their own money and chose not to continue living without it. The Frenchman lost his own and … Continue reading
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Milbrook slumps
200 Overlook Drive was listed for $2.750 last August and suffered its second price cut today, down to $2.1 million. That’s 24% off, or thereabouts. Smart move by the seller, but discouraging for the neighbors, I’d think. And 114 Overlook … Continue reading
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You laughed when I posted a picture of a Brinks Document Destruction truck parked at 175 Round Hill Road
Walter has been told (again) not to destroy any Fairfield Greenwich Group documents. The bad boy ignored a previous directive. The poor old guy may not remember what he did but he’s determined that that memory hole is shared by … Continue reading
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The sun comes out at noon
And with it, the clouds will dissipate, the economy will heal itself and Greenwich real estate properties will return to where they were two years ago and resume their meteoric rise. Or so some sellers seem to think. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Downsizing, Greenwich style
The mad Monk, Valey Kogan, is back before the P&Z tonight for approval of his new, more modest proposal for a house on Simmon’s Lane. This time he only wants to build 21,000 sf, a huge reduction from the 27,000 … Continue reading
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Rent this space!
Bernie’s got his new, $40 million jet up for charter but you’ll have to be selective about when you want to use it – although Bernard himself is unlikely to be flying in it anywhere soon, much to his regret, I’m … Continue reading
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