Monthly Archives: January 2010
Ann Coulter on Wall Street bailouts
A reader sent me this link. I’ll admit to never having read the woman’s work before but I see that I was missing out on some smart writing. Read the whole thing, but here’s an excerpt: Can’t we at least … Continue reading
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Who believes this s**t?
Obama, down in Florida, giving away my money: “We’re not going to quit until hard work and responsibility are rewarded”. To the contrary, it’s laziness and irresponsibility that is rewarded under the current governmental scheme and I’m pretty sure everyone knows … Continue reading
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232 Riverside Avenue sells
A not-bad re-do, several years old, listed at $2.7, is now under contract.
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Ole’s Creek
17 Hendrie Drive was first listed for $7.1 million, a silly price, even though, as creek neighbor, I cheered it on. It sold yesterday for $4.250, a huge premium over its assessed value of $2.7 million, and an inspiration for … Continue reading
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Lower Lake Avenue
This 1795 house, just to the east of the Lake Avenue rotary, was originally listed at $2.650 million back in 2007. It’s now been rented, at $7,00 0 a month, through January, 2012, and you can buy it for $1.925. … Continue reading
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Rip off, orchestrated and approved by our town manager, Tesei
The list is out on the best-paid public employees and atop the pile is: Lt. Mark Kordick earned $207,672 for the year, including $101,382 in overtime.”It was money well spent,” said police Chief David Ridberg, who was 15th on the … Continue reading
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We all weep for Haiti, but what about our own?
The WSJ reports on the miserable conditions of the Lakota Sioux in South Dakota. A tiny tribe of Lakota Sioux has been battling wind, rain and subzero temperatures this week as ice storms lash one of the U.S.’s poorest communities … Continue reading
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Yesterday’s two biggest disappointments
Apple’s Maxi-Pad and Obummer’s State of the Union speech. Of the two, there’s hope for the pad – it might grow into something cool. Not so our President’s stump speech, which demonstrates that he still thinks he’s running for office … Continue reading
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Chris Shays would like to run for Governor
He’s considering it, and we could do worse. What other politician do you know who could spend thirty years in Washington and still have to admit that the biggest obstacle to running is the financial blow he’d take if he … Continue reading
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Peas in a pod
Chavez orders arrest, imprisonment for judge whose ruling offended him. Obama denounces Supreme Court in State of the Union speech, demands Congressional action. Separated at birth? Nah, just two thugs, each taking control of a country.
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Slouching toward Bethlehem
The lawyers are trying to do to carbon what they did to asbestos, silicone, lead and tobacco: bankrupt every single corporation that was ever involved with it. Asbestos and lead were gold mines for these people because the stuff was … Continue reading
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Ha!
The Obama budget plan, summarized: Obamanomics in Six Words [John J. Pitney Jr.] The president is proposing to freeze one-seventh of the budget while letting the other six-sevenths grow. The proposal sounds like what an unsuccessful dieter would order at … Continue reading
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Building lots are selling again
In addition to the Indian Head Road property, another contract of note was posted last week, 2 Wooddale Road, an amazing five acre parcel fronting Lake Avenue. It has subdivision approval from the town but I think its best use is … Continue reading
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Times are tough all over
Prince Charles charges future daughter-in-law and parents 3,000 lbs to stay in his Cornwall vacation home.
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The world is ending
From the WSJ’s James Taranto’s Best of the Web: Life Imitates the Onion–II “Congress Passes Americans With No Abilities Act”–headline, Onion, June 24, 1998 “Employer Told Not to Post Advert for ‘Reliable’ Workers Because It Discriminates Against ‘Unreliable’ Applicants”–headline, Daily Mail, … Continue reading
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Missed an opportunity here
66 Indian Head Road and one of its two adjacent one-acre lots is under contract. I wrote about this land last summer but I couldn’t find a buyer, darn it. The opportunity to have a 2+ acre spread in little … Continue reading
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Bad move?
Bloomberg: Treasury will try a third time to bail out underwater homeowners. The changes would be at least the third lease on life for the program, which began in October 2008 during the Bush administration and has so far helped … Continue reading
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