Monthly Archives: December 2010

Probably so, under ObamaCare.

I previously posted what I thought was a humorous piece on the death of a mobster, Anthony Volpe, and got back several furious emails from his children.In addition, I received a phone call from his son, who was very upset … Continue reading →

John’s a great photographer, but he tossed his camera aside to pluck a kid out of a creek at Innis Arden. UPDATE: I really like this quote from the GPD, because Lt. Gray (by the way, what happened to my … Continue reading →

Keep on keeping on. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss settled with Facebook for $65 million, but now they want more. Yeah, you were probably screwed, but how much do you need to move on and get a life?.

I so despise Coleman McCarthy that I refused to comment on his remark that ROTC students came from parents too poor to pay college tuition, but here’s someone who still cares.

The Village Voice – The Village Voice! – has a great article on why the Fireman exam has no racial content. My (few) liberal readers won’t believe me, but surely they’ll go to the source of all knowledge and report … Continue reading →

Chinese immigrants expand from basement kitchen to 5,000 sq. ft. warehouse. That should produce more jobs than Obama’s $700 billion did.

18 months ago, a federal judge ruled that the FDNY’s application test discriminated against blacks, not because of any specific requirements, but because fewer blacks passed than whites. He has prohibited the department from hiring anyone until it comes up with a … Continue reading →

Owners of 32 Dairy Road paid $4.5 million for the place in 2008 and made the following improvements: CONCEIVED & EXECUTED BY AN INTERIOR DESIGNER ADD’S & EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED. A 2ND FLR ADD W/BR SUITE OFFICE & PLAYRM/GYM, NEW … Continue reading →

Would I lie to you? Is there anything more annoying than a press release printed as a genuine newspaper article? I think not. This one claims that bison meat is so desired that producers can barely keep up with demand. Fine … Continue reading →

I don’t begrudge our president and his family a (nother) vacation,  and I wasn’t going to comment on this story, but the more I read, the more I wondered. The Prez could have stayed at the Marine base two miles away, saving a million or … Continue reading →

Cuba ends subsidies on soap.

We are rapidly going overboard.

 New York Governor Paterson demands criminal investigation into snowplowers union slowdown. What a hero, standing up to the unions. Of course, he does leave office at midnight tomorrow, so ….

Chris Dodd, who has about a week to go before he’s removed from the Senate, slipped a $100 million grant to UConn’s hospital in Farmington into the Obama Care bill. But now that he’s going nowhere, the money went instead … Continue reading →

Drivers were instructed to raise their plows, smash equipment, etc.

Why is the federal government spending money encouraging young students to study electrical power generation? The power companies desperately need a jolt of youthful energy. The industry and the creaky distribution system it manages are on the cusp of a major technological … Continue reading →

I don’t watch this stuff but apparently there’s a rash of survival shows on TV these days, all showing you how to snare small game, start a fire without matches and all that. That’s all fine and in fact, I actually … Continue reading →

  Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain Out-going New Mexico Governor Richardson is considering pardoning Billy the Kid, 130 years after he  committed a  murder most foul.  My ancestor, Col. Albert Fountain, defended the Kid at his trial and if he couldn’t … Continue reading →

According to this article, if you have a little shitzu, a coat may be in order, but so would  be a move to Florida.But a large dog, bred for cold? Save your money. Casey the Wonder Dog, my yellow Lab, … Continue reading →