Daily Archives: December 29, 2010

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 →

NYC garbagemen deny a slowdown during blizzard. ”We’d never do that”, union chief declares. Hmm. A couple of decades ago my firm recovered a huge award for a young woman who  nearly lost her leg and spent months in the hospital after … Continue reading →

  Husband threatens to release sex tapes to Internet unless he gets favorable divorce terms. Years ago, I represented a young woman who worked at Harry O’s (for you of gentle minds, that’s a strip club on Sellack Street in Stamford – no, … Continue reading →

Oh, woe is us! COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – Snow and ice across the planet are melting much faster than anticipated, and the cryosphere – the Earth’s ice and snow cover – is very vulnerable to climate change, … Continue reading →

1926 house on Sinawoy in Cos Cob, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, “newer’ roof. Asked $699,000, appraised at $492,000, sold for $500,000. I might have waited.

Depends on which pessimist you care to listen to.

Who knew he had one? Spent 45 minutes helping a driver out of a West Side snow drift, then passed out $20 tips to others who’d helped.