Monthly Archives: February 2011

Well, they’re pretty well practiced in Medicaid fraud, so why not? From Instapundit: REPORT: Handing out bogus medical excuses to striking Wisconsin teachers. If the doctor involved is actually signing these, he should be brought before the medical licensing board. … Continue reading →

Dem. Rep complains that “ObamaCare” is disparaging.

Or at least a source for oil removed from the Middle East. Bahrain Prince orders his troops to fire directly into his subjects, vows that they will either offer “complete surrender of suffer barrage after barrage of massacres.” My plan … Continue reading →

424 Cognewaugh I liked this house, which just sold for $1.212, from an asking price of $1.395. Assessment was $1.5 and it started off its listing life a couple of years ago at $1.895. I wouldn’t have liked it nearly … Continue reading →

Obummer sides with and encourages labor union revolt in Wisconsin. With thousands of teachers on strike (but falsely using sick pay so that they don’t lose a dime – nice lesson to students there about lying), the Democrats hiding out in … Continue reading →

Indian billionaire is transforming his country’s dreadful public school system. And getting results, all without a $29 million performing arts center. Last week New York State admitted that only 45% of its high school graduates were “college ready”, a readiness standard … Continue reading →

Ah, but such limitations are for the little people. In the years since I began helping my mother get around town, I’ve been sensitized to the importance of reserving  handicapped spaces near buildings. Before then, while I would certainly never take such … Continue reading →

Connecticut’s gift to New York: Dono’s jacking up taxes to help keep New York competitive with us.

Lawyer for man accused of molesting horse says it’s no big deal “If this was a guy and a sheep in Litchfield, and I’ve had a few of those cases, this would not have gotten nearly the media attention it … Continue reading →

Apple plans its biggest store ever for Grand Central Station. Until now, my favorite spot in Grand Central was the Oyster Bar, primarily because of nostalgia. When I was a very young boy, my dad would treat me to special trips into the … Continue reading →

Time Inc, chief Jack Griffin fired after five months on the job. Oops.

Wisconsin Demmerkrats, scared of the mean ol’ Republican Governor who wants to debate revoking the state’s circa 1959 collective bargaining act, flee the Capitol and hide underneath this lovely lassie’s kilt.

26 Mohawk Lane Erected between 2006 and 2007, this house finally sold for $7.5 million in 2008, and was returned to the market last year at a price of 7 something, I believe. It’s marked down to $6.3 today but … Continue reading →

This house at 249 has sat in splendid isolation at the terminus of Bedford Road and the Armonk border since it was built in 2005 and put up for sale at $5.885 million. It has never found a buyer, but … Continue reading →

The sellers of this house on Benjamin paid $4.365 million for it in 2006 and tried selling it for $4.395 for it in 2009, which wasn’t a bad idea. But they had to drop it to $3.750 before they landed … Continue reading →

A nice house on four acres in the nosebleed altitudes of northern Greenwich. Sold for $1.386 in 1996, the owners added a new kitchen, an addition and, I believe, a pool and put it back up for sale in 2008 … Continue reading →