Daily Archives: July 4, 2011

I think Walt and I have a new job

There’s this British guy running as the Demmerkrat candidate for First Selectman (the Lord Mayor to him, probably) and he’s offering to pay $2,500 a month for a campaign director, with a bonus month if the chump actually wins. Demmerkrat … Continue reading

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I like this

From Reader “Pete” (To be fair, who the hell knows who writes these things – maybe an Australian dentist, maybe a dog posing as a human, but I sure do share his sentiments. The only thing I might add is … Continue reading

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This, on the other hand, is not funny

Banks readying the axe.  The story is from Britain, but it sounds bad for us here in the US, too. No glee here – some of these folks are my clients, many more are my friends. And, except for government workers, … Continue reading

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Oh, too funny!

Never be screened by the TSA again. Al Qaeda advises young terrorists to act gay. In the future, I’m only going to fly with certain friends.

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Well, it was fun while it lasted

Vance to drop all charges against DSK. It was a great circus, but I guess the tents are being folded. Maybe to reopen in France, though, so stay tuned.

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Simon and Garfunkle on WFUV

Broadcast recorded long ago but “live” on WFUV.org. (90.7). My pal Lou VanLeeuwen says he went to high school with these guys and remembers them as “Tom and Jerry”. The rascal’s just old enough for the story to be true.

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Because I’m lazy, believe in recycling and am fond of this post, here’s one from last year

July 4th, 2010, 5:00 PM God Bless America I’m heading back over soon to my neighbors and friends, Andy and Janet Bein’s Fourth of July party, where what must be twenty kids are swimming, kayaking, and flipping a canoe upside … Continue reading

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Boycott NPR!

The announcer just said that the Yankees beat the Mets yesterday! Are you friggin’  kidding me? ! Oh perfidy, oh   whatever.

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It’s a damn tragedy, says I

The Saint Joseph Paper Company was a timber operation in Florida that cared for and preserved millions of acres of land and gave the profits, as I recall, to various charities.  A hedge fund grabbed it in a hostile take over, … Continue reading

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Greece defaults

That’s what Standard & Poors says. The trouble with this is that a default triggers all sorts of bad things. We may be in for interesting times.

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