Monthly Archives: February 2012

Except for that tiny portion of Democrats who suck up cash tributes from these guys, but how many could that be? Wall Street bonus pool declines 14%. Of course, there is this: Before the financial crisis, business and personal tax income … Continue reading →

But, after reading it back then, couldn’t find it again. Instapundit knew how though, so here’s “No Country for Burly Men” describing how the feminist movement hijacked the original stimulus bill and eschewed infrastructure rebuilding in favor of  ”girl jobs” like … Continue reading →

First the Dutch introduced euthanasia for the elderly. Next up, defective infants. Now, unwanted babies. We know the next step but I find it curious that here in America we’re working toward the same goal but from the other end of … Continue reading →

OCW announced a Shut Down Corporate America for today and less than 100 of the jerks crawled out of their holes to attend. When you movement is outnumbered by the press, you’re dead. Unless, of course, you’re one of those  illiterate Muslim dudes … Continue reading →

Are you, like everyone else these days, having difficulty with obtaining Sudafed for your cold? Can’t stand producing photo ID, a passport and a semen sample to your pharmacist and local TSA agent, just to get a package restricted to … Continue reading →

Stupid borrowers, stupid lenders. I was poking around the records of a certain property just now to see what I could learn about its debt which is being foreclosed on. Here’s the deal: The owners paid $4 million for it in … Continue reading →

A number of readers have commented on today’s Bloomberg article detailing the woes of the once-rich, now-poor Wall Street types. For another view, read this article by one of my favorites, Meagan MCardle. She’s no richer than the rest of … Continue reading →

Not much, if its marginal land. 109 Dingletown has sold for $1.150, a drop from its 2009 asking price of $1.690. The house is livable but I’d guess it contributed zero to this price. The lot is located down a looong driveway … Continue reading →

Old Greenwich waterfront on Rocky Point Road, accepted offer just a few months after coming on (and never dropping) at $14.550. Lots of people have lost their shirts in this depression but some have not. Great house, wonderful views. Perhaps … Continue reading →

Malloy’s trying to go where no Republican Governor has been able to tread: get rid of the state law mandating a minimum number of state troopers. This political payoff dates back decades – no other state agency is required by … Continue reading →

$1o.7 million for soil removal from the Performance Palace and going up. Remember when they sold us (well, some of us) on this project with an all-in price tag of $23 million? Half of that’s gone before ground’s been broken. … Continue reading →

The Monkee’s Davey Jones dead at 66. My childhood is rapidly disappearing.

A second sale has trickled onto the “sold” report, 172 Valley Road in Cos Cob, $700,000 on an original price of $1,496,500 in 2010. This 1916 model is surely destined for the dumpster but you can, it is claimed, carve … Continue reading →

Bloomberg News claims in a banner headline that Michael Jordan is “selling his house for $29 million”. What’s actually happened is that the former star has listed his 56,000 sq. ft., 19 bedroom mansion outside of Chicago for that price. As … Continue reading →

Beverly Hills foreclosures. Most are junk but some have price tags that make Greenwich look cheap. What astonishes me is how much banks were willing to lend on these properties: $10,000,000 and $14.5 million, in two instances. Where was the government when these … Continue reading →

Problem: fatties eating too much at restaurants. Solution, another law. (Another) problem: even fat people don’t eat all their meals outside the home. Solution, Food Police? For a long time, I’ve wanted restaurant owners to give a price break  for smaller … Continue reading →

(Only) sale of the day: 8 Hartford Avenue, $479,000. Whoohoo!

Why I’m going back to law school. Sex-crazed female law students so frisky, they can’t afford to pay for all the birth control they’re using. Being liberal law students (but I repeat myself) they, naturally, demand a subsidy to support their cravings. … Continue reading →

States with lowest taxes create more jobs. A separate analysis by IBD found that states imposing the lowest tax rates on both new and existing businesses produced more jobs during the economic recovery than those states with the highest tax … Continue reading →

Malloy wants to deregulate likker prices, shop keepers protest. I have no dog in this fight but I’m not impressed by this guy’s argument: Kevin Sheehan, 45, owner of Vintage Wine and Spirits in the Stratford Square Plaza for the last … Continue reading →