At least they didn’t have to amputate

Man hospitalized sixteen days after being bitten on penis by deadly katipo spider. Ow.

I’d much prefer to know how we came to own this land

Israel Putnam, running for his life

The Greenwich Time has a hard-hitting investigative report on the renaming of a scrap of land along the Mianus from “the DeLuca Property” to ” Dumpling Pond”. Our then-First Selectman John Margenot pulled off this deal and I’ve always wondered how, and why, we paid almost $300,000 for this worthless land. I’m still waiting for an explanation and have no doubt that I will die with my curiosity unsatisfied.

But whatever – the story is about a name change, and the proponents say it should happen because, they say,  “the symbolism of naming the property after an act of peaceful protest is a big selling point of the proposal.”

My ancestors engaged in violent actions against the British – that’s why we’re free today, but considering that our official town seal depicts a fat coward fleeing his pursuers, I suppose a “peaceful protest” is the best we can hope for.

Sergeant Blumenthal – blame the media

Connecticut press says that gee, the guy always won his elections, so we couldn’t be bothered to – you know, check out his lies.

If a mere blogger can reveal his lies about being swim team captain at Harvard, and other blogger can bring down Bysiewicz’s campaign, then what, exactly are the real reporters doing?

Why no real estate news?

Because there is no real estate news. Nothing is selling, nothing is going under contract, price cuts are too insignificant to mention and new listings are ridiculously, horribly overpriced. It’s going to be a slow summer – I’m looking into an extended camping trip in Wyoming and Montana.

Arizona’s (illegal) immigrants

A reader asked how many illegal immigrants are crossing into Arizona. I doubt that it’s possible to provide an accurate count, but here’s an article on the subject.

Derivatives trading ban advances

Dodd’s dropped his attempt to get rid of the ban and it looks as though it will now be part of the financial “reform” act. Is this as crazy as I think it is? You readers out there who know how Wall Street works – opinion?

We’re all sub-prime now

From Calculatedrisk.com

What a pal we have in Goldman Sachs

Seven out of ten recommended trades were colossal flops. But don’t worry: they made money on their own trades, every day. Betting against you, you sucker.

Mexicans, no, but we’re death on Canadians!

You a Muslim?

US moves to secure our border.

Illegals are pouring over our border in Arizona and the federal government not only does nothing about it but, via the Obama Administration, derides Arizona for simply doing what the feds refuse to do. Meanwhile, up in Franklin, Vermont, a sleepy town on the Canadian border, the feds tell a dairy farmer to accept $39,500 for his five acres of his land or they will take it from him by force, so they may spend $8 million to “secure” a little-used border crossing abutting his property. The feds do this, obviously, so they may claim they are “doing something” about illegal immigrants yet be spared angry accusations from the usual suspects they are targeting the wrong illegal immigrants

Eggs in potato salad? Never!

Here’s a food blogger surprised at the controversy she evoked when recommending a potato (or potatoe , if you’re from Indiana) salad recipe calling for eggs. NEVER put eggs in potato salad. End  of discussion!

Mortgage applications fall to 13 – year low

All real estate is local yadayadayada, but it would seem that the government’s bonus plan for stimulating real estate just took sales from the spring selling season. That happens.

Bysiewicz ineligible to run for Attorney General

By a unanimous Connecticut Supreme Court decision. This should make Fudrucker’s and his fellow Demmerkrats’ convention Friday much more interesting – Bysiewicz was, I believe, considered a shoo-in. Of course, I stand ready to serve, or perhaps the current occupant will stay where he is.