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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Signs of Summer

Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have written before about our little pond, which sits nestled next to an ancient granite “patio”, which appears to have been constructed before people even used that term. The patio was built from the granite formerly quarried on site; the pond was constructed out of plastic. At the present time most of the pond […]

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Friday Night Music-Dixie Chicks

Friday, May 22, 2009

Memorial Day was originally Decoration Day, a day that the families of the fallen decorated the tombstones of the Civil War Dead. By and large it’s just another holiday now-the official beginning of summer. I tried to think of a song that both honors the soldiers and doesn’t honor war, and this one popped to […]

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California Nightmare

Friday, May 22, 2009

California is on the verge of bankruptcy, but Washington is in no hurry to help: California needs to solve its financial crisis by itself and should not expect an emergency bailout from the White House, an array of Obama administration officials said Thursday, making clear they had no appetite to step in and provide financial […]

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Alpert’s True Colors

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

My Left Nutmeg reports that Merrick Alpert is making the rounds of the right wing media outlets, promising to run a campaign built around trash talking Dodd. I’m going to assume that Merrick is not completely crazy, so there must be some method to this particular type of madness. Here’s my take, for what it’s […]

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Betsy Moukawsher announces Town Clerk Candidacy

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Betsy Moukawsher, currently our town chair, has announced her candidacy to succeed Barbara Tarbox as Town Clerk. Betsy’s Press Release: Betsy Moukawsher a Candidate for Clerk RTM Member and Democratic Chair Promises Continuity Promising to carry on the job’s tradition of integrity and professionalism, Groton resident Betsy Moukawsher announced today that she will run for […]

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Keyboard cat does Cheney

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Credit card scam

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

This morning’s Times has an article about the anticipated response of the credit card companies to the bill that was recently passed reining in their more egregious practices. Among other things, the industry would have us believe that the folks who pay off their cards every month are somehow cheating: “There will be one-size-fits-all pricing, […]

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Recommended reading

Monday, May 18, 2009

On several occasions I have posted pieces by my old friend, Bob Roth. Bob’s pieces are usually longer and more thought out than my stuff. I flatter myself that the reason for that is the fact that Bob is retired, and has more time on his hands. We are all entitled to a little bit […]

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Olbermann missed something

Monday, May 18, 2009

I just got through watching Keith Olbermann attacking Michael Steele, who suggested that gay marriage was bad for small business. Olbermann pointed out that gay weddings would pump about $16 billion annually into the economy for photographers, restaurants, etc. You know, the same exorbitant expenses incurred by straight folks. It’s clear Olbermann is not a […]

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Reflections on MoDo

Monday, May 18, 2009

Last year we learned that Maureen Dowd lets her assistants write her columns. Yesterday we learned that she lets her friends write them. Either that, or she is a plagiarist, take your pick. Alisson Kilkenny of the Huffington Post suggests that all this is a kind of subconscious plea for help on Dowd’s part; a […]

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