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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Friday Night Music

Friday, November 18, 2011

Many years ago now my son and I went to see Me and My Girl at the Weston Theater in Vermont. It’s a silly British comedy, not quite as silly as the average Gilbert & Sullivan, but respectably silly. The plot, such as it is, concerns a lower class guy from Lambeth who, it turns […]

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Weird weather lately

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Yesterday morning this Mulberry tree in our backyard had all its leaves. This morning they were almost all gone, lying in a neat little circle beneath the tree. Could the rain have done it? Of course in years long past, like 2009 for instance, this tree would have lost its leaves by mid October, but […]

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Michael Moore coming to Jorgenson Hall

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

I was flattered to receive an email from the Mark Twain House asking that I plug Michael Moore’s upcoming appearance at UConn. The person who wrote to me must be extremely hard working if she dug down so deep as to find this blog. Anyway, here’s the info, straight from the horse’s mouth: November 18th […]

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“Religious Liberty” redefined

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

John Lennon once opined that “Everything is the opposite of what it is, isn’t it?”. Personally, I hesitate to embrace this aphorism wholeheartedly, but it certainly appears to be the right wing point of view, where, in true Orwellian fashion, no dictionary is safe. Like Humpty Dumpty, they insist that words must do their bidding, […]

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A preview of the 2012 elections

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Just for fun. Notice they’ve got the color coding right. Here’s hoping we see some Very Silly Party candidates next year.

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Friday Night Music-Veteran’s Day Concert

Friday, November 11, 2011

Okay, so it’s Veteran’s Day. To celebrate the holiday, I thought I’d root around for some songs about soldiers, and I’ve come up with four, so this is a bit of a concert. First, Donovan, singing Universal Soldier: A Doors Gem, a pretty good live version of Unknown Soldier: This next song was written in […]

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This am a day for dissing Perry

Friday, November 11, 2011

Like everyone else, I’m still laughing at Rick Perry’s debate blunder. Like fine wine, it gets better with age. But, in truth, it tells us little about the man, as it’s something that could happen to anyone. Well, maybe that’s not quite true, in that it was so obvious that he was parroting a poorly […]

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The Republican Way

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Well, last night was a pretty good night, nationally. Perhaps the most satisfying outcome was in Ohio, where the Unions overwhelmingly defeated the forces of evil. But, that victory, satisfying as it was, illustrates the fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans. After a shellacking like that Democrats would allow that the people have spoken, and […]

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Could it be

Monday, November 7, 2011

Michelle Bachmann is calling Romney a “frugal socialist” and Ron Paul has let it be known that he’ll not be endorsing any Republican candidate that’s not him. I hereby encourage them both to take the next step and run as independents. Besides guaranteeing an Obama win, they could provide so much entertainment value. Should they […]

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Sometimes it only takes 51 votes

Monday, November 7, 2011

Why is it that I’m absolutely positive that it won’t take 60 votes to pass this: Senate Set to Vote on Neutering Net Neutrality Give Obama credit for threatening a veto; more if he follows through.

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