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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Here they go again

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Republican Christopher Coutu, who somehow managed to get himself elected as a state representative from Norwich, is your typical right wing legislator, more interested in spouting inane talking points than responsible governance. He is also planning to run against Joe Courtney in 2012 (when he will get his ass handed to him, but that’s not […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, May 6, 2011

So, last Saturday we went to Northampton. Periodically we meet friends up there and use a concert as an excuse to get together. Last time around it was the one and only, the great Randy Newman. This time is was John Prine. I confess that though I’ve heard of him, I couldn’t have named a […]

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This blog now Ipad friendly

Friday, May 6, 2011

To coincide with the arrival of my new Ipad 2, I have added a plug-in to my WordPress blog. If you access the blog on an Ipad, it will look just like an Ipad app. Very cool. Unfortunately, the actual content is of the same low quality, but the experience is so much more satisfying. […]

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Pundits assessed

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Here’s some fun reading. An allegedly scientific, or at least quasi-scientific study of the predictions of pundits and others in the national eye. According to the study, liberals are far more likely to be accurate prognosticators than their conservative brethren, and lawyers are less likely than others to get it right. Paul Krugman comes out […]

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Obama gets Osama, but will he get the credit?

Monday, May 2, 2011

From what I’ve read, it looks like Obama deserves a lot of credit for taking out Osama. Personally, I wish they could have taken him alive, but I know that’s probably asking too much. Will Obama get the credit he deserves, for what was apparently a long term effort that he pushed hard on? My […]

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Praise The Lord, at least in Missouri

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Well, I’m back from vacation and it’s time to inflict more punditry into the world. As I have nothing to say about royal weddings, I will ease back into harness by mounting an old hobby horse, in fact somewhat along the lines of a post of a few days ago where I noted the mysterious […]

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