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Monthly Archives: October 2012

Pass this on

Thursday, October 11, 2012

I’m assuming that anyone reading this blog is either a good Democrat or a perverse Republican, so either way, you are decided on the Senate race. But for those not on the dark side of the force, you can do the world (or at least Connecticut) a favor by passing on this video, particularly to […]

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Means testing social security

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Today’s Boston Globe has a somewhat misleading article today about means testing Social Security. It states fairly explicitly that both candidates favor means testing, but that’s not borne out by the article. Obama, it states, prefers to raise taxes on the rich, which is not “means testing”. “Means testing” refers to restricting eligibility to a […]

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What’s the Difference between David Brook and a stopped clock?

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The stopped clock is right twice a day, meaning over the course of a year it outscores Brooks 730 to zero. Really, is there something in the job description of conservative columnists that says it’s okay if they just make stuff up?

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A Glimpse of the Future

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Great Cartoon. 

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Friday Night Music

Friday, October 5, 2012

I was with a friend last week that I went to grammar school with. That’s right, both of us permanently damaged by Our Lady of Sorrows school. How could you not be, with a name like that? Anyway, I don’t remember how the subject came up, but he mentioned the Wildweeds, a Connecticut group that […]

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Ghost Town in Norwich

Friday, October 5, 2012

Every day as I drive to work I pass the old Norwich State Hospital, and the amateur photographer in me lusts for the opportunity, sadly not to be had for a mere blogger such as me, to roam the grounds and buildings to take pictures. There is something compelling about the decay. So it was […]

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Why Massachusetts Despises Romney

Friday, October 5, 2012

This was sent to me by some sort of publicist, presumably for Boston Magazine, but that’s alright. I’m happy to pass it on. fea_romney.pdf In some (hopefully) alternate universe, Romney gets elected. Unless he gets a 9/11 bump similar to Bush’s, my guess is that he’s the most despised man in the country within a […]

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Save Big Bird

Friday, October 5, 2012

Obama and Hillary are doing their part, now do yours.

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About the Debate

Thursday, October 4, 2012

I turned it off about 15 minutes before it was over. It’s no news that Romney lied about his “program”. The really irritating, though not unexpected thing, is how the debate was solely concerned with the obsessions of the Very Serious People in the Beltway: cutting benefits and the deficit. Unemployment is still high, but […]

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A short hiatus

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

It could be a while before I further pollute the Internet. Civic duty tonight, debate tomorrow, and Drinking Liberally on Thursday. Speaking of Drinking Liberally, we’ve been trying to get the word out to all that we’re moving back to the Bulkeley House, 111 Bank Street in New London at 6:30 PM. If you like […]

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