The New Yorker has a great article on the many ways that the Senate is broken. We can spend out time debating the merits of Linda McMahon buying a senate seat versus Dick Blumenthal representing the worst in attorney general meddling. But in the end, the choice on who you want to represent Connecticut in the Senate should about the character of the person who will actually show up and do the job they were elected to do, like actaully read bills and attend meetings and hearings and do their best job doing so. And what is going on in Washington now? Read on after the jump.

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I wish it was standard curriculum policy that a course in macro economics be required. I’d start with the political flunkies of course, but extend it all the way down to kindergarten. At least, back in the day, kindergartners were instinctively aware of the whole supply/demand curve when it came to chocolate versus whole milk, but then again those were days when those were your only choices, and child seats were unheard of.

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Job Fair for Fairway in Stamford.

From a press release:

FAIRWAY MARKET LOOKING TO HIRE PREP COOKS, DISHWASHERS, KITCHEN/CAFÉ WORKERS AND COUNTER HELP FOR NEW STAMFORD STORE

JOB FAIR TO BE HELD IN STAMFORD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

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Yesterday was a gorgeous day in Norwalk. A reminder:

LMM Flea Market & Antique Cars

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Urban Outfitters, for those of you unaware of the trendy store, caters to college-age people who have a bit more edge to them than the GAP. Okay, a lot more edge, and the GAP sadly has been taken over by pea-brained stylists who have been single-handily destroying the brand. Don’t beleive me? Trends translate to in-stores sales which translate into earnings per share which translate into stock price and we have thus in purest market driven form: Continue Reading

from a press release:

Old-fashioned Flea Market Returns to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

Norwalk, Conn., August 3, 2010 – The Great Lawns of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum at 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT will be brimming with one-of-a-kind merchandise and must-have collectibles Sunday, August 29, 2010, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. when flea market vendors will gather for the museum’s third annual Old-fashioned Flea Market.

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from a press release:

Fall ArtSpot at Center For Contemporary Printmaking

NORWALK, CT – On  September 16^th, the Norwalk Arts Commission kicks off the fall art events with Center for Contemporary Printmaking hosting the fall ArtSpot.

The Center of Contemporary Printmaking (CCP) opens the fall exhibition, “Grace Shanley & Ron Pokrasso : Recurrence of Memory”, with a gallery reception September 16, from 4-7 PM, 299 West Ave., in Mathews Park, Norwalk, CT., 203-899-7999, www.contemprints.org. In conjunction with the opening reception, the Norwalk Arts Commission ArtSpot will be launched at 5:30 PM, while the gallery reception is in progress. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

“The City of Norwalk encourages the spirit of the arts community in Mathews Park,” said Mayor Richard Moccia.  “I’m pleased to support the Arts Commission’s efforts to bring our cultural organizations together by moving these events to our many diverse venues such as The Center of Contemporary Printmaking.”

The ArtSpot is the Norwalk Arts Commission’s periodic networking event where artists, musicians, performers, designers, and producers meet and mingle with businesses, supporters and patrons. It’s always an exciting mix of people and attractions.

“Our ArtSpots are always an exciting venue to not only be around creativity but encourage our community to be creative,” said Chairwoman of the Arts Commission Jackie Lightfield.

This month also features Norwalk Arts: Inside/Out, a city-wide event that highlights the many arts and cultural organizations that operate and thrive in Norwalk. Norwalk Arts: Inside/Out takes place on Saturday September 25^th, from noon to evening.

The world is factually, safer then when we were kids. But like this irrepressible need to call every marketing fad a lesson in safety, modern parents seem to forget that kids need to learn how to fend for themselves. In the continuing saga of free range kids:

Childhood really has changed since today’s parents were kids, and not just in the United States. Australian children get stared at when they ride the bus alone. Canadian kids stay inside playing video games. After I started a blog called Free Range Kids, I heard from a dad in Ireland who lets his 11-year-old play in the local park, unsupervised, and now a mom down the street won’t let her son go to their house. She thinks the dad is reckless.
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I’m a big fan of taking a look at then and now photos of historic places. My bookshelves are in fact filled with Paris Disparu, Lost Boston, New York and Philadelphia. In working on my tour of Jack The Ripper sites, I was happy to discover that the London Musuem had put out a street museum iPhone app that put historic photos overlayed onto the modern street landscape. That was a very cool look at the evolution of London. This series of photographs puts a poignant context to World War II. Continue Reading

from a press release:

Bank Robbery
08/23/10 @ 11:16 am

Bank of America
644 Main Ave
Norwalk, CT

Officers and Detectives responded to the scene and learned that one suspect had entered the bank and demanded money stating that he had a gun.

No weapon was ever displayed. No injuries.

After receiving an unspecified amount of cash the suspect fled the bank on foot.

Suspect Description:
Black male in his 20′s with a mustache, thin build, wearing a hat, dark long sleeve sweatshirt and jeans carrying a light blue backpack.

The suspect is still at large at this time.

A surveillance photo of the suspect is attached.

This is an on-going investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Norwalk Police:
(Attention: Sergeant Marc Lepore or Detective Kruger)

Norwalk Police Tipline at 203-854-3111

Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to Norwalk Police website at: www.norwalkpd.com

Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing “NPD” into the text field, followed by the message, and sending it to CRIMES (274637).