by turfgrrl on February 13, 2010 6:05 am · 3 comments
Ahem, we have a musical guest that is reimagining a certain era. Well, let’s let them explain:
1989 should have been the best year ever for Rock Sugar, the big haired heavy metal band that had just broken the top 41 on the rock radio charts with their solid brass debut album “Bang You Like A Drum”. But instead of headlining concerts, Rock Sugar made the headlines when they were presumed lost forever after playing an extremely ill advised gig celebrating the bat mitzvah of 13-year-old Lisa Rosenberg.
by turfgrrl on February 12, 2010 12:52 pm · 10 comments
Other states have them. Cameras atop traffic lights that automatically snap a photo of cars that run red lights. They are, to put it simply, controversial. The chief arguments for them go along these lines. Police Departments don’t have the manpower to enforce every traffic law, motorists know it, so they drive recklessly. The chief argument against them is that they violate some vague civil liberties and are money makers for governments.
Neither position really covers the issue in a fair manner. Like most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
“Go Fish! Long Island Sound & Beyond” opens Feb. 12.
Explore our important relationship with fish – past, present and future – in this new exhibit featuring live species in a 30,000-gallon tank, plus interactive displays. Learn to “respect the fish” by understanding the cultural importance of fish and fishing, and by realizing that our actions can overwhelm – or sustain – the oceans’ bounty. Sponsored by the Aetna Foundation. Included with Aquarium admission.
by turfgrrl on February 12, 2010 10:40 am · 0 comments
The Washington Post and ABC News put out a poll asking about the usual stuff polls ask, do you approve of Obama, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, deficits, healthcare etc. One of the more interesting questions buried in the poll was about how much out of each federal tax dollar sent to Washington is “wasted.” The average reported was 53 cents. That is pretty astounding, but as with all polls the question begs a follow up. For instance, what does wasted really mean?
by turfgrrl on February 12, 2010 8:42 am · 0 comments
State legislators are re-examining the ban on Sunday liquor store hours. The argument can be distilled to lobbyists for small package stores are against it because they don’t want to be open 7 days a week, large stores and stores along state borders want the ban lifted so they can tap into the lost revenues they see leaking to neighboring states without arcane laws, and three big city mayors supporting the idea because, well, after reading two articles on the subject I’m just not quite sure what the cities of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven have to gain other than positioning themselves for more state tax dollars.
by turfgrrl on February 12, 2010 8:08 am · 2 comments
The Advocate brings us the latest tea leaves in what former Congresscritter Chris Shays is thinking. Here are the important details. One is he has a down payment on a Bridgeport condo. Two is that he hasn’t ruled out a rematch of the 2007 race for Congress. Three he is seeing if he has a strong base in the 4th CD fo a run at governor, because he’s late to the game in the primary race that is shaping up between Mike Fedele and Tom Foley.
by turfgrrl on February 11, 2010 5:23 pm · 5 comments
Remember when your mother said, don’t run with scissors? Or it’s always fun until someone pokes their eye out. Or if your friends jumped off a cliff would you? All those sayings at one time must have been based in fact. Sort of like incidents like this one. Reported from the Advocate:
A 23-year-old Stamford man allegedly stabbed another man in the leg with pruning shears early Thursday during a drunken altercation outside a West Side restaurant, police said.
by turfgrrl on February 11, 2010 9:38 am · 1 comment
Another way of looking at the aging population of Connecticut, is this snippet from Nick Gillespie of Reason.com poses the eternal question.
Why Have the Kids Stopped Having Sex?
From at least the 1920s on, the older generation has consistently fretted over the possibility that the younger generation was not only having more sex than adults did, but that they were enjoying it more, too. Now prepare for the opposite. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute and other sources that track this sort of thing, high-schoolers are actually scoring less and having fewer pregnancies since the 1990s. Whatever the cause for the slowdown in sex, as the solvency of Social Security and Medicare come closer to reality, not to mention the true costs of health-care reform and record-setting budget deficits, expect a series of prurient exposes on the trouble with promise rings and alarmist reports worrying about who exactly is going to pay for Baby Boomers’ entitlements.
by turfgrrl on February 10, 2010 9:31 am · 7 comments
All the weather forecaster’s are patting themselves on the back for forecasting a snow storm that actually arrived. So today’s musical guest, Donna Summer, is here as promised to you know who you are …
Donna Davie
“Go Fish! Long Island Sound & Beyond” opens Feb. 12.
