I-PHONE. I-NEED?

I-don’t.
And I-can’t. Bring myself to spend five-or-six-hundred bucks for one, that is.
I was one of the last kids on my block to get a computer and a cell phone. And I know why.
I’m still annoyed over 8-tracks. Yes, I know I should have gotten over it by…oh…1972.
But in high school, I sank a lot of [...]

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FEEDING THE PIG

I’ve been saving this one for the appropriate time, and the time is so right.
When they’re not reporting actual news, the cable “news” networks are pigs that have to be fed 24 hours a day. And as I write this, they’re eating raw sewage.
A person who’s famous for being famous is chewing up airtime with [...]

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SLATHER ME IN PB & J, BABY

“I’d like a loaf of Wonder bread, a men’s black thong, a jar of Skippy, that whip looks nice, and some Welch’s grape jelly.”
VIP (Very Intimate Pleasures) wants to open a store on the Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, and naturally, the NIMBY’s (not in my backyard) are out. Hey, I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t [...]

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HEY, HOW YA DOIN’?

It’s amazing how many times I’ve said that over the last couple of weeks.
Golf is a major part of my summer. It’s time consuming and often frustrating. I love it. One good shot…one long putt…and it’s all worthwhile.
The past 2 Mondays have been taken by fundraising tournaments. First, the CJR Tournament at Torrington CC, which [...]

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MEN IN BLACK (pm update)

Jesper Parnevik stands out in a crowd.
The PGA Tour player has been a fashion trendsetter for years, and I noticed him on the driving range yesterday wearing a skin tight black outfit with a black porkpie hat.
Works for him.
I try it, and they’d call in the people from Mystic to rescue a beached whale.
Heading into [...]

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THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN GANGS

Maybe I need help. Come to think of it, forget the “maybe.”
Reading about the violence in Hartford, I latched on to the fact that there’s a street gang called CNN.
I really don’t want to know what CNN stands for. I’d just like to think that they’re wayward youth interested in current events.
And being a good [...]

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READY TO TRAVEL(ERS)

Looking forward to the Travelers Championship for many reasons.
This new sponsor means a true fresh start and lots of hope after a rough few years.
Nothing against Canon, which did a fine job for a long time…and nothing against Buick, which was kind enough just to bridge the gap and stage the tournament. But having a [...]

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MUZZLED AND MIFFED

I just like the word “miffed.” It’s somewhere between a snit and being mildly displeased.
Now to the “muzzled.” Just imagine my dismay when my own blog informed me that my “invitation” to my own blog had expired. Like a library card. And my own blog also informed me that I had to ask Michele to [...]

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Michele: My apologies To Gerry’s Fan Club

Michele: My apologies To Gerry’s Fan Club
Wondering where Gerry has been? Haven’t seen an updated blog? Going through Gerry withdrawal?
That’d be my fault.
I (blog moderator/web girl) accidentally locked Gerry out of his blog.
He’ll tell you differently though. I believe he is referring to it as a “Yankees conspiracy.” I’ll save those conspiracies for later in [...]

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IT’S THE WEAK END

The story at the end of the 5:30 news tonight had to do with a Connecticut girl called out of the crowd to sing with Enrique Iglesias on the Today show.
So naturally, we compared it with Springsteen calling a young Courteney Cox out of the crowd in his famous video. Which I announced as “Born [...]

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