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Super Bowl Blues

2012-02-06T16:21:00.001-05:00

Here it is the day after the Super Bowl and being in Massachusetts, I am waiting for the first reports of someone jumping off the Tobin Bridge. I admit, I don’t understand how people can take sports as seriously as they do around here. For the next six months, all the sports talk stations will be full of people bemoaning the Patriot’s losing, analyzing each down and second and third guessing

Easy Come, Easy Go

2012-02-03T16:40:00.000-05:00

Some people might say I can see the future and that maybe I have some kind of crystal ball, but actually I have lived in Massachusetts long enough to be fairly certain there are things which you can count on. Things such as taxes will never go down, insurance rates will never go down and there will always be crooked politicians. The latest prediction I made awhile ago in a couple of different

We Wonder Why We Have A Problem

2012-01-26T12:43:00.000-05:00

I came home from work early today, I think I have some kind of flu which has been going around where the better half works, and as she was getting ready to go to work she was watching educational television, Maury and Jerry Springer .It's a good thing I don't have a gun. Now I admit I have done some less than stellar things in my life for which I have paid the price for, but the people on these

And yet another STOU

2012-01-25T16:47:00.002-05:00

Now I'm confused. Let me rephrase that, now I am more confused as I am always somewhat confused, which actually never happened until I started following this politics game. See, I watched President Obama's State of the Union address, and even read the transcript and what did I see? A mistake. No I am not talking about his misconceptions about how the economy works, or even how after he talked

Another Reason I'm Not For Mitt

2012-01-22T10:47:00.000-05:00

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Mitt Romney always waits to see what happens before he makes a real decision? He either waits for the latest polls or the results of a primary then he decides to change or make up his mind. The latest, now he is going to release his tax returns Tuesday. Wasn't it just last week when Mitt said he wouldn't release his returns until April? And now

The Lost Sheep

2012-01-15T14:46:00.000-05:00

Whether you believe the Bible is fact or fiction, whether you believe it was written by God or not, it is hard to argue against the fact that what is written in the Bible is worth thinking about. So much of it, even though written a long time ago can be transferred to today and what is going on, not only in the world, but also in the United States. Let’s look at something from the Old

Some Random Thoughts

2012-01-14T11:00:00.000-05:00

As I sit in my den by the wood stove, watching the whitecaps on the lake, I thought i would put down some random thoughts. Now many who read this blog might argue that all my thoughts are random with absolutely no connection to anything, and they just might be right. I don't blog much any more, mainly becasue the little time I have to write is spent writing for a few venues which actually pay me

And yet another post about Mitt

2012-01-02T16:42:00.000-05:00

Watching Fox and Friends this morning, they interviewed Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, They asked he why this time around, while Mitt has spent less time and money in Iowa than in 2008, he seems to be doing better? She didn't really have a good answer but I will suggest one of my own. In 2008 Romney visited all 99 counties in Iowa, which means he had 99

Break's over

2011-12-31T12:18:00.000-05:00

I know, I know, I hit a dry patch in my writing and having been doing much, but I guess that happens to the best of us. Well, okay, I am not the best of us, more like the rest of us, but anyway, my New Year's resolution is to write more, which may make some of you happy while others maybe not. Next week, after Iowa, I will start taking the 2012 elections seriously and might even pick a candidate.

Romney doesn't work for me

2011-12-11T08:44:00.001-05:00

When will Mitt Romney admit the fact that his healthcare bill in Massachusetts hasn't really been as successful as he would like everyone to believe? Once again, in last nights debate he said that it is working as intended. The problem is it isn't. Premiums have gone up, coverage isn't as good and deductibles are more, basically you pay more to get less. And of course last night, once again Rick

Remember Pearl Harbor

2011-12-07T17:35:00.001-05:00

Today is Pearl Harbor day, the 70th anniversary of when Japan attacked the American naval base on Oahu, a “Day which will live in infamy”. I wonder how many people even know what happened on this day, but more important I wonder what we would do if it were to happen today? My father was a WW2 navy veteran, he enlisted right out of high school and as he liked to say “It’s obvious I won the

All politics is local

2011-12-04T15:10:00.001-05:00

I think it was Tip O'Neil who said "All politics is local", and how true that is. Think about it, where can you make the most difference in politics? At the local level. Who has the most control over your day to day life? Your local elected official. I have been reading Alex Tocqueville's "Democracy in America " and in it there is a section entitled "Administration in New England" which

On Porn, Hooter's and Schools

2011-12-01T16:34:00.001-05:00

Yesterday a story broke on the local Fox affiliate about a teacher who made some gay porn flicks last year and I have to admit I was somewhat surprised about the reaction to it. In a couple of online polls I saw, surely not scientific, but polls nonetheless, the majority of people feel the teacher should not be fired. On my other blog I posted my thoughts on the incident, so I won't go into the

Big Brother coming to a neighborhood near you

2011-11-24T16:32:00.001-05:00

When I first read this e-mail I thought this sounded like a good thing, but then being a member of the tea party movement my gut instinct kicked in and I began to think maybe there is something else behind this. Read the information below and my comment is at the bottom. The following information is sent on behalf of the Sturbridge Police Department in support of Map Your Neighborhood Train

Massachusetts Casinos: A case of upside down morality

2011-11-17T15:29:00.001-05:00

The Massachusetts state legislature has passed a bill clearing the way for the licensing of three resort casinos and one slot parlor. The bill has been forwarded to Governor Deval Patrick and he is expected to sign it and Massachusetts could see casinos as early as 2014. Is the state legalizing gambling a case of double standards, upside down morality? We think at least in two cases it is.

The great Occupy conspiracy

2011-11-16T16:15:00.001-05:00

Is it just me or does it seem everything is a conspiracy lately? The latest is one purportedly against the Occupy movement. It seems that 18 Mayors got together on a conference call, all 18 have Occupiers in their cities, and lo and behold, both the Oakland and the Wall Street camps were removed. I am sure it had nothing to do with the stink or the other problems being caused by the

What does the Occupy movement want

2011-11-15T17:26:00.001-05:00

It seems the Occupy Boston group has decided to get a court order stopping the city from ousting them from their new home. This is a result of today's disinfecting of the New York groups happy home. Evidently the Boston group is afraid their comrade, Mayor Menino might ask them to leave. Evidently the Boston group feels they are much friendlier than the New York group. “It’s here, it’s a

Herman Cain doing some 'splaining

2011-11-08T18:14:00.000-05:00

I'm sitting here watching Herman Cain explain the allegations against him and I have to say I believe him. I don't think he did it. Having conducted interviews of bad people in my past life, he is not showing any of the classic signs of lying. I don't think he"ll win the nomination, but I think he is telling the truth. If someone were to take the tape of this press conference and say any tape of

Occupy Worcester and honey and vinegar

2011-11-06T08:18:00.000-05:00

While I don't necessarily agree with the Occupy movement, partly becasue I have yet to determine exactly what they are about, I have to give kudos where kudos are due and that is to the Occupy Worcester group. Yesterday they decided they would move back to the Worcester Common from Lake Park, even though they have been told they cannot stay there overnight. From all accounts the move and the

Yet another storm of the century

2011-11-04T19:45:00.000-04:00

It’s Thursday, November 03, 2011 at 11:00 AM and I have now been without power for five and half days. I know, you thought I either gave up on the writing gig or joined the Occupy movement. No, just don’t have power or internet. In fact I don’t know if I will be able to post this today or not. And you know what? I’m pissed. I’m not mad because it is taking so long to get the power back, I

Southbridge the sty in the eye of the Commonwealth

2011-10-26T17:14:00.001-04:00

It seems that the Town Council over there in Southbridge, the town next door to me, are having a little problem making up their minds on the Board of Health. First there was some argument over whether there should be three or five members, now it is whether or not the board should be elected or appointed by the Town Manager. Here's my two cents... Any time someone wants to make a change to a

Monday Morning Quarterback

2011-10-24T16:46:00.000-04:00

It’s Monday morning which is always a good time for those of us who aren’t coaches to sit around over our morning coffee and pontificate on the week before, in this case politics. So here goes… First the more I hear from Herman Cain, the more I like him. He keeps getting hammered for saying things and then going back on himself and changing what he has said. However this is just not true.

Millbury joins the occupied list

2011-10-22T13:12:00.000-04:00

First we had "Occupy Wall Street", then "Occupy Boston" and now we have "Occupy Millbury"? I know you think I have been hitting the sauce again, but no, it is true, there was an occupy movement in Millbury yesterday. I had to drive down 146 to Rhode Island yesterday and I saw these three guys standing there holding signs, I couldn't read the signs becasue they were facing away from the road. A

Republican debate number 33

2011-10-19T15:33:00.002-04:00

I had the chance to watch the first hour or so of the CNN Republican debate last night and I have to say, I came away with some different views from when I went in there with. I still haven’t changed my mind about who I won’t support yet, but I may change my mind on who I will support. First, as you know if you read this blog often, I am not a Mitt Romney fan for two reasons. First he

We don't need no stinking ethics

2011-10-18T18:51:00.000-04:00

I am so glad the politicians here in my state of Massachusetts are so honest and upstanding that they don't have to update any ethics rules. I am sure if the last three speakers had been convicted of felonies they certainly would have voted for them. Or even if a state rep from the Boston area was spending time in the federal prison system they would be sure to vote for it. Good thing these