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Sunday Night Music Club XIII

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Published June 6, 2010 at 7:43 p.m.

Miles Davis, with John Coltrane, performs "So What" in a live concert video from April 1959 ... The album, "Kind of Blue", is a jazz milestone.I was about three months old at the time, so I don't remember if I watched it ... More than likely I was too busy shitting myself to pay attention to the TV ... However, I did eventually see Miles Davis perform live, way back during the late 1980s at the Newport ...

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Facebook: The Novel

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Published June 4, 2010 at 8:58 p.m.
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The internet makes periodic, seemingly in-nocuous appearances throughout Jennifer Egan's new novel, ... In the first chapter, a character considers Googling her psychiatrist. Later, members of an African safari reconnect on Facebook, and a character's 9-year-old daughter spends much of her time "in a pink beanbag chair, doing homework on her laptop and IMing her friends." But it is not until the final chapter, titled "Pure Language," that it becomes apparent that Egan is using online

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In Praise of Monopoly

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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:56 a.m.
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In which the author lauds one old-school product that's managed to survive the transition from paper to digital ...

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Davidoff Doublecross

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Published May 12, 2010 at 7:00 a.m.
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He ran as a Republican ... Now he's a Democrat ... Yawn ... It's the same old Barbara Carpenter/Joe Verrengia escapade ... His run last fall, as well as the time before that, on the Republican ticket was essentially a lie ... Why should anyone be surprised that Davidoff has finally come out of his political closet? Truth be known, he's been voting with Democrats all along anyway ... So, now "the voice of reason" can go off and be verbose on the Democrat side of the table ... The Hartford

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The Taxpayers Association Petitions For A Budget Referendum

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Published May 11, 2010 at 7:47 a.m.
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Sure they know a referendum will cost the town roughly $40k (which is less than $1 per resident), sure they know it's only a 2.74% tax increase, but the fact of the matter is the Board of Education once again is out of control ... As a result, taxes are going up ... again ... For what it's worth, here is the WFSB video and the article in the Courant ... They will pooh pooh it as a minimal increase - but to them it's ALWAYS a minimal increase ... When does it stop? ... People are already

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"Kill, Baby, Kill"

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Published May 5, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.

Gee, what a surprise! A fragile marine environment damaged, perhaps fatally, and a regional economy in total chaos because of reckless and improperly safeguarded oil exploitation. "Drill, Baby, Drill," said Sarah Palin. Think how fucked we'd be if that loopy dingbat from Alaska ended up just a 72 year-old heartbeat away from occupying the Oval Office!Even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has reversed ...

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Movie Review: 'Handsome Harry' Shows Aging Men

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Published April 15, 2010 at 8:21 a.m.
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When women get old, they fret about their looks. Why don't men? ...

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Time capsule

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Published April 11, 2010 at 9:56 a.m.

Tomorrow night is the Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner in Hartford, the annual State Democratic Party fundraiser and dinner ... This will the the fourth year in a row I've attended as a journalist/blogger ... The keynote speaker this year is Virginia Sen. Mark Warner.I was looking back through all my old videos of the event, and found this little Easter egg from 2007 called "Impressions of the JJB ...

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Lamont: Going on offense

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 11:43 a.m.

(photo from 2006 campaign)This morning Ned Lamont made it official with his announcement that he is running for Governor, during a speech at the Old State House in Hartford on a snowy New England morning. I would have enjoyed being there, but sadly there was the matter of several driveways that needed clearing this morning. By the time I'd finished, Ned had already announced his candidacy.In his ...

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Lamont to announce his run on Tuesday

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 12:16 p.m.

(Lamont at the 2006 State Democratic Convention)According to WTNH's ConnPolitics.tv, Ned Lamont will formally announce his candidacy for governor on Tuesday at the Old State House in Hartford.Lamont formed an exploratory committee for Governor right after the November election, and his announcement of his candidacy was anticipated any day now ... To contribute and to stay informed on his campaign, ...

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