“The only problem with this God-damned Unionis its God-damned members.”–a long-ago Connecticut union leader who shall remain nameless Thanks to byzantine voting rules and petulant prison guards, Connecticut’s public sector unions have rejected the contract deal cut between their leaders and Democratic Governor Daniel Malloy, setting the stage for massive layoffs and a possible economic “lost decade” for the already… Read more »
The bridesmaid jinx is over! For the first time since 1994 — when I was in seventh grade — a Newington High School athletic team is the Connecticut state champion. And for the first time since 1980 — before I was born — it happened in a CIAC-sponsored sport, breaking a streak of twelve consecutive CIAC title-game losses in my… Read more »
Or something like that. (Hat tip: my dad.)
Joe Lieberman will announce Wednesday whether he intends to seek re-election as Connecticut’s senior U.S. Senator in 2012, and reports say he has decided not to run. [UPDATE: It’s official.] As long-time readers know, this blog and its predecessors have a long and complicated history with Senator Joementum. I am, of course, a Nutmegger by birth, and thus have followed… Read more »
My mom sends along this photo of the view from my parents’ front door in Newington, Connecticut, after the latest #snowpocalypse to hit the Northeast: Wow. That’s a lot of snow. We don’t have nearly as much on the ground here in Denver, but it was still enough for Loyette and I to build her first-ever snowman:
Test concluded; original post after the jump. Stay tuned for live video coverage of election-results-party-hopping tonight! Starting ~7:30 PM Mountain Time, or so.
This Tuesday, less than three-quarters of a mile from my front door, employees of Hartford Distributors, Inc., their friends and family, emergency vehicles and personnel, and members of the press gathered at Manchester High School, on the lawn and parking lot, and across the street, because some three miles away from my front door, a man had opened fire on… Read more »
Money quotes from former USC reserve fullback D.J. Shoemate, who just transferred to UConn, on his decision: Why did you transfer from USC and how hard was that decision? I saw a better opportunity for myself to play running back. I’m very confident in my abilities. I just really wanted to follow my dream. It was the hardest decision of… Read more »
…I graduated from Newington High School. (Above: I blow a kiss to my classmates after walking across the stage.Below: I pose with my friend Marel after the ceremony.) Eleven years. Man. That’s kind of a long time, huh? Wow. (This also means tomorrow, June 23, is the 11th anniversary of the final print edition of The Living Room Times —… Read more »
[INTRODUCTORY CAVEAT: I realize most of my readers don’t care about Newington High School sports. But, seeing as how this blog is called The Living Room Times — named after my old NHS newspaper — it seems only appropriate to post this here.] Back in 2006, on the eve of the Connecticut Class L boys volleyball state championship match between… Read more »