http://www.mrstamford.com The Authoritative Blog on Stamford Connecticut Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:45:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have not posted since August??? Wow this web site is really starting to blow. Is it a factor of my laziness or just the total lack of anything interesting going on in Stamford? I think I have been more interested in posting over at the Stamford Topix page: http://www.topix.net/forum/city/stamford-ct http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/yawnnnnn After a fun time here on Mr. Stamford's blog, I've made the decision to start my own Stamford blog, and I hope you'll join me there for more debate, discussion and discourse about our fine city (I also hope you'll link to it so I actually get people to read ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/an-end-and-a-beginning Continuing with the uplifting theme of things I hate, I just paid my Connecticut car (property) tax. [caption id="attachment_52" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""][/caption] Each year it comes it only serves to expedite my search for a way out of this area. It’s like getting a letter directly from the governor saying, “Hey, time ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/thanks-connecticut-i-love-you-too I have little sympathy for the retired police officers who are seeking an increase to their pension. Living on $900 a month from his police pension, John Braccia had to take a part-time job as a city custodian this summer to stay afloat. "It got difficult," said the Stamford man, 66, who ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/little-sympathy-for-complaining-retired-cops This and other Stamford area blogs recently covered at the prestigious Stamford Times: http://www.thestamfordtimes.com/story/76105 http://www.mrstamford.com/newsgossip/mr-stamford-is-famous-well-not-really I'm starting to think that the worst creation of all time is not Jimmy Fallon, but the Topix comment section on the Advocate's website. The Advocate has some articles today about the light rail study and Harbor Point and the latest in their 5000-part series on the Mill River Park plan. ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/the-city-that-hates Stamford has enough criminals within its city limits than to have to worry about Greenwich's hooligans... http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_9969840 "Four Greenwich teenagers were arrested last night after officers found flat-screen televisions in two different cars, both allegedly robbed from Sportsplex, a fitness club on Brownhouse Road, city police said." Can't their teenagers stick to vandilising ... http://www.mrstamford.com/newsgossip/greenwich-hooligans Don't panic - I'm not talking about the nightlife, I'm talking about land. I can't believe there are so many dead spots - empty lots, holes in the ground - all over downtown. It's astounding that in a popular, vibrant city like ours there is so much land ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/downtown-stamford-is-dead I am discovering an alarming trend here in Stamford, nobody wants my money. Right in the middle of an economic downturn, local service providers seem to have no interest in taking my business. Driveway - I have called two local companies to provide an estimate repaving my driveway. Both came to meet ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/nobody-wants-my-money I'm back! (jr, not Mr. S) I've been busy with work and working out (I'm HUGE). Anyway, on to the blogging... The Advocate website has the latest article in their 5000-part series about the EVIL DECEPTICON DESTRUCTION of the cherry trees in Mill River Park. There's nothing new in ... http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/more-cherry-tree-nonsense