On a Lighter Note…

As you know, it has come to light that the salary of the Special Assistant to Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio, Stephen Iannazzi, is $88,000+ a year (presumably not including health care, pension, vacation time, sick days, personal days, May Day, etc). This is a respectable level of remuneration for a position which apparently does…

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Gorgeous day today, no? The morning brought front yard raking to ensure that the weeds I cultivate on my front “lawn” have plenty of aerated soil and room to grow. I spent the afternoon cleaning the assorted flotsam and jetsam that accumulated along my stretch of the brook that makes the southern border of my…

Ron Swanson is the Director of Parks and Recreation in Pawnee, Indiana. Here’s his official bio: Ron Swanson has been Director of the Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department for six years. Ron believes in the elimination of government waste and has always brought the department in under budget. In 2007, the Parks and Rec department…

I’ve noticed that I haven’t contributed to the “On a Lighter Note” category in a while, so here’s something: Upon confirming, once again, the beneficial qualities of beer, I’ve shifted the beneficent beverage into the grocery category of my household budget and, with an adjustment here and there, have managed to open up space for…

A beautiful St. Patrick’s Day! My girls are Irish Step Dancers and they (and their Mom) have had a busy few days springing and jigging across the state (their “tour” essentially concludes with the Providence St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday). In the spirit of the day, here is Rhode Island’s own Tom Lanigan Band…

… like we did last night when we “sprang forward” at 2 am. The most interesting item in this John J. Miller column of six years ago is that re-setting clocks one hour ahead every year is not beneficial even to the party commonly cited as its impetus: farmers. … but when the first DST…

There were all sorts of developments over the weekend. Apparently someone named Charlie Sheen is now some sort of ambassador or FCC chair or something. He’s been in the news a lot lately. Also, there’s been a lot of talk about some speech given by the king this morning. We have a king? I guess…

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