Plum Island: CT’s Biggest Threat

Sure, you go down to the shore and catch a ferry over to Block Island or Long Island and you think about how lucky you are to live so close to so much – Boston, New York, the Cape, Newport, RI, and so much more. But next time you’re spending a quiet day on the beach, you might want to think about bringing weaponry and a hazmat suit. “Why?” you ask. Because lurking out there off the tip of Long Island, is the seemingly tranquil Plum Island. But what might seem like a speck on the map, is really a government facility teaming with creepy, hybrid animals and diseases.

Who Needs Zagat Ratings…

When you’ve got the latest and greatest guide to Hartford?

I mean sure, you’d like to know what those bastards with awesome jobs think about the margaritas at Agave or the STD infested toilets at the Brickyard. But what you really need to know when visiting Hartford is which street corners you are most likely to be killed on, and thanks to those craptastic geniuses at The Courant it is now easier than ever to know which parts to drive through quickly, and which parts not to drive through at all.

The Death of Penney High

Sure, some of you may think of that hideous, blue monstrosity on Forbes Street as East Hartford High School, but just ask my mother’s generation and they’ll tell you that eyesore is Penney High. But maybe those old coots will finally get their act together and stop confusng us all by insisting on calling it Penney now that it’s getting a makeover.

Churches Get Ripped Off For a Change

My family is not particularly church-going. Shortly after arriving in America with five kids in tow, my grandmother’s in-laws’ church (Southern Baptists *shudder*) demanded they donate a significant portion of their income to the church. Nana promptly told them to shove it.

F-ing Lieberman

As if it isn’t bad enough that Joe Lieberman reminds me of a dough-face grandmother, now he’s taking his turncoat status to new heights. He will apparently be speaking at the GOP Convention in Minnesota to help nominate his good old pal John McCain.

Wally Lamb

I’m a bit behind the times on Wally Lamb. I’m only now reading I Know This Much is True, even though I read She’s Come Undone about a jillion years ago. Lamb is a Nutmeg native, growing up down in the nether regions of CT – Norwich – and now lives in Mansfield (or at least that’s what Wikipedia says).

Rehabitat

Written & directed by our own Ring Nation and starring our own Anti-Couric.

Anti-Couric vs. Prissy Bitch

(Originally Posted Feb 23, 2008)

The Politics of Hockey

by The Anti-Couric

Usually, I’m too busy nosing out breaking news stories and social injustice to be bothered with things like sports, but the Prissy Bitch is always convincing me to do things in the name of journalism that, frankly, I wouldn’t be caught dead doing otherwise. Also, I generally jump at the chance to taunt my cosmo-swilling, pearl-wearing friend and there is no better place to do that than a hockey arena.

Biodiesel Not Just for Hippies Anymore

Up until now, biodiesel has been pretty marginalized. There were very few places to get it in the state — one in Bridgeport and one out in Portland at Hale Hill Farms, that I know of — but thanks to the horrendous screw-ups  of F&S Oil,  which left customers without heat after it closed abruptly awhile back, biodiesel on a large scale may be a reality soon.

Nature Seeks Revenge: Starts in Greenwich

For those of you who haven’t put 2 + 2 together yet, the concerns about West Nile Virus – which seem to have come out of nowhere over the past decade or so – are directly linked to global warming. Winters aren’t as cold for as long, bugs don’t suffer their natural, severe die-offs, and then mosquitoes abound come spring and summer, spreading disease like New England was Venice during the plague.

A Special Place in Hell

I hate a lot of things: holy rollers; republicans; Katie Couric; The Hartford Courant; luxury automobiles; people who don’t spay and neuter their pets; Tyra Banks; SUVs; homophobes; overly-friendly southerners; and much more. But today, I’ve decided I hate people who treat their grandparents badly, pretty much more than anything.

Hartford & the ACLU

So, we’ve all heard about the heinous shootings following a West Indian Parade in Hartford that left, among others, a 15-month-old baby and 7-year-old boy injured. The city’s solution? A curfew for people 18 and under.

The JI writes: “The curfew has come under fire from the American Civil Liberties Union which called it unconstitutional.

Embarassed

I’ve found myself embarassed a lot lately. Mostly, it’s when I turn the tv on in the morning and sit down to watch The Today Show, broadcasting from Beijing (since COuric has been gone it’s been more palatable) and I watch them talk about the wild and crazy food for the 100th time.

The Best Place in Connecticut

As it turns out, the coolest place in Connecticut (at least in the summer) is Brownstone Park in Portland.

Cock Rock Rides Again

It was a night to tease your hair and dress like a retro-whore because on Tuesday, Mohegan Sun had a distinct 1989-feeling to it. The Hair Metal poster children Poison, along with Dokken and Sebastian Bach, rocked Mohegan Sun Arena for a solid two-and-a-half hours and absolutely brought the house down.