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The Laurel linked to a segment on Morning Joe tormenting Mika Brzezinski with a great old Channel 3 video of Mika sitting in front of the Constitution Plaza fountain reporting on “Gale King Day” in Hartford. Mayor Mike’s there, too. Hilarious.

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A Bird in the Hand

Orson Welles to the principal’s office please

Rival high schools in Shoreline, WA are duking it out on YouTube with two clever “lip dub” videos, each filmed in one continuous shot, one take, and a cast of hundreds. Shorecrest threw down the gauntlet with Outkast’s “Hey Ya”: And Shorewood came back with Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams Come True”: The first one is very fun and clever, but the second […]

Robin

They kick ass. They take names.

Merry Christmas to me. I picked these up while Christmas shopping this evening. I have been looking for new tall black boots and asked to see these in black. The enabler saleswoman brought these instead. “We were out of the black but I thought you might like these cognac ones.” she said. Um, she was right. More info here. I paid nowhere near that much, thank […]

Robin

Ladies in Waiting

The hackney poet.

Having just promised you that we would be back regularly around these bloggie parts, I found myself winging my way, back-to-back, to South Dakota and Tennessee. There are many tales of my sometimes-most-unusual business travel that I cannot tell here, but, before I return to today’s appointed rounds, allow me to share this bit from my Nashville cab d […]

twoladiesinwaiting

Will-o’-the-wisp.

Ah, we went away for the August recess and never even said that we were going. How horribly impolite. There were many adventures, including a week on the Cape with the besties, their beastie, their babe, and The Bods. There were also many stories, but I’m a will-o’-the-wisp and after a story has been through its tell I usually forget [...]

twoladiesinwaiting

Lyrical Uncertainty

Discography

I am 30 years old, sitting in my one-windowed office and listening to a new Pearl Jam album (Backspacer) that I stumbled upon last night. I have a condo, a puppy, a Mazda. They come with a mortgage, a schedule, and a car payment. I manage a team of people and a fairly large-sized business. [...]

lyricaluncertainty

In America?

I haven’t posted here in a while, and for that I apologize, but I hope to make up for it with this absolutely fascinating tidbit. There is, right now, in the state of Pennsylvania, a town that has been essentially erased from existence due to the fact that it has been on fire for the past 50 years. Go [...]

lyricaluncertainty

Mira Hartford

PHH: The future is unwritten, but the past has a bunch of typos

And so, we have reached the end of yet another year, and to some, it is the end of the decade already! Technically, there is still a whole year left to the decade, but why let that get in the way of the need to review things? Hell, some people are so excited they like to brag about being around for 29 years! Let's face it, numbers 6-9 really do get a ra […]

Helder

A Hartford Hawk

Photo by Mira HartfordPic of the day: This hawk was hanging out on the tree in my front yard. Here is the set.

Helder

Real Hartford

First Night

Hartford’s family-friendly New Year’s Eve festivities have been listed on the First Night Hartford website. Some highlights from the schedule include: collaborative mixed media art at the Hartford Public Library carousel rides until midnight tours of the arch in/near Bushnell Park horse-drawn wagon rides comedy improv There will be fireworks, so […]

kerri provost

Self-Promotion

If I got paid for publishing Real Hartford, then I’d feel like a big jerk for promoting myself. Luckily, there’s no such conflict. I want to share two pieces of news, and then you all can get back to reading your Top Ten of 2009/Why This Decade Was Teh Suck lists: A Few Queers on the [...]

kerri provost

scenic root

Worst Yoga Class Ever - Dream Edition

Xmas morning here. Up at my mom's in MA, and I awoke from a very vivid and remembered dream. Need to get it down and out of my system.In the dream, I am subbing a yoga class for my teacher and mentor Barb, who owns my studio. The class is up in Boston (for some reason, she does not teach in Boston in real life) at a place I've never been to. And th […]

scenicrootblog@aol.com (Jude)

Saab Stories

This morning on Where We Live.I always thought the passenger side mirror was developed due to Saabs (joke). Because back in the day (late 70s / early 80s) it seemed like if someone came screaming up and passed in the right lane, s/he was driving a Saab. Or sat on your bumper and flashed the headlights if one was not doing 20 mph over the limit. I've nev […]

scenicrootblog@aol.com (Jude)

The BIDness

Array

The Hub of Hartford Committee, in partnership with the Capitol Region Council of Governments, will host a Public Workshop on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Lyceum Resource Center on Lawrence Street in the city to discuss issues and opportunities related to the I-84 Viaduct and its role in the city and the region. There will be an informational open house […]

Hartford BID

Small Portion of Asylum Street to be Closed for Paving

The City of Hartford has announced that Asylum Street from Main Street to Trumbull Street will be closed to vehicles to allow for repaving from Wednesday morning, October 28th through Friday evening, October 30th. Click here for the entire press release.

Hartford BID

Weekend Party Update

RETAIL REALNESS

Went out to a high-class dive bar last night with co-workers for some RETAIL REALNESS:Moises, Brandon, NickSamantha, Sarah, Jimthis againTAKE THESE GIRLS TO CHURCH, Kat and Sam

SamMckinniss@gmail.com (Sam)

LONEWOLF FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Went out to Zuzu again last night for Lonewolf's party. He's visiting Boston for Christmas and came out to do a night. Added bonus, Von and Marissa were in town to make everything cheerier and merrier and funnier. FAKEUmm, WHAT? Thanks for this beautiful surprise, Boston citizen. I WANT THIS RUSSIAN DOLL LOOK FOR CHRISTMAS.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Ever-elusi […]

SamMckinniss@gmail.com (Sam)

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