Moving Truck Not Included

Check out my recent video for New Canaan Patch, Moving Truck Not Included. Watch as former and current employees and friends of the New Canaan Toy Store moved the shop out of its spot on Elm Street Saturday around the block to new digs on Park Street.

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PHH: Sick of it... have 'em when you want.

Some times, this crazy email just writes itself... then there are days like today... when my brain just hits this big giant gray wall of nothingness. I turn to the news for advice, for information, to give me something to discuss and ridicule and blah blah blah. I mean, really, Winter Olympics? Are you guys even trying to be taken seriously up there? People weren't skiing because there was too much snow?! I mean, come on! First you had to truck in snow, then the weather got 'bad'... it's the Winter Olympics! What were you expecting, for it NOT to snow?

Oh, and then there was annual meeting of Conservative People Acting Crazy (CPAC). Where apparently, das kommissar Glenn Beck told the crowd that "Progressives" are bad for the people's movement because it's just a nice way of saying 'We're Commies' who want to tax and spend on frivolous things! You know how he discovers all of his facts, he asked? He doesn't look it up on the internet, he didn't go to some pinko lib'ral university. No, comrades, he goes to the library and checks out books and reads those books from the public library! (In case you missed the irony, as it was most certainly was lost on his followers, here's the rub of that statement).

Honestly, I throw my hands in the air. Sure, at least Avatar, that 3D film about the Smurfs protecting the forest from Gargamel, where Johannes finally gets his wish fulfillment to get it on with Smurfette has finally been ousted by the real kings of the world, that kid from Growing Pains and the godfather Scorsese on some island off the coast of Massachussetts. But not before Hollywood has gotten some serious wood for 3D movies. Now everything is coming out in 3D. Really? Do I want to see Mel Gibson's wrinkly face coming at me? Will we get more out of having Twilight: Vampires brooding, Girls Twitching in 3D? Will Edward's huge forehead come through the screen and headbutt us? Here's one: can't we get better feelorama so that we can get contact highs when we watch Seth Rogen movies? I'd cough up the extra dough for that.

Here's something I will get behind: Progressive Happy Hour, Tuesday night, 9:30pm at Red Rock Tavern. Simple. Direct. To the point. No 3D glasses needed. Alter your senses with curly fries, ale, or beverage of choice. The Naughty Nurse will help you out. First one there, gets a free drink.

There, is that so hard to be straight and direct?

-Me... deal with it.

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