As many of you know-I TRIED to get on the GOP ticket as a candidate for the Town Council-but I really feel like I am getting the cold shoulder-that is not unusual in my case.

I always speak my mind-and a lot of people who are in charge of this town don’t like it-they see it as a threat-well too bad.

You always hear-”oh we want new ideas” NO THEY DON’T-THEY WANT THE SAME LIFELESS SPINELESS CLONES THAT WILL ONLY QUESTION CERTAIN ISSUES!!

THAT IS WHAT THEY WANT!!

I am seeing a little more questioning from the Republicans-but it is not enough!! There needs to be more DRAMA-more speaking the mind like Councilman Ruocco did with Schools Supt. Florio!! Speak from the heart-if someone gets offended-TOO BAD THEY WILL GET OVER IT!!

After speaking to a few people in the Republican Party in Cheshire-I get the feeling their slate is already picked-although I do not know who will be on it-I did think about running as a write-in for the Third District-but I probably won’t I don’t know-it really takes up a lot of time.

Depending upon how I feel-and right now I don’t feel like I want to be a spoiler-I probably won’t run. But time will tell.

I get the feeling that if I did run with the GOP of which I am a member-they would try to put me on some off in the ozone commission which I do not want.

I HAVE TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT-SO I CAN SHOW OFF 24/7!! I CAN’T BE IN SOME BACK ROOM COMMITTEE!! GET REAL!!

Now, speaking of drama-I happened to go to Hines Hardware-my favorite hardware store-to buy plastic bags to pack up our clothes so the exteriminator can spray for the “bedbugs”

P.S.-IF YOU GET A PACKAGE IN THE MAIL AND IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING IS IN IT-BEWARE-I SENT YOU SOME BEDBUGS!!

I AM SENDING BEDBUGS TO ALL THE PEOPLE I DON’T LIKE IN THIS TOWN!!

Anyway, while I was at Hines, I noticed several police cars in the parking lot.

Turns out-the police arrested a female that was “wanted” I just hope it wasn’t DEAD OR ALIVE!! AND NO-IT WASN’T ME!!

I don’t know any of the details but I am sure the Spin Doctors will have the story!!

I also notice that the Rosa of Parks-MIXVILLE-is suddenly so important now-it has so many good qualities-so many amenities-now that the fee schedule is being implemented.

This park was literally “thrown to the back of the bus” so to speak for so many years-and now that people have to pay to go in-and the so called out of town “troublemakers” are gone-I guess this park is back to being stellar again.

I never thought ANYTHING was wrong with Mixville-even when the geese were there. SO WHAT?? It did not bother me or most people that would use the park-It was more annoying to put up with people bringing their dogs and having to step around dog poopie!!!

Anyway-I know the Waterbury paper had a story about our Soviet Swim Center-some want to close it in-some want to rebuild it-

LOOK I TOLD YOU!! MAKE IT A ONE SEASON POOL AND THEN MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH ELIM PARK TO USE THEIR FACILITY IN THE OFF SEASON!!

I don’t see a problem with this-this town keeps missing the boat-PLEASE-GET IT RIGHT!!

Thank God we did not build that Lifestyle Center because I just went to CLinton Crossing last week and EVERY SINGLE STORE had a sale AT LEAST 50 to 75 percent off EVERYTHING!!

Retail is really hurting-but it seems Cheshire just has a bottomless pit checking account when it comes to this pool-there seems to be no end to the money pit spending–WHERE IS IT COMING FROM??

I can tell you this-Cheshire can’t wait to spend that $4 million they got from the CRRA-they are rubbing their hands together-I KNOW they will spend it on the Artificial Turf.

It this were several years ago-I would have gone for this turf-I don’t have  a problem with it-but NOT NOW-THE ECONOMY IS BAD-I know many of you are tired of hearing about it-you may be immune from it-but it is out there.

The U.S. is turning into a service economy-in fact, I just read an article which predicts that between now and 2014-there will only be 40,000 new jobs in the white collar sector.

The rest of the jobs will be found in “service economy” positions-electricians, carpenters, plumbers-they will be in the highest demand.

It makes you wonder if college is becoming “just a right of passage” and not really necessary.

Back to the pool-I know many of you who have never left the Cheshire Ct boundaries think this town is the only municipality struggling with their Community Pool.

I actually found this article about a town in I believe Washington state-that is also grappling with keeping their community pool open-the only problem is-THEY DON’T HAVE THE MONEY-but this town SEEMS TO HAVE PLENTY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR POOL!!

Click here for “Community Pool Worth Saving.”

If you just plug in the word “Cheshire” into this article-IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!

And finally-speaking of New Hampshire-I guess the Governor-John Lynch is putting the bite on Massachusetts Tax Revenue Service people trying to collect sales tax from their residents that buy products (tax free) in New Hampshire!!

GOOD MOVE GOV. LYNCH!!

States have rights-and one state DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to impose their beliefs on another!!

Click here for: “Lynch Moves To Block Mass Tax Plan”

I know I just went to Mall of New Hampshire-WHICH IS ALSO HAVING BIG TIME SALES-and bought a whole mess of clothes (no sales tax).

But attention Connecticut-I have a house in N.H. pay property tax (plenty of it) and I wore the clothes in New Hampshire before coming back to Connecticut-SO THERE!!

But in all honesty-some of New Hampshire’s laws can be a little anal-but New Hampshire is like a stanza from that old 70′s song-”Escape”

“It is a worn out recording-of a favorite song”

I always will love New Hampshire-but I ALWAYS will love Connecticut-when I get mad at them up there I always say:

“Better Yet-CONNECTICUT”

Goodbye for now!!

Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire