Sorry, I’ve been a bit distracted this week, so I thought I’d just share a few random things …
1. Mark your calendars: I have two speaking engagements lined up so that all my fans can come witness the joy of Connecticut Jerks live! First, I return to my old hometown Milford, on April 15 at the Milford Public Library—I expect all my Milford homies to turn out for this one, you know, despite the fact that I’m not particularly cool enough to refer to anyone as “my homie.” Next, on July 16, I will be discussing jerks at the Old State House in Hartford, so my Hartford-area posse should be in effect, again despite the fact that I’m not particularly cool enough to have a posse, either.
Still, come out and say hi, and I promise I’ll try to be more entertaining than a flood in the Alka-Seltzer factory.
2. The Golf Boys are back!!!
I didn’t think these four professionals golfers could top their first video, but color me wrong. “We’re goin’ insane, we’re goin’ Ben Crane … ka-kaw ka-kaw …” I mean, how does it get better than that? Oh yeah, all the proceeds for this video go to charity, too! Watch early, watch often.
Speaking of watching stuff …
3. Edgar Has His Own Show!
The delightfully eccentric Edgar Oliver is the host of the new series “Odd Folks Home” from Science channel, and really, there is no one more perfect for the job. (Love this story of his from “The Moth.”) And yes, between Edgar’s campy dramatic flair and the freaks they’ve chosen to profile, the show is as wonderfully weird as you might hope it could be.
And on the subject of the odd and weird …
4. This has been a terrifically weird week here in Connecticut – As many of you already know, I scour Connecticut news sites every day looking for odd news for Damned Connecticut—there is no magic aggregator of such links, so it’s a task I undertake on my own. What’s interesting to me is that I can go weeks between unusual things happening, then all of a sudden, bang! You get two or three weird stories in a row.
Well, the past five days have been an outright bizarre bonanza! Among other things ….
- March 2—A Trumbull man nearly chokes to death when he tries to swallow counterfeit cash after being confronted by police.
- March 2—A New London woman is arrested for allegedly assaulting someone with a frying pan.
- March 4—A clerk at a West Haven Dunkin’ Donuts thwarts a would-be robber by throwing hot coffee in his face.
- March 5—A Norwalk home health-care worker is arrested after it’s discovered that she left feces in the oven and refrigerator of her former employer as revenge for being fired.
Six days in and March is shaping up to be the freakiest of months—and the full moon isn’t even for another three weeks! I have a feeling that this month may be quite the ride before it’s over … sit back and enjoy, my friends.