New Haven on a Sunny Sunday Afternoon

Group W Bench has been there forever - or at least it seems like its been there forever. One very cool spot!

New Haven on a Sunny Afternoon

This was the old Fitzwilly's restaurant - which only had a "This is a Restaurant" iron sign on it in response to the city demanding that there be a sign on the building letting everyone know "This is a Restaurant!"

50

Ttile: 50

Sub Title: New math for the people who can’t bear to face their actual age… or… my doctor tells me “Congratulations on reaching 50, we need to schedule you for a colonoscopy” – like that’s the fucken prize I win for turning 50 – and I make it in relatively good health – I cut down the drinking, eliminate the drugging, stopped smoking, cut my cholesterol and this is the “Congratulations, we’re glad you made it" prize? – I get to spend a day drinking some absolutely nasty shit that keeps me on the toilet all day so the next day someone can stick a tube up my ass and look around. Yea, congratulations! You made it to 50!

Text:
So, if 40 is the new 30…
And 60 is the new 40…
And 65 is the new 50…
Then 50 is the new 100,000!

It’s like my car
When it hit 100,000 miles
I couldn’t push it
like I used to
I knew it still had a lot left
but I needed to perform
routine maintenance
more regularly -
Like change the oil and
bring it in for a tune-up –
just to make sure
it keeps running OK
And… if it acts up
stalls, sputters,
makes unusual noises,
or just flat-out doesn't perform,
I need to have it checked-out
right away
because one thing
could lead to another
and I don’t need these
problems piling up on me.
I used to be
pretty cocky
with my car
And would push it
on occasion -
never backing down
if some asshole
on the highway
or beach road
would think their car
was bigger or faster.
I swear that thing
had a mind of its own
sometimes
when it came to tajing on
new challenges.
Today, though
the car is not as excitable
about those situations -
it isn’t as sharp, reckless,
or aggressive -
as it used to be.
We tend to stay away
from those fast and loose
situations
because the car’s performance
isn’t what it used to be.
I tend not to
push it
on long drives either -
the just pack-up
and take-off
to wherever
trips -
Pick-up hitch hikers
and just drive...
or just quick rides here and there...
That’s a younger car’s game.
But it’s a good car
It’s been loyal to me
and served me well.
And I’m sure
it has
some good miles -
maybe not great miles -
left.
I just need
to treat it
right.

New Haven Weekly Protest

These folks are out ever Sunday afternoon in the Broadway section of New Haven. They plan to be there every Sunday as long as there is a war. Our leaders plan to have wars every week as long as there is a Sunday... This is a dedicated bunch!

New Haven Protest 2

New Haven Protest 3

Remembering the War Dead in New Haven