Woodstock CT Café

See and update on visitation to WoodstockCtCafe for the month of April

“I disagree with Mr., pardon me, Dr. Goodkind about the issue of “Trust�.

I read Mr. Goodkind’s Letter to the Editor of the Villager entitled “Trust, not Prop 46, problematic in town.â€? Putting aside the bad title, I was intrigued by the idea that “Trustâ€? is the problem. In addition, I was skeptical about his mindset in signing the article, “Thomas B. Goodkind, Ph.D.â€? What does having a Ph.D. have to do with his letter or his political position? In some regions of the country, PHD stands for “post hole diggerâ€?, so I’ve been told. So, Mr. Goodkind probably turned some readers off by invoking the apparent fact that he has a Ph.D, a title that should only be invoked in a profession. What does his use of “Ph.D.â€? mean? Does it mean that he should be automatically viewed as smart and that his ideas are always on target? I don’t think so. Read the rest of this entry »

“I became dizzy…almost puked…temporal artery almost blew…lost bowel control…”

Personally it was just another reminder to me why I shouldn’t go to meetings… I lost a good night’s sleep over nothing. Perhaps I am just a sore loser. Although there were some bright points made, there was also much grandstanding. The moderator appeared smart and sassy, but I think she forgot to drink her coffee. She was one sided at times and was condescending to Mr. Rapoport. I almost puked when Barbara Rich quoted “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.� I became dizzy when Mrs. Snow stood up and began evoking sympathy for her great husband Charlie. My temporal artery almost blew when we were blessed with the philosphy of Mr. McCrillis who to sum it up stated “what’s right isn’t always right�. I almost lost bowel control when it was implied that human error was natural and shouldn’t be confused with unethical behavior.

It amazed me to watch everyone actually believe all their Bull*&#! and walk away patting themselves on the back. There was little acknowledgemnt that perhaps, just maybe, there was something unethical that happened. Marjorie Wholean tried hard, God bless her soul, but she comes across as a mix between a 2nd grade teacher and the absent-minded professor. P.S. She raised her hand both times to vote down the motions. Oh, did anyone get the same feeling I did about Dan Very? No, not that he looked like he ate 10lbs. of old stale pastries before the meeting, but that he seems to be positioning himself, hhmm…do you think that just maybe he wants to run for the First Selectman in 2007??? Who wants to make a bet?

Despite my sourness and negativity which I apologize for, I want to congratulate members of the IWWA, builders and the other good ‘ol boys who manage to find the time to bring themselves and their spouses to the meeting. Despite my differences in opinion from theirs, Read the rest of this entry »