Get Over it: 5 Things Connecticut Needs to Accept

Sometimes, you just have to let things go, move on with your life, leave the past in the past. Wednesday March 9 has been named "National Get Over It Day". I have no idea why, don't ask me. I'm just going to roll with it, and offer up my suggestions as to what Connecticut residents can leave behind in their wake.

The Hartford Whalers - Yes, I was a fan. I went to the Hartford Civic Center and hummed along with Brass Bonanza. I saw Kevin Dineen and Wayne Gretzky skate up and down the ice. Then, they broke our hearts, and moved to North Carolina. My love for the Whalers disappeared as quickly as a rasher of bacon would if you put it in front of me. They're not coming back. Minor league teams have tried to resurrect the name to no avail. Get over it.

Taxes - We've chosen to live in Connecticut. We're the in-between of NYC, Boston, and Providence. The good that comes out of that is we get the best of those major cities, without being one of those cities. They built this part of the country hundreds of years ago, and it's expensive to build anything. Someone has to pay for progress, and that's us. Your property tax may go down a bit, your car tax may someday disappear, but, as the old saying goes: Nothing in life is sure, except death and taxes. You will always have a tax burden if you choose to live in CT. Get over it.

"The Meadows" will never be called "The Meadows" again - I'm guilty of it. "Hey, where is Dead and Company playing in Connecticut this Summer?"  "The Meadows." ..."Oh! You mean the Xfinity?".... "No, I mean the Meadows" As soon as these giant stadiums and concert venues figured out that some corporations would pony-up $25 million to have their name plastered on the building and tickets, you should have realized that the former names of the venue would remain the former name. Get over it.

And while we're on the subject...

Concert Ticket Prices - I know, you saw Kiss at the New Haven Coliseum in 1984, and it only cost you $40 to bring all three of your cousins. You paid $800 to see them with just your wife last year at Mohegan Sun. It's a sin that you had to take out another mortgage, just to see Gene spit blood and fire one more time before he collapses into a giant pile of cash and hair extensions. Well, it cost a lot of money to get Gene to come to Connecticut instead of faceplanting into Shannon Tweed on that Friday night. Cough it up, and get over it, PEOPLE.

And finally,

Your neighbor will always be richer than you - We live in the wealthiest state in the nation. Your neighbors work for national insurance providers, national television and radio networks, national retail providers, pharmaceutical, etc, etc, etc. You work at the corner store. Be happy with what you have. Don't be jealous, get over it.

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