I hope everyone is having a great day!But don’t forget we have a lot of work to do here in Wisconsin…From the Tax Foundation Tax Policy Blog: State Budgets: Wisconsin Governor Boosts Spending, Hopes for Federal Bailo...
CourierMail.com.au: Scientists warn Christmas lights harm the planet“SCIENTISTS have warned that Christmas lights are bad for the planet due to huge electricity waste and urged people to get energy efficient festive bulbs.CSIRO researchers said householders should know that each bulb turned on in the name of Christmas will increase emissions of greenhouse gases.”moreH/T: Watts Up With Tha...
Are you ready?Reuters: Consumers' mood boosted by lower prices in DecemberAP: Bad weather delays Christmas travelers in We...
Wow…it is amazing how hectic the season and travel can make a person. I just realized last night that I had not posted on my blog all week.Sorry about that so here is the week in review:Monday, December 8, 2008A big thank you to all of you that contributed to the Arthritis Foundation, because of you I was able to raise $475!!! Now I know that it was short of my goal but in tough times you just have to face facts!The Las Vegas Marathon was a perfect...
Jean hit last weeks pretty quickly! It was Racine’s Memorial Hall.This week is really easy…so much so that I am providing 2 images from Google Earth!!Name this Place:...
I have been running the Jingle Bell Run 5k for the Arthritis Foundation for that past few years.Well this year I will not be in town to run it since I will be in Las Vegas running my 5th marathon of the year!Since the Arthritis Foundation is important to me I’ve decided to dedicate the last 5k of my marathon (a marathon is 26.2 miles or 42.2 kilometers!!) to the cause. I’d like to raise $750 and I am half way there with less than a week to go!!!So...
AP: Why won't polar bears mate? They're both femaleDidn’t anyone check?!?!AP: Accused drunk driver ends up running over himselfWow! Now that was a hell of a feat! At least it wasn’t here in Wisconsin.Reuters: Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle20 year old student…I’m thinking alcohol was involved!Reuters: Obese have right to 2 airline seatsThat is just wrong…so wron...
I had to ask mkfolks if she was asking me or telling me the place last week…her response was that she didn’t know the proper name but knew the exact location. I’ll give her 80% correct. It is the North Beach “pavilion” or as the locals call it the North Beach Oasis!Name this Plac...
Oh no! You guys aren't going to get away without trying to get this country!!!Here is a hint that will guarantee that you will get it...This county consumes more alcohol than any other.So here it is again...have at i...
That was not a typo in the title…it looks like Prince George County in Maryland has banned the sale of single cigars!Now if you guessed it is because smoking is bad for you…well you’d be wrong!It seems that there is a trend among the drug crowd to hollow out cigars and to smoke marijuana.Now if the legislation seems odd you are correct since as this article in the Washington Post points out “The new law will also make it easier to charge someone possessing a cigar with a drug paraphernalia offense,”...
I would have to say that NASA is not having a good week:AP: Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalksFOX News: Spider Missing Aboard International Space Stati...
After having the Iron Skillet/Petro Truck Stop posted for almost 2 months…Caledonia Unplugged nailed it!!!Name this Place:...
I may not like the guy’s politics and I sure didn’t vote for him but this hurts!!!AP: Obama may have to give up his beloved BlackBerryTalk about withdrawal pains!...
…but not funny the way the cartoonist meant it. I guess God did send her a message on Nov. 4th…it went something like this…”Hey look Sarah, they beat you up because as a VP nominee you knew as much as their Presidential candidate. But they still elected him as President…I’m telling you that you should run in 2012.”I’m sure that my quote is paraphrased…you know, God and I aren’t on a first name basis…I’m quite sure that was blasphemous and I’ll...
…why the MSM is still questioning Governor Sarah Palin’s credentials to be a Presidential Candidate in 2012!?!I mean…didn’t we just elect a guy that has never governed anything or anyone, someone that served less time in the US Senate than he spent running to be President, a guy that even on election night the MSM was saying that they “knew nothing of Obama...
It has been quite a while since we did this one but here it is just as hard as it ever was.9 out of 10…PLEASE DO NOT POST THE ANSWER...supply info or a hint that proves you know it...there are others playing!!!THANK YOU – gopfo...
Well this one has been out there since Sept. 23rd and no one has yet to guess it…so I’ll offer a hint on the location.Hint – Eyes may go past this daily – but “I” go past it 24/7.Name this Plac...
Well it has been one hell of a month!I got back from Australia and launched right into the campaigns.I do have to say Racine County has some awesome volunteers! They worked tirelessly to get the job done.In the end we McCain did not win Racine County…I’m still troubled by this. On the positive side all Republicans that ran for seats in Racine County…Won in Racine County!! I think that the next 2 years will provide a lot of fodder for us conservative bloggers…sit back and enjoy the show.We will...
With the election going on I’m working hard to ensure that Racine turns Red next week so blogging has not been a priority but this morning I saw the following come across my desktop and knew that I had to post something about it.As most of you know I absolutely love the Tax Foundation. They are a non-profit non-partisan group focusing on sound tax policy. Well they created the CompeteUSA project designed to “raise public awareness of America’s high business taxes” and had a video contest and...
OMG!!!!Oops! Never mind!!! It looks like we forgot some data…H/T Watts Up With That?The National Post today posted the following article: Thirty years of warmer temperatures go poofOther than the graph above here are a few highlights from the article: “Dr. Hackbart also pointed out that periods of solar inactivity known as "solar minimums" magnify cold spells on his continent. So, given that August was the first month since 1913 in which no sunspot...
Press Release From the Racine County Republican PartyFor Immediate ReleaseOctober 16, 2008Contact: Bill Folk, Chairman, 414-975-3600Racine County embraces the football season in the final 2 weeks of the campaign.The Racine McCain-Palin Victory Center announced today that the campaign season has hit the 2 minute warning!What this means is this Saturday, October 18th, is our last Super Saturday before the biggest push of the season…and we need everyone to get off the bench and huddle up.We have a...
I heard about this the other day and could not believe it…but Fred over at RealDebateWisconsin has got the goods: Racine schools hand out textbook with 15 page Obama love-fest...I guess that schools are not for education but for indoctrination…”long live RUSD!”Such a sham...
…and I’m still working out the kinks.What that means is this page will still be a “blogging lite” area for a while, sorry peopl...
I’d give the edge to Obama (50.1 – 49.9)…mainly due to style.Obama seemed to be a little out of his element when talking budget. He seemed to want us to buy the notion that we can cut spending by not cutting a single program…I guess I’m still confused.Both presented their points like Presidents…Obama was willing to say over and over “when I’m President” McCain did not do so. But Obama while seemed presidential did not seem to have any depth of the information.I think that Obama got a schooling...
You know I’m down here in Australia and you’d think I would be happy…springtime, sunny, warm weather, nice people, no political ads on TV…Well I’m here to tell you I’m going nuts!!!“Hi, my name is Bill and I’m a political junkie.”I do not have internet at the apartment I’m staying at…except when I can’t take it any more and spend $5/hour for access…so I’m relegated to checking while I’m at work. Well that ain’t happening nearly enough since I have...
Well nos1 guessed the same place when we first started this game:NOS1 said...is it the Golden Rondelle? I can't tell if the top of that pic is round ornot! Maybe its my computerWed Jun 04, 03:13:00 PMAnd last week:NOS1 said...Is it the goldan rondell! Is that the name? hmmThu Sep 18, 07:35:00 AMMy question is this…Do I give credit for getting this correct or do I dock him for thinking that this… Equals this…Just joking…it is the Golden Rondelle...
As most of you may have noticed I will be able to blog as much as normal. This is in part due to the fact that I am currently overseas and with limited internet access.So what does this mean?Well what it means is a few things…the usual “name that place” will still be going on every Tuesday but it looks like I forgot to pack my country listings so “name that country” will be on hiatus until I’m back stateside.I will try to blog while I’m here but...
While I am not in Racine…Wisconsin…or even the USA….that does not mean that I can not post things on my blog right!??!Well it is still Tuesday back home…for a few more minutes…and that means we need to Name that Place.Last week’s was tough but nos1 was close enough with what the area is used for. This area is right next to the Mt Pleasant Compost area off of Hwy 20 and is home to the Racine R/C Club. It is a great place to watch people fly their...
Last week was fun…two countries and J. Gravelle did a great job putting together new photo clues for those that we confused by the shape of the countries. The first one was Mozambique while the second one, and by far the best clue so far, was Nigeria!!This week is only 4 out of 1...
Last week had a clue if you had really good eye sight and could see the RWU in front of the pool. It was the Racine Water Utility…right in front of the Racine Yacht Club and South of North Beach.This week is by far the hardest one that I have found so good luck!!Name this Place:...
Reuters: John McCain speech draws record TV ratingsYeah the Dems thought that the show was over when “The Obama” hit a whopping 38.3 million viewers…then along comes our VP candidate and she gets 37.2 million…next night McCain with 38.9 million...a new record!!Yep the base is here and we are read...
I know that I forgot to get last week’s country up…in fact I forgot to blog for a week! I think I’m going to be dizzy!!Well I’m back and I’m ready to go…Last week our friend over at the DailyScoff.com posted on my wordpress blog instead of blogger (yes I’m considering the move and will probably make the jump by years end so pay attention!!)His guess was “How’s it hanging?”The country was Chad.This week you are getting 2 for the price of 1.I would...
I swiped this whole post from The Volokh Conspiracy h/t David Bernstein:“If I were supporting Obama....here are three things I'd keep quiet about with regard to Sarah Palin.(1) How can she do her job as vice-president and take care of her kids? Which leads to the question, how can Obama do the much more demanding job of president and take care of his kids?(2) What makes anyone think that Palin has enough experience to be "one heartbeat from the presidency?" Which leads to the question, what makes...
Last week CU guessed that the place was Mound Cemetery…and of course she is correct! She pointed out that it is a beautiful place to bike…I much prefer to run through this one and look at all the ‘famous’ Racine names buried here…watch the Saturday Morning Running Club site for the next “Cemetery Run” and come join us!!Name this Plac...
My wife noticed that I never posted a country last week…I’ll post 2 this week…Then she pointed out that I had not posted on the blog for more than a week…I have been so busy I just have not had time to do any of this…My bad!!!I’ll be headed overseas for work in 2 weeks so I had better get posting...
The lefties are upset because the AP reported the following:“It is, indeed, a last hurrah.Edward M. Kennedy is taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention Monday night for what likely is his final appearance in a familiar setting.”Posters on the Daily Kos were completely outraged!!The Associated Press Should Be Ashamed“…beyond tasteless” posted by BarbinMD“Time for Congress to hold hearings on media” posted by CTonyBy far my favorite post was by MrvnMouse“I know a bunch of young Republicans....
Last week turns out to be harder than I thought but it looks like I can’t fool everyone! Kudos to Jean for coming up with the Racine County Youthful Offenders Facilityover on Memorial Drive!!Name this place:...
I have been pondering the selection of Senator Joe Biden for VP and the upcoming selection of McCain’s VP and I began to wonder…What would I look for in a running mate?For instance would you want to select a VP that would balance out where you are weak, thus making your weakness a front page story?Would you tend toward a more moderate (or radical – depending on your position) VP to help garner votes from that which you have not swayed?Do you look...
