The Becker problem

You guys are treading deep water. Becker has NOT been found guilty, and when all of the charges are dismissed, he can and may come after you for defamation of character.. The problem with Racine is we have become infected by the Illinois Machine.

Why hasn’t anyone called the FBI? They are the ones needed when something becomes as corrupt as our city has become. All a person has to do is look at how Becker is being prosecuted, and they can see the barn isn’t smelling like roses.

Why nobody had ADHD when we were growing up!

Swearing Makes the Pain Tolerable...

At least according to a study to be published in the journal NeuroReport on August 5th. The study by Richard Stephens, John Atkins, and Andrew Steele had volunteers put their hand in a tub of icewater for as long as they could stand. One group was allowed to swear during this process and the other group was not. The group that was swearing kept their hands in the icewater longer showing an increased tolerance of pain.

So go ahead and don't hold back...read those lips of the injured athlete and know that they are just doing what they can to deal with the pain.

Burned Body Discovered in Racine County

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/50642762.html

OK, maybe I am a reporter. No one else is reporting this.

"Study shows alcohol might reduce risk of Alzheimer's"

"One of the longest and largest studies looking at alcohol consumption in older people found that moderate drinking was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of developing dementia.

"The research, which is the latest development in the perplexing issue of alcohol and health, is being presented Monday at an Alzheimer's Association conference in Vienna, Austria.

"The study confirms earlier research, mainly in middle-aged people, showing that moderate drinking can reduce the risk of dementia, said Piero Antuono, a professor of neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa."

http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/50590097.html


W00t! Party on!!!

Positively Pedophilia

NOTE: I originally wrote and published this blog yesterday. It was up for a little while, received one unrelated comment, and then I deleted it. My reason for that was that I did not want to add to the "negativity" in our community.

Since then, a few considerations have changed my mind. First, I was contacted by two separate individuals on two separate matters of concern to the city that the powers-that-be (including our so-called "alternative" media) have chosen to suppress. (Listen, people in Racine are really, really, REALLY getting pissed off about the good old boys club. They're contacting me and sending evidence to me, and I'm not even a reporter. They are VERY frustrated by the city's and the media's refusal to address their concerns. Trust me, you don't want someone like me in charge of this stuff - I'm unstable and likely to post it at any time. Then how will you explain it to your constituents?)

Second, stu's blog on the Beckerphile's appearance at the Raiders game (http://www.jtirregulars.com/2009/07/anyone-else-see-becker-on-saturday.html) pushed me over the edge. The city fathers and the usual gang of cronies have decided that ex-mayor Becker is to be welcomed back into our town. His reintegration into our community continues whether we the people like it or not. This is being rammed down our throats (as will his acquittal/dismissal of charges and/or probation). I personally believe that a man with a penchant for sex with 14 year old girls should not be involved with the power brokers at City Hall. Why does he still have the ear of city officials?

So, I'm going to publish the diatribe below. I know that it won't change anything, but let it serve as a warning to the elitists: I WILL publish evidence of your shenanigans unless you clean up your act. I do not especially want to get involved in your dirty games, but we are sick and tired of the BULLSHIT you spread all over our city. It's the digital age and there are eyes and ears everywhere. Wise up, or move on.

Yesterday's blog:

The recent positive exposure given to former mayor Gary Becker has given me pause to think. Perhaps I have been too harsh in my assessment of pedophilia. After all, if the leader of an entire city thinks it’s OK to have sexual relations with a 14 year old, then perhaps it is?

I have been scouring the web in an effort to find positive articles in regard to pedophilia, and, to my surprise, there are quite a few. The following is published on the NARTH (National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality) website:

“Then in 1990, the Journal of Homosexuality produced a special double issue devoted to adult-child sex, which was entitled ‘Male Intergenerational Intimacy’ (1). One article said many pedophiles believe they are ‘born that way and cannot change’ (p. 133). Another writer said a man who counseled troubled teenage boys could achieve ‘miracles... not by preaching to them, but by sleeping with them.’ The loving pedophile can offer a ‘companionship, security and protection’ which neither peers nor parents can provide (p. l62). Parents should look upon the pedophile who loves their son ‘not as a rival or competitor, not as a thief of their property, but as a partner in the boy's upbringing, someone to be welcomed into their home...’ (p. 164).” http://www.narth.com/docs/pedophNEW.html

Gee, I sure wish my parents had known that when a family friend stole into our home and my bed some 45 years ago. Instead of threatening to kill the guy, my dad should have welcomed the “loving pedophile” as a “partner” in my upbringing. I really can’t blame my father, though, for he did not have access to the positive information that we have today. Thank God that we now recognize the positive influence of pedophilia in Racine.

An article entitled “In Defense of Pedophilia” also defends pornographic pictures of children: “Perhaps looking at such pictures can act as a ‘relief valve’, allowing pedophiles to flex their kinks without actually hurting any kids.” http://pyesetz.furtopia.org/defense-of-pedophilia.php

A few years back, Judith Levine published a book entitled Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex. Ms. Levine believes that sex between children and adults can be a good thing. You can buy her book here: http://www.amazon.com/Harmful-Minors-Perils-Protecting-Children/dp/0816640068

There are other examples out there to cite, but you get the idea. As long as something is seen positively, it doesn’t matter what it is. The scales have finally fallen from my eyes. It is time to embrace the positive influence of crime and criminals in Racine.

Positively party on!

Racine Post: Marie Black: Focus on new Hispanic Center

Racine Post: Marie Black: Focus on new Hispanic Center

Racine Post: Marie Black: Focus on new Hispanic Center

Racine Post: Marie Black: Focus on new Hispanic Center

And From "You Know This One Was Comming" Dept.....

You've probably seen it a hundred times in a Three Stooges short; some one walking down the sidewalk and stepping into an open manhole (er..a ...Personhole....politically correct gender neutral thing here). It happened to a New York City teenage who did it while....and you guessed it TEXTING!!! Now here's the kicker. The family is thinking about sueing! (why am I not surprised?) Someone may want to educate them on a thing called "contribuatory negligence" before that run out and find a slip and fall.

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Teen Girl Falls In Open Manhole While Texting

Alexa Longueira Suffers Deep Cuts, Bruises After Landing In Raw Sewage, Blames DEP For Leaving Hole Unattended

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It was an accident waiting to happen -- an open sewer and a 15-year-old girl who was texting while she walked.

Alexa Longueira, a high school sophomore, was walking along Victory Boulevard near Travis Avenue on Staten Island Wednesday evening when she felt the earth move and was plunged into smelly darkness.

She said the manhole she fell in to was left open and unattended with no warning signs or orange cones. She said two workers with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection failed to secure the area as they prepared to flush the sewer.

"It was just really gross and it was shocking and scary," she said. "Because of their careless mistake I got hurt."

Longueira has deep cuts and bruises and said she now has nightmares about falling, But she also did admit she was texting at the time.

"Regardless of whether I'm texting or not if there was a cone there I'm going to see a big orange cone," she said. "I walk that sidewalk every day, I don't expect a big hole there."

Longueira said she was helped out of the five-foot deep sewer by an apologetic DEP worker.

She went to the hospital and the city opened an investigation, issuing the following statement:

"We regret that this happened and wish the young woman a speedy recovery."

The Longueira family wants more than get well wishes. They may sue. Alexa's mother, Kim, said: "It could have been an elderly person, a mother pushing a stroller. It could have been anyone."

Alexa lost one of her sneakers in the sewer. She does not want it back.

The girl's mother said Alexa will see more doctors next week to get an MRI and check for damage to her spine

Anyone else see Becker on Saturday night?

He was there, at historic Horlick field, with kids all over the place, taking in a Raiders Game.

Party On!

On the Reliability of Eyewitness Accounts

You would think that big events would be easy to remember. And you would go to some lengths to be sure your memory was good if you were writing for a nationally syndicated magazine.

This week's USA Weekend Magazine has a story where various celebrities recall where they were when Apollo 11 landed. Kareem Abdul-Jabar recalls visiting Trinidad during that time and says people took out their telescopes to look at the Moon since there was no television (at least he says they did not see Apollo! Our telescopes just can't do that!)

His closing line is where the problem comes in. "I'll never forget how full and bright the moon looked that night -- how much of a sense of accomplishment you felt by looking at it."

The problem is that he obviously forgot. It doesn't take much to find out the Moon phase that day was a waning crescent, not full! The Full Moon in July of 1968 occurred on the 10th, a 10 days before the Apollo Moon landing.

This memory lapse probably seems minor in the cosmic scheme of things and, well, it is. However, it would be good to bear in mind that even big events that you can "never forget" frequently happened much differently than you might remember.

Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.

Racine Post: Marie Black: Focus on new Hispanic Center

Racine Post: Marie Black: Focus on new Hispanic Center

Why is Porky Pig an America-Hating Atheist?

Good bit of history here for those that care to find the answer.

Deer Head Dilemma

"CALEDONIA — The Department of Natural Resources can try to take the deer head John Longo had mounted without a permit.

"It won’t succeed.

"Unless DNR agents want to dig through the dump, Longo said, they won’t find the head.

“'At the end I said, if you (the DNR) want the deer head, I’ll throw it away or burn it,' Longo said. 'If I can’t have it, you can’t have it.'”

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/07/11/local_news/doc4a592183860fe387473197.txt

The short version: Mr. Longo found a dead deer on the road, butchered it, ate it, then had the head stuffed and mounted. He didn't obtain the two DNR permits for those actions. They can't retrieve the meat, but a judge ordered Mr. Longo to turn the deer head over to the DNR. Mr. Longo says he tossed the head out.

“'If they went and picked ’em up [the dead deer] it would be one thing, but they leave ’em rot.'

"That’s what gets Longo.

“'I hate to see it go to waste,' he said. 'I was brought up right after the war. If we had potatoes and eggs and a piece of bread we were lucky ... I’m not a wasteful person.'

“'By being that way, the DNR will crucify me for it? Up their gump stump.'”

Up their gump stump, indeed, Mr. Longo. I think those four words sum up the disaffection that many Americans feel toward their government. "Up their gump stump!" could very well become the rallying cry of a new breed of patriots.

Thank you, Mr. Longo, and please continue to fight the good fight.

Hey, Stu!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

Last year, I ended near the bottom of the heap - second to last. I haven't the faintest idea of how to play, but I'm wiling to make a fool of myself again.

And, as always, I vow that the Orbliterators will destroy all opponents. At the end of the season, we alone will stand as the glorious victors of the Irregular Football League while all others lie in smoldering ruins around us.

When In Rome...? Actually, not so much...

Pictures can be deceiving.....

Sarkozy, well, once again, he has no excuse!

Check out the video.

Just what is Obama looking at?

How Do You Spend You Money?

The U.S. Department of Labor published the following fun little graphic illustrating how the average family (excuse me, Consumer Unit) consisting of 2.5 persons spends their average $49,638 per year.
I just think this is kind of fun to compare. Now for the record I am single, one full time job, one part time job, three cats. I am sure I spend an above average amount on reading and insurance/pensions (but only because I max out Roth IRA contributions each year). People pay at least my expenses for me to go to classes, so I am below average on education. My car is paid off so you can put below average on transportation and its fairly efficient (could be better) and I own a paid off scooter which gets great mileage so I am below average there as well. I don't see vacation/travel specifically mentioned...maybe lumped under entertainment? I do well at travel and vacation, so I probably spend as much on that as the average 2.5 person family! Tabacco, 0%. I own a townhome and adding everything up, comes up a bit short of average.

Anyway, I thought this was interesting enough to post. Any surprises on how you compare?

AIG bonuses: $235 million to go

Troubled insurer AIG has asked the government's 'pay czar' to review hundreds of millions more in bonus payments to employees of its most crippled division.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Bailed-out insurer AIG again found itself in the crosshairs of bonus rage on Friday over its plans to pay $2.4 million in executive bonuses next week.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/news/companies/aig_bonuses/?postversion=2009071010

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Does it even mater anymore? Billions and millions and trillions and gazillions. Who can keep track of it? I just assume that free money is gushing out of our government like water spraying out of an umanned firehose.

Meanwhile,



Here's the website that will cost us $18,000,000: http://www.recovery.gov/.
It will be worth every penny, I'm sure.

And From The "Catch 22" Dept......

A new European study suggests ugly guys carry more buckshot in one round the good looking guys.
But here's the problem. For women wanting kids especially on the first try, you better bring a couple of grocery bags with you. And another thing women should consider; the perpetuation of the species before diving into the sack. After all, half of the DNA comes from daddy and if he's carrying the ugly gene.......

Study: Ugly Men More Fertile, Produce More Sperm During Sex

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Women wanting to get pregnant should find themselves an ugly man, new research suggests.

Scientists have found attractive males produce less sperm during sex.

Researchers think good-looking males are biologically geared to hold back their sperm in each encounter to increase their chance of impregnating more females.

But unattractive males know they are not going to bed so many females — so when they do get lucky they give it all they've got.

The findings from the University of Oxford and University College London are backed up by studies of chickens and fish, but researchers think they could well apply to humans too.

"Human attractiveness is complicated and influenced by a number of factors including cultural preferences," said UCL researcher Sam Tazzyman. "Nonetheless, ejaculate size and sperm quality are likely to have been molded by similar forces, like attractiveness and the number of sexual partners, that are important in other species."

Reporting the findings on the university's Web site. Tazzyman said, "The more attractive a male is, the more females will be willing to mate with him, reducing the value of each mating to him. This means it is optimal for him to contribute fewer sperm per mating."

Click here for more on this story from news.com.au.

Turning off comments because you disagree with opinions is wrong, cowardly

http://news.racinepost.com/2009/07/marie-black-focus-on-new-hispanic.html

Over and over this happens in Racine. Only the chosen ones are allowed to say what is "positive" or "good" for Racine. Only the chosen ones are allowed to say what is "art."

I think I can agree with the Journal Times policy concerning insensitive comments about someone's death. But I don't agree with preemptive censorship just because you don't like what others might have to say.

For the record, I made no comments in any of the articles about the proposed Hispanic Center, nor did I intend to. I have given up on much of this BS because it is more than obvious that only certain people in Racine are allowed to have certain opinions. It is "positive" for Racine to violate the first amendment. It is "positive" to ignore crime. It is "positive" to reward the few at the expense of many. It is "positive" to have pedophiles working in our neighborhoods.

"All animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Fuck all you elitists and fuck your arrogance.

Party on!