My New Roller Skates

I love my new skates

I MISS YOU GUYS!!!!!!

OK boys and girls, let's get together!!!
Lets agree on a date, the place is where we went last time.
I know it's been far too long. I miss you all.
I'm looking at a Sunday in August, the most popular date
amongst wins.
Please post which Sunday's work for you,
and by the weekend we will have a date for sure!!
thanks !!

Open Blog - Tuesday

Every day is hot around here.

"Chinese traditional qi gong treatment for prostate problems"

Oh my God.

Another Health Announcement

DON'T WASH YOUR HAIR IN THE SHOWER!!

It's so good to finally get a health warning that is useful!!!

IT INVOLVES THE SHAMPOO THAT RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY WHEN YOU SHOWER WITH IT. WARNING TO US ALL!!!

I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner! I use shampoo in the shower! When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole body, and Printed very clearly on the shampoo label is this warning: "FOR EXTRA BODY AND VOLUME." No wonder I have been gaining weight!

Well! I have gotten rid of that shampoo and I am going to start showering with Dawn dish soap instead. Its label reads: "DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE"

PROBLEM SOLVED!!

Open Blog - Monday

Would that make the other days radioactive?

Public Health Announcement, Egad!

In response to Drew's Four for Friday blog.  Time to take a trip to the washing machine?
http://www.youbeauty.com/health

Albino Hummingbird..

A rare treat... an albino hummingbird. Something that is seldom seen and almost NEVER photographed.

100 years old and still wheezing along

Take that, anti-smoking lobby!

Open Blog - Weekend

Time to relax and recharge. 

"Jump fail"

Actually, that's one hell of a recovery.

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Four for Fridays after a week of roller coaster weather. Finally got some rain.... Anyways, some questions for you.

1) Paper or plastic at the supermarket?

2) Are you a spender or a saver?

3) Who is the last person you usually think about before you fall asleep?

4) Do you prefer thunder or lightning?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday

And a Wacky Weekend.

"BAD TOYS II"

That really appealed to the boy in me. I loved it.

Open Blog - Thursday

Every woman should have one of those.

"View from the ISS at Night"

Better than your average vacation videos.

Wolf Hunt Controversy

Despite criticism from both sides of the debate, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board recently unanimously approved a gray wolf hunt.

The harvest limit was set at 201 animals, nearly a quarter of the state's population. Hunters and farmers seeking relief from wolf attacks on their livestock argued at the that the number was too low, pointing out the DNR has estimated as many as 880 wolves may roam the state, far exceeding the department's goal of 350.

According to the DNR, there were 162 wolf packs active in Wisconsin in 2010, including 23 in Central Wisconsin and 139 in Northern Wisconsin. A pack consists of at least two adult wolves, and at least 47 of the packs had five or more wolves.

Those are just some of the facts I just read out of the Shawano Leader. Here's what I know already... Wolves are the largest wild member of the canine family. They are highly sociable and live in packs up to six to ten animals, led by a dominating alpha male and female. The dominant pair is a charge of the pack, raising the young, capturing food and maintaining territory.

A wolf pack's territory may cover up 20 to 120 square miles. That is a lot of ground to cover! A fact that does invite conflict with wolves biggest enemy, humans. Remember this, wolves by nature are shy and timid around people and are rarely seen.

A glimpse of Wisconsin's history with wolves may offer insight on the struggles between man and wolf, according to the DNR site... Before Wisconsin was settled in the 1830's, wolves lived throughout the state with a estimated population of 3,000 to 5,000 of these creatures. Explorers, trappers and settlers transformed the native Wisconsin habitat into farmlands, hunted the bison and elk to extirpation, and reduced deer populations. As their prey species dwindled, wolves began to feed on easier to find prey-livestock. This did not go too well with the farmers, whom put pressure the Wisconsin Legislature to put a bounty on the wolves. By 1960, wolves were declared extirpated from the state.

A similar story occurred among the lower 48 states with the exception of Minnesota, which claimed to have 350 to 500 wolves in their state. In 1974, the federal government recognized the dire need of the wolves by placing them under the protection of Endangered Species Act, making it unlawful to kill the wolves. About this time frame, some wolves from Minnesota reentered Wisconsin and established home in the northwest corner.

In 1979, the DNR began an extensive recovery program for the wolves by the intense monitoring of these creatures. Attempts to capture, attach radio collars and radio-track wolf movement throughout the state. Part of recovery program was not only to educate, provide legal and habitat protection and provide compensation for problem wolves, but to set a goal to reach 350 wolves in the state for reclassification to a threatened species. This goal was reached in 2004. As of now, there are about 880 of them.


As their numbers increased, so did the the conflict between man and wolf. In 2012 so far, there has been eight confirmed cases of wolf depredation in the state, six of them to livestock and other two to hound dogs. So far the state has paid out $214,794 this year in compensation for the losses. (Some of them may be fraud). This raises a concern to farmers and dog owners. A concern that may be well valid.

The hunting season will begin Oct. 15. Permit sales will begin Aug. 1, with an application of $10. License fees are $100 for residents, $500 for nonresidents.

This whole thing raises some thoughts out of me. 880 wolves doesn't seem too big of a number to me compared to about 1.16 million deer and about 40,000 bear in Wisconsin. Are the farmers using wolves as scapegoats? True, wolves are carnivorous creatures that have attacked livestock. Yet, the bear population has exploded in the the northern regions of Wisconsin in an alarming rate, creating a nuisance out themselves. And yes, they are being hunted. Are the bear responsible some of the attacks? At an 880 wolf count is a wolf harvest really necessary? I understand the farmers' plight, for they do have a right to their investments. Is $719 for a lost cow or $1500 for a lost hound enough compensation? Would getting rid the wolves solve the problem?

I'm not a NRA lover nor a PETA activist. I draw my line the middle somewhere. I don't hunt, yet my father does and I have no real issues those who do. He has taught me the integrity of a good hunter, that is take what you need and leave alone the rest. However, I do enjoy spending time the in woods taking wildlife pictures. I dream of the day where I can gaze into a wolf's eyes just before I snap a shot, for I have never seen a wolf in the wild (save for a few tracks). Wolves are an integral part of nature's ecological system. They help keep the deer population under control by feeding on the young, old, sick and the weak. It's the way Mother Nature conducts her business....



What do you think about proposed wolf hunt? What are your thoughts?

Baja, Wisconsin

Baja, Wisconsin formerly known as Racine.

As the deserts grow every year so are Baja’s beaches. They use to be a couple hundred yards deep from the lake, now there are areas which almost reach to Douglas Ave.

Looking at City Hall the sand is right up to the building.

I remember you could drive the streets and see beautiful green lawns; now they are brown and full of weeds.

I remember when you could sit on your front porch and not worry about the sand and dirt getting into your favorite beverage.

What do you remember?

How Women Burn Calories in France !

The Promise

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my boys and girls of summer!  How are you?  Up and down, up and down, up and down.  Know what that is?  A rollercoaster?  The stock market?  The bobbing heads of our City Councilmen?  No, it’s our temperatures.  We go from summer to hot summer to blazing hot summer, then down and over and over again.  The rain last week was very welcome, and so is the rain we’ve had recently.  I think Ms. Mina blowing the clouds our way is what did the trick.  Thank you, Ms. Mina, for your help.    

Speaking of tricks, have you heard about the latest scandal from City Hall?  No?  Good, neither have I.  I’m sick and tired of that dirty business.  I am also embarrassed by it.  Let’s stop it completely, please, ladies and gentlemen of the ruling class.  The people of Racine are better people than you and they deserve better than your scams.

I feel compelled to comment on the Colorado movie theater shootings, primarily to convey my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families.  Another horrifying shooting.  I saw the video of the suspect in court with red-orange hair and a dazed look in his eyes.  All I can do is shake my head in wonder.  These shooting rampages are becoming far too frequent.  Certain Madame Zoltar® brand potions can be used to treat these individuals, but we need to reach them before they go off, shooting everyone in sight.  That is where my predictive abilities could come into play if it were not for the skepticism of most law enforcement officials.  Bah.

I’d also like to plug two new (to me) news sources for the Racine area: Caledonia Patch (http://caledonia.patch.com/) and Mount Pleasant - Sturtevant Patch (http://mountpleasant.patch.com/).  Now that you-know-who is charging for access, it’s nice to have some more local news sites available, especially for free.  There’s even an Oak Creek Patch (http://oakcreek.patch.com/).  “Get patched in.” 

Salmon-A-Rama has ended, but the Racine County Fair (www.racinecountyfair.com) continues through this Sunday.  There’s always something to do in Racine in the summer (and I don’t mean drink).  Besides local newspapers and news sites, the Racine Public Library (http://www.racinelib.lib.wi.us/) is a good source of information.  Stop by and check out all the flyers and posters on community events.  You might even borrow a book.

Oh my, I just had a thought about a book.  How about reprinting my blogs and calling them “The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Madame Zoltar.”  Then I’d have to go on a national book promotion tour.  Oh my, oh my, I don’t have the time for that. So much for being a famous writer.

Thank you, one and all, for stopping by my blog today.  Thank you for reading and thank you for commenting.  Our JTI family knows no boundaries. 

Want to contact someone from your past, or your future?  Madame Zoltar knows the way: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.

Enjoy summer, my dears.  Have fun, fun, fun.  In six months we’ll be complaining about the cold, maybe.  Do your civic duty by having parties and inviting visitors from out of town.  Make them spend a lot of money here.  A whole, real lot.  I love you all.  Uberous!

Open Blog - Wednesday

Happy Wednesday.

Wisconsin second worst in construction job losses

Wisconsin lost 10,200 construction jobs in the recent 12 months, second only to Alaska in the percentage of job losses in the sector, a new report shows  Source: JSOnline Wisconsin second worst

With all these people out of work, why can't they be hired to finish Douglas Ave and the "Great Mess" downtown in front of City Hall?  You play hell trying to drive around the police station with all the oneway crap going on down there.

Open Blog - Tuesday

Aww, that's so cute. 

Black riders came from the sea

Black riders came from the sea.
There was clang and clang of spear and shield,
And clash and clash of hoof and heel,
Wild shouts and the wave of hair
In the rush upon the wind:
Thus the ride of sin.

--Stephen Crane

"Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.

"The eighth surviving child of Methodist Protestant parents, Crane began writing at the age of four and had published several articles by the age of 16. Having little interest in university studies, he left school in 1891 and began work as a reporter and writer. Crane's first novel was the 1893 Bowery tale Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, which critics generally consider the first work of American literary Naturalism. He won international acclaim for his 1895 Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage, which he wrote without any battle experience."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crane

"Highway Scare Prank on Wife"

And that's the last time anyone has seen or heard from him.

Open Blog - Monday

Such a cute doggy.

Usless Information

Did you know:

Lipton Tea produces 24 million tea bags per day, 7 days a week.

"Iceberg tsunami gone wild!"

"A tourist from Australia came to my uncle and asked if she could get a ride to the glacier just north of Ilulissat, Greenland, so he asked me if I wanted to be his translator. I am from another town where glaciers are fairytales, I was as much of a tourist as the Australian tourist, so I decided to join the crew. 

"The beautiful scenery was amazing, but the nature doesn't care about anyone. That day almost became our last day. 

"Copyrights owned by me, Jens Møller."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3K5HY5RnE


Watching that guy get close to dying is as close as I want to get. 

Sorry, gotta get this off my chest

Two things.  First, wtf with the city contracts with its workers?   http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/three-unions-file-lawsuit-against-city/article_e46f5492-d1d8-11e1-bdc4-001a4bcf887a.html

I remember many people saying that we should wait until we knew what budget cuts were coming from the state before we sign any contracts.  Dickert, Tom , and most of the City Council ignored reality and signed the contracts anyway.  Now they intend to just break the contracts.  They do it knowing that the unions will sue and add to the city's already outrageous legal tab. 

Worst. Mayor. Ever.

Second, why are prosecutors plea bargaining with a monster who admitted killing a two-year-old by body slamming her a dozen times? http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/plea-agreement-apparently-being-discussed-in-toddler-s-death/article_f5676f22-d2d3-11e1-93aa-001a4bcf887a.html

I've said it many times: children are disposable in Racine.  The city's criminal "justice" system shows a deep disdain for children.  Baby killers walk our streets again after only a couple of years in prison.

I know why we are plea bargaining with this monster.  Money.  That's the reason behind most plea bargaining.  It's cheaper than a trial.  Find out the cost of a murder trial in Racine.  Subtract from that the cost of plea bargaining.  The difference is the price of a child's life in Racine.

Open Blog - Weekend

Drunk squirrels?

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Four for Fridays after a seemingly short week. Sorry a little late in posting this, I was up late working on a project for Facebook. Anyways, here are some questions for you...

1) How do get your movies you watch? HBO, rent, Netflix or whatever?

2) What's the strangest talent you have?

3) When you start a project, do you finish it right away or take breaks and possibly never finish it?

4) At what age did you become an adult?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday

Here comes the weekend.

Open Blog - Thursday

Have a good day.

new word for your vocabulary

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my hot muffins.  How are you?  I think we set another record for heat today. Oh boy.  These are not the kind of records we should be setting.  How about setting a record for the most temperate days in a row?  Or a record for the most perfect rainfall for a summer?  There are all kinds of records, but we should seek to set only positive ones.  I really do not want to know how hot it can get.  Anything above 90 is hot to me.  Throw in heavy humidity and even the 80’s get uncomfortable.  Let us all set our minds on one task: better weather.  Repeat after me, “better weather, better weather, better weather,” and so on until the weather gets better.  Visualize it, seek it, own it.  Together we can do anything.

We had an electrical problem at the house today, one of the hottest days of the year.  In his room, Junior had everything electrical plugged in: window air conditioner, TV, stereo, two computers, etc.  Then he plugged in the amp for his guitar. It played for awhile, but then Junior smelled smoke, and it wasn’t from his finger picking.  Unbeknownst to us, Junior had long ago grown tired of blowing and replacing the fuses for his bedroom. (It’s an old house.) Junior decided to put a nickel in the socket the last time he replaced a fuse.  That “took care” of the fuses blowing.  So the juice kept flowing and flowing to Junior’s room until some wiring ignited near the electrical box.  That took out power to the entire house.  Junior quickly found the source of the smoke and put out the fire with an extinguisher rated for electrical fires.  Junior remembered that you never put water on an electrical fire.  I’m so proud of him, but I am so ticked off at him for almost burning the house down.

We (Señor Zanza, Junior, and I) are temporarily staying with the Señor’s mother and sister, Momma Zanza and Lady Zanza, respectively.  It is very gracious of them to put us up.  Hopefully our house can be repaired within a couple of days.  I know that Momma and Lady Zanza don’t read my blog, because they told me they never heard of it.  To be blunt, I hate it here.  Three strong-willed women in a small house does not work.  I don’t know how they do it with two, but that is a mother/child thing.  If they don’t have the house fixed soon, we’re gong to a hotel.  Thus spake Madame Zoltar!

As usual in the summer in Racine, the area is bustling with events and activities.  The big one at the moment is Salmon-A-Rama, http://www.salmon-a-rama.com/  I know there is a flow, a gush, of other events.  Check all the online Racine news sources to discover everything that is happening.  Ask friends and neighbors, too, what’s going on and what they recommend.  Sometimes you will find the perfect event for you.

As a public service, here is a video entitled “The Dangers of Hot Weather.”

Thank you, all my hot toddies, for visiting with me today.  We’re supposed to be cooler than the last few days, but then more heat is on the way, or so “they” say.  I appreciate you stopping by to read my blog.  Take a break, sit down, and drink some lemonade as you read. 

When will Quill the Eskimo get here?  Find out: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.

Please take care of yourselves in the heat.  As we get older, out bodies cannot tolerate as much stress as they used to.  Take it easy.  Drink plenty of fluids. (Beer doesn’t count.) Set up the sprinkler and run through it.  It does wonders.  Diaskeuasis! 

"Double Mustache"

Another classic from the people at 5 Second Films, http://5secondfilms.com/

Open Blog - Wednesday

Wtf?

Open Blog - Tuesday

Friends are friends.

Dear Madame Zoltar - Can I Trust These Guys?

Astrology.com emailed me birthday greetings.  They're also offering some specials. ("More birthday gifts for you.")

The email shows a cupcake I'm supposed to click on to claim my gift.  "We've wrapped a special Full-Length Solar Return Birthday Reading (a $14.95 value!), exclusively for you!"

That sounds like a prety good deal.  They knew about my birthday, so I think I can trust them.  Should I click on the cupcake or not?

Linda Ronstadt - "Long, Long Time"

Another one that has been stuck in my heed. At least it's pretty.

Useless Information

In the early 1900’s Henry Ford owned a sawmill producing parts for his Model A. Ford hated waste so he and a friend started manufacturing “Ford Charcoal Briquets”. For many years, Ford Charcoal Briquets could be purchased only at Ford automobile showrooms around the country.

In 1951 The Ford Motor Company closed the sawmill and chemical plant and the plant was sold to a group of local investors. They renamed the new company Kingsford Chemical Company. E.G. Kingsford was Ford’s original partner producing the briquets. The new group sold the briquets as "Kingsford Charcoal Briquets".

And the rest is history.........

Open Blog - Monday

It's going to be a hot week.

Open Blog - Weekend

Enjoy the weekend.

"Racine in Ruins"

A new addition to the local blogosphere: http://racineinruins.wordpress.com/

The lies from City Hall never stop.  Never.  

Party on, lying John.

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Four for Fridays after a week back to the grind. I'm ready to back on vacation again. Sleeping in sounds great.... Anyways here are some questions.

1) Did you ever have a tree house or build a fort when you were a kid?

2) What are the best seats for a concert or sports event you ever had?

3) If you were the U.S. president for a day, what would you do?

4) What foreign country would you like to visit?

Enjoy your weekend!

Why I Don't Ski

Open Blog - Friday the 13th

Be careful out there.

Keith Fair

How long is the City of Racine going to put up with this guy?

He is suppose to be an Alderman, you would think they should be responsible people.

He doesn’t show up for court, now his attorney doesn’t show, these two guys have more excuses then Carter has Little Liver Pills.

His liquor license hearing has been postponed for the third time and now Thursday prosecutors filed a felony bail jumping charge against him for missing a court date Monday morning.

If convicted of a felony he has to be tossed out as alderman; anyone who is convicted of a felony loses their voting rights and to me he then cannot vote whether it is for the city or his personal vote.

See the JT story here;  If convicted

How To Piss Off a Frog

IT'S SO HOT in Wisconsin

.....the birds have to use potholders to pull the worms out of the ground. .....the trees are whistling for the dogs.
.....the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance
.....hot water comes from both taps.
.....you can make sun tea instantly.
.....you learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
.....the temperature drops below 90 F and you feel a little chilly.
.....you discover that in July it only takes two fingers to steer your car.
.....you discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
.....you actually burn your hand opening the car door.
.....you break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 A.M.
.....your biggest motorcycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death"?
.....you realize that asphalt has a liquid stage.
.....the potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter.
.....the cows are giving evaporated milk.
.....farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.

Open Blog - Thursday

Yes, sir!

The Goldberg Brothers

The Goldberg Brothers - The Inventors of the AAAutomobile Air Conditioner.

Here's a little factoid for automotive buffs or just to dazzle your friends.

The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner.

On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees. The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter. Henry was curious and invited them into his office.

They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car. They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, turned on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately.

The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he offered them $3 million for the patent.

The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they wanted the recognition by having a label, 'The Goldberg Air-Conditioner,' on the dashboard of each car in which it was installed.

Now old man Ford was more than just a little anti-Semitic, and there was no way he was going to put the Goldberg's name on two million Fords.

They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4 million and that just their first names would be shown.

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show – Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max - on the controls.

I can hear your groans from here. Control yourself!!!

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my dry, dormant dears!  How are you?  The heat of last week has moderated, but we’re still in the middle of a drought.  And more heat is on the way.  The weather was the talk of last winter and it’s the talk of this summer, too.  Today I had reason to walk on some grass, and it was crunchy underfoot.  That’s beyond dormant.  That may be dead.  Oh my.

The 4^th of July was too hot for me to watch the parade in person.  Junior had a great time, but he came home sun burnt.  My tonic soon eased the pain and other effects of the sunburn, but nothing restores the initial damage done to the skin.  My generation had an excuse: we thought the sun was good for us.  As it turns out, the sun is out to get us with a vast array of light waves and radiation.  Junior knows this.  He probably considers it “lame” to put on sun block, but you can’t even see or smell the unscented stuff.         

No parade this week, but we do have this: “Ironman 70.3 Racine Triathlon Course to Cause Traffic Delays on Sunday” - http://caledonia.patch.com/blog_posts/ironman-703-racine-triathlon-course-to-cause-traffic-delays-on-sunday  Be prepared.  This one has snagged traffic a number of times.  I don’t think all of our current roadwork will help matters any.  I have someone to visit on the north side on Sunday, but he doesn’t live on North Main St., so I should be OK.  In fact, my plan is avoid North Main entirely.  Check out the story and maps to see if the triathlon will affect you.

Of course, there are scads of other events and shindigs occurring throughout Racine during the summer.  Check the paper, listen to the radio, and talk to you friends.  There’s something going on almost all of the time in Racine.  Most of it is legal.  Tee-hee, a little joke there.  I’m sorry, that doesn’t reflect positively on Racine.  Racine is the precious ship that carries my life.  I don’t want to become one of the cargo rats.  

If you have one, or more, of those small trees that the city planted this spring, you’d do them a great favor by letting a hose lightly trickle on the mulch near the trunk of each of them for ½ - 1 hour.  Once a week until the rain returns (if ever).

Thank you for stopping by to peruse my blog.  And for reading it, too.  I so enjoy the company.  My readers are my life.  Without them, I’d cease to exist. 

Let off steam with Madame Zoltar® Voodoo Dolls: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.

Pray for rain, my dears.  If we can’t get rain, then pray for beer.  We might as well enjoy the misery of the drought with some of the draught. Look both ways before crossing the street.  Stay hydrated.  Wear clean underwear.  I love you all.  Vecordious!

Open Blog - Wednesday

"All you need is love." 

Smallest Caliber Gun to Protect Yourself

Al Capone's Grandson Nearly Murders Local Man

From Oak Creek Patch:

"Police received a 911 call early Tuesday morning from a man claiming that Al Capone's grandson was in a car with him and holding a gun to his head, but that he was able to break his neck and kill him.

"Shockingly, this did not turn out to be accurate, and a 64-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving.

"According to an Oak Creek police report, officers responded to the 27th Street area about 2:45 a.m. and received updated information from the man: he must have only strangled him, because the person just walked out of the car.

"Police found the vehicle and conducted a high-risk traffic stop at the Villa Vista motel, 8060 S. 27th St., ordering the man out of the car.

"He was found alone sitting in his vehicle with the keys in the ignition. Police also found him to be highly intoxicated, according to the report.

"In addition to drunken driving, he was arrested for misuse of 911."

 http://oakcreek.patch.com/articles/false-report-of-gun-leads-to-arrest

Thank goodness that the 64-year-old man was able to break free from Al Capone's grandson.

Open Blog - Tuesday

Have a great day.

Useless Information

Did you know:

Wesley Trent Snipes: Actor, martial artist, film producer has earned a 5th degree in Black Belt karate

Source Wikipedia

HEART WARMING LAWYER STORY

One afternoon, a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the road-side eating grass.

Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate.

He asked one man, "Why are you eating grass?"

"We don't have any money for food," the poor man replied. "We have to eat grass."

"Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I'll feed you," the lawyer said.

"But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree."

"Bring them along," the lawyer replied.

Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You may come with us, also."

The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!"

"Bring them all as well," the lawyer answered.

They all entered the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limousine.

Once under way, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said, "Sir, you are too kind.

Thank you for taking all of us with you."

The lawyer replied, "Glad to do it. You'll really love my house. The grass is almost a foot high."

Come on now...you really didn't think there was such a thing as a heartwarming lawyer story...did you?

Cosmic Corner No Longer Cosmically Colored

I've written about this before, about a headshop on the corner of Main and Hamilton streets that was being forced to change the exterior colors of the store. See http://www.jtirregulars.com/2011/05/city-cites-cosmic-corner-for-colors.html and http://www.jtirregulars.com/2011/06/cosmic-corner-colors-will-change.html

Well, they finally did it.  It took them over a year, but the building was painted last week.  

The picture at top is the color scheme which offended city fathers.  Below are two I took today.  This time they painted the entire building:

 I stopped in to ask about the paint job, but the clerk didn't have a lot of info.  She did know that the original complaint came from a neighbor, and was followed by a complaint from the alderman, Jim Kaplan.  (I remember when he complained about the teachers from Janes School parking their cars near his house, which is across the street from the school.) 

Once again, the powers that be in Racine enforce conformity, in the name of "free enterprise."