Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Racine Firefighters Represented at my newphews funeral in Green Bay


Both Racine and Caledonia were there along with hundreds and hundreds of firefighters, paramedics from all over the state of Wisconsin.

the procession with trucks and ambulances had to be over a mile long. They didn't have an exact count that i could fine but they knew it was well over 60+ pieces of equipment.




 
 

Open Blog - Tuesday


Don't try to confuse me, Tuesday.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

"Don’t work – don’t waste your money"

From Knuckledraggin My Life Away:


"Hey, you know me – if I find something that is a good deal, I share it with you. But this shit? I could’ve spent the money on premium porn for all the good it did me. No numbing sensation or nothin’ – all it did was make my hands and dick greasy so you know where that led…..
 

"And CharlieGodammit [his dog's name] dry humped my leg for 3 days afterwards. Not the company’s legs, mine. That’s unforgivable right there.
 

"Yeah, I’m giving this product 0 stars as it was advertised, but 3 stars for being a mild aphrodisiac and I’m taking those away as a penalty for the fucking dog jizz everywhere".

http://knuckledraggin.com/2015/06/dont-work-dont-waste-your-money/

"Ladies? Is this for real?????"

From Knuckledraggin My Life Away:


 http://knuckledraggin.com/2015/06/ladies-is-this-for-real/

Cats and Dogs


Charlie and I are going skydiving that weekend.

"The Sloth is my Spirit Animal"

From The Lonely Libertarian :


I'm the sloth, too.

"City Of Racine residents start planting flowers in potholes in the streets throughout the city."

From Racine Community Media:


"Lakesha Washington and her team have taken to the streets themselves to draw attention to the terrible and unsafe road conditions throughout the City Of Racine. 'We started with repeated calls to the city, no one was listening. These kids out here are in danger, cars swerve to miss potholes, putting pedestrians and other drivers at high risk, Northwestern Ave. is the worst!'

"'If the city won’t do anything about it, we will do our part!'”

http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/122453831293/city-of-racine-residents-start-planting-flowers-in

"Machinery Row and Rodney Blackwell hit with FRAUD & BREACH OF CONTRACT LAWSUIT!!"

From Racine Community Media:
"Racine- Another lawsuit has been filed against the Machinery Row project and Rodney Blackwell. This time it’s alleged fraud and breach of contract. Questions are now circulating as to how far Racine city officials are involved in this whole mess. Asked earlier in the week by the Racine Journal Times, both Mayor Dickert and City Administrator Tom Friedel declined to comment.

"Michael Knight claims Blackwell and Machinery Row have not delivered on financial guarantees and have falsely represented themselves. Knight said he provided extensive and ongoing services covering several hundreds of hours to the project, such as reviewing and amending tax credit applications, He claims his services on the Machinery Row project included, meeting with public officials, negotiating with public entities, and working with lenders on project financing.

"Knight is also seeking damages as determined by a trial.

"City Development Director Brian O’Connell who has been involved in a lot of the behind the scenes work for Machinery Row has just unexpectedly retired from his position as City Development Director with the city. O’Connell is now attempting to take Lisa Parham’s vacated seat on the Racine School Board."

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/machinery-row-developer-calls-lawsuit-retaliatory/article_9c4121bd-0cec-5698-8d80-3dd09708beeb.html

http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/122513880443/machinery-row-and-rodney-blackwell-hit-with-fraud

"Kenosha County Sheriff say’s indictments are likely from city I.T. Department investigation."

From Racine Community Media:

"Kenosha County’s sheriff David Beth, called an email recovered during an investigation of the city’s computer system 'a crystal in the tip of the iceberg' of illegal activity, and he predicted various city employees will be indicted.

"Sheriff David Beth made the remarks in an address to the Kenosha Joint Services Board, the Kenosha News reported

"Sheriff Beth’s department is not involved in the investigation, which is being handled by the FBI, the state division of criminal investigations and the Racine County Sheriff’s Department.

"Read more at the link below.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/kenosha-sheriff-predicts-indictments-from-city-it-investigation-b99527363z1-310096191.html"

http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/122601030208/kenosha-county-sheriff-says-indictments-are

Friday, June 26, 2015

"Jon Stewart: Charleston 'Is Like Confederate Epcot'"

Weekday Funny


That was my career choice, too.

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone and welcome back! Another week has come and gone... More of the old same, same old thing. This time, I'm having a longer weekend. Anyways, your questions....

1) Who does the packing for a vacation?

2) What major surgery you've had?

3) Any summer movie do you want to see?

4) Do you think the Confederate flag is racist?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday


Where are your pants?

Thursday, June 25, 2015

"Open Unified seat draws a crowd"

From The Journal Times.com:



"RACINE — No less than 15 people have applied to temporarily fill a vacant seat on the Racine Unified School District’s Board of Education.

"The seat was formerly held by Lisa Parham, who resigned from the board earlier this month amid rumors that she has a felony conviction on her record and is therefore ineligible to hold public office in Wisconsin.

"She was elected in April and had been on the board for barely six weeks.

"District residents looking to fill her seat had a two-week period to submit paperwork to the district or any board member to apply for the position. That period ended at the end of business Thursday.

"The 15 candidates include former board member Guadalupe Rendón, 69, of Racine, who lost his seat on the board in April, and Bryn Biemeck, 29, of Racine, who also unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the board in April, as well as retiring City of Racine Development Director Brian O’Connell, 61, of Racine.

"The other candidates are Deborah Lynn Cappello, 51, of Racine, Nikki Fisher, 67, of Wind Point, Armintta Franklin, 55, of Racine, David Hall Jr., 59, of Wind Point, Marlo Harmon, 45, of Racine and who has previously ran for City Council, JoAnn Hattix, 57, of Racine, Kelly Highman, 40, of Racine, Larry Jones, 51, of Mount Pleasant, Stephen Kalmar II, 55, of Racine and former Racine poet laureate, John Koetz, 51, of Mount Pleasant, Yasin Mahdi, 32, of Racine, and Linda Thalacker, 67, of Mount Pleasant.

"The board will appoint one of these candidates at a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday July 2 at the district’s Administration Services Campus, 3109 Mount Pleasant St.

"The one appointed will temporarily fill the seat until it goes up for election in April."

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/open-unified-seat-draws-a-crowd/article_cbe04876-358a-51a7-948f-46e52f4f11b7.html

Roundabout from Hell

 
Racine is going to put one of these on every corner in the city.

"A little more realistic, don’t you think?"

From Knuckledraggin My Life Away:


http://knuckledraggin.com/2015/06/a-little-more-realistic-dont-you-think/

Beautifying the Neighborhood


I kinda like it.

A Surprise in the Rose


Hi, there.

Alltime10s Thursdays

Open Blog - Thursday


Happy Thursday.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

"Fridge-henge"

From Break:


And no litter on the ground.

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my honeybees!  How are you?  We’re finally getting our summer heat and our summer storms, though we can’t compete with Ms. OKIE for storms or Ms. Beejay for heat.  That’s OK.  They can keep them.  Not that our local climate can’t get violent at times.  We had trees down and power outages after the last front went through, and there’ll be more.  When a cold front hits hot weather, a storm can erupt.  Some of the tornadoes I’ve seen online were monstrous in size.  How about a storm from hell four miles wide?  A home, a car, and all personal belongings are lost as a tornado sweeps them up, but does no damage to the house across the street.  Summer storms can be beautiful, and deadly.

So can illegal fireworks.  As we approach the 4th of July, I believe we’ll see and/or hear more and more fireworks.  Maybe not.  In the city last year, it was comparatively quiet before, during, and after the 4th of July.  Perhaps efforts have paid off.  Wow, what a concept.

The Journal Times has a story on our ongoing City Administrator problem: http://journaltimes.com/news/local/committee-defers-action-on-city-administrator-search-requests/article_deee1254-e719-5941-bc56-c9164a31e6b7.html I didn’t know that we have a problem here, but apparently Mr. Cousin Tom Fried does.  There’s mumbo-jumbo in this article about the cost of a nationwide search to replace Mr. Cousin.  More scare tactics.  How come there wasn’t a nationwide search when Mr. Cousin got the job?  He was decreed City Administrator by King lying John.  The Serfs Council approved of him.  Now we have this sticky wicket where nearly all city employees are losing money and benefits.  Streetlights come down.  And as more and more people are forced to bite the bullet, for some reason Mr. Mayor and Mr. Cousin think Mr. Cousin deserves a $30,000 raise. 

We’re losing ground out here.  Do any of you city officials give a damn about this?  I can no longer afford one of my prescriptions because my plan doesn’t cover it.  What are we supposed to do?  Day after day, we are beset by problems.  Day after day, you turn a blind eye.  Shame on you!  You represent the worst that humanity has to offer.  Your selfishness and greed are legendary.  Your pride goes before your fall.

Racine County Eye is linked to a beautiful time-lapse video of the sunset over Racine Monday.  By Gabriella Brossman in Community · June 23, 2015


That’s a wonderful video.    Unfortunately, it was the precursor to the storms and outages that I mentioned earlier. 

Thank you for stopping by to read my blog today.  Take a break.  You deserve it.  I love all of my readers.  You’re wonderful.

Who will win the presidency in 2016?  Ask: MadameZoltar@jtirregulars.com

Stay cool, stay hydrated, and stay as beautiful as you are.  Use sun-block if you’re going to be outside.  Put on more as you spend more time in the sun.  Protect your eyes and epidermis in the summer sun.  You’ll still have a great time.

Open Blog - Wednesday


Prepare for liftoff.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

"Racine, Apiculture, the Plague and how history can teach us how to avoid disaster"

From Racine County Corruption:


"Did Racine County just avoid the next Plague?"

Read more:  http://racinecountycorruption.blogspot.com/2015/06/racine-apiculturethe-plague-and-how.html

"Blind Dog Has His Own Guide Dog: Now The Pair Needs A Home"

From Break:




PhilHaney by PhilHaney on 3 hours ago




"For the gut wrenchingly heartwarming story of the day we go to Hartlepool, Durham, England where a pair of stray dogs was recently rescued. An elderly Jack Russel named Glenn (so many first names) is completely blind in both eyes, but luckily he has a buddy named Buzz, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who is the little dog’s own guide dog.



"Animal rescue staff found the unlikely duo abandoned in a sea tunnel. Now they are trying to find the inseparable pair a new home. They both become very upset if they are away from one another for more than a few minutes. This is understandable as Buzz acts as Glenn’s eyes. 


"They are currentlyliving at the Stray Aid center in Coxhoe where care givers say the approximately nine and ten year old dogs make quite the odd couple.  Centre manager John Bielby says;
"'They stay together at all times and Glenn follows Buzz wherever he goes. Wherever one goes the other one follows. They have behaved well in the kennels and they are both quite playful. They both seem to be doing well.'



"While getting on in years, the two dogs still love to run and play. The blind dog does well on his own, outside where he can run freely. However, indoors Glenn needs help so he doesn’t bump into things. The guide dog Buzz even helps Glenn find his food and into bed as he guides him around the kennel.







  Contact Stray Aid to find out about how you can adopt Glenn & Buzz.

Follow Phil Haney on Twitter @PhilHaney
Source: Daily Mail 

http://www.break.com/article/blind-dog-has-his-own-guide-dog-pair-needs-home-2867795

"Thanks, tourists."

From Break:

"Fish plays fetch like a dog"



I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it.

Open Blog - Tuesday


Sounds good to me.

Monday, June 22, 2015

"George Carlin on 'the American Dream'"



Awesome.

"Samsung Safety Truck (English Version)"



That is so cool. I bet it costs an arm and a leg to put one on a truck.

Wildflowers Pt 2!

Sorry I haven't been posting my wildflowers lately I have been busy with all my doctor appointments. I am going to try to get most of them posted to share with all of you. Here are some more of the wildflowers.

This is a Crested Dwarf Iris the picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi..

  This is a Musk Thistle this picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi..

              This is a Eastern Shooting Star this picture was taken at Colonial Park in Racine Wi..

                  This is a Virginia Spiderwort this picture was taken at Cliffside Park in Racine Wi..

This is a Sulfur Cinqefoil this picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi.

This is a Water Lily this picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi.

I hope everyone enjoys the pictures and there are a lot more to come. Have a nice day!

"I've never actually bought these"

From The Lonely Libertarian:

 "But I find them all over the house".



If you're really bored, you can pry the prongs apart on one of those and then insert them into an electrical outlet. Guaranteed fireworks.

Overwhelmed


I sleep to do the same thing. 

Open Blog - Monday


But think of all the fun you'd miss.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

"Works for me"

From Knuckledraggin My Life Away:

 
http://knuckledraggin.com/2015/06/works-for-me-2/

"What could go wrong?"

From The Lonely Libertarian :


 http://hopelesslysane.blogspot.com/2015/06/what-could-go-wrong.html

"Questionably moist"

From The Lonely Libertarian :


 http://hopelesslysane.blogspot.com/2015/06/questionably-moist.html


When I managed the auto repair shop in Chicago, on a hot summer's day a heavy set woman paid by pulling bills out of the middle of her bra.  The currency was moist, but, what the hell, money is money. 

"イヌワシ、リラックスタイム/golden eagle having a relaxing time "


Published on Oct 27, 2013
"lazy and relax after training イヌワシ ラル http://lespieagle.org/ [UPDATE] listen the people who are talking about his noises, it's just that he was 5 months old when I filmed it. all baby birds of prey are peeping just like that and about the heavy rope, only when you start training an eagle, fly with dragging it that makes the eagle strong and quick to get muscles. you can watch his free flight on my other videos."



Madame Zoltar may have her parrot that likes to be petted, but this a golden eagle that gets into it.

"Developer Has Offer To Purchase Former Zahn’s Department Store Building"

Photo Credit: Racine County Eye
From Racine County Eye:

By Denise Lockwood in Breaking, Business · June 19, 2015

 "Northterra Real Estate Group LLC, a development company owned by Caledonia resident Lee Jaramillo, has an accepted offer to buy 500 Monument Square — the former Zahn’s Department Store building — for an undisclosed amount.

"The 40,000-square-foot building, which was founded by Edward Zahn in 1898 operated as Zahn’s Department store, is owned by Tri-City Bank National Bank. The building has been vacant since 1981. Tri-City Bank inherited the building when it purchased the assets of the Bank of Elmwood when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shut down the bank in September 2009.

"Jaramillo is about 90 days away from disclosing the names of the tenants of the building since he’s still in the process of negotiating the leases. But he did say the public-private development would not be conventional and would seek to ;bring life' to the downtown area.

"'We are talking with a couple of different groups,' Jaramillo said. 'We’re going towards a creative hands-on approach to this…. something that will help change the stigma of the downtown.'

"The building use will likely be a mixed use, but will not include housing or a sports-related use. Jaramillio, a former baseball player, also owns Forceout, a company that makes a protective glove used in baseball."

Read more: http://racinecountyeye.com/developer-has-offer-to-purchase-on-former-zahns-department-store-building/


Hallelujah!  Let's hope that this deal doesn't fall through.