My thanks to a friend who emailed me those. I'm lucky, Charlie just sleeps when I'm not around.
Monday, March 12, 2012
It is so good when somebody waits for you at home...
My thanks to a friend who emailed me those. I'm lucky, Charlie just sleeps when I'm not around.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
"Large fight inside The Place on 6th"
From The Journal Times.com, February 28, 2012:
"Fights prompt examination of Fair’s bar — Alleged incidents at Place on 6th draw more attention to the alderman"
Read more: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/fights-prompt-examination-of-fair-s-bar-alleged-incidents-at/article_dad8ac0c-6208-11e1-a589-0019bb2963f4.html
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From RacineUncovered.org, early this morning:
"Large fight inside The Place on 6th"
Read more: http://racineuncovered.org/2012/03/large-fight-behind-the-place-on-6th/
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That's my alderman's bar. The one where he allegedly got into a fight with a pregnant employee and later punched her in his car.
Given the backdrop of the Park 6 fiasco, this will surely grow into a full-fledged circus, perhaps even a national one.
"Fights prompt examination of Fair’s bar — Alleged incidents at Place on 6th draw more attention to the alderman"
Read more: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/fights-prompt-examination-of-fair-s-bar-alleged-incidents-at/article_dad8ac0c-6208-11e1-a589-0019bb2963f4.html
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From RacineUncovered.org, early this morning:
"Large fight inside The Place on 6th"
Read more: http://racineuncovered.org/2012/03/large-fight-behind-the-place-on-6th/
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That's my alderman's bar. The one where he allegedly got into a fight with a pregnant employee and later punched her in his car.
Given the backdrop of the Park 6 fiasco, this will surely grow into a full-fledged circus, perhaps even a national one.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
dictator
Could you really tell ???
Well this should help!!!
This is what a dictator looks like...
With the world the way it is today,
Would you know a Dictator if you saw one?
Well this should help!!!
This is what a dictator looks like...
With the world the way it is today,
Would you know a Dictator if you saw one?
Mercury Fades as Jupiter and Venus Draw Closer
It is getting harder to see Mercury. My friend in Florida said he couldn't see it tonight. However, Tucson has less humidity and more transparent skies. Still, you can tell Mercury is fading fast. Look for it in this pic at the bottom right by the tree, just above the rooftop.
Jupiter and Venus are close enough together I can zoom in and get a pic of the Galilean Moons. Only three were visible tonight. Europa is the missing Moon.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Friday, March 9, 2012
"Does the Kilties Brew Fest now have competition?"
"It appears that another national beer fest is sneaking into Racine. Based on their website. Top of the Hops Beer Festival plans on holding a beer fest on May 12 and in no place other than Festival Hall. It appears that the Kilties Brew Fest has national competition coming to Racine. Noted on their website is glassware, which was frowned upon and not allowed at Festival Hall. More on this as it develops.
In case you are wondering what this event is here is the website.
What's going on? I don't know. They don't tell me.
here's what she said
here's what she said
as I drank through the nights
here's what she said
as I cursed the daylight
here's what she said
"you aren't mature enough"
here's what she said
"you are not pure enough"
here's what she said
"I am too much for you"
here's what she said
"there's not enough of you"
here's what she said
as I drunkenly cried
here's what she said
"good-bye, good-bye, good-bye"
--OrbsCorbs, March 9, 2012
(I have not composed in longhand, on paper, since I don't know when. I trained myself to write on the typewriter, then the blessed word processor. This poem came to me after I drew the comic in the above blog.)
as I drank through the nights
here's what she said
as I cursed the daylight
here's what she said
"you aren't mature enough"
here's what she said
"you are not pure enough"
here's what she said
"I am too much for you"
here's what she said
"there's not enough of you"
here's what she said
as I drunkenly cried
here's what she said
"good-bye, good-bye, good-bye"
--OrbsCorbs, March 9, 2012
(I have not composed in longhand, on paper, since I don't know when. I trained myself to write on the typewriter, then the blessed word processor. This poem came to me after I drew the comic in the above blog.)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
"Hand feeding hummingbirds - Raw Video"
This video is from Timt49's comment on SER's hummingbird blog: http://www.jtirregulars.com/2012/03/albino-hummingbird.html
I never heard them chatter before.
I never heard them chatter before.
"Blasts at Earth from the sun"
"Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth, could disrupt power grid, GPS and more"
So it has begun. Bye, bye in 2012. I already have my aluminum foil beanie on to protect me from the rays. Charlie won't wear his.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
What the Hell?
Just took this screenshot. What the hell? And it's windy and dusty here today (that's what the little triangly exclamation mark is for).
ALBINO HUMMINGBIRD
A rare treat... an albino hummingbird. Something that is seldom seen and almost NEVER photographed.
Dear Madame Zoltar
Hello, my March madness mavens. How are you? It’s tank top and shorts weather here. March 7th, in Wisconsin, in the 70’s. Ho-hum, just another day for us. The daffodils are beginning to show in the backyard. The frost is out of the ground. Grass is greening up everywhere. Soon, we’ll be complaining about the mosquitoes . . .I wouldn’t get too comfortable with the weather yet. I have a lingering sense that a whopper winter storm or two are still due us this season. It’s weather dread, and it colors all that I do. I’m still waiting for the other snowshoe to drop.
The news, as usual of late, is all bad. I’m not even going to try to find something positive there. I think one has to take whatever satisfaction one can out of the little successes in life. If I keep my perspective to that of family and friends, I can endure. Once I start looking elsewhere, I get lost in the miasma of current events and poisonous politics. A few shots of the right hooch don’t hurt, either. Oh my.
With the warming weather come twin dangers to motorists: bicycles and motorcycles. It’s early, but I’ve seen a few. Keep your eyes and ears open while driving. Also keep them open for the increased law enforcement actions that Mr. SER mentioned in another blog: “Drunken driving, seat belt crackdown in effect through March 21:” http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/drunken-driving-seat-belt-crackdown-in-effect-through-march/article_99b2484c-6716-11e1-9800-0019bb2963f4.html
Nothing associated with the word “crack” is good. Don't drink and drive.
Don’t forget, my dears, that Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 11, at 2:00 AM. Turn your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed on Saturday. (“Spring forward, fall back.”) We lose an hour of sleep, but gain so much light in the evenings. Even DST seems earlier this year.
Thank you so much for reading my blog this week. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And no, thank you. I so enjoy the regulars and Irregularites who stop by to visit. I want to hug each and every one of you, but that will have to wait for the next JTI gathering. Spring sounds good to me.
When will the bluebird of happiness drop a load of good fortune on you? Find out: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.
“They” say it will get colder again for a couple or days, but then the weekend will be warming up. Hmm, snowboard or skateboard? Wisconsin keeps it interesting. (Maybe I’ll parasail to clients.) Watch where you’re going. It’s muddy out there. A splash can ruin your day. I love you, my dears. Buccinator!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
What Is Beautiful To Me
That is the picture for March 2012 on my kitchen wall calendar. I don't select calendars for their images, but, rather, for their readability. However, so far this month, whenever I look at the calendar, my eyes are drawn to that picture.
That is a Japanese garden. The small rake marks in the sand (barely visible here) represent waves in water. You are to step only on the stones. That particular view of that particular garden is gorgeous to me. I am a sucker for shade and lacy foliage in the landscape.
The photo was taken by Krystyna Szulecka and is owned by Minden Pictures. I couldn't find a decent copy of it online, so I scanned my calender's picture. The quote is nice, too, but the picture is what gets me. I hope you enjoy it, too.
My New Blog
Ok, so I have a new blog. After a year of laboring over DrewTube, posting daily from A-Z. I'm finding myself finishing off Cheap Trick. Having about 4,000 albums plus at least a dozen coming in every couple weeks, I'm thinking this getting to be way to long to finish. (After figuring out the math at least ten years). I needed another format, something quicker and more to the point, therefore I have come up with Drew's Collection of Songs to Dance to. I'm kinda hyped about this blog. Not only it will feature my albums and bootlegs, it will also feature songs that are on them (carefully written out by my speedy fingered girlfriend- gotta love her), album rankings and the format that I have them on.At first glance, one would notice it's a little "backwards", meaning I'm starting from the end and working my way to the beginning. There is a reason for the madness. Images, as many people know are not exactly blogger friendly. It can be a pain in the ass to constantly drag down an image to get where it needs to be placed. To eliminate this issue, I figured why not start from the bottom and work my way to the top. I know it sounds Polish, but it is a effective answer to a tedious problem.
If you noticed the URL says something about day by day survival, ignore it. It's an old and depressing blog that I'd written from my personal needs. I have gotten past that stage of depression and I really don't need to be reminded of the shit anymore, so I hit the delete button. Anyways salvaging whats left of it, I created a new title and started my new blog. Saves me the hassle of creating a new account for a new blog.
Anyways it will still take me awhile to finish this. By posting about 25-30 albums a crack will save me years of time and make it a hell a lot easier to make more entries as new records keep coming in. Check it out! I hope you enjoy it. It has been much labor, love and passion that went into my music, feel free to leave any comments, questions or dialogues if you want. Thanks!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Seven Planets in One Night
Counting Earth, that is. The ongoing gathering of planets in the west and two rising in the east make it a great time to be a planetary observer. And the International Space Station joined the party to boot.
The streak is the ISS. Mercury is just above the tree, Venus and Jupiter are higher in the sky.
Mercury happens to be right next to Uranus. Had to wait a while for it to get dark and it was a tougher shot as the sky never really got totally dark, but I got Uranus as well.
Mars rises right after sunset. Saturn rises later in the evening. Here is a pic of Mars rising over the mountains.
Finally, to complete the night, you have to stay up until a little after 10pm local time when Saturn rises.
That really bright guy at the bottom left is a plane (you can see a short streak). Almost directly to the right of the plane is Saturn (the bright star to the upper right of Saturn is Spica). This is a wide field view so you can see Mars toward the top of the picture and notice how much higher it is now than several hours earlier when it barely cleared the mountain.
You can try this tomorrow night as well. Mercury and Uranus won't be quite as close together, but will still be in the same binocular field of view. Mercury reaches its greatest distance from the Sun tomorrow and will start getting lower in the sky each evening. So the sooner you can give this a try, the greater your odds of success.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
EMPTY BOWLS EVENT
Racine, Wisconsin Empty Bowls
Title: Racine, Wisconsin Empty Bowls
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Description: EMPTY BOWLS EVENT
Date: Monday, March 5, 2012
Time: Lunch 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dinner 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Racine Masonic Center, 1012 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403 (USA)
(Please enter Empty Bowls event 1015 Wisconsin Ave. entrance)
Title: Racine, Wisconsin Empty Bowls
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Description: EMPTY BOWLS EVENT
Date: Monday, March 5, 2012
Time: Lunch 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dinner 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Racine Masonic Center, 1012 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403 (USA)
(Please enter Empty Bowls event 1015 Wisconsin Ave. entrance)
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
AWOLNATION - "Sail"
This song has been stuck in my head for over a week. I post it here in the hope that by doing so, I exorcise it from my mind.
(Kind of funny to substitute the word fail for sail. :-P But not 10 days funny.)
Friday, March 2, 2012
Four for Fridays
Hello everyone! Welcome back to Four for Fridays after a long, yet productive week. Glad that Friday is here... Here are some random questions.
1) Do you know how to roller skate/ ice skate?
2) How often do you exercise?
3) What name do think is cool for a rock band? (Go ahead and think of one of your own if you want).
4) How much are you willing to pay for gas?
Enjoy your weekend!
1) Do you know how to roller skate/ ice skate?
2) How often do you exercise?
3) What name do think is cool for a rock band? (Go ahead and think of one of your own if you want).
4) How much are you willing to pay for gas?
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
What, No Monkees Fans?
"Former Monkee Davy Jones dies at age 66 in Florida"
RIP, Davy. You've taken your Last Train to Clarksville.
"White-collar criminals' code: 'It's not my fault'"
From the Los Angeles Times:
I came across this in the print edition of today's Journal Times. Suits won't man up where street thugs will. Is it any wonder that few of our politicians come clean, even after they're prosecuted?
"An armed robber takes his punishment. But the white-collar guys whine."
"By Barry Goldman
"February 28, 2012
"I mediated a case some years ago between a small general contractor and a carpenter. The carpenter had done some work for the contractor, and the contractor didn't pay. Then the contractor went to prison for arson. Once the contractor was out of prison and back in business, the carpenter filed suit to recover the money.
"I met privately with the contractor and went over the facts. Did you hire the carpenter? Yes. Did you agree to pay him such and such an amount? Yes. Did he do the work? Yes. Did you pay him? No.
"I asked why not, and I remember exactly what he said:
"'Did I tell you I was a nice guy? I don't remember saying that.'
"This was not the answer I expected. I expected to hear about his unjust and unfortunate incarceration and resultant financial difficulties and personal challenges. I expected him to duck and dodge and whine and wheedle and make excuses the way most people do.
"A friend of mine who is a federal judge and another who is a retired county prosecutor suggest I shouldn't have been so surprised. 'Give me an armed robber or a dope dealer any day,' they say. 'Of course they try to get the best deal they can, but they know what they did. They took a chance. And when they get caught, they stand up and take the punishment. It's a cost of doing business. The white-collar guys are totally different. Nothing is ever their fault. All they do is whine!'
"I hear that kind of whining over and over in my mediation practice. Employees who were fired for failing to come to work tell me, 'It was really retaliation for my outspoken defense of my constitutional rights.' Managers accused of sexually harassing one subordinate after another say, 'It's a conspiracy cooked up out of nothing by people who are out to destroy my career for no reason.'
"I hear it from my students. They didn't get the wrong answer; the question was ambiguous. They didn't get a lousy score; the curve was too high.
"We hear it from our 'leadership.' Newt Gingrich didn't have an affair because he saw something he wanted and he thought he could grab some without getting caught. Instead:
"'There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate.'
"It's worthwhile to pause a moment here and marvel at the chutzpah it takes to produce a statement like that."
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldman-honor-among-thieves-20120228,0,1062223.story
"Barry Goldman is an arbitrator and mediator, and the author of 'The Science of Settlement: Ideas for Negotiators.'"
"Barry Goldman is an arbitrator and mediator, and the author of 'The Science of Settlement: Ideas for Negotiators.'"
I came across this in the print edition of today's Journal Times. Suits won't man up where street thugs will. Is it any wonder that few of our politicians come clean, even after they're prosecuted?
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
BAD DAY at the offfice...
I've seen some of these clips before, but they go exceptionally well with the song.
Dear Madame Zoltar
Hello, my leap year lilies. How are you? First we get smacked with spring, then we get smacked with snow, then we get smacked with spring, then we get smacked with snow. We get smacked around a lot. Still, it’s preferable to a normal winter in Wisconsin. “Normal winter in Wisconsin” – oh dear, I think that’s an oxymoron. The only normal thing about our winters is their abnormality. You might even say that they are irregular. It’s nice to see the new and improved Racine Uncovered site: http://racineuncovered.org/ Very nicely done. I predict more growth and a larger audience for Ms. Beth.
Oh, and I saw Mr. OrbsCorbs’ link to the story about the Journal Times winning all those awards: http://www.jtirregulars.com/2012/02/journal-times-wins-numerous-wna-awards.html Kudos to them. (I’ve always wanted to say that, “kudos.” I have no idea what it means.)
Happy Leap Birthday to you “leaplings” born on February 29th. Are your celebrations and gifts four times better than regular birthdays?
Thank you for reading my blog. I do so appreciate your visits. My readers are my family, and I love my family. I even love my family’s families.
Stay in touch with family: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.
Enjoy whatever it is we are experiencing in the weather these days. I think it might be an early, prolonged spring, but I dare not predict Mother Nature’s actions. Keep everything handy, from sun block to antifreeze, and know that Madame Zoltar watches over you always. Lalochezia!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Check Out Racine Uncovered's New Look
It's so professional looking now. I'm glad to see the growth. Congratulations to Beth and the others who have put so much effort into our community.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Snow on Friday!
I was taking Drew to work and when we got outside we had about an inch of snow on the car already. So the two of us started to clean the car off. It was still snowing but I didn't care because he had to get to work and so did I. When we got the car cleaned off I asked him who was driving and he said you are.
When I left the parking lot I thought great the road was plowed. Then I get down the road to make a turn on to Green Bay Rd and there was a city bus in the ditch. I was like I am going straight to work. That road was not plowed yet. This is a detour we have to take because of road construction and the city did not plow this road. But the rest of the way to Drew's work and my work was plowed. After I got him to work and on my way to work I seen a car in the ditch on Northwestern St.. I was just glad I was going to work and I didn't care I was there and hour early.
On Wednesday we just got two new tires and a wheel alignment done on the car. I was just so happy for that. Because are tires were going bald on the car. With that done I was not sliding around with the car.
The picture at the top is on Charles St. by the quarry and the one to the right is on four mile rd the Root River. The one by the River I was sitting on the bridge in the middle of the road to take this picture. I made sure no cars where coming.
I couldn't believe the change in the roads from 5:30 am to 1pm. The roads when I got off of work were so clear to when I went to work. It was so nice to not have to worry.
The snow was wet and heavy here. You should have seen some of the trees with the limbs just hanging. It looked like the branches were going to just brake off the trees. Then when I was driving down the street the snow was falling off the trees and it sounded like ice hitting the top of my car. When the snow fell on the ground it was like slush you would be walking through.
I hope everyone made it safe on Friday were ever you had to be.
Useless Information
Did you know:Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
"The Journal Times wins numerous WNA awards including most improved "
From The Journal Times.com:
Bravo!
"RACINE COUNTY — The Journal Times has received four first-place awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for editorial excellence in 2011, including Most Improved Newspaper.
"The Journal Times also received two second-place awards and eight third-place awards in news/editorial.
"In advertising, this newspaper won three first-place WNA awards, one second-place and one third-place award."
"The Journal Times also received two second-place awards and eight third-place awards in news/editorial.
"In advertising, this newspaper won three first-place WNA awards, one second-place and one third-place award."
Bravo!
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