"Крутой бабе намазали морду говном!"

Those crazy Ukrainians!

"Former Racine Police Chief Kurt Whalen – Just Following Orders?"

From Racine Exposed:

Posted by Paul Revere in Uncategorized

"From the Amended Compliant – a disturbing Pattern, or Practice emerges concerning Kurt Whalen. From his abuse of power as Racine Police Chief, to his selective willingness to oppress others, based upon the color of their skin,  while under the direction of Mayor John Dickert, who sued his own City and whose  legendary troubles have been covered widely in Racine Exposed, to Former Mayor Gary Becker – whose ultimate goal in life was to make hot sluts out of 14 year old girls."

Read more:  http://racineexposed.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/former-racine-police-chief-kurt-whalen-just-following-orders/

Open Blog - Weekend

Have fun.

"JOHN DICKERT, et al., Concede That Civil Rights Actions Pursuant To 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Should Proceed"

From Racine Exposed:

http://racineexposed.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/john-dickert-et-al-concede-that-civil-rights-actions-pursuant-to-42-u-s-c-%C2%A7-1983-should-proceed/

"City Of Racine Spies On Residents & City Officals Without Consent!"

From Racine Community Media:




"The City of Racine has been caught secretly taping the residents and alder-persons without their knowledge during official City Committee and City Board Meetings. Typically Racine Common Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings are taped for broadcast, these specific meetings were never broadcast and never shown publicly!"

Read more: http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/97295237228/update-update-update-update-update-update

"Jobs website available for proposed Kenosha Hard Rock Casino"

From RacineUncovered:

"The Menominee Nation and Hard Rock hope a proposed casino in Kenosha will be approved in the coming months. To prepare for that possibility, the Menominee and Hard Rock teams have launched a website to give Wisconsin job seekers the opportunity to state their interest in joining the Hard Rock team in Kenosha.

"The Menominee and Hard Rock teams say up to 3,000 people could be employed at the Kenosha facility — and they want to prepare for the facility opening."

Read more:  http://racineuncovered.org/2014/09/jobs-website-available-for-proposed-kenosha-hard-rock-casino/

Website: http://www.hardrockhotels.com/kenosha.htm

Four for Fridays

Hello everybody and welcome back! It has been a busy, busy week, so I took today off. Feels great to finally sleep in... Anyways your your questions...

1) What was the furthest you went driving without stopping?

2) What was the scariest place you traveled to/through?

3) What is your favorite gambling game?

4) What is your favorite board game?

Enjoy your weekend! 

Open Blog - Friday

Good boy. Don't bite.

Wildflowers Pt 11!

I thought since it is so miserable outside I would try to brighten your day and try to make you feel all warm inside with some wildflowers pictures. I hope this will help you out and I hope you will enjoy the pictures. I have a feeling with this weather there will not be anymore wildflowers to go and take pictures of so I will just continue to share the pictures I do have with you.

Yes I know that I started the other blog but I still want to continue with this one also.

Here are some pictures for you-

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

                           This is a Bull Thistle the picture was taken at Myers Park in Racine Wi.

          This is a Velvet Leaf Mallow the picture was taken at Whitewater College in Whitewater Wi.

              This is a Lance Leaf Coreopsis the picture was taken at Bender Park in Oak Creek Wi.

                This is a Virginia Strawberry the picture was taken at Trout Ponds in Caledonia Wi.

This is a Yellow Indian Paintbrush the picture was taken at Chiwaukee Prairie Wildlife Refuge in Pleasant Prairie Wi.

This is a Monkey Flower the picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi.

              This is a Spotted St. Johnswort the picture was taken at Bender Park in Oak Creek Wi.

I really hope this does brighten you day and I also hope you enjoy these pictures. Have a nice day!

We Will Not Forget

Alltime10s Thursdays

Open Blog - Thursday

Drink up.

Drive Yourself Nuts

 

This game kills me, the longer you last the faster it goes...!!!

 

Red Square Game

"City again asks judge to dismiss bar owners' lawsuit"

From The Journal Times.com:

CARA SPOTO cara.spoto@journaltimes.com

"RACINE—The city of Racine has once again asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the owners of five shuttered bars, but has agreed to allow some Civil Rights portions of the suit to proceed.

"Filed Wednesday afternoon in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by an attorney for the city, the motion to dismiss is a response to an amended complaint filed by the plaintiffs on Aug. 21."

Read more:  http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/city-again-asks-judge-to-dismiss-bar-owners-lawsuit/article_08b05361-7fe5-5556-babc-00b8411f5eac.html

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my children!  How are you?  The weather outside is cool enough to be conducive to the joy of gardening, and whatever else you do outside.  Indoors it’s a little warmer and routine chores can be draining.  I drink plenty of fluids when I do housework.  Not all of them are water.  Ahem.

First, my condolences to the woman who lost a daughter in a car crash near Dodge and Main.  The mother was critically hurt and I assume will take a long time to heal.  I have heard that no loss is as painful as the loss of a child, no matter what age.   

Our proud and powerful Green Bay Packers stumbled in their opening game against the reigning Super Bowl champs, the Seattle Seahawks.  Oh well, at least the pressure is off for a perfect season.  Next, we’ll host the New York Jets [thanks for the correction THB] on Sunday, Sept 14, at 3:25 PM.  CBS is broadcasting the game.  It’s the Packers’ home opener.  The fans expect great things.  Give them to us.

In the Irregular Football League, my Screaming Psychics are in third place while Mr.OrbsCorbs Orbliterators are in fourth. As usual, Mr. hale-bopp’s Half-Astrophysicists are in first place. 

Getting Junior his school supplies, and getting him ready for school, caused a big hullabaloo around here.  He said he needed a new laptop because he spilled soda all over his current one.  Well, we can’t afford one just now.  OMG!  He threw a tantrum unlike I’ve seen for years.  Señor Zanza became so exasperated that he almost caved in and bought Junior one, but I said, “No!  Not until he apologizes for his behavior, and works out a payment plan for the laptop.”  Once Junior realized that his actions were working against him, he finally apologized, and he and Señor Zanza “worked out a deal” on a laptop.  Hmmm.

It’s nice, though, that Junior isn’t carousing around the house and elsewhere.  Schoolwork trains the mind.  I want so much better for him than I or my ex-husband had.  Junior might need a “little straightening out” after high school.  Maybe the Coast Guard would be in order.  They’d train him to be an officer and a gentleman, without much fear of getting blown to pieces in far off lands.  He could work his way through college.  He could be my personal lifeguard.

Oh my, that’s enough of that.  Poor Junior - I have his life all planned out for him.  I have yours planned, too.  You are going to come here weekly and have a good time.  You’re going to enjoy the love of Irregulars (and regulars).  We are going to be accepting of others. 

What’s a lot of straightening out?  Ask: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com

Enjoy as much of the warmth and sun that you can.  We’re definitely on the downside of the seasonal clock.  Watch out for school buses and children. Rantipoole!

Open Blog - Wednesday

Smooch someone today.

"Kenosha Police Investigating Stolen Tortoise Worth $4,000"

From RacineUncovered:

"From the Kenosha Police Department-Detective Correa is currently investigating a case involving a stolen tortoise. It is a 40 lb 80 yr old African Sucata Tortoise with a tan shell and crack in its lower jaw. Worth estimated $4,000.00. It may be that the person who took the tortoise thought it was loose and grabbed it. It was taken from a front yard in the 4700 blk of 8 Av while it was eating grass. A male white in a brown Pontiac Bonneville may be the suspect involved. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Det. Correa at 262-605-5241."

Credit - K. P. D. Facebook

Read more: http://racineuncovered.org/2014/09/kenosha-police-investigating-stolen-tortise-worth-4000/

Classic Magicians

Last night I ran tech at the theater for the Tucson Society of American Magicians Parlor Magician of the Year competition. I dabbled in magic a bit in my younger days and had a good time chatting with the competitors and watching the show.

One thing I told them about was going to a magic convention in St. Joseph, Missouri. I think I was 14 or 15. My father pretty much told me I HAD to go to the midnight lectures and shows (even though I technically wasn't old enough) because some of the giants of magic were performing and speaking: Dai Vernon and Slydini. There were both very elderly but still agile enough to pull off a good variety of close up magic and tell tales from their long careers in magic.

What really got all the magicians jealous is when I told them I had gotten autographs from both of them on playing cards.

I look back now and think, REALLY? I had them autograph a two of diamonds and a four of spades? What was I thinking! (Actually, if I remember correctly, they preferred low value cards as they had more room to sign them so maybe I wasn't so stupid after all!)

A Question for Hale

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.

Hale, how much truth you think there is to this?


........SER

What's on the Menu!

I am going to try something different on here by sharing some recipes with everyone. I thought this would be something everyone can enjoy and maybe try them out also. I know some people don't like to cook or just don't have the time to make meals. I do have some really easy recipes to share also.

The recipe I am going to start off with is my kids favorite one-

                                                        No-Boil classic Lasagna

16oz Container of Cottage Cheese
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
2 Eggs
2 26oz Jars of Pasta Sauce (combine them with a 1/2 cup water)
1lb Package of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1lb Package Lasagna Noodles
1lb Package Italian Sausage or Beef

Combine cottage cheese, parmesan cheese and eggs mix very well. On the bottom of a big cake pan spread 1 cup of pasta sauce. Then top with half each of uncooked lasagna noodles, then next the cottage cheese mixture, then the sausage. Then just repeat the layers until everything is gone and top with the shredded mozzarella cheese. Cover lightly and bake 1 hour on a 350 degrees oven until hot and bubbly. Let stand covered for 15 minutes before you serve it.


I hope everyone enjoys this dish just as much as my kids love it.

Open Blog - Tuesday

Always buy tacos from a truck. They're the best tasting.

"RICO lawsuit against City of Racine/Elected Officials Moves Forward"

From RacineUncovered:

"Racine Community Media is reporting that Federal Judge J.P. Stadtmueller accepts RICO Corruption case against Racine Mayor John Dickert and friend and county board mnember Monte Osterman along with his wife Mary Jerger Osterman, various other elected officials and some business owners.

"The judge has scheduled a conference date for September 25th, meaning the lawsuit has been accepted by the federal court systems. The response that was to be given by the City of Racine by September 11, 2014 is null and void according to Racine Community Media Online.
"For more on this visit Racine Community Media."

Read more:  http://racineuncovered.org/2014/09/rico-lawsuit-filed-against-city-of-racineelected-officials-moves-forward/

Racine Community Media story: http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/96757240338/racinecommunitymedia-major-breaking-update

Bad Graphic Design

Seen on the way to work this morning.

Local Loyalty - Returning soon!

Yes, boys and girls, Local Loyalty will be returning soon.

It has been a very busy, hectic and FAST summer, I can't believe we're already in September! Wow, where has the time gone?

I trust you all had a wonderful summer!

These have been my ponderings 

while thinking about the future of this feature. 

Why I am doing this?

Hmmm, great question, as going out and interviewing people I haven't met yet is way out of my comfort zone. 

I guess I have to give a little nod to one of Racine's most influential ladies, Beth David. She has been a huge, positive force in trying to make our city better. There is such a focus on the negatives, yet, it feels like so little help trying to turn it into positives. 

If you're not going to try to make it better, then stop complaining. Complaining is negative, we have enough of that. We need to step up and help create positive!

 

We sometimes feel over run in big box stores and forget about the small, locally owned businesses and great shops we have right here in our very own town. They often get over looked, or even go unnoticed. 

These are owned by people of our community. They need our help to stay in business. If we want to help in a positive way, we need to show our support to the 'little guys', right in our own area. 

Please click the side bar and review past posts and try to stop in and visit our locally owned businesses. They need us!

Don't freak out, I AM going to be going against one of my foundation guidelines, of not featuring chains, etc, but there is one that makes a huge difference in our community and helps small busiesses get a leg up. I will proudly, and very excitedly be featuring one specific place, whose owner is by far, a huge, awesome help to the little guys amoungst us. 

Stay tuned!

How to Post a Blog

Couldn't resist moving it to the top...

Getting started...

At the top right of the page this is a link that says "New Post". click on this link to bring up the page to create your post/blog.

At the top of the page this is where you type in the Title for your post.

Next (under the row of icons) in this area you type whatever you like about your Post/Blog

If you 'highlight' what you have typed, you can change the text style, size, color and more using the icons above. When you place your courser over the icon it will tell you what it is.

Inserting a Link.

1. Click on "Add or Remove Link" icon, this box is come up
2. It is easier to open the Web Page you want the link to go to. Highlight the http address at the top left of your screen, right click on your mouse and select copy. Then you can paste it into the link block.
3. When you paste the link to the "link to", the http address will also appear in the "Title" block; to change it just highlight and type in what ever you like for a title.
4. It is always best to click on the little box "Open this link in a new window"
5. Click on 'Ok" and the link will insert into your post where ever your curser is at.  Welcome to my Web page

 

Inserting a picture/image. This is one feature many of the posters use.

1. Click on the "Insert Image" icon and this box will open
2. Click on "choose file" button. This will open Windows Explorer, if you're are using Windows Explore. From here you can select any picture file or multiple files. you do have to click on the pictures you want if you add more then one; a blue frame will show the selected file(s)
3. Click on "Add Selected" and the picture will insert into your post. From here you can left click and hold down the button on the picture and drag it around to where you would like it.

 

 

Labels

1. Click of the word "Label" on the right of your screen. You can scroll through the list and click on what you like that matches your post or type in a word and see if it comes up.
2. Once you select something or type in a new label click on the "Done" button toward the bottom. As a note, you will not see the labels until you publish your post/blog.

You're almost done...
Click on "Publish" you see a screen like this come up. then click at the top of the screen "View Blog"
You'll be redirected to the JTI main blog and you'll see your new post/blog
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Open Blog - Monday

Have a great week.

"I Spy TV Opening Theme Version 1"

"Hargrove officially enters mayor race"

From The Journal Times.com:

CARA SPOTO cara.spoto@journaltimes.com

"RACINE — A second mayoral hopeful has announced that he will indeed be running to unseat Racine Mayor John Dickert next spring.

"After publicly stating that he was contemplating a bid for the office, the Rev. Melvin Hargrove told The Journal Times on Friday evening that he has filed his declaration of candidacy papers and is officially a contender.

"Hargrove, the pastor of Zoe Outreach Ministries, 2310 Racine St., and a Racine Unified School Board member since 2008, said he decided to follow through on his desire to run after 'much conversation and counsel' with trusted advisers.

"If elected Hargrove said he would put most of his focus on partnering with nonprofits, the faith community, schools and local businesses to help serve and develop the people of Racine in order to make both them and their city more attractive to employers and others."

Read more: http://journaltimes.com/news/local/hargrove-officially-enters-mayor-race/article_26dc7358-57ad-5070-8d57-11a857f42e3b.html

Open Blog - Weekend

See, even cavemen partied on the weekends.

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone and welcome back! It certainly has been an unique week. While it has been busy, unusual things have been going on.... Anyways, here are your questions....

1) When was the last time you went bike riding?

2) What was the furthest you have traveled on a bike?

3) What was the last movie you have watched?

4) If you could win a "life time supply" of anything, what would you want it to be?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday

Yahoo!

Going back to Florida

Having spent a. couple of weeks in our SC home to regroup, I now going home.  I met a lot of wonderful, caring people.  You see, I have an accent! I've been asked if I was a Yankee.  I admitted to it.  No denial from this northern cookie!

Wisconsin!  Well, folks they love us in the south.  And they love the way I say WisCONsin. Lol.
All the stories I heard about how WI closes down during a Packer game...duh...like that's news!

Enjoy the game.

"Joan Rivers, a Comedic Stiletto, Is Dead at 81"

From The New York Times:



"Joan Rivers, the raspy loudmouth who pounced on America’s obsessions with flab, face-lifts, body hair and other blemishes of neurotic life, including her own, in five decades of caustic comedy that propelled her from nightclubs to television to international stardom, died on Thursday in Manhattan. She was 81."

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/arts/television/joan-rivers-dies.html

Our Granddaughter is Three Years Old Today!

I can't believe three years ago today Drew, my daughter and I went up to Shawano Wi for the birth of our Granddaughter. It just doesn't seem like it has been three years already. She has grown so much, she is talking so good and she likes to help out. When we had them here she would get the stool bring it the counter and watch me cooking in the kitchen.

I was just looking at the pictures the other day and I can't believe that little baby I was holding for the first time is three years old. Just looking at the pictures and seeing how much she has grown into a beautiful little girl. She is a Daddy's girl too.

Here are a couple of pictures of her-

                                               This is our Granddaughter after she was born.

                              This is our Granddaughter this past summer when we watched them.

Alltime10s Thursdays

Open Blog - Thursday

I don't get it. Every day is bullshit.

Breaking News!

Church Service This Saturday
 

See Signs, Wonders and Miracles through the

power that is in the name of Jesus Christ

LOCATION 

Los Angeles Area
Courtyard by Marriott

6333 Bristol Pkwy
Culver City, CA 90230

Saturday, September 6 at 2:30 p.m.

                                        

             Faith, Hope, Help and Love

                             Pastors Robert, aka "Farting Preaher,"

                                                                                        and Maria Tilton

I needed Ice Cream

Guys, I caved...bought some ice cream.

Now, please, I'm begging you, tell me a joke!  We need some levity!

Is ISIS going to Destroy Obama? .

It seems like Obama cannot give a direct answer about what to do.

He is giving a "definite maybe" to the world!

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my mixed nuts!  How are you?  Personally, I’m sad because of the recent spate of hurt feelings on this site.

We’re finally getting summer heat as some trees start to turn colors.  It’s going to be a hell of a winter. 

The regular season starts for the Green Bay Packers tomorrow night, Sept. 4, 7:30 PM, at the Seattle Seahawks, broadcast by NBC.  Slaughter the Seahawks!  The Packers are going to the Super Bowl this year.  I can see it in my orb.  We’re going to do the happy dance on the graves of the Packers’ opponents!  Oh my.  Kill ‘em, boys.  Do us proud.   

Junior is back n school and I must say that I appreciate the time alone or with Señor Zanza.  The young have so much energy to burn.  They should put them in large squirrel wheels to cut city electrical costs.

Everywhere I look are references to fall.  Really, they make me ill.  Stop it with the rushing of the seasons.  Some stores already have Christmas goods up for sale.  The world just goes faster and faster.

I have to take timeouts to nap and refresh myself during the day.  The world is going faster, but I’m headed in the opposite direction.  And enjoying every minute of it.  Slow down.  Take time to smell the mums.  (Do they have an odor?)  Enjoy some peace of mind.

Thank you for reading my blog today.  I love my readers and my Irregulars.  I love your visits.

Packers or Seahawks?  Ask: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com

Kids are back to school, but school buses are back on the road.  It’s always something.  Always be alert around school and other buses.  Enjoy your week, my dears.

Open Blog - Wednesday

Enjoy your day.

Open Blog - Tuesday

Celebrate!

"SFFT Batman The Ride"

No way! Uh-uh! I would have to be drugged and chained in and I still wouldn't ride it. If I were forced to ride it, they better have some EMTs on hand with defibrillators. And some Panda.

Open Blog - Labor Day

Today is the last day that you're supposed to wear white. From here on, the white drops down on us out of the sky.

"Are City of Racine BUS Pensions and OPEB Headed Towards Bankruptcy?"

From Racine Exposed:

"On This Labor Day Weekend: While the City of Racine continues to play Real Estate Games and Failed Developer, there has been a quiet disaster building in the background – that of it’s seriously underfunded BUS Pensions and OPEB, which stands for Other Post Employment Benefits. These alarming financial facts come from the 2012 Audited Financial Statements, which can be found HERE."

Read more:  http://racineexposed.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/are-city-of-racine-bus-pensions-and-opeb-headed-towards-bankruptcy/

"How Wolves Change Rivers"

Arooo!

Open Blog - Weekend

I'm ready.

"Gateway Issues Another $3M in GO Bonds!"

From Racine Exposed:

"Slowly but surely, and one GO (General Obligation) Bond at a time,  Bryan Albrecht and his unelected Board are making progress towards borrowing the $49M  requested by Gateway in a Referendum, and which the Taxpayers of the Gateway District rejected.

"Ever since April 2, 2013, when District voters turned down Gateway’s referendum to borrow $49M, Bryan Albrecht and his unelected Board have been making steady progress to turn their failed referendum into a reality through back-door borrowing that goes unreported in local media channels."

Read more:  http://racineexposed.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/gateway-issues-another-3m-in-go-bonds/

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone and welcome back! There are some weeks that drag and others that go quickly by... The week was a little bit of both. Looking forward to the three day weekend. Anyways, your questions...

1) Would you want to be immortal?

2) What is the most depressing movie you have ever seen?

3) Would you rather work for a small business or a large corporation?

4) What magazine do you look for when you are stuck in the waiting room?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday

Damn straight!

"To Engineer is Human"

"Alderman Ed Diehl Running for Racine Mayor"

From Racine County Eye:



By Heather Asiyanbi in Government · August 27, 2014

"Racine Alderman Edward Diehl announced Wednesday that he is running for mayor against incumbent Mayor John Dickert.

“'I am not from Racine, not Wisconsin, not even the Midwest but my wife and I have adopted Racine as our home. Now I am asking the taxpayers of the city of Racine to adopt me as the next Mayor of Racine,' he told Racine County Eye.

"Diehl is originally from a Northeast Pennsylvania but has lived in Racine for 10 years. He was elected to the city council last year and says he was encouraged to run for the city’s highest office by residents.

“'I have received many, many phone calls and emails over the last four or five months and it has been humbling and empowering,' he added. 

"Diehl says he will be a servant-leader if elected, which means he plans on connecting with as many facets of the community as possible and leading 'through service and being an example.'”

Read more:  http://racinecountyeye.com/2014/08/27/ed-diehl-running-racine-mayor/

Related: http://journaltimes.com/news/local/alderman-diehl-announces-official-bid-for-mayor/article_78ef959d-3ac0-57be-a62e-1405176425a8.html

Alltime10s Thursdays

Open Blog - Thursday

NO U!

Wildflowers Pt 10!

I just can't believe that the fall is coming already and all the wildflowers will be gone soon. I don't know if it is me or not it just seems that the Summer has gone by quick. I am still going out there and looking for some wildflowers that I may have missed or some new wildflowers that I have never seen before. I do have a couple of new ones for everyone this week. Here are some pictures I would like to share with everyone:

This is a Yellow Crown Imperial the picture was taken on the corner by Colonial Park in Racine Wi. I took this picture back in May and just found out what it was with the help of friends on Flickr'. They do come in different colors too. Below will be a Orange Crown Imperial.

                    I just thought they are so different and I too a picture of them to share with you.

This is a Hollow Joe-Pye Weed with a Monarch Butterfly this picture was taken at Chiwaukee Prairie in Pleasant Prairie Wi.

           This is a Cardinal Flower the picture was taken at Chiwaukee Prairie in Pleasant Prairie Wi.

              This is a March Violet the picture was taken at Grant Park in South Milwaukee Wi.

   This is a Wood Rose the picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi.

This is a Yellow Columbine the picture was taken at Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Brighton Wi.

                This is a Cornflower the picture was taken at Whitewater College in Whitewater Wi

              This is a Wood Poppy the picture was taken at Whitewater College in Whitewater Wi.

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

I hope everyone enjoys the pictures as much as I enjoy going out and taken the pictures. Like I said there are some new wildflowers this week. The first two pictures I could not believe it took me that long to figure out. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone!