JT IRREGULARS

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Hello, my March madlings! How are you? Up or down? Just like our temperatures. This is typical of March. The snow of a few days ago has already melted. There have been a few days when I opened some windows and the fresh air smelled great and sunlight looked good in the house. Unfortunately, that also highlighted the need for a thorough spring cleaning of our home. Either I get a transfusion from Ms. Lizardmom, or Junior and Señor Zanza have a lot of work to do. Maybe we could all get transfusions from her. She’ll be anemic, but we’ll clean up a storm. Sniff, sniff, I smell a moneymaking proposition. Ms. Lizardmom, sell your blood to the highest bidders. Once every two weeks or so, sell a pint of Ms. Lizardmom’s Special Reserve Spring Rejuvenating and Cleaning Blood. Only $100 or best offer. Go for it!

Here’s a large image of yours truly: https://warmowski.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/fig2-1fortuneteller.jpg Oh my.

The sins of Mr. Mayor Dickert and his cohorts will be visited upon us all. That’s just the way the criminal cookie crumbles. I must constantly fight the temptation to cast a “reality spell” upon the city’s voters. I may not interfere. I just wish more of Racine’s voters would wake up. I predict a win for Mr. Mayor Dickert unless challenger Mr. Pastor Hargrove steps up his game, quickly and surely. Even then, I doubt his chances.

Mr. Mayor Dickert and cohorts have brought another lawsuit upon the city. This time, over the sale of the Women’s Club building. Another black eye for Racine. I can’t wait for the Machinery Row quagmire to drag us down further. Still, I don’t think that the JT Irregulars is a place for personal attacks like this one: https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=514457884876261588&postID=7338408911607225673 Fuck that shit. Once I and the rest of the JTIs have finished putting our mojo on you, expect a slow, agonizing death.

The political campaigns will soon start ramping up their bullshit machines for the coming, April7, election. Campaign phone calls. Campaign workers at the door. Campaign ads in the newspaper. Campaign material in the mailbox. Some of those mailings are on expensive, heavy stock. I try to recycle those, after Junior is done using them for target practice with his pellet gun.

OK, I know that Racine is a “broke” city. Things are so bad that we’ve had to cut back on city services and take down some streetlights. Mr. Mayor Dickert begged the nonprofits for money. Blah, blah, blah, we’ve all heard these things before. We’ve also heard about roundabouts, Machinery Row, the Uptown Project, the City Hall upgrade and other project after project. Where does the money for these niceties and toys come from? Why is State Street lit up at night like a landing strip for a 747, while inner city streets go dark? How come there is never enough money for residents’ needs, but plenty of dough for Mr. Mayor Dickert’s cronies and their developments?

I think not till we return to the streets like we did in the 60’s will our government take us seriously. “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Tumult and turmoil because the corrupt have been our “leaders” for too long. Break out your old gas masks and man the barricades.

When I’m not saving the world, I’m here visiting with friends. You all have a special place in my heart. Thank you for coming here.

Who let the dogs out? Ask MadameZoltar@jtirregulars.com

The weather will warm eventually. In the meantime, enjoy what we get. The light lasts longer into the evening. Do what makes you happy. And watch for children and motorcycles on the road.

Open Blog - Wednesday

Hurray for Wednesday!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Weekday Funny

Open Blog - Tuesday

Aw, c'mon, Tuesdays aren't that bad.

Monday, March 23, 2015

"Support groups available for those affected by manhunt"

From The Journal Times.com:

"After 24-hour search, suspect is dead "

Read more: http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/after--hour-search-suspect-is-dead/article_6e8e26fd-d571-5a91-ba75-16d0b148fda7.html

"Support groups available for those affected by manhunt"

Read more: http://journaltimes.com/news/local/support-groups-available-for-those-affected-by-manhunt/article_b739d982-c411-52b5-a660-c3f532de4bf2.html

Isn't it a bit much to have support groups for a 24-hour manhunt?

This is Nostalgia?

Yesterday while watching the NCAA tournament, I saw a Coke commercial featuring the song 99 Red Balloons with the tag line "Contains Memories". The threat of imminent nuclear annihilation is now considered nostalgia.

Just in case you forgot the lyrics of the song, it obviously was written as an anti-nuclear war pop anthem for the '80s. Here is the video I remember watching in high school.

Yes, when I open a Coke, I want to think of the horror of thousands of nuclear weapons raining down on cities around the world. I wonder if advertising people understand what the music they are using represents.

Open Blog - Monday

I prefer hiding under the bed.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Now that's flying

"UFO Being Towed in Nevada near Area 51 - 3/21/15"

UFO Being Towed in Nevada near Area 51 - 3/21/15 by makingbank

Saturday, March 21, 2015

"Another Civil Rights Violation Lawsuit Is Filed Against The City of Racine"

From Racine Exposed:

"The City Of Racine is again being sued in Federal Court for alleged civil rights violations, this time it is Northwest Funeral Home out of Milwaukee who is suing Racine City Officials, claiming unfair treatment in their attempt to purchase the old Women’s Club at 740 Lake Ave. across the street from Marsh Meredith Funeral Home.

"The Federal Lawsuit alleges that Northwest Funeral Chapel had gained approval by the proper city commissions and had an accepted offer to purchase the building from the seller for $275K, only to be denied by the Racine Common Council.

"Less than 2 months later, The Marsh Meredith Funeral Home was granted permission by the Racine Common Council to purchase the property at 740 Lake Ave. for $225K and allowed to operate it’s funeral home without the same restrictions applied to Northwest Funeral Home just 2 months prior.

"The Federal Lawsuit alleges The City Of Racine had an ongoing policy and practice of showing favoritism and or bias in administering city government."

Read more: https://racineexposed.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/another-civil-rights-violation-lawsuit-filed-against-the-city-of-racine/

Also see: http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/114175172458/breaking-news-racine-mayor-john-dickert-and

Open Blog - Weekend

Relax.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Once upon a time, . . .

Sign on my Apartment Door

Crash Landing

What kind of bird lands like that, drew?

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone and welcome back! Another busy week has come and gone.... A perpetual cycle of work, rest and some play. Anyways, your questions....

1) Which relative do you talk to the most?

2) How old were you when you got your first set of glasses?

3) Have you ever worn braces?

4) Do you play computer/video games?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday

Even though it's now officially spring, winter weather can still hang on. Spring cleaning, of course, takes place only when lizardmom says so.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Alltime10s Thursdays

"Md. woman uses sister's art to break stigma of mental illness"

By Andrea K. McDaniels The Baltimore Sun contact the reporter

"The paintings lay everywhere.

"Stacked in neat, methodical piles, they filled every room in the tiny apartment. The dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom — all full of artwork.

"Cheryl Maxwell stood near the doorway staring at it all in awe before becoming so overwhelmed with emotion she had to sit down.

"'Surreal,' she thought.

"The paintings were the work of her younger sister, Carolyn Anne Watts, who Maxwell discovered had committed suicide at the age of 56. The family didn't know of the secret art until after her death in 2010.
"Watts had suffered from depression her whole life, but her sister hadn't realized how it had consumed her. She saw all the emotions, and the ups and downs her sister suffered, painted on the canvases. Guilt and sadness filled Maxwell's heart. Maybe, she thought, she could have done more.

"While it was too late for her sister, it wasn't for others. Maxwell soon saw how she could open up a dialogue about mental illness through the paintings that had stopped her in her tracks — and maybe save other lives. There were nearly 170 pieces of artwork, she later counted. Enough to fill a small art gallery."

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-art-mental-health-20150306-story.html

I was tipped off to this story by http://journaltimes.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/woman-uses-sister-s-art-to-break-stigma-of-mental/article_007db706-b7c3-5ad7-9f8d-b30e8f1803e2.html

This reminds me of Emily Dickinson. I think the paintings are superb.

Open Blog - Thursday

Composing type gets very boring.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Weekday Funny

From Racine Community Media:

“We are the leaders. We can see things that the average person can’t see.”

-City Of Racine 4th District Alderman Jim Kaplan.

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/roundabout-rejected/article_289903fe-3e7e-52b3-9c84-0020c3c52925.html

Commentary: "Why Did Mt. Pleasant Giveaway $1M+ In Secret Sewer Amendment?"

From RacineUncovered:

"Commentary from Jerry Garski a Candidate for Mt. Pleasant President.

"In August of 2014, the Village of Mt. Pleasant Board voted to amend the Caledonia Sewer contract in closed session. The amendment includes forgiving interest owed to Mt. Pleasant by the Village of Caledonia on $5 million in exchange for a lump sum of $150,000 and lowers the interest rate for future payments.

"We know this because of a open records request filed by residents currently living on Highway V in the Village of Mt. Pleasant.

"Buried deep within nearly 250 documents is a copy of the amendment signed by Village President Mark Gleason. Nowhere in Village minutes is this action reported a potential violation of Wisconsin State Statutes.

"When the Board of Trustees goes into a closed session, they are required by law to report back out what they did. This 'secret' vote came as good news to the Village of Caledonia Board of Trustees who commended Village Administrator Janiuk for his 'effective negotiating' a few days later."

Read more: http://racineuncovered.org/2015/03/why-did-mt-pleasant-giveaway-1m-in-secret-sewer-amendment/

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my fellow travelers on the weather rollercoaster! How are you? When it’s been nice outdoors recently, it seems like everyone gets out. Cabin fever takes some time to cure. Everybody wants to smell some fresh air and feel warm breezes. It will take a little time for the cabin fever aftereffects to die down. Before you know it, we’ll be complaining about the heat. It’s like there are rituals for every part of the year, except this one. Unless you consider drinking massive quantities of green beer and then puking it up to be a ritual. We need to make a bigger deal of the spring and fall equinoxes. I don’t know that any saint wants to be associated with green gluttony.

However, the green sprouting to life all over the place is good and natural. The daffodils and tulips near the foundation of our home are already several inches high. With our climate, we have a way to go before we start planting annuals. It was in the 60’s on Monday and in the 40’s yesterday and today. I think some vegetables tolerate, or even like, cooler temps.

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And that’s as far as I got on today’s blog when Junior wanted to talk about colleges and Señor Zanza wanted to talk about more adult themes.

Life is just too busy at times.

Look out for the motorcycles making their reappearance on our roads.

I love you all, each and every one.