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Saturday, August 15, 2009
JT blogs
How do I find the JT blogs? Nothing but nothing. Except for staff blogs, it is dead. How will we adjust if all of that venom comes here? I'll bail from here as I'm not into full court presses of rhetoric from either side. A once in a while walk through the slum is fine, but not daily living.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Crock Pot Cook'in
I make it more gooder......
For those who like to use your Crock Pot, the following link has a BUNCH of receipts/recipes to try.
Crock Pot Cooking
For those who like to use your Crock Pot, the following link has a BUNCH of receipts/recipes to try.
Crock Pot Cooking
"Drop in crime coincides with exodus of illegal immigrants"
"A marked drop in Phoenix-area crime coincides with the recession and a drop in the number of illegal immigrants in Arizona.
"Phoenix has seen a 25 percent decline in the number of crimes during the first five months of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2007 when the economy began to slow. Violent crime in Phoenix is down 12 percent, according crime statistics from the Phoenix Police Department.
"The Mesa Police Department reports a 19 percent decrease in total crimes for the first half of 2009 versus the first half of 2007, including a 10 percent drop in violent crime. Tempe has seen a 25 percent total drop.
"At the same time, the state’s illegal immigrant population has decreased by as much as one-third thanks to the down U.S. economy, tougher enforcement polices by the federal government and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the state’s employer sanctions law which goes after businesses who hire undocumented workers, said Steven Camarota, director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
"CIS estimates Arizona’s illegal immigrant population has gone from 579,000 in 2007 to 388,000 this year — 191,000-person drop."
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/07/27/daily89.html
Thanks to rob_92183 on the Journal Times site for providing the above link.
Of course, just because someone is willing to break the law to enter this country doesn't mean that they're willing to break the law, right? Up is down and black is white and illegal is legal. Don't let logic or common sense get in the way of critical thought.
More benefits for criminals!
Party on!
"Phoenix has seen a 25 percent decline in the number of crimes during the first five months of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2007 when the economy began to slow. Violent crime in Phoenix is down 12 percent, according crime statistics from the Phoenix Police Department.
"The Mesa Police Department reports a 19 percent decrease in total crimes for the first half of 2009 versus the first half of 2007, including a 10 percent drop in violent crime. Tempe has seen a 25 percent total drop.
"At the same time, the state’s illegal immigrant population has decreased by as much as one-third thanks to the down U.S. economy, tougher enforcement polices by the federal government and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the state’s employer sanctions law which goes after businesses who hire undocumented workers, said Steven Camarota, director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
"CIS estimates Arizona’s illegal immigrant population has gone from 579,000 in 2007 to 388,000 this year — 191,000-person drop."
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/07/27/daily89.html
Thanks to rob_92183 on the Journal Times site for providing the above link.
Of course, just because someone is willing to break the law to enter this country doesn't mean that they're willing to break the law, right? Up is down and black is white and illegal is legal. Don't let logic or common sense get in the way of critical thought.
More benefits for criminals!
Party on!
“Surprise squirrel” tribute pics flood the web
A cheeky squirrel that muscled in on a holiday snap has become a viral smash on the net, inspiring a deluge of tribute pics.
Melissa Brandts and her husband set the automatic timer on their camera for a romantic snap at the idyllic Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada – only for the squirrel to sneak into the pic at the last minute.
The squirrel has since gone on to become an international star after the snap was uploaded onto the National Geographic.com website, inspiring a deluge of Photoshop tributes.
Sites like Bussfeed.com have been flooded with doctored pics showing the attention-seeking rodent crashing iconic images like the Last Supper and the moon landing.
Mrs Brandts said: "We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take the picture when this curious little ground squirrel appeared, became intrigued with the sound of the focusing camera and popped right into our shot!
"It was a once in a lifetime moment - we were laughing about this little guy for days!"
Melissa Brandts and her husband set the automatic timer on their camera for a romantic snap at the idyllic Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada – only for the squirrel to sneak into the pic at the last minute.
The squirrel has since gone on to become an international star after the snap was uploaded onto the National Geographic.com website, inspiring a deluge of Photoshop tributes.
Sites like Bussfeed.com have been flooded with doctored pics showing the attention-seeking rodent crashing iconic images like the Last Supper and the moon landing.
Mrs Brandts said: "We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take the picture when this curious little ground squirrel appeared, became intrigued with the sound of the focusing camera and popped right into our shot!
"It was a once in a lifetime moment - we were laughing about this little guy for days!"
Virus on Facebook
Dont open any random videos sent to you on FB today. Huge virus going around. Update your antivirus and run a scan.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
PolyScribe Metamorphosis Art Animation
4 Artists Painting at Once
"An evolving painting created by four artists working simultaneously on the same digital canvas. The painting process was unplanned and free form. The artists took cues from each others actions and interpretation of various shapes/colors. Communication was made possible by text chat. The total elapsed time was 4 hours."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqD_3KWpsTY
"An evolving painting created by four artists working simultaneously on the same digital canvas. The painting process was unplanned and free form. The artists took cues from each others actions and interpretation of various shapes/colors. Communication was made possible by text chat. The total elapsed time was 4 hours."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqD_3KWpsTY
Oh, those Nursery Rhymes!
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!Congratulations Beejay!
These are a little different from what I remember!!
Mary had a little pig,
She kept it fat and plastered;
And when the price of pork went up,
She shot the little bastard.
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Mary had a little lamb.
Her father shot it dead.
Now it goes to school with her,
Between two hunks of bread.
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Jack and Jill went up the hill
To have a little fun.
Stupid Jill forgot the pill
And now they have a son.
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Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man,
'What have you got there?'
Said the pie man unto Simon,
'Pies, you dumb ass' !!
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the kings' horses,
And all the kings' men.
Had scrambled eggs,
For breakfast again.
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Hey diddle, diddle, the cat took a piddle,
All over the bedside clock.
The little dog laughed to see such fun.
Then died of electric shock.
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Georgie Porgy pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
And when the boys came out to play,
He kissed them too 'cause he was gay.
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There was a little girl who had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good, she was very, very good.
But when she was bad........
She got a fur coat, jewels, a waterfront condo, and a sports car.
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You have to be old enough to appreciate this.
If you don't understand, it is because you are too young.
Help Needed
Does anyone work for or know someone who makes banners and promotional materials (like kitchen magnets) who would like to donate one sign and some magnets to a community group for a safety promotion. If anyone needs more info please email me @ cjlarsen68@wi.rr.com. Full details of what this is will be coming out soon.
Racine News Also Upgrades Site
http://racinenews.org/2009/08/11/site-changes-comming-soon-please-read/
You have to re-register with the new platform, but it allows members to create their own unique blog sites.
All these options in Racine for the web. I don't think it's negativity. It reminds me of how this city was at the turn of the last century when we had hundreds of entrepreneurs and inventors trying out new things, pushing the envelope. Of course, the powers-that-be consider these things a challenge to their authority. They publicly lament a lack of vision and perseverance in creating new opportunities, while privately doing all they can to stifle those they consider a threat to their domains.
There are a lot of different kinds of parties, Racine. Party on!
You have to re-register with the new platform, but it allows members to create their own unique blog sites.
All these options in Racine for the web. I don't think it's negativity. It reminds me of how this city was at the turn of the last century when we had hundreds of entrepreneurs and inventors trying out new things, pushing the envelope. Of course, the powers-that-be consider these things a challenge to their authority. They publicly lament a lack of vision and perseverance in creating new opportunities, while privately doing all they can to stifle those they consider a threat to their domains.
There are a lot of different kinds of parties, Racine. Party on!
"Les Paul, music genius, dead at 94"
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/53141582.html
He was a Waukesha native. He literally invented the electric guitar:
"As he practiced his new instrument and listened to jazz bands from Chicago over the radio, Paul noticed that an acoustic guitar, which got its amplification from the string ringing off the hollow body, could not compete for volume in a big band. It needed a boost, he thought.
"Only 13 years old at the time, he reasoned that a phonograph pickup -- the little device that takes the sound from a record and makes it loud enough to hear -- could provide the extra volume if placed under the strings and sent to a radio speaker.
"Thus was born a rudimentary electric guitar, using the cartridge and stylus from a phonograph, in 1927."
He was a master of it.
"Aside from making rock-and-roll possible with his creation of the electric guitar, Paul also contributed immensely to the advance of studio recording over the years with inventions like multitrack recording, reverb, and more than a dozen others."
After a terrible accident, Les Paul was told that he might not ever play again. He told the doctors to set his arm bones so that he could still hold a guitar and he would take it from there. And he did.
I have a buddy who collects guitars and met Les Paul a number of times. I called him to deliver the news. He said, "I'm gonna pull out one of my Les Pauls [guitars made by Gibson] and play it for awhile." I bet Les will be playing along in heaven.
Thank you so much, Les Paul.
He was a Waukesha native. He literally invented the electric guitar:
"As he practiced his new instrument and listened to jazz bands from Chicago over the radio, Paul noticed that an acoustic guitar, which got its amplification from the string ringing off the hollow body, could not compete for volume in a big band. It needed a boost, he thought.
"Only 13 years old at the time, he reasoned that a phonograph pickup -- the little device that takes the sound from a record and makes it loud enough to hear -- could provide the extra volume if placed under the strings and sent to a radio speaker.
"Thus was born a rudimentary electric guitar, using the cartridge and stylus from a phonograph, in 1927."
He was a master of it.
"Aside from making rock-and-roll possible with his creation of the electric guitar, Paul also contributed immensely to the advance of studio recording over the years with inventions like multitrack recording, reverb, and more than a dozen others."
After a terrible accident, Les Paul was told that he might not ever play again. He told the doctors to set his arm bones so that he could still hold a guitar and he would take it from there. And he did.
I have a buddy who collects guitars and met Les Paul a number of times. I called him to deliver the news. He said, "I'm gonna pull out one of my Les Pauls [guitars made by Gibson] and play it for awhile." I bet Les will be playing along in heaven.
Thank you so much, Les Paul.
"The Journal Times scheduled to launch new site Thursday morning"
I'm on pins and needles.
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EDIT: I'm bumping this so people have a place to comment if they have difficulty logging onto the Journal Times new site.
The above link doesn't work anymore. Here's the new story: http://www.journaltimes.com/article_903341f8-881c-11de-ba8e-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Equinox at Saturn
I just got an email with the release of some unprocessed but spectacular images of Saturn's rings at the equinox taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Once every 15 years (approximately) the Sun hits the rings exactly edge on. At this time, the rings almost completely disappear from view. Here is my favorite taken just hours after the equinox (and you can already see hints of the rings returning!)
Remember, this is an unprocessed raw image so you can see all kinds of junk in there. I love this one since you really get a sense of how thin the rings are. The rings are made up of small bits of icy rock the size of houses and smaller and are only about 100 feet thick. You can actually see through them! Look at the stars beneath the rings. We normally don't see them because the rings are too bright. Make the rings dark, and you can see right through them.
Check out the other images as well.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Remember, this is an unprocessed raw image so you can see all kinds of junk in there. I love this one since you really get a sense of how thin the rings are. The rings are made up of small bits of icy rock the size of houses and smaller and are only about 100 feet thick. You can actually see through them! Look at the stars beneath the rings. We normally don't see them because the rings are too bright. Make the rings dark, and you can see right through them.Check out the other images as well.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
What's the Buzz, Tell Me What's Happenin'...to the Bees
I like to give shout outs to citizen science projects even when they are outside my field. I was listening to Science Friday last week and they had a segment on the vanishing bees. They talked about urban bee keeping and colony collapse disorder as well as a few citizen science projects to observe and chart how many bees are where. The Great Pollinator Project focuses on watching bees in New York City. BeeSpotter currently is collecting data from people in Illinois but will expand to other states. My favorite is the Great Sunflower Project. They collect data nationwide The Great Sunflower Project is signing people up for 2010. They will send you free sunflower seeds to plant. You then watch and see how long it takes five bees to visit your sunflower.
So start planning for 2010 and get your sunflower seeds now!
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
George Banks Loves Astronomy Again
I have been traveling a lot and haven't had time to post. One of my stops was New York where I got to take in the Broadway production of Mary Poppins. It is different than the movie, although many of the same themes are present. One little addition I noticed is Michael, the son, had a small telescope and an interest in astronomy. At one point George (the father) says, "I used to love astronomy when I was his age...until Ms. Andrews (his nanny) beat it out of me".
And there is a heapin' pile of truth there. The way science is taught in school, portrayed by the media, and even talked about in everyday life pretty much beats the love of science out of people. When I tell people I majored in physics and work at an observatory, I get all kinds of, "You must be really smart" or "Science is just so hard" comments. People say this around their children without thinking who soak up these messages that science is something they can't do. We really do our best to beat the love of science out of people.
I remember the old Carl Sagan quote, "We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." This is truly a recipe for disaster. The lack of understanding of the scientific process and principles taints debates on many important issues including global warming, stem cell research, genetic engineering, evolution, environmental issues, net neutrality, autism, cancer clusters, and a whole host of other issues. Misinformation is so readily available on the internet and most people are poorly equipped to evaluate the claims and counter claims.
In the end, after Mary Poppins sets everything right, the family goes outside and looks at the stars. George spies a shooting star and asks Michael for his telescope to look at it. Of course, you don't use a telescope to see a shooting star, but its really Mary Poppins flying away leaving the happy family so I will forgive this little breach of protocol. May more of us follow George's footsteps and rediscover our childhood love of science.Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Hale Bopp, you're slipping!
Newfound Planet
Orbits Backward
Now the planets are becoming irregular too.
This made me laugh, it's a quote from
space.com...
This made me laugh, it's a quote from
space.com...
"Planets orbit stars in the same direction
that the stars rotate.
They all do.
Except one."
There is always one in every bunch,
I thought for sure Hale would have
reported on this one,
I found it terribly funny :)
that the stars rotate.
They all do.
Except one."
There is always one in every bunch,
I thought for sure Hale would have
reported on this one,
I found it terribly funny :)
Darn It: No More Swearing at Kenosha Cops?
"Swearing in front of your mother may have earned you a bar of soap, swearing in front of a Kenosha Police officer in the line of duty could cost you $118.
"The city’s Public Safety and Welfare Committee is backing an ordinance change that would allow Kenosha police officers and firefighters to issue citations if they hear profane, vile, filthy or obscene language while engaged in duty."
http://www.kenoshanews2.com/home/cuss_a_cop_get_a__ticket_6150225.html
But can you say "testicles"?
I thought disorderly conduct citations already covered this.
"The city’s Public Safety and Welfare Committee is backing an ordinance change that would allow Kenosha police officers and firefighters to issue citations if they hear profane, vile, filthy or obscene language while engaged in duty."
http://www.kenoshanews2.com/home/cuss_a_cop_get_a__ticket_6150225.html
But can you say "testicles"?
I thought disorderly conduct citations already covered this.
Dear Madame Zoltar
Hello, my sweet Danish layer cakes! How are you? How about that stormy weather on Sunday? Of course, I was astral projecting and teleporting all over the place when the atmosphere started to get unstable. It always seems to be that way. If I didn’t know better, I’d think that Mother Nature had it out for me. Anyway, the conditions affected my telemetry and I over or under-shot a number of appointments. Hmph.No runs, no hits, no errors again this week. No desperate cries for help. No whispered rumors in the night. No revealing pictures stolen in a moment. Nobody who wants to know the truth about tomorrow. Well, except maybe for Mayor Dickert, who recently said in an interview in the Racine Post: "I know what Racine will look like in 10 years. Do you?" (http://news.racinepost.com/2009/08/positively-draft.html) Why yes, Mr. Mayor, I do know what Racine will look like in 10 years. That’s my job. You stick to the mayoring, please, and I’ll stick to the fortune telling. I have enough competition as it is. And if anyone wants to know what Racine will really look like in 10 years, my rates are reasonable.
I’ve just started on the major spring cleaning and painting that I’ve been putting off, just a little. Junior is useless as he continues to claim that he is a dancing robot and not programmed to wash walls or vacuum carpeting. What kind of robot eats Oreos and drinks milk? And has dirty laundry? So I have to work the cleaning and painting in between my regularly and irregularly scheduled appointments. Don’t procrastinate, dearies. Never put off till today what you could’ve done yesterday, because then it would already be done. Thus spake Zoltar.
As a community service, I feel obligated to lend my talents in the search for the owner of the dog which recently bit a 72-year-old man in Racine. The gentleman has now been able to identify the breed of dog as “a fawn colored boxer, boxer/mix type,” according to Racine Uncovered: http://racineuncovered.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/update-dog-bite-victim-identifies-breed-of-dog/. I have been telepathically searching for the dog’s master on my own, but it is difficult to cut through all of the chatter of so many minds. Perhaps if I can connect with the dog, he or she can lead me to the owner. I urge anyone who knows anything about this dog or who owns it, to please call the Racine Health Department at (262) 636-9203. You can do it anonymously. Surreptitiously, even.
Oh my, I really don’t have a lot more to blog about this week. Physical labor sure can take it out of you. But it also puts something back in. It can feel really good to get out and exercise, or stay in and exercise. We’re designed to work. And to rest. That’s what I’m going to do.
Ask me about your work issues or labor pains: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.
Thank you for reading my blog, sweethearts. I wish all of the Irregulars, and all of Racine, a wonderful week. May your grundies stay dry as you splash through the fountain of life. Oldsmobile!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Ponderisms
I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.
Life is sexually transmitted.
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Have you noticed since everyone has a cell that takes pictures these days, no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet Soup?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.
Life is sexually transmitted.
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Have you noticed since everyone has a cell that takes pictures these days, no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet Soup?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
"MPS committee to consider boarding school option"
By Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 10, 2009 12:40 p.m.
"Can Milwaukee support a public, urban boarding school for at-risk teenagers?
"That's a question the Milwaukee Board of School Directors' Committee on Innovation/School Reform will take up tomorrow night, when it considers a proposal from School Board President Michael Bonds to partner with an organization that can help open such a school in 2010 for students in 9th through 12th grades."
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/52890612.html
Is this part of the solution? Should we be looking at something like this in Racine to break the cycle of broken lives begetting broken lives? How do we stop another generation from imploding on the city streets? When is it in the best interest of the child to remove him or her from home? Should we make this available for all grades?
I don't know. I'm just asking questions.
Aug. 10, 2009 12:40 p.m.
"Can Milwaukee support a public, urban boarding school for at-risk teenagers?
"That's a question the Milwaukee Board of School Directors' Committee on Innovation/School Reform will take up tomorrow night, when it considers a proposal from School Board President Michael Bonds to partner with an organization that can help open such a school in 2010 for students in 9th through 12th grades."
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/52890612.html
Is this part of the solution? Should we be looking at something like this in Racine to break the cycle of broken lives begetting broken lives? How do we stop another generation from imploding on the city streets? When is it in the best interest of the child to remove him or her from home? Should we make this available for all grades?
I don't know. I'm just asking questions.
Another no-no word on the Journal Times site
Testicles.
I used it in a comment and the comment was moderated for being "vulgar."
What's the acceptable term? Oysters, balls, eggs, bollocks, cojones, what?
My doctor says testicles. Is he vulgar, too?
Some guy on their site developed a fetish for me and kept calling me names. I get so tired of the trolls. I offered to meet with him to discuss the issues. Like all the cowards before him, he backed down from meeting face to face. So I suggested that if his testicles ever drop in the future, he should contact me and we could discuss things then. That was deleted.
Calling people communists, fascists, and Hitler is OK. Mentioning a part of the human anatomy is not. Ain't that a shot to the nuts?
I used it in a comment and the comment was moderated for being "vulgar."
What's the acceptable term? Oysters, balls, eggs, bollocks, cojones, what?
My doctor says testicles. Is he vulgar, too?
Some guy on their site developed a fetish for me and kept calling me names. I get so tired of the trolls. I offered to meet with him to discuss the issues. Like all the cowards before him, he backed down from meeting face to face. So I suggested that if his testicles ever drop in the future, he should contact me and we could discuss things then. That was deleted.
Calling people communists, fascists, and Hitler is OK. Mentioning a part of the human anatomy is not. Ain't that a shot to the nuts?
Caledonia Coward Kicks Canine
Update: This post was originally published July 15, 2009. There has been new activity on this blog that necessitated it moving back to the top of the list. All JTI readers should be informed. Please see the comments. We are family, we are united, we are community. No one will be allowed to threaten anyone here. Please post responsibly.
-- The Sheriff
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/07/15/local_news/doc4a5cfdef08f16167531135.txt
A local piece of crap was busted at the North Beach Oasis for repeatedly kicking a leashed dog in the stomach. It wasn't even his dog. He was supposedly walking it for someone else.
I find it difficult to express my feelings about these kinds of people without getting very offensive myself. They are of the same breed as those who abuse children. Of course. our criminal "justice" system will do the right thing and this waste of skin will be back in the news again, preying on others weaker than him.
Then we will blame society and party downtown.
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EDIT: Here's his picture from his MySpace page:
Ooo, what a hard ass!
-- The Sheriff
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/07/15/local_news/doc4a5cfdef08f16167531135.txt
A local piece of crap was busted at the North Beach Oasis for repeatedly kicking a leashed dog in the stomach. It wasn't even his dog. He was supposedly walking it for someone else.
I find it difficult to express my feelings about these kinds of people without getting very offensive myself. They are of the same breed as those who abuse children. Of course. our criminal "justice" system will do the right thing and this waste of skin will be back in the news again, preying on others weaker than him.
Then we will blame society and party downtown.
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EDIT: Here's his picture from his MySpace page:
Ooo, what a hard ass!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Never take candy from strangers
REMEMBER WHEN YOUR
MOTHER TOLD YOU
NEVER TO TAKE CANDY
FROM A STRANGER.....
MOTHER TOLD YOU
NEVER TO TAKE CANDY
FROM A STRANGER.....
...THIS IS THE ONE
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT!!!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Name the Picture
These are pretty clever. Look at each picture, try to determine what it represents, and then look at the answers in comments.
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
And one for all the "arrogent" asses
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
And one for all the "arrogent" asses
(peters, if you know what I mean) in your life!
Photos courtesy of Worth.com.
"Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his flabs of fat"
"HOUSTON — An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh."The 500-pound man was searched during his arrest and again at a city jail and the county jail, but officers never found the weapon in his rolls of skin. Vera admitted having the gun during a shower break at the county jail."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/6565399.html
I knew that pigging out had its advantages; I just didn't know what they were yet. If I just eat more, I'll have all sorts of places to stash my stuff.
Porno Kitty
I have been traveling and not able to blog much...will get back to it soon, but had to post this story about a man in Florida arrested for child porn who is blaming his cat for doing something to the keyboard while he was out of the room.
My old cat likes to lay on her back, paws up in the air and I have always dubbed her "porno kitty" for that. Looks like we have found the Real Porno Kitty now.
My old cat likes to lay on her back, paws up in the air and I have always dubbed her "porno kitty" for that. Looks like we have found the Real Porno Kitty now.
Friday, August 7, 2009
The New Daily Kenoshan
I don't know who they are or what they're doing. I just noticed that the site is up again. They're linked in our sidebar under local news once more.
Positively Pigs
Mayor Dickert is the focus of s story on the Racine Post: http://news.racinepost.com/2009/08/positively-draft.html. The story states that the mayor wants us to be positive about Racine. I believe that this is a worthy cause, but it is impossible for me to get behind a liar. You never know what a liar is going to say or do. Dickert lied to us about the city administrator's position during his campaign. He lied about a 10 year plan for Racine. A couple of weeks after taking office, he held a fundraiser for his re-election campaign. Then he met behind closed doors to install an unqualified Becker crony and confidant into the city administrator's position (which he said we didn't need) at an unheard of salary for an unheard of 6 years. Then he jets off to Rhode Island claiming that his tax-paid jaunts around the country will get jobs for Racine. (Gee, does that sound like some other recent mayor, hmm?) Meanwhile, NO jobs have turned up for Racine, but the mayor and his cronies are doing just fine, thank you.
I am so sick and tired of politicians telling us, the residents of Racine, that we have to get behind and support their lies, or we are being negative or whiners or whatever.
I will be positive about Racine when you STOP LYING TO US!
I will be positive about Racine when you represent ALL OF RACINE and not just DRC/RAMAC/J-Wax.
Pig politicians oinking and oinking and oinking about Racine is NOT POSITIVE - it's just the usual PIGS out for glory and more slop.
I am so sick and tired of politicians telling us, the residents of Racine, that we have to get behind and support their lies, or we are being negative or whiners or whatever.
I will be positive about Racine when you STOP LYING TO US!
I will be positive about Racine when you represent ALL OF RACINE and not just DRC/RAMAC/J-Wax.
Pig politicians oinking and oinking and oinking about Racine is NOT POSITIVE - it's just the usual PIGS out for glory and more slop.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Way back when
Pot was Cheap. How cheap was pot way back? Well when I was a pup, an old saw said he got Three pound coffee cans full for just $5. For sure that was nothing I ever saw, but in my day pot was still cheap. We got it for $10 a three and a half finger ounce. There were rumors of the Holy Grail four finger ounce, but those finds were rare and usually ditch/dirt weed. (Not really worth a $5 three pound coffee can) Back about then with this cheap pot, we'd go to concerts and people actually passed ENTIRE JOINTS down the row and away from them. Sometimes never to be seen again. Of course there were no worries because a joint was usually headed your way (and sometimes from three different directions).
One of the bands I saw during this time was a short period wonder. For the driving music they had, I thought they'd for sure last longer than they did. The song is titled, "Blinding Light Show" by Triumph. The stage show was much more intense when I saw them and the lights were so numerous and bright that when they turned them on, the first three rows of revelers were instantly burned crisp and turned to ashes. I think Milwaukee suffered a brown out that night.
One of the bands I saw during this time was a short period wonder. For the driving music they had, I thought they'd for sure last longer than they did. The song is titled, "Blinding Light Show" by Triumph. The stage show was much more intense when I saw them and the lights were so numerous and bright that when they turned them on, the first three rows of revelers were instantly burned crisp and turned to ashes. I think Milwaukee suffered a brown out that night.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
24 Things About To BecomeExtinct In The USA:
Many of these are quite interesting. Due to the size of the file I have posted them here Extinct in the USA
As an example:
23. Classified Ads
The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument is that if newspaper classifieds are replaced by free online listings at sites like Craigslist.org and Google Base, then newspapers are not far behind them.
As an example:
23. Classified Ads
The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument is that if newspaper classifieds are replaced by free online listings at sites like Craigslist.org and Google Base, then newspapers are not far behind them.
Not that we're Crime Stoppers . . .
They're looking for a third person, Jose Amahury Leon-Nava, to question in the custard stand killing that took place in Kenosha last week.http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/52479142.html
I suspect that no Irregulars have spotted him, and I doubt that this is a particularly good site for wanted posters, but I feel bad about a young guy who was just working his way toward a decent life being murdered for a few lousy dollars.
If you know where Leon-Nava is, please call the police or Kenosha Crime Stoppers at (800) 807-8477.
Dear Madame Zoltar
Hello, my beautiful blossoms! How are you? It looks like those lazy hazy crazy days of summer are finally here. Just in time for the back to school sales.I’ve decided to take a mini-vacation this week. There were no calls or emails. But Grandma Zoltar was in the hospital again over the weekend. Even with my powers, it can get taxing. So, I’m going to lie back and spend some quality “me time” with me. I hope I enjoy it.
I wouldn’t leave you completely high and dry, though, beloved Irregulars. First, here’s a link to an interesting online Gipsy Fortune Teller: http://www.gipsyfortuneteller.com/.
Second, here’s The Who, at the Fillmore East in 1968, doing “Fortune Teller”
And third, here’s an unsettling video entitled “Nizar Qabbani's The Fortune Teller (Spoken Word Poetry)”
Don’t forget to email your fortune and fears to me: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.
Have a glorious week, my dears. Toodle doo-doo!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Save water! Pee in the shower!
(CBS) New TV ads are encouraging Brazilians to save water - by urinating in the shower.
Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica says the campaign, running on several television stations, uses humor to persuade people to reduce flushes.
The group says if a household avoids one flush a day, it can save up to 4,380 liters (1,157 gallons) of water annually.
SOS spokeswoman Adriana Kfouri said Tuesday that the ad is "a way to be playful about a serious subject."
The spot features cartoon drawings of people from all walks of life - a trapeze artist, a basketball player, even an alien - urinating in the shower.
Narrated by children's voices, the ad ends with: "Pee in the shower! Save the Atlantic rainforest!"
LOL.. I just had to beat someone else to posting this.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/04/ap/strange/main5214517.shtml
Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica says the campaign, running on several television stations, uses humor to persuade people to reduce flushes.
The group says if a household avoids one flush a day, it can save up to 4,380 liters (1,157 gallons) of water annually.
SOS spokeswoman Adriana Kfouri said Tuesday that the ad is "a way to be playful about a serious subject."
The spot features cartoon drawings of people from all walks of life - a trapeze artist, a basketball player, even an alien - urinating in the shower.
Narrated by children's voices, the ad ends with: "Pee in the shower! Save the Atlantic rainforest!"
LOL.. I just had to beat someone else to posting this.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/04/ap/strange/main5214517.shtml
"Teen on bicycle critically injured in accident "
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/52426262.html
That happened in Milwaukee. A kid on a bicycle crossed against a light and was hit by two vehicles. It is only a matter of time before a similar headline appears in Racine media. I have close calls with bicyclists almost every day. Very few of them obey any traffic laws.
Yesterday, I came to a complete stop on Lake Ave. as a bicyclist headed straight for my truck, in the middle of the lane, against traffic. He was looking back at a friend on another bike. He suddenly looked up, saw my stopped truck, veered off at the last second, and swore at me. This is typical.
Last week, I almost creamed a bicyclist on Main St. who was running a red light at the intersection with 6th St. I locked my brakes and swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid him. He flipped me off.
Party on!
That happened in Milwaukee. A kid on a bicycle crossed against a light and was hit by two vehicles. It is only a matter of time before a similar headline appears in Racine media. I have close calls with bicyclists almost every day. Very few of them obey any traffic laws.
Yesterday, I came to a complete stop on Lake Ave. as a bicyclist headed straight for my truck, in the middle of the lane, against traffic. He was looking back at a friend on another bike. He suddenly looked up, saw my stopped truck, veered off at the last second, and swore at me. This is typical.
Last week, I almost creamed a bicyclist on Main St. who was running a red light at the intersection with 6th St. I locked my brakes and swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid him. He flipped me off.
Party on!
Wisconsin Women Stick It to Cheating Lover
"WAUSAU, Wis. — A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents.
"Four women, including his wife, eventually showed up to humiliate the man, who ended up with his penis glued to his stomach in a bizarre plot to punish him for a lover's quadrangle gone bad, according to the documents filed in Calumet County."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNgiwUUydNF4ludSZhGSw8wIuf1AD99RUL5O1
Don't tick off the ladies, fool.
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EDIT - here's a video report:
"Four women, including his wife, eventually showed up to humiliate the man, who ended up with his penis glued to his stomach in a bizarre plot to punish him for a lover's quadrangle gone bad, according to the documents filed in Calumet County."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNgiwUUydNF4ludSZhGSw8wIuf1AD99RUL5O1
Don't tick off the ladies, fool.
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EDIT - here's a video report:
Monday, August 3, 2009
I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane
Really dont know when I'll be back again..
My days here in my beloved Racine, Wi are coming to an end very shortly. I cannot believe that almost 4 months have passed but alas they have.
I appreciate my time here and am very glad my parents got the time to get to know their grandbabies like they did, but it's time for me to go back to Sweden. I am very happy that I got to meet those of you I got to meet, although I showed up late to one party and then had to leave early from the other. I was quite shy when I met you all in person as I am always, I was hoping that I would be able to loosen up because I have gotten to know all of you online before hand.
It's funny when I got here back in April, I was thinking that 4 months was going to be an eternity (especially when living with the folks again), but it passed by very quickly pretty strange actually. I am however very much looking forward to getting into my routines that I otherwise tire of. I yearn for the food I otherwise find dull, I yearn for the serenity and quiet of our little town that otherwise drives me crazy out of boredom. It is funny how the grass is always maybe just a little greener on the otherside. I guess in some ways I'm quite lucky that I can visit one side and then go back to the other when that grass has lushened up again. It is always kind of difficult because with having 2 homes you never really feel completely at home. There is always someone you miss, or something that calls you to the other side.
I am in the midst of trying to pack 4 months of my hoarding (gotta love the rummage sales!!) in our 6 suitcases and having a hard time doing it. In the middle of that madness my daughters got sick. Mina has had fever since Friday morning went to the doctor today to find a double ear infection, got some antibiotics that was going to cost me $100!!, but the girl did something and got it down to $47 and now Maia was showing signs of fever (100degrees). Sick babies on long flights will not be pleasant..
Anyways, my leaving Racine doesnt change my relationship to JTI, except for that I will probably be around more because I will actually have time to sit in front of the computer. I just really wanted to say goodbye and thank you all for being so open and warm to me when we met. You are a great group of people and hopefully next time I will be more outgoing and kind of get in to the group a little more. So I ask those of you who are here in Racine, please take care of her, I will miss her terribly and to all of you take care of yourselves, I will be seeing you around online. Bye for now..
Why Not?
Marie
My days here in my beloved Racine, Wi are coming to an end very shortly. I cannot believe that almost 4 months have passed but alas they have.
I appreciate my time here and am very glad my parents got the time to get to know their grandbabies like they did, but it's time for me to go back to Sweden. I am very happy that I got to meet those of you I got to meet, although I showed up late to one party and then had to leave early from the other. I was quite shy when I met you all in person as I am always, I was hoping that I would be able to loosen up because I have gotten to know all of you online before hand.
It's funny when I got here back in April, I was thinking that 4 months was going to be an eternity (especially when living with the folks again), but it passed by very quickly pretty strange actually. I am however very much looking forward to getting into my routines that I otherwise tire of. I yearn for the food I otherwise find dull, I yearn for the serenity and quiet of our little town that otherwise drives me crazy out of boredom. It is funny how the grass is always maybe just a little greener on the otherside. I guess in some ways I'm quite lucky that I can visit one side and then go back to the other when that grass has lushened up again. It is always kind of difficult because with having 2 homes you never really feel completely at home. There is always someone you miss, or something that calls you to the other side.
I am in the midst of trying to pack 4 months of my hoarding (gotta love the rummage sales!!) in our 6 suitcases and having a hard time doing it. In the middle of that madness my daughters got sick. Mina has had fever since Friday morning went to the doctor today to find a double ear infection, got some antibiotics that was going to cost me $100!!, but the girl did something and got it down to $47 and now Maia was showing signs of fever (100degrees). Sick babies on long flights will not be pleasant..
Anyways, my leaving Racine doesnt change my relationship to JTI, except for that I will probably be around more because I will actually have time to sit in front of the computer. I just really wanted to say goodbye and thank you all for being so open and warm to me when we met. You are a great group of people and hopefully next time I will be more outgoing and kind of get in to the group a little more. So I ask those of you who are here in Racine, please take care of her, I will miss her terribly and to all of you take care of yourselves, I will be seeing you around online. Bye for now..
Why Not?
Marie
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOGADDICT
I'm thinking there should have been a party today somewhere!
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But happy birthday anywho...!!!!
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