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Black History Month

"Chester Commodore (August 22, 1914 – April 10, 2004) was an African American cartoonist, both of political cartoons and comic strips. Born in Racine,Wisconsin, Commodore was always interested in drawing. His parents and sisters moved to Chicago in 1923, but Chester and his older brother stayed in Racine with his maternal grandmother in her boarding house until he moved to Chicago in 1927.

"While still in high school, he tried to get a job with the Chicago Defender, one of the country's most notable African American newspapers, but its publisher, Robert Abbott, told him to finish his education first. Following school, he worked as a chauffeur and a mechanic, and got a job with the Pullman Company. He was always drawing, and posted his drawings on company bulletin boards. He was recommended for a staff position with the Minneapolis Star in 1938, but when he showed up for the interview, he was told that there was no such job.

"Finally, in 1948 he went to work for the Defender, doing layout, but soon started drawing cartooons for the paper. His first strip, in 1948, was called The Sparks . He took over Jay Jackson's strip Bungleton Green in the early 1950s and contributed to the cartoon features The Ravings of Professor Doodle and So What?. When Jay Jackson died in 1954, Commodore took over his role drawing editorial cartoons for the paper. From 1974 he drew a weekly full-page caricature for the cover of the Defender's weekly arts supplement, Accent. The series lasted for more than five years.

"Commodore and his wife retired to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1981, but from 1992 he resumed work for the Defender, contributing a weekly cartoon until his death in 2004.<sup>[1]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Commodore


Born in Racine.  I never heard of him before.</sup>

Save the date...

hi all :)
I'm working on our next get-together, 

so far, only have the date -

Saturday, March 16th. 

More info to follow soon. (via email)

Dodgeboy, I think you are the only one I 

do not have an email address for.
Would you please shoot me an email so

I can keep you in the loop as well?

lizardmom@jtirregulars.com

If anyone has changed their email address

lately, please also send an email so
I can update. I wouldn't want to 

miss anyone :)

Open Blog - Weekend

We can dream, can't we?

Vince Gill - It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone and welcome back! It's been a long, long week for me... I can honestly say, "Thank God, it's Friday...." Looking forward to sleeping in for a change. Anyways, some questions for you....

1) What is your favorite Star Wars movie?

2) Your worst Star Wars movie?

3) If you where a police officer for one day what would you do with the authority? 

4) Are you more like your mother or your father?

Enjoy your weekend!

Womenisms

"Put Your Number In My Phone."

"This was so easy to film...hopefully this was a good way to teach guys not to care to much and be straight forward and p.s 25% of girls rejected us or had a boyfriend! Please Share!! :)" 

Read more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRM1VwUiYA


It's incredible to me that so many women would give a complete stranger their phone number. Are they just young? Naive? Stupid?

Open Blog - Friday

Hurray!

Tucson Snow

Yesterday in Tucson, we had a rare snow. First time since I moved there I had seen snow actively falling where I was (not counting snow on mountain tops where I wasn't of course...it snowed once in 2007 but I was out of town that weekend).  Here are a few shots from the day.

I took a few early in the evening.

About 11 at night, we got another round of snow so I went out to Saguaro National Park East to take some pics. It was kind of creepy. It was close to freezing so there was the constant noise of melting snow dripping off the cactus.

We kind of freak out over minor snowfalls. Don't judge us!

Gas Prices

Dyson Vac

"Jamie Berry Feat. Octavia Rose - 'Delight' (JSM)"

That's great. I can't dance to save my life.

Winter Driving

Don't you just love drivers like that?

A tip of the hat to BL Basketcase for the image.

Open Blog - Thursday

YOU, TOO!

"To This Day Project - Shane Koyczan"

"To This Day Project is a project based on a spoken word poem written by Shane Koyczan called 'To This Day,' to further explore the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual."

Read more: http://tothisdayproject.com/

"Becker to be released — Former mayor at end of three years in prison"

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/becker-to-be-released-former-mayor-at-end-of-three/article_7525fac0-7b54-11e2-b524-001a4bcf887a.html

The pedo will be released next Tuesday.  He has to live in Racine County. Maybe he'll be your new neighbor.

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my frosty friends!  How are you?  I’m not feeling so well and that’s why this blog is late. This winter has been hellacious to my health and well being. I’m going to keep this short so I can go back to bed.

I received an email this week from Mr. (Mrs?) andromodo77.  The email was entitled World Domination:

My dearest Madame Zoltar:

Imagine a world free of the petty bickering by the uneducated, the spoiled, the jealous, the greedy.

Imagine a nation free of politics and religion.

Imagine a nation free of debt, free of enemies, free of pollution

Imagine a nation that is energy self sufficient

Imagine a world who would listen to your wisdom, your experiences and your vision of the future.

Can you imagine with me?

Can you imagine the power of the great and wise Madame Zoltar working with the Andromdoians to bring the world back into harmony?

IMAGINE?

Dear andromodo77, you post a pretty picture of our world if only all the idiots and criminals would disappear.  I’m with you. 

I’m not very familiar with the Andromdoians. Do you have some sort of power for world domination?  Are there Andromdoian psychics?  What do they charge?

Thank you everyone for reading my abbreviated blog this week.  I’m still here and I still love you.

Send your questions to: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.

Watch out for the ice outdoors.  I used to think that snow was my nemesis, but now I think it may be ice.  I have been slipping and sliding the winter away. Haruspex!

Open Blog - Wednesday

"Humday" for a humdinger of a day.

Open Blog - Tuesday

Looks like Tuesday is as gaudy as it is happy.

Pine Siskin

Another invader from Canada.... The Pine Siskin.

A widespread and conspicuous small finch from the coniferous forests of Canada and Alaska that invades Wisconsin's forests and feeders during the winter months. The Pine Siskin makes irregular and variable journeys to our parts, depending on the food supply of seeds. Often seen in large flocks mixed with Common Redpolls, American Goldfinches and American Tree Sparrows.

Identifying them is rather easy, especially if you know what you're looking for. Pine Siskins are are smaller than the goldfinches. Brown they are, with a heavily streaked belly and two white wing bars. The most identifiable characteristic are the yellow tips of their wings

The top picture was taken at the feeder behind the visitor center at Richard Bong State Recreational Area where I have seen dozens at a time feeding there. I like this picture because it shows the yellow wing tips quite well. The pictures below was taken by Tender Heart at my folk's place up in Pickeral recently. I really like how she captured the essence of the birds with the snow on their beaks.

  

Open Blog - Monday

Save the polar bears!

Useless Information

Did you Know:

Charcoal produces heat 5 times greater then wood!

I REALLY MEAN THIS.............MY APOLOGY to you ALL

Annual apology

Over the past few months I have forwarded some inappropriate pictures and jokes to friends who I thought shared the same sense of humor.. Unfortunately this wasn't the case and I seem to have upset quite a few people who have accused me of being sexist and shallow..

If you were one of these people, please accept my sincerest apologies.

Looking to 2013 onward, I will only post or send e-mail with a cultural or educational content such as old monuments, nature and other interesting topics. Below is a picture of the Pont Neuf Bridge in Paris . It is the oldest bridge in Paris and took 26 years to build. It was completed in 1604

OH CRAP, WHERE DID SHE COME FROM????

sign in front of a restaurant

Bubba is driving down a back road in Alabama .............

He sees a sign in front of a restaurant that reads:

HAPPY HOUR SPECIAL

Lobster Tail and Beer

"Lord have mercy!" he says to himself, "Them's my three favorites!"

Open Blog - Weekend

Have a great weekend.

City Signs Contract with Zoo - $600,000 Tax Dollars per Year for Zoo

http://racineexposed.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/how-much-is-that-doggie-in-the-window/

What the hell is going on?  Lying John keeps telling us how broke the city is, but he doesn't have any problem with giving the zoo over $600,000 tax dollars per year for the next four years.  We get our streetlights turned off while lying John funnels millions of tax dollars to his cronies. There is money for everything that lying John wants, millions and millions of tax dollars.  But for the taxpayers, they get their lights turned off and a boot in the ass.

Why didn't we hear about this when it happened, lying Journal Times?  Your swine support the swine in City Hall.  Racist pigs in suits.

Journal Times had the story about Team Porters on their site for a brief time.  Journal Times knows we resent giving a million tax dollars to a millionaire for his private project.  Pigs everywhere.        

A Rose

It's Friday and here's a rose for all you lovely JTI ladies out there!

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone! Welcome back! Don't you hate it when you have get up extra early because of the snow? Seems like every Friday it's like this.... Go figure.... Anyways, some questions for you...

1) What would you do if you were invisible for a day?

2) Who do you talk to on the phone most often?

3) What is the prettiest city or town you have been too?

4) What celebrity irritates you the most?

Enjoy your weekend!

Breaking Story: Meteorite Hits Russia?

I am not going to write a lot right now, but it sure looks like a reasonable size meteor hit Chelyabinsk, Russia. Lots of videos are online that look like the same object. I would be skeptical of this type of story at first, but there are lots of videos and they all look like the same object so it appears real or a hell of a sick, coordinated viral marketing campaign.

Here is one of the best videos.



As I said, there are a lot. Here is a link to many others.

This seems to be the page with the most info (although I am not sure how accurate it all is) including a pic of a factory allegedly damaged by the fall.

I am sure more will be forthcoming on this in the coming hours.

Open Blog - Friday

Thank you, Tweety.

"City Appeals Court Decision on Union Contract"

Two hot stories from Racine Communicator News:

1) City Appeals Court Decision on Union Contract: http://www.racinecommunicator.com/73-city-appeals-court-decision-on-union-contract

The city signed a contract with union workers, then Dickert tried to renege on the contract.  A judge ruled that the contract is valid.  It's a clear cut case.  Now Dickert is appealing that decision.  All of this idiocy funded by taxpayer money.  The lawyers are making a killing off of Dickert's Racine.

2) Racine's CAR 25 - In Their own Words: http://www.racinecommunicator.com/72-racine-s-car-25-in-their-own-words

The slimy story of Dickert's power grab for CAR 25 is being read and told by more and more people.  The arrogance of lying John is infinite. 

 

a very ingenious advertising campaign to promote their dental floss. But ...... before I explain to you the main detail of these images,  I shall let you appreciate them quietly.

 

 

 

 

Alright ......... now that you've had time to quietly observe the images ....... * in the first photograph, you might have noticed that the lady has one finger too many on her left hand, * in the second photograph, a phantom arm is floating behind, * and in the third photograph, the man has only one ear. The campaign attained its purpose. It proved that food debris on your teeth draws more attention than any physical defect does. How well did you do ??

'Ultimate Dog Tease'

Rant

I am fed up with ignorant and/or stupid and/or rude people! 

That is all.

Lying John, the Early Years

Party on, lying John!

"Condom Delivery on Campus"

This guy probably is a natural entrepreneur. He'll be rich before he is out of his twenties, maybe even before he graduates from college.

Open Blog - Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

I Seem To Have Misplaced My Penis...

Well, not me personally. But it turns out there is a species of sea slug that has a detachable penis. Chromodoris reticulata is a simultaneous hermaphrodite meaning it has male and female sex organs and can use them both at the same time (I imagine that makes it really hard to figure out who is on top).  So when these sea slugs mate, they both give and receive sperm at the same time. After mating, they just leave their penises, possibly because barbs on the penis make them difficult to pull out. But that's okay, because it's got a lot more penis inside of it and it just pops out another one within a day.

In case you are wondering, I have already nominated this for an IgNobel Prize.

Useless Information

Did you Know:

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born and raised in Thal, Austria and the home he grew up in is now the Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum? They have on the average over 30,000 visitors per year.

Westminster Dog Show

 

Affenpinscher Best in Show

 

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my pretty valentines!  How are you? That snowstorm last week gave us a taste of what winter is supposed to feel like around here.  It’s hard for me to believe that as a child I loved to play in the snow.  Today, I despise it.  I enjoy scenic winter views as much as anyone.  My problems arise, however, when I have to deal with the snow and ice personally.  Scenic views won’t slip you up and put you in the hospital.  Black ice will do that in a heartbeat.

Tomorrow is when we celebrate VD.  Valentine’s Day, that is.  Be sure to show that special someone in your life that you love and appreciate him or her.  A gift, a meal, flowers, candy, just some words, whatever, take some time to share your feelings with your loved one.  Big, expensive, fancy gifts are wonderful, but giving of yourself is the best. I ask all of the Irregulars and regulars to be my valentine.

Why don’t friends of Mr. Mayor Dickert have to pay property taxes?  Why are the rest of us forced to financially support Mr. Mayor’s friends?  Failure after failure after failure is piled upon residents’ backs while Mr. Mayor’s friends don’t pay their “fair share.”  Mr. Mayor begs churches for money while his friends don’t pay property taxes.  What is wrong with City Hall?  Why do our “representatives” (aldermen) allow these conditions to continue?

I read about the Pope retiring and my response was, “Good.”  I’m not a Catholic, but I realize that Catholicism is a large and influential religion.  One reason I don’t like Pope Benedict may seem superficial, but he is the leader and face of the Roman Catholic Church.  I don’t like the way he looks.  Mostly, it’s those dark circles under his eyes.  He looks like an emissary from hell.  The other reason I don’t like him is because, as Cardinal Ratzinger, he actively hid and protected pedophile priests. Lots of them.  Maybe he is an emissary from hell.  When the latest round of pedophile priests broke out in Europe, the Pope cried and said that the accusers and critics were hurting the church.  That’s right: it’s the victims’ fault. Someone like that doesn’t deserve to be Pope.  Oh my.

Sorry for so much soapbox this week.  Here’s something a little more lighthearted:

Thank you, my dears, for reading my blog this week.  I always appreciate your comments. You are my raison d’etre.

Don’t have a valentine? madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.

Don’t eat too much candy tomorrow.  Send it to me, instead.  Tee-hee.  Be careful when you’re walking or driving out there.  I love you all. Valetudinarian!