We don’t usually talk about women’s ice hockey here, but a situation has come up that deserves some attention. The United States Women’s team is planning to boycott the upcoming World Championships–where they are the defending champions. Team USA is one of the two superpowers in women’s hockey. We and Canada have won all of…… READ MORE
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Bracketology
You have just a few hours left to turn in your NCAA bracket for the office pool. For those of you who picked Wisconsin to win it all (or more foolishly, Marquette), we thank you for your donation to the prize fund–and better luck next year. For those who think they are going to the…… READ MORE
A Drinking Town With an Event Problem
While he doesn’t mean to be, Oshkosh Mayor Steve Cummings is a really funny guy. Almost every Common Council meeting he says something that just makes me laugh–even though he intends to be very serious in making those comments. You may recall the Mayor demanding that the name of the Oshkosh Senior Center be changed…… READ MORE
That Will be a $5 Blog Reading Fee
In the latest edition of “how The Simpsons accurately predicted the future” let’s flashback to the episode where Hollywood producers decided to film the movie Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy in Springfield. The City Council and Mayor Quimby then established new “taxes” on everything that the production may do or need: http://www.simpsonsworld.com/video/305693251940 Now…… READ MORE
Too Young and Too Soon
Please consider today’s My Two Cents as a public service announcement for parents considering taking their young children to theme or amusement parks: Don’t do it. Take it from someone who spent an entire day observing harried parents and out-of-control kids last week doing anything but enjoying themselves. The day usually starts with incredibly…… READ MORE
A Different Kind of Sanctuary
There has been much ado about so-called “sanctuary cities” in the US–where police and politicians assure illegal immigrants that no matter what they do, officials will not report them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. President Trump has threatened to pull their Federal funding and some conservative talk show hosts have called for those police chiefs…… READ MORE
Looks Like We Are Moving!
I know some of you won’t believe this, but Wisconsin is not the best state in which to live. US News & World Report ranks the Badger State only 15th in its latest list of “Best States to Live”. Massachusetts is number one–followed by New Hampshire and our neighbors, Minnesota. The magazine likes to tout…… READ MORE
Fly Me to the Moon
You have to give Elon Musk credit, he certainly likes to dream big. The owner of SpaceX announced yesterday that he plans to send two people on a flight to the moon–in less than 18 months from now. Musk says he has two passengers who are paying “a considerable sum of money” to take part…… READ MORE
Mother Nature Strikes Back
I like it when nature reminds us that man cannot control it. The massive ice shoves that piled up on the western and southern shores of Lake Winnebago over the weekend and threatened to engulf buildings were great reminders of that. We can put up breakwalls, piers and bridges–but just a little bit of ice plus…… READ MORE
Listen to Your Brain, Not Your Heart
As the Milwaukee Brewers get ready to play their first exhibition game of Spring Training down in Arizona today, the hot topic around camp is whether the team will trade outfielder Ryan Braun. Braun currently has a no-trade clause in his contract–which runs through 2021–which would allow the team to send him to a limited…… READ MORE
