Remember a few years back when there was an effort to reduce the size of the Winnebago County Board? A resident group started circulating petitions to cut the board in half–saying it would make the Board more responsive to the voters and more efficient in doing its work. You may recall that the Board responded…… READ MORE
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The 0.8% Solution
President Obama is “doing something” today to make “America safer from gun violence”. The President is using executive action in “closing the gun show loophole” by expanding the number of vendors who would have to conduct background checks on buyers. It’s meant to better define who is a gun “collector” who might sell off a…… READ MORE
You Can Come Down Off the Ledge
The general consensus among Packers fans and the talking heads that cover them is that next week will be the final game of the year for the Green and Gold. Offensive woes have even the most die-hard Packer Backer out on the ledge this morning anticipating the worst. You might want to take a look…… READ MORE
Stop Putting This Off
Usually, I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. It’s not that I think that I’m perfect and that there is nothing upon which I can improve. It’s just that I know behavior does not change overnight just because a calendar page turns over and it’s a new year. But in 2016 I do plan to address my…… READ MORE
The Best of 2015
This week is filled with lists of the “biggest news stories” or the “most fascinating people” or “top moments” of the year. Rather than rehash all of that here, I thought I would share the three best moments of 2015 for me. Number Three: When the Wisconsin Badgers beat the previously-undefeated Kentucky Wildcats in…… READ MORE
The Social Injustice of Marriage
The “Social Justice” warriors may have a new reason to hate rich people: they almost always marry other rich people. This week, the New York Times ran an article on the study of “assortive mating”–or what we commonly like to call “Power Couples”–and how their marriages “foster income inequality” in American society. The study…… READ MORE
If You’re Gonna Go At the King, You Best Not Miss
I hope for Al Jazeera America’s sake they are willing to stand by the less-than-reputable sources they used for their documentary on illegal use of Human Growth Hormones and prescription painkillers in the NFL–because all hell is going to be raining down upon them. Peyton Manning–whom the report claims purchased HGH through his wife from…… READ MORE
The REAL Carol of the Bells
I’ve seen plenty of on-line polls asking “What is the worst Christmas song of all time?” For me the answer is easy: Carol of the Bells by Trans-Siberian Orchestra I can’t stand more than ten seconds of the dreck–with the 53 synthesizer tracks, the electric violin overdubs and the horrendous guitar parts. There is a…… READ MORE
THE ANNUAL FESTIVUS AIRING OF GRIEVANCES!!!!
It’s December 23rd and you know what that means, IT”S FESTIVUS!! And now is the time for the annual AIRING OF THE GRIEVANCES in which I tell you all of the ways you have disappointed me in the past year. As usual, I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE!! PEOPLE WHO WALK…… READ MORE
The Truth Nobody Wants to Admit
Want to start an argument? The next time someone asks you what your favorite Christmas movie is tell them it’s Die Hard. Invariably, you will get a look of disbelief from the asker of the question and the standard reply “Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie!!” And while they may feign disgust with your reply, deep…… READ MORE
