Whenever I hear a Badgers fan complain that the school never hires any “Big Name” coaches for its football and men’s basketball teams I usually just roll my eyes. There’s been some of that this year as the Badgers haven’t looked that great under new football coach Paul Chryst–while Michigan was the national darlings under…… READ MORE
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You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog Is About You
You didn’t think that I would let Oshkosh Mayor Steve Cummings’ suggestion to change the name of the Seniors Center go without comment did you? Hizzoner raised the issue during the Common Council’s budget sessions this week. Cummings believes Baby Boomers like himself won’t go to a “Seniors” center–because they “don’t like being called that”. …… READ MORE
Back to the Future
It’s coincidental that on the day that Marty McFly arrived in the future in Back To The Future Part II, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan wants to take the position of Speaker of the House back to a simpler–and some would say more effective–time. In his list of conditions for accepting the Speaker role, Ryan wants…… READ MORE
Yes, the Numbers Matter
Every home Packers game there is a running debate on social media as to the “newsworthiness” of arrest and ejection numbers at Lambeau Field. Those opposed to the publishing of those numbers the day after a game like to use the argument that “anytime you get 80-thousand people together in one place, there are bound…… READ MORE
Asking the Wrong Questions
For the past few weeks, I’ve been getting calls from a number in Philadelphia asking if I could answer a few questions for the Harvard School of Medicine/National Public Radio Healcare Survey. The first dozen calls always caught me at work, driving, eating dinner or already in bed (who calls for a survey at 8:58…… READ MORE
May Madness?
Last week I mentioned how I like to break down winter into segments filled with anticipation for certain events (many of them sports-related) to make the interminable season seem just a little shorter. Now, the NCAA is considering taking away one of those winter highlights by pushing back the start of the college basketball season.…… READ MORE
What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate
As questions are flying around as to why the people of Oshkosh were not informed of two prison escapees for four days, let me tell you that Public Information Officer Joe Nichols called me on Wednesday morning to take full responsibility for the lack of timely communication. Joe says their policy is to alert the…… READ MORE
The Nirvana of Denmark
First off, let me apologize for suggesting that you should watch the Democratic Presidential debate last night. You are probably waking up this morning thinking that you live in the worst country on the face of the Earth–and if you are a white guy, it’s all your fault. You are probably giving serious thought to…… READ MORE
This Could Be Interesting
Unlike the unnecessarily-early debates on the Republican side, tonight’s unnecessarily-early Democratic debate may actually be worth watching. The GOP debates are nothing more than a clown show right now–with a ringleader featuring fake red hair. But the Democratic race features a contest that could decide if America is going to continue to be a land…… READ MORE
Gameday Traffic
I don’t cover home Packers games very often for the radio station–and that’s a good thing–because the drivers on Interstate 41 heading to Lambeau Field are idiots. I actually had to mingle with Packers traffic this past Sunday morning en route to play Brown County Golf Course to play a free round. I was on I-41…… READ MORE
