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My forty-five seconds of fame?
I wasn’t listening to Charlie Sykes when he read my County Parks blog post this morning on the radio. Thanks to my friend Melissa and the wonders of podcasting, I got to hear it after the fact. You can hear the audio here; the topic begins at 1:35 and ends at about 5:00 in. Two things: Mr. Sykes called me “a writer” and omitted the last sentence of my post because it was “somewhat tasteless”. Given his history with the McGee family, I could certainly understand. I’m honored to think this was worthy of his airtime. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humor, News/Insight, Reads, Screens, and Sounds
The Pepsi toilet in the Harley Davidson stall in the Associated Bank Men’s room, brought to you by Miller Coors…
The Milwaukee County board is discovering something any regular parks user knows: many bathrooms are in bad shape. I’m sure some people will blame this on Scott Walker. But the fact is Tom Ament and his board cronies were letting these facilities deteriorate while considering free needles for addicts and voting themselves fat pensions. Those fat pensions are crippling our budget and leave Mr. Walker with few options. I don’t know what the proper solution to fixing up the parks is. But I smirk when I hear the idea of naming rights in bathrooms as suggested by Supervisor Coggs in this article. What company would shell out $500 to put its name on a urinal? Doesn’t Kohler already have that covered? I personally like the idea of naming the facilities after politicians. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humor, News/Insight
The shake-down for a Twix
To all of you outside the Milwaukee area, a brief back story. Former Alderman Michael McGee Jr. is on trial for extortion and bribery charges. The charges allege he demanded money, prepaid cell phone cards, and other compensation for liquor licenses and other government action. Apparently money and cell phone minutes were not enough to satisfy his appetite. Literally. This morning’s Journal Sentinel describes one “meeting” in which he asked for cash and a Twix bar. It reminded me of the Seinfeld where George is fascinated with the Twix in the vending machine. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food & Drink, Humor, News/Insight
The Mickey-slipping Broadcom Exec
Apparently IT guys aren’t boring. This post describes the colorful behavior of a Broadcom Exec. Which begs the question: is that why their NICs require much wrangling to work properly? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humor, News/Insight, Techie
It’s Tough to Stomach…
Governor Doyle just issued a statement about the recent GM plant closing. He blamed it all on GM and their business decisions and pledged to help the workers. Now, as an owner of a Saturn and a Honda, I’ll tell you I’m done with GM for the most part. So I agree GM is not without culpability. But the UAW and government also share some of the blame. Among the verbiage was “It’s tough to stomach.” I know the feeling, Governor Doyle. It’s tough to stomach your lack of ethics in granting the Native American Gaming interests that elected you lucrative compacts that last forever. It’s tough to watch you break pledges about raising taxes. It hurts thinking about how bad we will be after you raid every possible dedicated fund … Read entire article »
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Should I rename my blog? If so, what to?
OK, I’m staring at my blog and thinking there has to be a better title than Allen Strelow’s Weblog. I’m a creative guy, is that the best I can do? So then I think: what should I call this blog? It’s not like it focuses on only technology, or only political issues, or only family or Christian Issues. Like my mental patterns, it’s all over the board. So if you think you have an idea, please comment. I’ll wait for the two people who read this to chime in, and then I will go from there. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food & Drink, Humor, Marriage/Family, News/Insight, Reads, Screens, and Sounds, Sports, Techie, The Active Life, The Christian Walk
A bike at your beck and call
Here’s an interesting idea: automated bike rental in a large urban area. Washington D.C. is the first US city to have this, but it’s been done in Europe. As a cyclist and quasi-tree hugger, I like this one. Why? Cycling is fun, and good exercise Cycling is much faster than walking This program is privately funded. (I find it amazing that we keep looking to the government instead of ourselves/private industry to fix our ills.) … Read entire article »
Filed under: News/Insight, The Active Life