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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
General Election on April 1
I’m not trying to ruffle feathers here. In fact, politics is becoming too much like sports. This is not Yankees-Red Sox. We can disagree and still be friends like that new Sheraton NCAA commercial. The April 1 election is right around the corner. I know you (the three of you out there who read this) have all been dying for my endorsements. Now, you might be thinking “That’s rather presumptuous for one to think their endorsements matter.” You’d be right, but that doesn’t stop the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board, does it? (By the way, what sort of diversity can one expect to find in a 21st Century newspaper staff, especially the Milwaukee JS?) My endorsements are pretty much the opposite of theirs. Which brings up a good story: One year, I … Read entire article »
Filed under: News/Insight