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Thursday, December 30, 2010

NO - Not Captain Kangaroo

Posted on 6:55 AM by Unknown
No no no I'm not going to say that Captain Kangaroo was texting anybody. But I do see that it is an urban legend that Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) was a war hero. He actually never saw combat. The legend was that Lee Marvin, on the Tonight Show, said he served alongside Keeshan at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Except not only did he never actually say that but Marvin was in the hospital from wounds received in the Battle of Saipan at that time. Keeshan was a Marine but never saw action. Keeshan was the original "Clarabell the Clown" on the Howdy...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

AHH HAA!!!!

Posted on 6:50 AM by Unknown
How many dogs do you have to kill to get to go to the Pro Bowl. Micheal Vick get's in and Rogers is an alternate? COME ON MAN! So now that the Vikings kicked the Keystone cop lookalike Eagles last night the Packers probably won't have to play the Bears twice in a row. HOWEVER - now that might have to play the Eagles which scares the bejesus out of me. Yea - the Eagles looked pitiful last night but I think it was a case of overconfidence.  Of course they DID have to have a miracle comeback against the Giants. ---------------------------------Every...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Laptops SUCK!

Posted on 6:51 AM by Unknown
It would be a lie if I said I was not disappointed in the Packers. I mean they can't even get a coach fired anymore! Why even bother playing. YEA - I'm BACK and cranky!! Reason is that I got the call of doom last night. My worthless piece of crap laptop has to be "restored" which means I lose all of my photo programs. I can get most of them back but Photoshop CS3 was sort of a gift and now I actually have to purchase it. Having my laptop restored to factory settings is something like losing your wallet. It's not the end of the world but it's...
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Friday, December 24, 2010

It was the Night before the Night Before Christmas

Posted on 6:39 AM by Unknown
It was the Night before the Night Before Christmasand all through the housenot a creature was stirring except for eight large dirty yellow oxygen breathing firefighters from Columbus. One of them looking a lot like Josh.I heard the fire siren and though, there goes Josh somewhere as he answers ALL fire calls no matter how trivial and about 15 minutes later DJ gets a text saying there is a house fire about a block away from us. Then I hear more...
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Monday, December 20, 2010

Sports

Posted on 6:38 AM by Unknown
I remember in the Packer exhibition games Fuzzy Thurston was talking about Matt Flynn and he commented that among people that would know such things, they considered Matt Flynn "the best back-up Quarterback in the NFL". Well - of course I sort of took this with a grain of salt because we all know that the truth tends to stretch a little with homey announcers. Such as JJ Hardy being one the the best fielding Shortstops in the majors (more on that...
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Friday, December 17, 2010

American Packaging Expands

Posted on 6:56 AM by Unknown
I was on a Home Brew Forum yesterday talking about my being a home brew consultant at Cannery Wine and Spirits when a guy from Indiana responds that he will be in Columbus next week to spend a week doing something at American Packaging!I tell him that the only place to get craft beer is either at Bobs Liqueur or the BP Station has a few. Then I see that American Packaging is expanding. They received a $350,000 grant from Wisc Commerce to help implement a $17 million plant expansion which will create 47 new jobs! SWEET! Who says the American economy...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

wee-tah-kah-wee-loo

Posted on 7:14 AM by Unknown
Larry King will have his last broadcast tonight which is fine since I rarely watched him. However how will people know what the terrorist threat level is if we can not see his suspenders. Speaking of terrorism - remember after 911 and all the weirdness that went on. We were at JJand C's house and they had a Furby on their TV. There were 40 million Furby's sold with speaking capabilities that were translated into 24 languages. I remember when Furby's were being linked to terrorism because they could remember secrets and it was thought that the...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

All the news from Columbus

Posted on 8:39 AM by Unknown
There is a new Computer Fix It Store opening in Columbus on 131 E. James Street called "Diversified Utility and Communications". Pretty catchy name! ------------The Fire department had a pretty busy day yesterday! I wonder if any of the "volunteers" showed up! That's all I'm going to say! ---------------Charlie Shortino, was at Cbus Elementary the other day for their shout out! While I like Charlie as a person . . .he is one of the  . ....
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Monday, December 13, 2010

Packers Raise Alert Levels

Posted on 7:28 AM by Unknown
Well - I place 100% blame on yesterdays Packer game squarely on McCarthy's head.   Seems The Packers are RIPE for not getting up for easy games and even though they were not UP, McCarthy managed to find so many ways to grasp defeat out of the jaws of victory.Let's see - how about NOT throwing a red flag on Jennings non-TD catch.  He saw exactly what we saw on TV and what WE was was inclusive. However - the Packers were in desprit need for...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Good-Bye Chedder Heads

Posted on 6:52 AM by Unknown
OK - I'm looking for ANY review of The Tourist that does not say this is one of the worst movies of 2010. The 2nd review I read today says this is the worst performance of Johnny Depp EVER in a movie and Jolie is basically a mannequin.On TV last night was Brew Masters and watching my man crush Sam Calagione agonize over having to dump $500,000 of his signature 120 IPA made me cry inside. If you have never watched Brew Masters it's now on Thursday nights and is very very entertaining. Even DJ loves the show and she is not a beer drinker. If you...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

a little of this and that

Posted on 6:43 AM by Unknown
So Governor Elect Walker said yesterday that if State Employees to now bow and take MORE involuntary pay cuts he will just absorb all of them into his body! "GET IN MY BELLY!" he was heard saying after the press conference.  On Keith Olbermann's Countdown - Walker has been "The Worst Person in the World" twice!-------------------------------------------------Drive safely tonight going home, 2-4 inches at drive time and 3-6 inches Saturday before...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

It Was 30 Years Ago Today That Sgt Pepper Passed Away!

Posted on 7:51 AM by Unknown
When I was younger I would see "old" people with their tray of pills and vowed never to be one of THOSE kind of old people. Now that I'm nearing "old" I see that before bedtime I have my little tray of pills. Nothing dramatic, a couple pills to boost my lack of GOOD cholesterol and one pill to raise (or lower) my triglycerides and an aspirin and then I see I have a Vitimin E and if I remember I take a Ginko for my memory . . . if I remember. I think that once you hit a certain age you realize that if you have not been killed by a bone head blunder...
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Ginko is making me

Posted on 7:06 AM by Unknown
Trivia Question.Who caught Brett Favre's last TD catch in Lambeau Field- answer at the end.  -----------------------------Josh and Jenny went to a symposium about Ginko and how it has shown to help kids with Down Syndrome. Something about how it get's rid of plaque which causes Alzheimer's.  Seems one of the odd things about kids with Down Syndrome is that they all get Alzheimer's at a very early age (like teens or something and I'm sure...
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Gas up the blower

Posted on 7:03 AM by Unknown
Here we go - the winter of 2010-11 is about to hit us with both fists! POW - right in the kisser! I'm thinking in Columbus we will be in the 5 inch range and Madison an inch or two more! Mostly coming on Saturday and THEN C C C Cold and sunny! For our house sunny is the key word. We have so much passive solar heating that our heating bills are directly related to how much sun we get. ----------------------In other news the Packers will be...
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      • wee-tah-kah-wee-loo
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      • Packers Raise Alert Levels
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