Odds on Favs

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger then their democratic state itself. That in it's essence is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group. - FDRI see Madison has been voted one of the top 10 cool places for 20-29 year olds.   Why you ask? Well because of the normal jobs and so forth you have the "quirky, progressive and hyper-literate...

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Whats a little dent anyway.

I was a little off with my prediction.  If you remember two weeks ago I predicted thisBrewers  95 - 67  .586   ----Cards      88 - 74  .543     7 games behind!and in reality the final outcome wasBrewers 96-66Cards     90-72  6 games behindI was close. ESPN will be in Madison for the Game of the Day and tickets are at their all time highest price EVER (which...

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How Full Tilt Poker Screwed Poker Players Thanks to Republicans

I actually went to my old work yesterday.  They hired me back for like 1 day a week or whatever.  So yesterday was the day I was trying to remember my old phone number and get passwords and remember to plug in LAN connections.   One day a week ain't bad.In fact it seems all the people Walker tried to get rid of are now double dipping.  Schools are hiring back teachers because they can not find replacements and so forth....

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I LIKE TV!!

This weekend I'm attending the International Boat Show in Lake Geneva BUT DON'T WORRY - I'll be in front of the TV for the Packers!! I've been reading a lot about Nick Collins injury - scary stuff. One report said "If you look at the replay tape carefully, you will see a slight bend in Collins' neck when he impacts Stewart. That type of involuntary motion to the neck, delivered by an impact at speed, can cause a narrowing of the spinal canal and...

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HARRRRRR!!

HARRRR - It's international  talk like a pirate day and as Cap'n Slappy says: Thar be only three pirate jokes in the world. The biggest one is the one that ends with someone usin' "Arrr" in the punchline. Oh, sure, thar be plenty o' these, but they're all the same damn joke."What's the pirate movie rated? - Arrr!""What kind o' socks does a pirate wear? - Arrrrgyle!""What's the problem with the way a pirate speaks? - Arrrrticulation!"The second...

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Brewers - win going away!!

THAT was close - I wrote a small blog yesterday before I took off to Milwaukee - I had made a comment about the laundromat burning down (at least that was the report I received) but now I hear a DRYER caught fire and it was extinguished with a fire extinguisher. That is MUCH different the the "laundromat is engulfed in flames". We have a Cuisinart coffee maker which started spilling over the sides (I think I told you about this once but it's the...

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Survivor

Few things before I get going to Madison.SURVIVOR - season Premier is tonight on CBS - 8:00 featuring Coach and Ozzy - WHOO HOO!  Also tonight is Big Brother 13 finale'.A few photos of the The Pagami Creek fire in NE Minn (Boundary Waters) thanks to efudd.  Brewers - WHEW - Magic number is now 8 after Braun's walk off HR!!   WHOO HOO!!I have fallen in love with Black IPA's  YUMMO!!!!    New Holland and Dogzilla...

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SMOKE

The smoke you are smelling is from a HUGE forest fire in northern Minnesota way north of Duluth. it's BLUE here in Columbus. This morning I was outside and the sky seemed weird, no clouds but weird hazy. Then about 10:00 I start smelling smoke and look outside - BLUE, wind from the north. Word is for a few days of blue-ness - you know what that means? AWESOME sunsets!! Hey - you have to look at the bright side of things.--------------------------Football - last year opening weekend in football there were three 300 hard passers. This year?...

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The Aba Daba Honeymoon

So far the featured games of the year (Monday Night football on Thursday and Monday Night Football on Sunday Night) have been outstanding nail biters. The Dallas game last night was SWEET. Even my Dallas friends say Dallas has great talent but STILL are dumb as doorknobs! They continually shoot themselves in the foot and once again - BAM.Camp Randall 1914I know nothing about the Wisconsin game this week but at the Art Fair people were telling me...

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WOW

What can you say about last nights game - amazing. Not just the final minute but how the Packers REALLY were tough in the red zone!! And Cobb, pretty sure he is the 1st player to get fined for tying an NFL kick-off record! He said God told him to take it out. What would happen if you did not listen to God. What if God said take a knee. "God told me to take a knee". Well, God WOULD be the best offensive coordinator the Packers have right? And . . . .LORD KNOWS the Pack need help on Special Teams. Brewers? Yea - why is it all the clips I have...

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Hydro Street Brewing Company - Update

I met with Aaron and Sandye today at what will be Columbus's new Brewery - Hydro Street Brewing Company.Aaron is shoveling through yards and yards of paperwork and (side note - 90 calories of Coke is like two gulps! - I need another one). . . . . . and Sandye was waiting for some sort of contractor who it seems keep showing up late or never. There is no firm opening date but things are moving along at Island Speed. However I believe they receive...

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Giving the Cheif of Police A Way Out.

First let me say that the Chief of Police and I are good friends and I totally respect him and his authority (which actually means I've never met the dude and I'm hoping I don't get pulled over because my tail light is not bright enough). This whole mess was caused by the fine officers in blue when they posted on Facebook "There will be some changes made to the parking restrictions near the elementary / middle schools this week. Watch for signs."After a few comments/complaints there was a smack down from the Facebook police stating "The changes...

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Mystery Solved

I tell ya! "A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One" is an awesome book. Few times in my book reading life have words had a physical effect on me. There have been a few times when I reach the end of a chapter and while the events were not exciting the words and how things transpired made something in me move. . . . .or it could have been that pizza I ate. ------------------------------The Columbus Fire Department and the Columbus Police...

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