Columbus seems to be full of hand wringers

OK - I'm going to come right out and say it. Halloween, in Columbus, on a Sunday afternoon, is just plain stupid. You are ruining it for kids and don't give me this BS about it being safe unless you are a hand wringing worrier who is looking for terrorists under cars and behind trees. Our police chief probably wants to cancel halloween altogether but he lives in a completely different town so . . . . . OH - BTW - Kids are NOT allowed to wear costumes...

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A truck Panorama? WHY NOT!! But not now!

Hope everyone is enjoying the ride in the stock market this month.  Could be the best month since 1987. Seems the economy is doing very well and people are spending money. PLUS, overseas the big debt crisis (not unlike what the U.S. had a few years ago before Obama was elected) has been "fixed".Probably won't last long as I suspect the Wall Street managers will start to take some profits for end month reports.  However November and December...

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The rich keep getting richer

It's like Christmas. I received my new monitor yesterday and now I have to figure out how to calibrate it. hmmmm geez - I have so much more space on my desk. I can REALLY fill that extra space up with random crap now!!  Look at the difference in size.  Technology is wonderful. Now I can have a monitor JUST for the weather station.  Before when ever the station (www.columbuswiweather.com) went belly up I would have to unhook the...

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LaRussa and phones lines FAIL!!

This just in - overnight New Orleans scored another touch down and now lead Indianapolis 99-7.Peyton Manning was declared the leagues Most Valuable Player even though he has not played a down this year.--------------------------------------------As I wait for my new monitor I fear working on more photographs - HOWEVER - I was contacted from a couple in Green Bay looking for photos of Curly at Lambeau Field.  I explained that I tried but could...

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Weekend update.

What is this LinkedIn thing I keep getting invited to join. ???? -------------------------------------I'm in day 3-ish of a fall cold. Can't remember when the last time I had a cold (probably last month or something). -------------------------------------This weekend I had the bright idea to go to the Liquidation Sale at the Alliant Energy Center. I was looking for a new monitor as I now realize that many of my photographs look much different in...

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I am getting into BIG BIG trouble with THIS post!! RANT!!

I'm turning into grumpy old man - HEY YOU KIDS - GET OFF MY LAWN!! WELL YEA - DAAAA.  MOVE THE SIGN!  -----------------------------------------------------------------------If I could buy stock in one word - I would by stock in "occupy".  It seems to be the hot word these days and it should be cheap.   Take a look at Google Ngram which tracks how many times a word is used in books and "occupy" has been on the decline for 140...

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This and That!

I see Randy Hopper spent some time in jail this weekend for drunken driving - not sure if his 25 year old "friend" was also in jail. Maybe Walker bailed him out?? no no - I'm pretty sure Walker makes sure he never makes contact with people he screwed over. ------------------------------Brewers - WOW - I'm thinking we now have a better chance to keep Fielder! MLB talking heads are mirroring my comments from a few months ago. I've always said the Brewers have a better chance then most people think. As for the playoffs? Hey - LaRussa out managed...

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Where did the Tea Party go.

Feeling a little weird today. Reason is this is the first day since I quit working for "the man" that I do not have an art fair to prepare for. I've always had some big photo project/fair to be stressed over. At least now I have a little time to LEARN. I want to learn ACCESS and Lightroom and have a 15 hour tutorial on HDR in the future. OH - I also have some individual photo projects and I SUPPOSE I could clean my room LOL. It's just that this...

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Brewers - sigh

Wait a minute - did I miss the fall colors again this year? Speaking of hot dogs. NOW we find out why that guy threw the hot dog at Tiger Woods as he was about to tee off (Tiger that is). He wanted to do something "courageous and epic". Well OF COURSE, if I wanted to do something "courageous and epic" that is the first thing I would think of. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council released a statement saying the incident was "reprehensible"!!!...

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Fall Colors and Black & White and Hydro Street Brewery

Well - it's been a while. Last week was get'r done week for the big art fair in Door County, wait . . .did I say ART FAIR? . . .no no it was a re-sellers dog puppet marshmallow shooter fair and a BIG one. Cars were backed up literally for 5 miles getting into Egg Harbor. In front of my canopy was a line of people 3 wide standing still on the sidewalk and I was a half mile from the main crowd.The weather was awesome considering that two years ago...

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Brent Brent Brent - Gunslinger to Mudslinger

Talk about passive-aggressive.  In an interview Favre, of course, talked about himself when asked about Rogers.  " the talent around him is even better than when I was there. So I’m really kind of surprised it took him so long."Sort of like saying that Paul Goldschmidt's grand slam last night was good but . . . .I'm surprised he did not hit one sooner.   Gee Brett, congratulations on retiring, I'm surprised you did not retire sooner. Speaking of the Brewers - in the 3rd inning I said - get this guy out of there. Of course coach could...

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Greatest Weekend in Sports in Wisconsin History

WOW - "we" ran the table. Two Brewer playoff games, one huge Wisconsin game and a typical Packer game. Aaron Rogers did something no other QB in NFL history has ever done. Tossed for four TDs and ran two more in. No Packer team has ever scored 142 points in their 1st four games and for the 1st time in something like 40+ years the Packers are 4-0.  Rogers had one of the greatest days EVER in NFL History! Wisconsin is now up to #4 in the pools and the Brewers are on their way to playing St. Louis for the NL Championship because while the Phillies...

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