How to run for City Council in a small town

Oops - first mistake - Small CITY!!   Since when does a group of homes containing 5000 residents become a CITY anyway.Today I will hand in my GAB-169 (Nomination Paper for Nonpartisan Office) with 30 signatures.  This is after I filed my GAB-1 (Campaign Registration Statement) and I'll have to submit my GAB-162 (Declaration of Candidacy) and yes, I believe I will bring a hat so I can toss it at someone.   I wonder what the "ring"...

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Little Columbus WI in the news AGAIN!!

Gotta love Columbus. Let's see.  We had a bank employee stealing money, then we had a computer fix-it place steal hard drives and then the entire computer (next to The Cage), then the Chiropractors Wife allegably was caught using money from the St. Jerome Parish (like hundreds of thousands) to do all sorts of fun things (for her), then someone throwing rat poison onto peoples yards to kill their dogs and then Saturday the City Admin resigned abruptly because his enemy (and many peoples it seems) found some past dirt on him (reasons that...

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Draco

OK - here are the official totals I posted for CoCoRaHs who reports to NOAA.Columbus WI - Total storm 21.1 inches with 2.54 inches of Precip..Looking at other reports coming in, most are from southeastern WI. Seems a lot of late reports from the Madison area.   1.5 inches of precip for yesterday is common with 3 or 4 inches of snow.  Columbus had 1.55 inches YESTERDAY from 7:00AM to 7:00AM.  We had 5.5 inches before 7:00AM yesterday.NOTE...

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I'm IN . . . soon.

Milo to cat slept on my head last night.  His head was on my head and I had such weird confusing dreams.  Big dogs, fast moving sloths, a bear . . . . . .I bet Milo had confusing dreams also like high school, can't find your locker, late for a test and you don't know where the room is.  Very confusing for a cat.--------------------------Today I pick up papers to run for City Council for the 2nd district.   I'll have to get 20+ signatures. The big news from the City Council last night was the news about American Packaging. ...

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Here Comes Draco

Winter Storm Draco cometh!This morning the most accurate model has 10 inches for Madison (which seems to be in a little non-snow hole) and 10-12 in Columbus.  But the snow will not be the real problem.  The heaviest snow will be Thursday morning but the problem will be starting noonish with 35-40mph winds creating blizzard conditions.This will be a paralyzing winter storm ----------------------------------------------SO - how is the...

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Weather - guns - politics -sports

Just trying out some things here!!  I'm not REAL sure what YOU see - I like the "Magazine" look best.  Packers - when trick plays work you look like a genius - when they don't - wow WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!    ------------------------------------WATCH OUT - Winter is on it's way.  According to CIPS, a fairly new research system that takes weather models and compares them to the last 30 years - we got a doozy coming. ...

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UnionEd / Rain / Bridgejumper / sigh Droessler

Want to congratulate my buddy UnionEd for retiring this week after 30+ years with the State. Feels a little weird doesn't it UnionEd.  BTW - lots of people were feeling bad after you left Tuesday without saying a PROPER goodbye. All your life you look forward to that last day and then when it comes, at least in government work is is so anti-climatic.  "yea, see ya".    Keep in touch.----------------------------  Well now...

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Lemons / Walker / Old Fashions

Interesting things going on in Michigan - sort of like Wisconsin politics except for ALL Unions.  This whole Right to Work deal.   The Republicans do not believe they should have to pay to be in a union that has money going toward the Democrats .Well - I don't believe I should have to merchandise from businesses that are in the Chamber of Commerce because their money goes towards the Republicans.   Statistically being a "right to work" state DOES bring more business to a State.  However those business pay less for...

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The SO CALLED Fiscal Cliff

I like how all the news people now put "SO CALLED" in front of "Fiscal Cliff" (which is more of a slope in reality). ------------------------------------Been fighting this cold for a while now - thought I had it beat over the weekend but then BAM - Sunday night there it was again but this time a little stronger.  Not a bad cold but one of those  almost colds . The kind that makes sleeping a hassle because you can't breath but once you are...

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sTAY cALM

I guess I was sort of on a rant yesterday  LOL   No worries, I took my pills and am in my happy place.   Did I say anything about the Police Department yesterday??  I hear they are looking for recruits!  I wonder if I could be grandfathered in.------------------------------------Big day for Josh yesterday.  He got to be pepper sprayed AND tear gassed!  MAN - I wish I had a job like that!! Morning Rod, Good Morning   SPRAAAAAY!!! AAAAGH!   Better then a cup of coffee to wake you up. ---------------------------------So...

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Walgreens.

hmmmm what should I whine and complain about today!Gilda's Club - I'm a little pissed of at Gilda's Club as they are changing the name from Gilda's Club to CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY! I'm a cancer survivor as I had a malignant melanoma so I can talk about this with a little knowledge.I think it is a travesty how they can use Gilda Radner's name for their group but THEN come out and say, well, some people don't know who Gilda is so we're going to dump...

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Birds and Mouses

In the mornings I sit here and fill in my basketball spreadsheets and look at my database and procrastinate about taking my course in Access and while I do this I can watch the birch tree where I have my bird feeder. Note - thinking about adding a birch at the corner of the property since the golf course let a tree did with Jap Beetles. Elwood calls it my ecosystem.The last few weeks I have had five Blue Jays along with 20 or 30 sparrows attending...

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Faith and Butter

I know I'm the only guy in Wisconsin that follows pro basketball but it's only because I wager on it. I had a relatively large game last night not betting ON the Milwaukee Bucks but betting AGAINST the Chicago  Bulls.Well late in the 3rd quarter the Bucks were losing by 27 and they put  all of their bench in to get playing time.  I had marked the game off as  a loss and was looking at the Bulls schedule. Then a funny thing happened. The Bucks bench outscored the Bulls weary starters 31-4 and they won the game. WHOA!!  This...

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Lincoln - AWESOME

All good things come to an end.  Yesterday in the NBA I lost a big game in my Chase.  O'well.  Here is my graph now.Still in the black and this is what happens, win lots and lots of small games but when I lose  POW!!-------------------------------Packers - Well the injuries are finally starting to add up.  At least The Bears had injuries (5 actually) in their last game.--------------------------------For anyone that watches...

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Walker? Really? Come on!

As one person said - Governor Walker is like those Japanese solders that hid in the jungle for years and years after the war was over.  Refusing to quit the fight.  He's a dead-ender.   And now we see he is going to run Wisconsin from California. By refusing to go along and help the poorest citizens of his state with their Medicaid coverage he is going to let the Federal Government do all the work.  Yet, he himself, along...

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The Coming War with China

Ferrari S70 - zero to sixty in 2.3 seconds.  You don't  even have time to pucker.  900 horsepower.   I believe this will be my next car.  I hope I can put a trailer hitch on it.-------------------------------CLASS   CLASS!!!!Gave my 1st presentation to the Columbus Middle School (6th grade art class) yesterday and all was well.  Today's presentation will be better as I know have a clue of what 6th graders...

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Roman Nose

Been a little busy this week.  I got the thumbs up on my latest.  Now I have to figure out how big to make each image. The wall is 5 x 8 feet.  Here is my final-ish set of images.  Although I'm going to lighten up Amelia a little. ---------------------------------But my real stress is that today and tomorrow I'm giving a lecture to Mrs. McDainal's 6th grade Art Class.   They are doing section on photography and...

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