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• 'Tis the season....

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  ....for your property tax bill.
  
  I received such a Christmas present from the City of Wauwatosa yesterday. It wasn't as horrible as it could have been but that is damnation by faint praise. Most of the entities involved got their standard 3 percent hike. The group who treated my' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 1:40pm EST
  by TosaGuy

• Stock Buy Update: Frontier Communications Corp (FTR)

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  In my main portfolio I have lots of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and plan to keep it that way. In my play account (which is what I blog about), I had 10 shares of JNJ I bought early in the year and it grew 20 percent. I sold those 10 [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:06am EST
  by TosaGuy

• Google doesn't do days that live in infamy

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  Evil internet corpororate Google (why evil=long story), likes to remember every observance under the sun except Sept 11 and Dec 7.
  
  
  
  Bing does a much better job.
  
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:28am EST
  by TosaGuy

• My thoughts on Tiger Woods

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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:32am EST
  by TosaGuy

• Teetotaler Drinking Game

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  Do a shot every time President Obama says win or victory during a war speech. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:30am EST
  by TosaGuy

• It is good to be judgemental

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  While I was at deer camp being merciful to Bambi by missing a pair of tough shots, I had a brief conversation with Swampy, the guy who owns that particular piece of paradise, about welfare, handouts and charity and how it needs to have a stigma attached to it. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:50am EST
  by TosaGuy

• Happy Thanksgiving!

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  As I did last year, here is the link to the classic "Turkeys Away" episode of "WKPR in Cincinnati."
  
  FDR couldn't keep his power-hungry hands off anything, to include Thanksgiving.
  
  President Reagan's 1985 Thanksgiving Message
  
  
  President Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation (In case you think' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:00pm EST
  by TosaGuy

• Fun with ClimateGate

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  These guys are pretty clever. Naturally, they are from Minnesota.
  
  
  
  They have plenty of other parodies on their YouTube site.
  
  On a serious note. ClimateGate confirms what I have thought of the broader AGW movement -- it's a way for a small group of people [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:43pm EST
  by TosaGuy

• Blah, blah, health care reform, blah blah . . .

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  I am tired of digging through the tortured political minutea of the health care debate and its status. So instead I will let Rich Lowery of National Review sum it up.
  
  If Obamacare is so necessary and wise, there’s no true need to hurry. If it fails to [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:18am EST
  by TosaGuy

• Ford Makes Profit, UAW Redoubles Effort to Kill Company

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  Ford made a profit for the second quarter in a row, increased its share of the US market, got stellar Consumer Report reviews that put it on par with Honda and Toyota, all without taking bailout money from Uncle Sam.
  
  Which means that the UAW has naturally voted [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 3:57pm EST
  by TosaGuy

• Free Advice for Scott Walker

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  Mr. Walker,
  
  I am all on board for your race for governor and you are one of about three politicians to whom I donate money. You have done a great job first as my state representative and now as my county executive.
  
  Examine closely Bob McDonnell's victory in' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:04pm EST
  by TosaGuy

• Mr. President: Do not dither

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  Mr. President,
  
  You ran for president promising to pursue the war in Afghanistan with vigor and focus. You have had since March to decide what you want to do. Dithering while your the general you selected asks for more troops is irresponsible. As a leader, it is your job [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:43am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Wall Street vs. Main Street

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  Donated to Democrats
  
  CEOs
  
  Finance
  
  CFO
  
  Trader
  
  Analyst
  
  Donated to Republicans
  
  Business Owner
  
  Owner [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Today is a great day....

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  to own Bucyrus (BUCY>. Especially when you buy nearly a year ago when it was worth $18.
  
  My investment criteria with this stock (when the S&P ceiling had it at $38) was to sell it once it hit $40. It did that a few days ago and I [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 11:56am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Recipe: SauerApple Pork Roast

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  Saw a reference to a sauerkraut and apple pork dish. It sounded great and since I did not have a recipe, I made up my own version this weekend.
  
  3 lb pork roast
  3 pint sauerkraut
  2 apples
  1/3 cup brown sugar
  10 baby red potatoes
  1/2 tbsn caraway [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 1:20pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Hey liberals! Sucks to lose a talking point

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  Milwaukee County liberals just love to rip on County Executive Scott Walker for "destroying" the Milwaukee County Parks System. They point to some long grass or an closed-down picnic shelter and lament how such a marvelous jewel was being systematically destroyed. Whenever Mr. Walker tries to replaced full-time parks employees [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 9:35am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Dow 10K

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  The Dow hit 10K today. It's fun to see one's stuff go up.
  
  I predicted a few months ago that the Dow would hang in the 8000-8500 range for quite some time. Well, I was wrong. That is why I put my musings up on a blog instead of [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 2:58pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Dear UWM Student

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  Dear UWM Student,
  
  Congratulations on your decision to pursue a college education. I hope you are successful and it brings you rewards commensurate with your level of effort.
  
  I was at your university today utilizing the fine Golda Meier Library to research an item for my job. I [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 5:39pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Final thoughts of the Obama NPP

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  Obama supporters when confronted with facts that Obama hasn't done anything yet despite the fact that he owns the House and the Senate cite that he has not been in office long enough yet do accomplish anything.
  
  However, when you win a Nobel Peace (Political) Prize with no treaty' [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:46pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• NPPWOTUS

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  Obama is now the Nobel Peace Prize Winner of the United States
  
  Here is my long-time position on why the Nobel Peace Prize, as an award that truly embodies personal dedication and sacrifice in pursuit of meaningful peace, is worthless.
  
  Yassir Arafat won and Ghandi did not.[...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 1:58pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Personal Finance: CD Ladders

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  I maintain my emergency fund in CDs because its less tempting to tap into it for non-emergency stuff, but yet I can easily get it if I need to. They are also FDIC insured, which perhaps means less than it used to, but the risk is far smaller than most [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Personal Finance: CD Ladders

  I maintain my emergency fund in CDs because its less tempting to tap into it for non-emergency stuff, but yet I can easily get it if I need to. They are also FDIC insured, which perhaps means less than it used to, but the risk is far smaller than most [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• A liberal discovers reality

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  Wendy Button is a former liberal speechwriter for the likes of John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Kerry. If those people said something about health insurance, it was because she wrote it.
  
  She was a true believer in the liberal version of health care reform...until she got [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 11:26am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Did somebody say "inflatable alligator?"

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  Check out this link because YouTube won't let me embed today' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 11:17am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Rio Olympics

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  South America has never had the Olympics and now it will. Good for Rio and I wish them great success.
  
  President Obama made a huge mistake that will have long-term consequences. He and his wife by dropping everything and rushing off to Copenhagen to "lobby" for the Olympics in [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Since GB fans visit this site . . . .

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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:21pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Top Ten List: Reasons why Obama hasn't made up his mind on Afghanistan

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  10. While snuggies may have sleeves, afghans invite less YouTube ridicule.
  
  9. It's George W. Bush's fault.
  
  8. I am still sleeping on the White House couch because Michelle didn't like that Afghanistani restaurant I took her to on "date night".
  
  7. Afghanistan already' [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 1:52pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• So what are YOU going to do, Mr. President

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  Today, President Obama said the following after it becomes known Iran has weapons-grade uranium enrichment facility.
  
  "To put it simply: Iran must comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions and make clear it is willing to meet its responsibilities as a member of the community of nations. We have offered" [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 9:50am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stock Buy Update: Norfolk Southern (NSC)

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  I have run into a bit of extra cash so I bought a real-life train set! I have been watching railroad stocks for quite some and I like lots of things about the sector. Rail is the cheapest way to move freight across the country and is also the cheapest [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 10:01am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• When I am sick, I call the Fire Department

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  This Saturday, I was helping a friend with a home improvement project and drove home via Lincoln Memorial Drive along Lake Michigan. As I drove by, I saw a heap of people having a rally against ObamaCare, et. al. These folks outnumbered by a factor of thousands the five or [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 8:20am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Congratulations, Senator Vukmir

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  My state senator, Jim Sullivan, is up for reelection in 2010 and is being challenged by Rep. Leah Vukmir. Sullivan ran in 2006 as a middle-of-the-road Democrat and defeated tree-stump (no offense to tree-stumps) Tom Reynolds by a very small margin. He has since worked to alienate just about everybody [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 9:03am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• A smart squirrel stashes his ACORNs all in one place

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  Lots of interesting ACORN stuff out there for and its getting hard to keep track of it all. Thought I would put it all in one spot.
  
  Louisiana AG Supoenas ACORN
  
  ACORN suspends taking on new 'clients'
  
  Senate votes 83-7 to defund ACORN of [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 11:21am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• My Health Insurance Reform Plan

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  I was engaged in a pretty good discussion on another blog regarding health care reform and I was asked: "What is your plan?"
  
  Here it is:
  
  All health insurance needs to be untied from the employers with the tax break given to the individual. Eliminate bans from buying [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 12:06pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Enviros Invade Tosa

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  The Wauwatosa mayor and city council authorized a citizens' committee to develop a Tosa energy policy.
  
  According to the city website, this group has a hard time posting the minutes to their meetings. So much for an informed public.
  
  Anyway, the report is filled with all' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:48am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• de Tocqueville's America

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  Alexis de Tocqueville remarked during his tour of the United States in the 1830s:
  
  Nothing, in my opinion, is more deserving of our attention than the intellectual and moral associations of America. The political and industrial associations of that country strike us forcibly; but the others elude our observation, [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Fun with protest signs

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  Wauwatosa has its share of folks who claim that everyone around them is racist. Most of the time, it is merely a tactic to shut people up rather than debate on an issue where they will get their rhetorical hat handed to them.
  
  I [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:20pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Dragnet!

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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 3:34pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Where is my free gun?

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  The current health care debate includes this concept brought forward by ObamaCare supporters that health care is a right and, therefore, the gov't is obligated to provide it.
  
  Using that completely backasswards logic, the government also needs to provide people with guns because it is a right outlined in' [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 3:17pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• MMMMMM.....Pie

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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• In the Kitchen: Apricot & Dijon Pork Tenderloin

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  Grilled for some friends last night and I made some pork tenderloin.
  
  2 Pork Tenderloin
  1 cup of Dijon mustard
  1 cup apricot preserves
  1/4 cup (cheap) vodka
  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  
  Combine the Dijon mustard, apricot and cinnamon. Set one-half aside and combine the vodka with the other [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 1:33pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Restaurant Review: Papa Joe's Pizza

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  I have been been putting full days in the office this weekend and the last thing I wanted to do on Saturday night was cook/grill, plus I had already gone out on Friday night. So I did what every self-respecting American would do, I ordered a pizza. Not some organic [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 12:19pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stealing from Other Bloggers: Whole Foods

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  I've been busy with family stuff and work and haven't had time to write. So I found the following blog post regarding liberals having a fit over the CEO of Whole Foods writing an article that doesn't support ObamaCare. Naturally, many affluent yuppie urban liberals with gold-plated health care' [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Time for some Ronald Reagan

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  Ronald Reagan in 1977 speaking to the American Conservative Union.
  
  There is only one major question on the agenda of national priorities and that is the state of our national security. I refer, of course, to the state of our armed forces—but also to our state of mind, [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 9:36am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Drill, Baby, Drill ... but only in Brazil

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  The US Gov't is providing a $2 billion line of credit to Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, so it can do some offshore drilling. Works for me because if we did not do it then the Chinese or Russians would -- like they are trying to do with [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 9:59am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• MSNBC lies. In other news, water is wet.

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  MSNBC making stuff up about 'racist' white people with guns
  
  
  Local news channel actually interviews the guy. The only thing white about him is his shirt.
  
  
  Think what you want about the guy carrying weapons, but at least get the story right and not deliberately lie [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 3:32pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

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  A popular statistical lie presented by ObamaCare supporters is that life expectancy in the US sucks compared to Europe and, therefore, socialized European healthcare systems are superior to the US system. There use of overall LE is like comparing apples to oranges. The US is a heterogeneous society with a [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 1:00pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• No Man is Obsolete

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  A classic Twilight Zone episode.
  
  Part 1
  
  
  Part 2
  
  
  Part 3
  
  
  Now read this article. [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 9:53am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Do you hear the crickets chipping?

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  Those crickets are the anti-war left. The people who prior to 20 January 2009 railed endlessly about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for a whole host of reasons. This includes the thoughtful, principled dissenters to those who have an axe to grind with anything American.
  
  There were [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 12:28pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Rahm's Brother

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  Rahm Emanuel is President Obama's Chief of Staff. His brother, Ezekiel, is a doctor and the health policy advisor to the Office of Management and Budget.
  Ezekiel is the type of doctor/bureaucrat Sarah Palin had in mind when she went on her Facebook rant.
  
  And who will suffer' [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• TG's Bookshelf: The Three New Deals

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  Three New Deals: Reflections on Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, 1933-1939 by Wolfgang Schivelbusch.
  
  The examination of the Great Depression and the 1930s through a worldwide lens instead of focusing individually on German Fascism, Italian Fascism, Stalinism and FDR's New Deal is [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 12:23pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• National Review has some fun.....

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  with Nancy Pelosi's thoughts on those who she considers "Un-American"
  
  
  We Could Call It 'HUAC' Or Something
  
  You know, if Pelosi and Hoyer are really that worried about "un-American activities," they probably ought to consider forming a special House Committee to investigate.
  
  I understand that [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 11:58am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stock Gambling Update: Sirius

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  I gambled $20 (plus $10 commission) on 40 shares of Sirius (SIRI) today. My highly irrational reason is that car sales are moving up and most come with a satelite radio option. My FORD has a satelite radio and I love it because I drive alot and get tired of [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 10:32am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Dissent is Unpatriotic

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  That is what the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says today in USA Today with regard to people opposing the Obama Health Care Plan. How dare people try to engage their elected officials or oppose a policy they don't like!
  
  Here is an example of' [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 9:30am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Cars at the Zoo?

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  The Zoo Interchange is the lynchpin of Milwaukee metro area interstate highway system. It is the busiest interchange in the state. It is also slated to be rebuilt in 4-8 years and the project will last 4 years. This will impact Wauwatosa significantly, but fortunately it won't impact my commute![...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• A Fishy Prediction

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  I predict that photos like this will become very popular and fill the flag@whitehouse.gov inbox.
  
  
  That is what you get when government asks you to rat on your neighbor for practicing free speech.
  
  To Quote the White House website:
  
  "If you" [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• A Fishy Prediction

  
  I predict that photos like this will become very popular and fill the flag@whitehouse.gov inbox.
  
  
  That is what you get when government asks you to rat on your neighbor for practicing free speech.
  
  To Quote the White House website:
  
  "If you" [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• 6-Month Restaurant Review: Juniper 61

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  I have pimped for Juniper 61 when it first opened and it has now moved past its sixth month of operation. It takes awhile to work out the kinks and it takes that long for a place to find its character.
  
  J-61 has its feet underneath it [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 8:32am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• To Quote Nelson Muntz:

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  HA HA! [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Thoughts on $$ for Clunkers

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  (been away being a Second Lieutenant for awhile and unavailable for blogging. It was weird being called "sir")
  
  The Cash for Clunkers deal on the surface is a pretty easy concept. Scrap your 1993 Oldsmoboat and get some cash for a 2009 Mileagemobile. Helps consumers and helps car companies...money [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 1:10pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Tom Taxes Tosans

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  The City of Milwaukee sells water to many of its surrounding suburbs to include Wauwatosa. It is usually a pretty good deal for both parties involved and the water rates are low compared to most other metropolitan areas -- it helps to be next to a Great Lake.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stock Sell Update--Ford

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  Made some money today when I sold Ford (F) after they reported that they didn't lose money in the 2nd quarter. They did make a profit by a one-time restructuring of debt and had three months of strong sales -- signs that show the' [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 9:45am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• ZOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!

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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Fact: There is Pork in the Stimulus Bill

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  Yes, there is indeed PORK in the stimulus bill.
  
  If a liberal argues with you otherwise, then you need to slap him silly. [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 12:02pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Supreme Court Nomination Hearing

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  The sad thing is the most unfunny of them is now an actual senator.
  
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 8:46am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Health Care Discussion

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  Check out the following video on a discussion of government health care with a person who actually lived it. Sorry, there was no video embed link.
  
  It's very interesting discussion. I wouldn't use it as source citation for any argument I would make, but it provides useful context.[...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 8:18am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• So Simple It Has to Work!!!!????

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  An organizational flowchart of Obama's Health Plan.
  
  It has to work, there is nothing more efficient and uncomplicated than the Federal government!
  
  UPDATE: The Congressional Budget Office states the plan will not decrease health costs. So much for efficiency....I guess the plan [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Watching pretty girls and XOM

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  I bought some Exxon Mobil (XOM) a few years ago and its been the best performer in my portfolio. Even at its 52 week low of $56, it has still been above my purchase price and it pays a hefty dividend. It is way off of its heady $90 a [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 9:37am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• What else does my State Senator not know?

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  Sen. Jim Sullivan (D-Tosa) set up a free campaign website on the local online newspaper. He states all the wonderful things he is doing for everybody....right before an election.
  
  He also does the good things that all politicians do. Be nice to the right people on the right holiday...such [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 11:28am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stock Buy Update

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  I had a chat with my EDJ investment guy today and I am tracking on my retirement plan of 62. We figured things out at 7 percent growth. Probably won't retire then, but I want to push the envelope and have the option or be on the road to setting' [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 9:08am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Summer is Bad for Blogging, Please Read the Following

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  There are lots better things to do in the summer than blog -- like grilling venison/beef/pork/chicken and tipping a few beers with friends and watching the Twins beat the Brewers. So I expect things to continue being a bit slow throughout the summer.
  
  With that said, everyone should [...]
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  Posted: June 24, 2009, 8:27am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Big Decision Update

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  I am now a Second Lieutenant. Now I get to salute everyone in the military except other 2LTs.
  
  I remember when I was a squad leader and we had this particularly full of himself 22 year old second lieutenant who demanded that we salute him all the time (generally, [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 11:56am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• State Budget Update

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  The state senate passed the monster WI budget the other day and my senator, Jim Sullivan, was allowed by the Democrats to vote against it. The Dems hold a two-seat majority and had the wiggle room to let one vulnerable senator save face and cast a meaningless vote against the [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 11:44am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Time for Some Ronald Reagan

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  Posted: June 17, 2009, 12:46pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stimulating Unemployment

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  Ripped off from National Review Online.....
  
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 12:07pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• State Budget Fun

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  I am represented (poorly) in the WI State Senate by Jim Sullivan. A first-term democrat, Sullivan is up for reelection in 2010. He won his race narrowly in 2006 against a weak, first-term incumbant.
  
  The Wisconsin legislature is considering the Wisconsin budget that will jack spending by 10 [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Anyone for Pizza?

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  Been on the road for work and happened upon this on the Wisconsin interstate.
  
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 9:59am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Happiness is .....

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  escaping the following annoying things while on a nine-day vacation
  
  1) cell phone
  2) internet
  3) news
  4) Wisconsin [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 9:23am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Personal Federalism

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  A rich guy in New York State penned an article detailing how he could save $5 million bucks by doing some Florida residency paperwork and spending 184 days out of New York State. Good for him.
  
  This gentleman and millions of others throughout the history of this nation [...]
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  Posted: May 22, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Will Obama be like FDR?

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  ....and do "preventive detention"???
  
  The New York Times buried a story yesterday regarding a private meeting with President Obama, the Attorney General and human rights advocates about the need to incarcerate people who are deemed national security risks but cannot, for various reasons, be tried.
  
  This is [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 12:54pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Stock Buy Update

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  Haven't bought anything for awhile and not going to either. I think the market has found an equilibrium and will hover, barring some dramatic event, in the 8300 to 8700 range for awhile. I bought a number of stocks during the slide and have reached the limit of TosaGuy's stock [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 12:11pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Speaking Truth to the Little Guy

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  Journal Sentinel: YAWN.
  
  
  
  
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Milwaukee TV News: OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  The Milwaukee Media exposed a horrific environmental crime of some poor dude accidently putting a piece of concrete into the Milwaukee River, which resulted in the guy [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 4:27pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Target is Toast

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  I am a native of Minnesota and Minnesotans are raised to go to Target' Boutique. In undergrad, the city did not have a Target, but instead had a WallyWorld and a KameApart. In my world, a store is a store is a store and is not a "shopping experience". I' [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 8:09am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Academic Rot

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  The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had a "woe is me" story about adjunct professors at Marquette University. Basically, these are folks who have a PhD, teach a few survey level classes at the university and get low pay and no benefits, while adjuncts in the UW system get much higher pay [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 9:25am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Store Review: Bunzel's

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  After a bunch of years, my grill had finally rusted out so I put it on the curb last fall for Sanford & Son. A great thing about my neighborhood is any bit of scrap placed on the curb is immediately picked up by some entrepreneurial [...]
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  Posted: May 10, 2009, 1:13pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Big Decision Update

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  For those of you who are new to this blog, I had commented several months ago about a big decision I was making with regard to my military career. I have put in 20 years as an enlisted soldier and was getting ready to retire when I was approached with [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 10:48am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Restaurant Review: Mekong Delta

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  Mekong Delta is located at the corner of 60th and North Ave. It serves Thai, Vietnamese and Laotian cuisine. The owners renovated the space before they opened the restaurant and it is a clean, simple decor with linen tableclothes. While they do have a take out business, it is a [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Crony Capitalism

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  This whole Chrysler thing is just rotten. It is a perfect example of the corruption of crony capitalism and government having undue force on the private sector. The president wanted to hand the keys to the company to the UAW and force creditors to take a big hit on what [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 12:19pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Quarter Pennies

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  Another video demonstrating just how TINY is Obama's 100 million dollar cut to the budget.
  
  
  
  Been a bit too busy to write a substantial post lately. I have a few interesting items that are in the pondering stage right now.' [...]
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  Posted: May 01, 2009, 12:23pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Quality Ranting

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  Dennis Miller with a quality rant last night. I knew there was a reason the SNL Weekend Update quit being entertaining after he left.
  
  
  
  Buried within that rant (around 1:45) is a very good point. Obama has treated thugs and dicatators like Hugo Chavez and Manuel Noriega [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 9:04am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Democrats Love Waterboarding

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  Just like they "love a crisis."
  
  The Democrats DO NOT CARE about discontinuing the practice of waterboarding and other "enhanced" interrogation techniques. They only care about making political hay and dangling shiny trinkets in front of partisans and the media.
  
  If the Democrats truly did care, the Democrat-controlled [...]
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  Posted: April 28, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Government Motors kills Pontiac

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  A lengthy article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about Government Motors ditching Pontiac and paying off debt to bondholders and the government through stock. If the deal goes through, Uncle Sam would own over 50 percent of GM and the shareholders would own 1 percent.
  
  Other than closing some [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 10:09am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Cutting the Budget by Half a Hair

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  Barack Obama is touting his $100 million cut to the budget as [...]
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  Posted: April 20, 2009, 2:35pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Glad I Didn't Buy Bank Stock

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  ACOTUS is now planning on becoming BOTUS (Banker of the United States). The Treasury Dept would like to turn its TARP investment in banks into common stock, which would make Uncle Sam part owner. Such news has pursuaded some banks to want to give back TARP money since [...]
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  Posted: April 20, 2009, 1:15pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• "Preserve, Protect & Defend the Laws of Other Nations"

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  That is not the oath I swore when I raised my hand twenty years ago when I joined the military. Instead, I swore to . .
  
  "..... preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
  
  Variations of that line are included in all of [...]
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  Posted: April 20, 2009, 8:45am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Nice Lie Jim

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  Lots of protesting in Wisconsin yesterday about taxes and spending, Governor Doyle's response: “You’re not going to face any kind of a tax increase [unless you make over $300,000].”
  
  Gov Doyle is absolutely correct that his proposed income tax hike will only affect those who make $300,000' [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 12:08pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Happy Taxpayer Awareness Day!!

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  Vice President Biden says its patriotic to pay taxes. Here is a list of unpatriotic Americans.
  
  Tim Geithner-Secretary of the Treasury and head of the IRS. Check out what his IRS staff thinks of him.
  
  Charlie Wrangel (D-NY)--Head of [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 10:31am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Homeland Security: Veterans are Terrorists

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  Now that I used an exaggerated headline to gain your attention . . . .
  
  The Department of Homeland Security published this nugget the other day. It basically "warns" about how dangerous right wingers are. A choice item states that veterans will be recruited by these groups ala [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 1:24pm EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Saving money can be really expensive

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  The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had an agenda-driven, yet interesting, article today about green homes. Essentially, if you install some solar panels, some waste water heat exchangers and a ground heat pump, plus never use any electrical appliances you can have a home that actually generates energy! That bit of snark [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 9:25am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Musings

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  Random thoughts after nice Easter weekend.
  
  Public Service Announcement: Got an old computer or other dead electronics sitting around the home or office? My work had quite the collection of dead computer monitors, circa-1995 printers and an a copy machine so old that they no longer make the cartridges. [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2009, 9:00am EDT
  by TosaGuy

• Alternative Fuel is now mainstream

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  Back in my Marquette days in the late 1990s, I spent a considerable time studying and drinking coffee at the Fuel Cafe on Center Street in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. This at a time when Riverwest was actually gritty instead its current state of faux gritty. Since MU was boring' [...]
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  Posted: April 11, 2009, 1:23pm EDT
  by TosaGuy