Because I plan to be cremated and have my ashes thrown off the cliff from which I fell in Maui, I likely won’t have a grave marker. I’ve always told people that if I did have one after I die I’d like it to read “He never wore a mullet”–which for someone that lived in…… READ MORE
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Standing With the Fans
A new line of scrimmage has been established in the National Football League. On one side of the ball you have the players and members of the non-sporting press. On the other, you have the team owners and fans. This delineation was established by the new National Anthem policy put in place by Commissioner…… READ MORE
If It Wasn’t For Those Stupid Humans
Oshkosh Police will be stepping up their patrols in the areas of the city’s roundabouts again. This time, officers will be watching for drivers failing to yield the right of way to pedestrians and bikers using the crosswalks at the traffic circles. City Manager Mark Rohloff all but admits that those on foot are taking their lives…… READ MORE
Keeping Things in Perspective
Based on TV coverage, you might think that the volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii is a major natural disaster. Video of what looks like giant rivers of lava are destroying houses, swallowing up cars and meeting the ocean to produce clouds of toxic fumes. It looks like hell on earth has been…… READ MORE
The Monsters Among Us
Here’s a bit of advice for parents: Instead of worrying that your children are about to be the next victims of a school shooter, worry that your children will be the next school shooter. The question needs to be asked, “How did we raise a generation of homicidal maniacs?” The styles of weapons made…… READ MORE
I’d Rather Have the Social Experiment
Right after the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs, fans were promised an “aggressive search” for a new head coach. There is a belief among some observers that with the right coach–that can instill discipline, intensity, consistency of effort, better defense and a desire to rebound in a team lacking all of those…… READ MORE
The Coverage It Deserves
Despite being up early this Saturday to get work done here at the Radio Ranch, I had no plans to watch a single second of Royal Wedding coverage–until I found out that HBO will feature Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan hosting their live broadcast. In case you missed it, Cord and Tish won great accolades…… READ MORE
When Paying More Requires Paying Even More
The Seattle City Council is learning a very hard lesson about how free market economics works. Seattle is one of those cities that instituted a $15 an hour minimum wage based on the argument that it would be a “living wage that would eliminate poverty in the community”. The only thing that the higher wage…… READ MORE
Wanna Bet?
There were no doubt plenty of guys ready to plunk down bets on last night’s Golden State-Houston NBA playoff game or the Brewers-Diamondbacks game after hearing that the US Supreme Court had struck down the Federal ban on sports gambling (except in Nevada). However, sports betting remains illegal here in Wisconsin thanks to provisions in…… READ MORE
Why July 4th, 1776 Still Matters
As the US news networks gear up for a week of breathless Royal Wedding coverage–with continuous updates on the status of the dress, the guest list, the cake and what unnamed sources inside the castle are saying about the Queen’s feelings about this, I can’t help but wonder what our Founding Fathers would think about…… READ MORE
