Monday, October 31, 2011

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 to school!! What the fuck is wrong with Columbus!! The terrorists have won. 

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Speaking of other weirdness - people are really getting upset over Columbus politics - WOW - there is something new. The big thing now is parking. You can not park on the street during snow. Alternate side parking would be the SMART thing to do but NOOOOOO! not in Columbus. Reason? no real reason at all to NOT have alternate side parking except for the lazy City Council who are afraid of making a decision.

Perhaps I need to make a Truth in Columbus Politic blog as I'm hearing a lot of excuses and double talking/switching stories to fit the arguments.  

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Hey - my football systems are quietly having a great year 10-5 so far and I predicted Philly would crush the Cowboys.

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Giant Lego Man who floated to shore in Sarasota will be held for 90 days like any lost and found. So of you are missing him he's down in Florida.

And if you needed any other reason to NOT but Dominoes Pizza (besides the flavor and dough).  Two managers of a Dominoes Pizza are being charged with arson after they burned down a Papa Johns in Florida.  What's going on down there in Florida anyway.

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Ever see those trucks with the big white cylinders on 151?  Those are the bases for the windmills that are being erected in Arizona.   I recently too some shots of a few trucks




I was talking to the pilot car making sure it was OK to take photos (or at least making sure I would not be attacked for taking photos)and after I had permission I was snapping away.  Justin the pilot drives up with the driver of the truck and WOW . . .the driver was drop dead handsome.  Not the beer gut semi driver but a young, studly George Cloony kind of guy!  I swear when he smiled a little gleam star blinked.

However - I was playing around with some shots and this came out.  The more I look at it the more I love it.  Great for a background on your computer.


So I've been taking this webinar ( short for Web-based Seminar, a presentation, lecture, workshop) from Trey Ratcliff and learning all sorts of things.  One of the big things I learned lately is "diffraction" and "hyperfocal distance".  Plus all sorts of wonderful things I can do in post processing.   I'm photo pumped.

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OK - I'm tired already of the Madoff's and all of their TV play lately.

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I was driving back from Madison Saturday night after leaving Elwood off and turned on the radio to see how Wisconsin did.  I switched to radio and the announcers seemed SO SO depressed.  I did not know the score but these guys were like SO DOOM AND GLOOM.  Still no score but they are going to interview Bret Bielema and Bret comes on and he is SO SO DEPRESSED.  Still no score and I did not have a clue what happened. The 1st question is "how will you recover from this game" in a low monotoned depressing voice.   

Oh well - Badgers are now ranked 40th in the BCS?? 
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I see Columbus WI made the USA today.   A driver died at the 151 Speedway.  Looks like he passed out going around corner #1.  Not an actual race death.

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With this new law saying we can carry guns.  When can we fire them off anyway?  New Years Eve of course but what about touchdowns?  Elections?  can we fire them off on election day?  Just wondering.

Speaking of hamburgers.  We went to Bubs Burgers Saturday on East Wash. Went in, sat down and a little Mexican waitress came up with menus . . . . .wait . . . . Mexican?  ummmmmm . . . you don't sell burgers anymore?  Seems Bub's is gone and it's now a  Mexican place. 

So we were in a hamburger mood and went to the Caribou Tavern on East Johnson.  They still have WONDERFUL bar burgers.   

Nuff
Cheers

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you Grinder, kids can't have fun on Halloween anymore!! What is the fun in having it on a Sunday afternoon in the daylight? You are right, kids can't bring their costumes to school anymore. I am glad I lived in the era I did, when Halloween was on Oct. 31, we went out trick or treating at 5 and did not come home till 8. We also could bring our costumes to school and we would have a party. And the candy bars were bigger!!! The good ole days.

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