Madison Hand Wringers

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Find info for the Public Enemies Celebration at

www.FrontPorchColumbus Dot Com

What has happened to Madison and it's "liberl-ness". Seems now Madison is run by a bunch of hand wringing social workers.

Case in point. Concerts on the Square. If the ground is wet (or dry actually) you can no longer have a nice lunch sitting on a blanket in the Capitol lawn. DJ and I were kicked off and a mom and 2 kids were kicked off as we were having lunch. NO BLANKETS BEFORE 3:00 before Concerts On The Square. That is crazy, WE'RE HAVING LUNCH. I guess it is OK to put up 40 lawn chairs to save spots for 6 hours but NO BLANKETS FOR LUNCH.

Then I see in the Isthmus today that the city came down hard on a business ($172 fine) because instead of having dead grass or cement they spent a ton of money making this garden in front of their business.

What is wrong? CAN'T YOU SEE THAT HIDEOUS SIGN? Signs are forbidden. Pay up law breaker. The owner is now worried that someone might complain that the flowers are going to get in the way of their dog urinating freely and he will get fined again.

For the full story of THAT analness check out Bill Lueders article in the Isthmus.

Then I hear that Madison wants to ban sales of beer in gas stations. It seems that because of the economic downturn gas stations are trying to make money with more beer sales to cover their bottom line.

Don't want THAT to happen. The person on point of this new rule says he wants to keep beer and driving separate and really, if you want beer you can just drive to a liqueur store. . . . . .what? Did that make any sense?

Rules like this is what ruins civilizations. I think the Incas had rules and look where the are now.
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Well , the voting thing never took off but I like LHL's name of Johnny C. Buss.

Speaking of the Celebration July 25th. There will be Auditorium tours from 3:00 to 5:00 Saturday.

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On this date in 1885 Vice President Thomas Hendricks enjoyed a fresh trout caught in the Brule River in Ashland Wisconsin. And why you ask is this important? Not a clue but the source of this fascinating story is in a book called "B" Book I, Beer Bottles, Brawls, Boards, Brothels, Bibles, Battles & Brownstone by Tony Woiak.

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Apple's super secret secrets.

Seems a Chinese iPhone worker killed himself when one of his prototype iPhones went missing. Most Apple products are made in China to get around American laws so they can be cheaper and Apple has a huge cone of silence around their products. I was "talking" to 1st Asst Bob Wagner (Public Enemies) a month ago and I asked him what he had been up to. He said he had just gotten back from an overseas project with Apple that was so secret that he could not even tell his family who, what or where he was going.

I'm glad he did not have to kill himself once he was done.

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Anybody out there own a Growing Up Skipper doll? Barbies flat chested little sister that was made in 1975? You remember the one where if you twisted her arm she would grow bigger breasts and her waste would pinch in to impossible proportions.

Just curious. They are worth a pretty penny now.

The company that made Growing up Skipper also created Earring Magic Ken. Yet another flop. The world just was not ready for the shirtless, earring-wearing pretty blond boy doll who wore a round metal ring around his neck. Go figure.
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Our golf League was canceled last night because at 4:30 Door Creek received over an inch of rain. We golfed anyway and the night was beautiful.

Have a great Thursday.

Rod