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

A truck Panorama? WHY NOT!! But not now!

Hope everyone is enjoying the ride in the stock market this month.  Could be the best month since 1987. Seems the economy is doing very well and people are spending money. PLUS, overseas the big debt crisis (not unlike what the U.S. had a few years ago before Obama was elected) has been "fixed".

Probably won't last long as I suspect the Wall Street managers will start to take some profits for end month reports.  However November and December are typically bullish anyway.

October is called the Bear Killer Month for a reason and is the #1 month in the year for buying cheap stocks.  October is the 1st month of the most bullish quarter of the year - HOWEVER - stocks on Halloween is a rarely rises.


Bring on November which boast the biggest % gain on average of all months however the 1st part of November is typically full of downturns because of tax selling.  BTW - want free money?  Be fully invested the day before and the day after Thanksgiving. 
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WOW - what a baseball game last night.  I had home brew club but got home for the last 3 innings and WOW.  talk about excitement.  One of the great, all time World Series games and a finish I doubt I will ever see again!  Texas - the first team EVER to blow 3 saves in one World Series game.
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I went to Rio to pick up some steaks and bacon at Jacobson's Sausage Shop which has OUTSTANDING produce and their Grilling Bacon is to die for!

As I left the clouds were so sweet with pop up rain storms I took a drive into the country and came across the Grassy Lake Wildlife Area. I stopped and took a few photos and turned onto Fur Farm Road. Saw a drive off and investigated and took this shot.

As I was driving home I spotted one of those LONG LONG tube trucks at the Visitor Center on 151.  You know those trucks with the huge white cylinders?   Those are 1/3 of the base of those wind mills (the ones Walker hates).    So I stopped and took a panorama of the truck.  I have not worked on it yet but I hope that comes out.  I could not get the entire thing in my camera so  . . panorama?  why not!  LOL

Have a great Packer-less weekend

Rod

The rich keep getting richer

It's like Christmas. I received my new monitor yesterday and now I have to figure out how to calibrate it. hmmmm geez - I have so much more space on my desk. I can REALLY fill that extra space up with random crap now!!  Look at the difference in size.  Technology is wonderful.

Now I can have a monitor JUST for the weather station.  Before when ever the station (www.columbuswiweather.com) went belly up I would have to unhook the monitor from one computer and hook it up to the other.  There are no switches that will work for hooking up one monitor to THOSE two computers.  Weird.   OH - all the geeks say there are but once I show them the plugs and connections and so forth they get this glassy look in their eyes.

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I keep having conversations with people about Walker and they can not see why State employees are so pissed off.  Their argument goes something like "Well, WE don't have health care and pay $1000 a month".

I WANT to say - THAT IS YOUR CHOICE!!  You decided to NOT work for a place that gives you health care.  We took a job that pays less so we can have affordable health care.  You decided to work for a smaller company with no health care - it was your choice.

This whole not getting a raise thing does have me baffled.  Was anybody expecting to get a raise?  Come on!   I laughed - State Employees got emails saying basically nothing but directing them to go to a website  . . .except that website is blocked at DOC!  LOL

Did you see that the richest 1% made 275% more money since 1979 while the middle class have 40% more money in the same time period.
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Facebook, ever hear of it?  They are going to build a huge server farm near the Arctic Circle to take advantage of the climate.  SWEET - how would you like to be relocated to 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

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There is a new show coming on November 6th on AMC called HELL ON WHEELS - Deadwood fans might like this gritty western.



Don't forget to record "Once Upon A Time" Sunday.

HEY - Survivor - WOW - I won't give anything away but as Jeff Probts said - BIGGEST, BOLDEST MOVE IN THE HISTORY OF SURVIVOR!!   I can not WAIT for next week.

Cheers
Rod