I still have all the equipment and lots of extra server space. If I can ever find the time to invest in getting the podcast going again I would love to. We had plenty of good times, didn’t we?

No word yet on whether the turkey got all wee-wee’d up over the announcement.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I’ve always thought of the Nobel Prize as a lifetime achievement award. I didn’t realize you could win it before accomplishing something.

I guess our president can retire, now that he’s been recognized for all his hard work.

The next largest pumpkin was “mommy” and the pie pumpkin was “Cole.” In our house, daddy is not significantly larger than mommy. In fact, she’s taller by an inch (according to her). So, where did my son get this stereotype?

I’ve realized that if it came out of the mouth of a toddler it’s an honest observation. At his age children say what they think, without bias or fear of retribution. There’s no more honest assessment of the world around us, than what’s reported by a young child, is there?

Now, I’m eagerly waiting for my child to report that absentee fathers are a blight on urban society. You’ll read it here first!

Incidentally, that means Terminator 2 is MORE than twelve years old. Those fancy computer graphics are looking really dated now.

How many windmills does it take to produce a new windmill?

While I don’t know the exact answer to that question, I do know that it would take many windmills to generate the power needed for just one factory to manufacture a windmill. I’ve worked in factory environments and I have an appreciation for how much energy manufacturing equipment needs. If you want those windmills quickly or lots of them you’ll need even more power, too.

I’d like to see them take another vote, even if it is meaningless. If a vast majority change their vote it will demonstrate to all those watching that the union screwed the people.

An even better scenario would be for the workers to spontaneously vote the union out. The workers believed that the union existed to serve their best interests, and they’re learning a hard lesson now. But, it’s the union organization that really needs to be taught a lesson. Unions have been playing politics with people’s lives for far too long.

I’m not really on Madison’s must read list anymore, but if any of you guys are reading here’s a simple plan: Sales Tax Holiday.

State and local governments should use their stimulus money to forgo sales tax revenue until the “free” money from the federal government dries up. You can bet that this would encourage plenty of people to buy big ticket items they’ve been holding out on, like dishwashers (energy efficient ones, too), televisions, and CARS (some made by GM). No doubt restaurants and retailers would see an increase in business.

Or, we could try an alternate plan. This would also be an interesting social experiment, demonstrating the effect taxation has on the economy. The money is “free,” so we’ve got nothing (more) to lose. Why not lower taxes (property, sales, corporate, or whatever) in half of Milwaukee county while leaving them at current levels in the other half and we’ll see what happens?

Do you really want to be buried right beside the senator?