At some point recently, I allowed a Windows update that upgraded my Internet Explorer to version 7. This version sucks worse than any other version. I usually don’t care because I’ve been a Firefox user for years. But my bank’s online tools have a glitch, and they will only work in IE. So I have [...]

We need oil. We use oil. We have oil.
I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about the debate over drilling for oil. And I’ve just whittled all the oil drilling arguments down to 9 words. The above 9 words are the reason the United States should drill more for domestic oil. It’s all that simple.
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On August 1, 2000 I bought my first PDA, a Handspring Visor Deluxe. Actually, ten years earlier, I had purchased a Casio B.O.S.S., but my Visor was the first device I had that synchronized with my computer. So I’ve been keeping my calendar and contacts on some kind of electronic device for 18 years.
I’ve gotten [...]

The United States is too dependent on foreign countries for oil. That’s our problem, plain and simple, and we must solve it.
Senator John McCain (Republican candidate for president) is calling for more domestic drilling. President Bush is calling for more domestic drilling. Senator Barack Obama (Democratic candidate for president) opposes the drilling. Obama is wrong. [...]

My favorite TV news man died today. Tim Russert was the NBC Washington bureau chief, and for the past 17 years, moderator of Meet The Press. Russert was at the NBC studios in Washington this morning when he collapsed from a heart attack, what his doctor called a “sudden coronary thrombosis”. He died immediately.
When it [...]

The sportsmanship committee of the WIAA is recommending a ban against fans with bare or painted chests from indoor games. The story is all over the internet, including our local TV station, Fox 11 news, who ran the story along with a clip of some boys from West De Pere High School who had painted [...]

General Motors announced two days ago that they’re closing four truck and SUV plants in North America, affecting 10,000 workers. Included in the closings is the plant in Janesville, Wisconsin. What surprises me is all the politicians who are stunned by this announcement.
Come on folks, wake up. Think about it. Have you been paying attention [...]

There are times when I’d prefer to be wrong, but in this case, I was definitely correct in my analysis and prediction. Just a year ago, I wrote an entry in this blog about Governor Doyle’s intent to provide free tuition to Wisconsin veterans. And my basic point was simple. Doyle was wrong. Not only [...]