http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog My personal thoughts, rants and musings, from the world headquarters in De Pere, Wisconsin. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:46:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's that time of year, March in northeast Wisconsin, when the annual tradition of ice fishing starts to taper off. As temperatures gradually get warmer, the ice gets thinner and simply melts away for the summer. So local authorities are issuing their warnings to fishermen. Now, I've never been an ice ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-03-03/there-is-too-such-a-thing-as-safe-ice/ I was at the De Pere City Council meeting tonight where the council members discussed the issue of restricting the residency of registered sex offenders. De Pere does not currently have such an ordinance. Instead we have a loitering ordinance that kicks in under certain related situations. Green Bay, our neighbor ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-03-03/sex-offender-residency-ordinance-is-not-effective/ As I'm reading through the January 2010 monthly newsletter of the Knights of Columbus Abbot Pennings Council #3955, an overwhelming feeling hits me, and that's the feeling of pride. I've been a knight for six years. I remember back when a friend of mine recruited me to become a member of ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-02-22/be-a-small-part-of-something-big/ On January 22, 2010, the Green Bay Packers announced that they would raise ticket prices for the 2010 season. My tickets increased $9 each. I've got the highest price sideline tickets, at $72 last year. Now they're $81. I'm not happy about the whole thing, but I want to explain. The ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-02-03/im-not-buying-it-well-okay-i-guess-i-am/ So, Brett Favre's season is over. As for his career, who knows? I've done my share of critizing Favre for his decisions over the past two years. I've even slammed him a bit via twitter. So, here are my final thoughts on Favre after this season. First and foremost, let's agree ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-01-24/brett-favre-can-redeem-himself/ I was at the Green Bay Holiday Dance Classic today at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena in Green Bay. I was there to watch the West De Pere Pom & Dance team, where my youngest daughter dances and my oldest daughter coaches. The event began with the national anthem. The ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2009-12-06/disgraceful-star-spangled-banner/ All the media outlets in northeast Wisconsin are saying that the deadline to sign up for the Wisconsin No Call List is today. This is not true. TV stations are reporting it. Newspapers are reporting it. But it's just not true. Here is a quote from the Wisconsin No Call List ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2009-11-30/there-is-no-deadline-for-wisconsins-no-call-list/ Two weeks ago, I post a dozen tweets about purchasing products online and then returning them to your local store. All of the tweets were identical except for a couple of words. Here's one: buy a product online at Lowe’s site, you can return it to your local store; not so ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2009-11-17/hey-home-depot-its-2009/ In recent years, Catholics started recognizing those men who have responded to the call to priesthood. Priesthood Sunday is a simple way for us to reflect and be thankful for these gentlemen who have done so much to make our world a better place. Most Catholic priests will never be famous. ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2009-10-25/today-is-priesthood-sunday/ Found these MP3 files on the Styx web site. Enjoy: Waiting For Our Time (Cyclorama, 2003) - MP3 Fields of the Brave (Cyclorama, 2003) - MP3 These Are The Times (Cyclorama, 2003) - MP3 One With Everything (Cyclorama, 2003) - MP3 Just Be (One With Everything, 2006) - MP3 Everything All The Time (One With Everything, ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2009-08-25/free-styx-mp3s/