No Runny Eggs

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Archive for October, 2006

October 10, 2006

For those going to Drinking Right tonight…

by @ 18:01. Filed under Miscellaneous.

…and coming from the northwest side/suburbs, JSOnline’s DayWatch is reporting that northbound US45 will be closed at Florist Ave. Silver Spring Dr. (the last exit before Florist; they need some map readers at the 4th Estate/5th Column at 4th and State) at 10 pm tonight and the 2 following nights to repair girders on the Florist bridge.

My recommended route around that from Papa’s: Take Burleigh to 92nd St., turn right and follow that (it will turn into 91st St just north of Hampton Ave.) to Appleton Ave. Turn left there, and follow US41 onto US45.

Do not, repeat, DO NOT go all the way to Hwy 100/Mayfair Rd. That will only take you as far as the Silver Spring on-ramp, which will be closed, and ultimately Florist and the southern frontage road for Appleton. If you’re stupid enough to ignore my advice above and choose Hwy 100, at least remember this bit of advice; turn right and go to Appleton, not left. A left at Silver Spring will force you to go all the way to Lily Rd. and ultimately Good Hope Rd. If you can even make the left at Florist (remember, that’s the bridge the DOT will be working on), fuggedaboudit.

Cheddarsphere league wrapup – Week 5

by @ 16:52. Filed under Miscellaneous.

Spiraling Colby 113.08 (4-1, 546.76), Vast Conspirator 59.42 (2-3, 411.35) – The only team to put up triple digits every week used yet another masterful performance by Donovan McNabb (27.68) to overcome an off-night by LaDanian Tomlinson (7.00) and end the Conspiracy. The good news for the Conspirators, Jacksonville scored 26.00; the bad, nobody else topped 10; the ugly, the primary victim of the Jags, Chad Pennington, went negative (-0.38).

TheDebateTeam 87.92 (5-0, 532.46), Caledonia Bloggers 74.20 (1-4, 353.58) – The Debaters used a balanced attack of 5 players in double-digits, led by Peyton Manning’s 19.12 and Carolina’s 18.00 to remain the only undefeated team. The Bloggers also had 5 players in double-digits, led by Tom Brady’s 18.50.

Warriors 77.82 (3-2, 407.01), No Bid Contracts 67.60 (2-3, 409.38) – Despite two Warriors not coming out to play (Rudi Johnson and Alge Crumpler), the remainder picked up the slack, led by Deuce McAllister’s 19.10. That last fumble by team-leader Brett Favre (13.90) helped kill the Contracts.

Killer Boars 82.20 (3-2, 430.59), Highway Runners 79.15 (1-4, 379.74) – Fred Taylor (20.30) ran wild for the Boars, as they used the weather in Denver to help hold off the Runners. Finally activating Robbie Gould and getting his 19.00 on the scoreboard didn’t help the Runners, as the supporting cast failed to do much of anything.

Right Wing Wackos 84.47 (2-3, 421.14), Sanders’ Sabers 78.97 (4-1, 477.24) – Maurice Jones-Drew (17.90) and Drew “Hurricane” Brees (14.37) led the Wackos to a comeback upset victory over the Sabers. Eli Manning (17.47) could not overcome the continued benching of Anthony Thomas (0.00).

City Workers 78.40 (3-2, 414.89), teach3 70.25 (1-4, 426.04) – Chester Taylor (15.40) and Jake Delhomme (14.30) led a workman-like performance over the depleted Teachers, as Cincinnati had a bye. Byron Leftwich’s 17.25 couldn’t overcome the disadvantage.

Week 6 preview – Spiraling Colby @ Warriors – This one’s gonna get bloody. For me, LaDanian Tomlinson looks to get back on track against a poor Niners’ defense, Terry Glenn and Lee Evans are licking their chops. Meanwhile, the Warriors are countering with Javon Walker hoping for better weather and Ladell Betts set to high-step all over the Titans.

Craps Tax Anti-Freeze sublimation, year 2, Spring City Edition

by @ 16:19. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin, Taxes.

(H/T – Mike)

Jim "Craps" Doyle (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale), as quoted by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in July 2005 – ""˜The result of the freeze that I will sign will be that the average property tax on the average home will not go up at all next year, and will actually go down $5′ in December 2006."

Headline in today’s Waukesha Freeman – Waukesha eyes 2007 tax increase – Includes hikes in worker health payments; average homeowner pays $55 more in taxes next year

Did anybody expect any different out of either Doyle or Comrade Nelson? As Mike points out, that’s also a 5% levy increase in an era of 3% inflation. Dunno what the WCTC or Waukesha School Board is doing (that’s Mike’s and James’ department), but I highly doubt that the Craps Pledge will hold true out there in the Spring City.

Remember this when you go to the polls November 7.

October 9, 2006

If the usual cast of characters and me weren’t enough,…

by @ 17:52. Filed under Miscellaneous.

…if you don’t make tomorrow’s edition of Drinking Right, Aaron will break out his chainsaw and prune you from his blogroll. So come on down and quaff a few beers or other adult beverage of choice at Papa’s Social Club, 7718 W Burleigh in Milwaukee (simple; take US45 to Burleigh, then head east just over 2 miles and look on the left side of the street for Papa’s and Mama’s Pizza). The fun officially starts at 7 pm (that’s 1900 for you, Owen), though a few people tend to show up early, others stay late.

Is it time for All My Packers – The Next Generation?

by @ 15:49. Filed under Sports.

Okay, so I essentially missed the Packer game; I was busy watching ‘Dega and the teams laughing at Hen¢AR’s attempt to keep the speeds under 200 mph (I counted at least 20 teams turning at least 1 lap above that mark), so my recollections will be on the few plays I saw and on the NFL.com’s GameCenter play-by-play. Some randomized thoughts:

  • What is Vernand Morency still doing in a Packers’ uniform? 3 turnovers he caused (2 charged rather unfairly to Brett Favre) in 5 quarters of play. If the Wolf/Holmgren team were still here, he would’ve been released at halftime yesterday.
  • Noah Herron can work in the zone-blocking scheme. However, his 2 fumbles in 33 touches this season (none lost, however) is a bit troubling.
  • For those of you defending the line, consider this; out of 43 drop-backs for Favre, 26 of them were from the shotgun, and still he got sacked twice.
  • Famous last words (not quite a quote) from Wile E. Thompson (mud spelled backwards) – Kickers are overrated. Really? How many 45-yarders did Ryan Longwell miss?
  • The drops have extended to both sides of the ball. In addition to the usual WR/TE drops, you had Al Harris dropping a long-distance pick-six, and AJ Hawk and Charles Woodson dropping picks.
  • Speaking of the secondary, Patrick Dendy, who replaced Ahmad “Toasted Hands” Carroll, had a decent game, giving up 1 completion for 10 yards and a blown tackle to turn a 9-yard run into a 40-yarder. I wonder if tool Bob McGinn will now retract his ridiculous statement that it was “premature” to release Toasted Hands.
  • Only one word can describe that last play – UGLY!

I’m busy working on my voices to bring back the Bob and Brian classic. If the boys don’t bring it back by Wednesday, I will.

North Korea exposes the folly of “negotiations”

by @ 14:13. Filed under Politics.

It’s now official; 12 years after the Neville Chamberlains of our time, former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, declared peace in our time regarding North Korea’s nuclear program following one-on-one talks, Krazy Kim Jong-Il had his military conduct an underground nuclear test. Let’s take a look at the failures:

  • In 1994, the Peanut Farmer-brokered deal left enough weapons-grade plutonium in North Korea left under “virtual, remote” guard. Not surprisingly, North Korea broke through that non-existant guard in 2002 to retake full possession of that plutonium. In contrast, the US has been buying a massive amount of various nuclear material from most of the former Soviet republics and transporting them here under a program started under former President George H. W. Bush to prevent just such a seizure. Question for the lefties – have those former Soviet republics gone nuclear?
  • Under both the terms of that deal and a separate South Korean “Sunshine” initiative, North Korea has been given massive amounts of aid. Almost all of that aid has been diverted to the North Korean military, and that aid had been flowing more-or-less unimpeded up until earlier today.
  • In 1998, the international community found out there was a second North Korean nuclear program not covered by the Peanut Farmer-brokered deal. Repeated talks by the US under both Clinton and President Bush, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Red China, the IAEA, and the UN did nothing of consequence to either slow or stop this second program.
  • The one option that has been proven to work every time it has been tried, military intervention-induced regime change, was never really an option. Unlike Iraq, North Korea, even before they went nuclear, had the ability to lay waste to a significant portion of their neighbors with no effective defense against it (specifically in North Korea’s case, South Korea and its capital, Seoul). Also, unlike Iraq, there may well be “volunteers” coming from a couple of countries mentioned above to aid in North Korea’s defense (cough…Russia…cough…Red China…cough); in fact, there is a history of that happening.

So, what now? We’ve already established that talks haven’t stopped the North Koreans. We’ve also established that the country that stands to both gain and lose the most with a regime change, South Korea, is rightfully frightened by what they have to lose if such a regime change were attempted. There are actually three questions:

  1. Do the ChiComs and Russians think they can still control Kim Jong-Il like they did his father, Kim Il-Sung?
  2. If so, will they go to the mat for Krazy Kim the Younger like they did Krazy Kim the Elder?
  3. Does President Bush have the stones to ignore the ‘Rats, the leftist world community, the probability of question 1 above being yes, the possibility of question 2 also being yes, the almost-certain destruction of Seoul, South Korea (remember, there’s no effective defense against artillery shells, and North Korea has thousands upon thousands of pieces within range), 4 years of inactivity hoping that the lessons of Iraq taken to heart by Libya would also be taken to heart by North Korea, and the now-likely nuclear incineration of a few thousand American troops to disarm North Korea before a handful of North Korean nukes concentrated in North Korea becomes a couple thousand of them spread around to the highest bidders?

I’m not hopeful.

October 8, 2006

Week 4 Redux

by @ 8:33. Filed under Sports.

Now how did I go 8-5-1? Let’s review:

Indianapolis 31 (-9-LOSS) @ NY Jets 28 – At least I told you to take the over.
San Diego 13 (-1.5) @ Baltimore 16 – The only thing colder than revenge was my prediction on this game
Minnesota 12 (+1) @ Buffalo 17 – I need to stop calling the barking dog.
Dallas 45 (-10) @ Tennessee 14 – Finally, a win. The Tennesseans couldn’t stop a 2-year-old.
San Francisco 0 @ Kansas City 41 (-7) – I’ll take it well-done.
New Orleans 18 (+7-WIN) @ Carolina 21 – All the preps that North Carolina made for hurricane season paid off.
Arizona 10 @ Atlanta 32 (-7.5) – Time to go Chrismas shopping.
Miami 15 (-4) @ Houston 17 – Miami is lobbying the NFL to let the Canes play instead of the Deadfins.
Detroit 34 @ St Louis 41 (-6) – Good news in Detroit; the Lions have an offense. Bad news, they have no defense.
New England 38 @ Cincinnati 13 (-6) – Come on, say it with me – B-E-N GALS! F***ING SUCK!
Jacksonville 30 @ Washington 36 (+3) – It may have been a bit later than I thought, but I told you to call me a winner.
Cleveland 24 (-3-TIE) @ Oakland 21 – Betting is just like baseball under Pope Bud I, sometimes there IS tying.
Seattle 6 @ Chicago 37 (-3.5) – The new front-runner for the NFC Super Bowl Sacrificial Lambs – DaBears.
Green Bay 9 @ Philadelphia 31 (-11) – That -22 would’ve been a push.

Let’s hope Week 5 isn’t Weak 5

by @ 8:28. Filed under Sports.

I’ll have Week 4’s recap up shortly (went 8-5-1 to go up to 29-29-2 on the season). It’s an odd week, so you know what to do with these nose-picks (I’ll deny you ever existed if Tony decides to collect in body parts on Tuesday) –

St. Louis (-3) @ Green Bay – The McCoaches don’t have a stellar record up here (a combined 2-13-1). This one will last no longer than the last one (1 season).
Buffalo @ Chicago (-10) – The only hope for Duh Bills is that the Bears are looking ahead to the playoffs.
Detroit (+7) @ Minnesota – You read that right; you’re getting the fat touchdown to take Duh Lions. Gleefully take the points, the over-41, and run because this will be a track meet.
Tennessee @ Indianapolis (-18.5) – It’s been so long since lumber this big has shown up in the NFL, you’d be a fool to not lay it.
Washington @ NY Giants (-5) – The G-men are not the J-E-T-S S*CK! SU*K! SUC*!
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans (-7) – Sweet Dome Louisiana. Where skies are so blue, and the governor too. Sweet Dome Louisiana. Blood I ain’t coming home to you.
Miami @ New England (-10) – Slim pickings for QB for the Deadfins – an injured Culpepper, Joanie Harrington, and (I’m not making this up) a Lemon. Go under the 37.
Cleveland @ Carolina (-8) – Normally I wouldn’t lay this many points in an NFC/AFC matchup. However, the NewBrowns are THAT bad.
NY Jets @ Jacksonville (-7) – I already did the Jets chant above.
Kansas City (-3.5) @ Arizona – Anybody notice a trend here? It IS your friend.
Oakland @ San Francisco (-3.5) – FrankGore could put the ball on the ground 5 times and the Whiners would still cover.
Dallas (+2) @ Philadelphia – Either that’s a gut feeling or some bad fried rice.
Pittsburgh (+3.5) @ San Diego – Smash-mouth football at its finest.
Baltimore @ Denver (-4) – It’s all about the altitude.

October 4, 2006

No further raids on Green’s campaign funds – for now

by @ 14:24. Filed under Grand Theft Courts, Politics - Wisconsin.

JSOnline’s DayWatch is reporting that, in their session today in Brookfield, the State Doylie Elections Board failed to take up whether to finish Grand Theft Courts on the Green Team’s funds. I wonder if it was late-breaking word that the co-author of the McShame-Slimeroad Lieberal Protection Act, John McShame (RINO-Media), and the campaign manager of fellow co-author Russ el-Slimeroad’s (Moonbat-Al Qaeda) 1998 campaign, Mike Wittenwyler, both called out Team Craps, including refuting the late-rising claims that the conversion of Green’s campaign from a federal one to a state one somehow violated the McShame-Slimeroad Lieberal Protection Act. Maybe it was the location of this meeting, which is proving troublesome to certain members of the DEB. Maybe, just maybe, they actually read the state Constitution, read what ElBd 1.39 said on January 25, 2005, and came to their senses.

The inaction of the DEB and the statement from McShame also put wooden stakes into the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign’s efforts to get the Federal Elections Commission to commit Grand Theft Courts and thus help their member groups’ man Jim “Craps” Doyle (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale).

The original $468,000 highway robbery, which likewise wasn’t revisited, now heads to the state Supreme Court. Jeff Wagner has more on the Team Craps’ whispering campaign against justices perceived as less-than-willing to sanction Grand Theft Courts.

Cheddarsphere League wrapup – Week 4

by @ 13:50. Filed under Miscellaneous.

TheDebateTeam 111.39 (4-0, 444.54), Spiraling Colby 111.03 (3-1, 433.68) – Fred Creed held off a furious rally by Steve Balboa to take the likely preview of the championship game by the closest margin of the year. The Debaters used 7 players in double-digits, led by Petyon Manning’s 21.69 to overcome both the game-time deactivation of Brian Westbrook and the high-scorer of the week, Donovan McNabb (36.46). Balboa refused coherent comment after the game, instead yelling, “Why didn’t I play Barlow?”

Vast Conspirator 111.83 (2-2, 351.93), No Bid Contracts 86.56 (1-3, 341.78) – The Conspirators had 6 players go into double-digits, led by Santana Moss’ 31.80, to burn the Contracts, who were led by Marc Bulger’s 32.96.

City Workers 69.61 (2-2, 336.49), Warriors 55.39 (2-2, 329.19) – Three Warriors didn’t come out to play thanks to byes, and still the Workers needed almost every point they could get. Michael Vick was too efficient against Arizona, netting 14.41 for the Workers, while the Johnson Boys gamely tried to overcome the disadvantage (Brad at 15.39, Rudi at 15.10).

Highway Runners 89.55 (1-3, 300.59), Caledonia Bloggers 70.21 (1-3, 279.38) – Despite still not activating a kicker (Robbie Gould is on the roster), and having Joey Galloway on the bye beach, the Runners got their first win of the season by running over the Bloggers, who were without the services of Ahman Green thanks to a game-time scratch. Kevin Jones led the way for the Bloggers with 21.70, and Clinton Portis followed up with a 20.00. Tom Brady put up a 19.61 in a losing cause for the Bloggers.

Killer Boars 81.22 (2-2, 348.39), Right Wing Wackos 48.51 (1-3, 336.67) – The Boars had a feast at the fading Wackos’ expense, as Thomas Jones had 22.70. Nate Kaeding and Baltimore’s defense led the Wackos with 9.00 apiece.

Sanders’ Sabers 112.29 (4-0, 398.27), teach3 85.70 (1-3, 355.79) – The long knives were out, as Atlanta’s defense (25.00), Rex Grossman (21.09) and Steven Jackson (20.60) all went over 20 points for the Sabers. Larry Johnson had 26.20 for the Teachers, while Cininnati’s defense (-2.00) “contributed” the second negative score of the year to the losing cause.

Preview of the Spiraling Colby’s Week 5 matchup – The Dynamic Trio of McNabb, Tomlinson and Parker will be back together for the Colby for the first time since the byes started. The Conspirators, who are looking to get above .500 for the first time this year, counter with Chad Pennington, Santana Moss, a freshly-healthy Steve Smith, and WR/TE rookie sensation Marques Colston.

October 3, 2006

Stream of (un)consciousness thoughts on Monday Night Fumble

by @ 7:16. Filed under Sports.

First, the Packers:

  • One of Joe Theesman’s two good observations (2 more than normal) was on just how used and abused Ahmad “Toasted Hands” Carroll was. I agree with ESK that he should immediately be released, but we’re talking about Wile E. Thompson (mud spelled backwards) here, not Ron Wolf or Vince Lombardi.
  • The other good Theesman observation was on why Brett Favre had to do so many shotgun snaps – he was tripping over his guards’ feet when under center. The only way that could happen is if those guards were being consistently shoved back off the line at the snap.
  • If Mike Holmgren were still around, Vernand Morency would be looking for a job this morning. 2 turnovers that were his fault (both charged unfairly to Favre), 4 failed cracks at the end zone from the 1 at the end of the game.
  • Speaking of the previous two points and especially that series to end the game (and my chances at staying undefeated in the Cheddarsphere league), do I blame Thompson for thinking that guards and centers are overrated, E. Michael McCan’thy for giving us the video definition of insanity by calling 4 straight dives, knowing that his interior line was getting shoved back all game long, or Morency for not gitting-r-done? I’ll blame all 3.
  • How many drops did the Packers’ receivers have last night? I think I ran out of fingers, and that included the usually-reliable Donald Driver on multiple occassions.
  • AJ Hawk is a keeper. He may not have had the numbers, but he was around the action all night long.

Next, the Eaglets:

  • There is a reason why, when Carolina choked out of the gate, I didn’t mention the Eagles as the NFC Sacrificial Super Bowl Lamb – Andy Reid can’t coach. Come on, throwing a fake field goal to a bumblin’ stumblin’ tight end to end the half? Sending McNabb back to get sacked twice to take you out of field-goal range when a field goal would have put the final shovelful of dirt on the coffin (and given me the win)? Challenging that catch-and-fumble from Greg Jennings? They would almost be better-served by resurrecting Sherm.
  • Frak Buckhalter. That first fumble (charged to McNabb) was another thing that cost me.
  • McNabb, when you’re in trouble, get your ass out of the pocket and get rid of the ball. Don’t run back another 10 yards and then get sacked.

Finally, the MNF crew – It’s official, you suck! Bring back Mike Patrick and Uncle Paulie Maguire.

October 1, 2006

We’ll just ignore the results of Weak 3 of the NFL

by @ 10:15. Filed under Sports.

I won’t be recapping the 4-9-1 debacle (putting me at 21-24-1). Let’s, however, push ahead to Week 4 so we can get back above .500:

Indianapolis (-9) @ NY Jets – It’s an even week, so the J-E-T-S will S*CK! SU*K! SUC*! The Colts should be able to get close to the over/under all by themselves, so take the over-47.5 too.
San Diego (-1.5) @ Baltimore – I told you I would have my revenge on the OldBrowns, and the cold dish will be served today.
Minnesota (+1) @ Buffalo – You may like/want/get the point, but you won’t need it. You will, however, want to take it and at least 35 more to net you the over-35 as well.
Dallas (-10) @ Tennessee – The TItans’ D will be no more effective than the not-quite-lethal cocktail that TO took.
San Francisco @ Kansas City (-7) – Take steak over rice.
New Orleans (+7) @ Carolina – Can someone tell me just how the Panthers are a touchdown favorite? Make your killings here.
Arizona @ Atlanta (-7.5) – It’s Christmas in October for gamblers.
Miami (-4) @ Houston – Ron Freaking Dayne is starting for Duh Texans. That says it all.
Detroit @ St Louis (-6) – Wrong dome for the Lions.
New England @ Cincinnati (-6) – This isn’t the week that they go back to being the BenGALS.
Jacksonville @ Washington (+3) – Call me a sucker, call me contrarian, but at 6:30, please call me a winner.
Cleveland (-3) @ Oakland – The bye covered against Duh Raiders last week.
Seattle @ Chicago (-3.5) – The only question is will the Bears’ defense outscore the offense.
Green Bay @ Philadelphia (-11) – It could be -22 and I would still take the Eaglets.

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