Word of the day: Bougie (Aspiring to be a higher class. Derived from bourgeois)

I was introduced to this term by my college aged niece while we were on vacation in Florida.  Initially, I had a mental picture of her and her friends talking Marxist philosophy over a mug of fair trade…

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The state of Wisconsin is currently in the process of doing something that you do not see very often – turning down money.  As part of the stimulus bill, Wisconsin is due to receive a lot of money for a high speed rail project to link Milwaukee and Madison.  The wisdom/… Read full post »

With the election of Barack Obama it looks as though we are finally going to get serious about joining in the fight to save the world from the adverse affects of global warming.  The leading candidate to regulate carbon emissions is a so called “cap and trade” system.  I will ar/… Read full post »

Obama has a manhood problem that he needs to address before November.  He must do well with the Real Man vote if he wishes to win.  Real men want action not words when faced with a problem.  They never ask for directions.  When something is broke they try to fix it. … Read full post »

As a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan, the Brett Favre un-retirement drama had sucked myself and most everyone I know into a multi-week discussion on the proper course of action.  What I found the most surprising was the diversity of opinion, emotions involved, and the depth of the issues that it/… Read full post »