Some more music from a good friend…we haven’t been able to determine if we are related or not…this is from his last CD but a new one is reportedly coming soon ..read more

One of the feel good stories of 2024 has been the success of college basketball player Caitlin Clark. She has set scoring records, lead her Iowa team to the national championship game, twice, and brought a lot of new fans to women’s basketball. Yesterday she was selected as the first overall pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. Kudos to Ms. Clark. But then today, the top story in my news feed isn’t surprising. It’s about Ms. Clark’s first round pick but it is disturbing. It couldn’t be more sexist…when we should be congratulating an outstanding athlete…we are writing about this? WTF Am ..read more

These two photos were shared with me on social media. And these are only two of the many photos that were shared but they mean something right now and one means something more to me. But these photos are from the museum at Bastogne, Belgium. The Siege of Bastogne was part of the larger conflict, the Battle of the Bulge, the WWII counteroffensive by the Germans that was almost successful. As the fascists among us fight to gain control of the United States and destroy our democracy, it is a good time to remember the very real sacrifices of our heroes and ancestors. We paid a dear price in money ..read more

[satire] follows: A 160 year old zombie abortion law enacted prior to statehood, was allowed to become law in Arizona by their supreme court. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by a number of interested parties from that part of North America. The Catholic Church would like to reclaim title to The Alamo in San Antonio Texas. Although unused and seemingly abandoned in the early 19th C, the Church had never surrendered the property as it changed hands between the foreign insurrectionists of the time, notably James Bowie and David Crockett, and the Mexican Army. Despite the Mexican Army’s retaking of the ..read more

Yes, it’s been some time since I have published a Sunday homily…but given that the nation’s most notorious Bible salesman is, according to recent news items, once again threatening his opponents with revenge and retribution, it seems right and just’. I would suggest that on this Sunday, after having dinner with Melania and family, that the former president take up his personal copy of the God Bless the USA Bible’ and page to Mathew (or if he prefers, Luke) and read the Lord’s Prayer: Traditional Ecumenical Version Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will ..read more

Just after publishing my earlier article on this theme, I got a new text message. Just as egregious as the first or maybe even more so: Hey, are you voting RFK instead of Biden? LET US KNOW BELOW YES [link here] NO [link here] So what do you think? Russian Trolls?? Trump Trolls stealing lefty money ..read more

My friends and I have received a number of texts over the past month or so from stoptrump.io. I am not sure how legit this organization is but their website is certainly aimed at harvesting money. This last message is just a bit insulting and demanding, and I did not respond particularly well to the message. Barack Obama: “Whatever You’ve Done So Far Is Not Enough!” Give us $10 to DESTROY Trump and we’ll 400% MATCH it: (then the link) ST Given the ‘tude in this message and the terse structure, if Democrats are behind this, I’d find it hard to believe that Pres. Obama supports this. But I ma ..read more

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I have written about this on two previous occasions: ‘They’ Want To Recall Robin Vos. But It Isn’t Who You Think. and ‘They’ Want To Recall Robin Vos: Reprise . You would think after failing at their initial attempt to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, under the weight of their own negligence and arrogance, that ‘they’ would give up. But no, the ‘whack-jobs, morons and idiots’ are determined to keep on keeping on with a second attempt. And low and behold, what did I find in this morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel? A full page ad announcing their efforts and asking everyone to join in. So a ..read more

Evan Goyke has served as a public defender and Wisconsin assembly man. He has the experience and demeanor required to right the ship that is the City Attorney’s office. The incumbent has created a total shambles in the office, driving out competent experienced attorneys, a bit of cronyism, rumors of a toxic work environment and possible harassment, and a total lack of accountability. Goyke is totally qualified to return the City Attorney’s office to the proud and effective department that it used to be. So on Tuesday April 2nd, vote for Evan Goyke as Milwaukee’s next City Attorney ..read more