1. So Senator Russ is using some very strong language against FISA legislation that could protect the telecoms and the current regime from future legal issues. A couple blogs are tossing around words like "veep." I'd vote for that.

2. Milwaukee is putting gears in motion to create an urban boarding school. I don't know all the details, I don' ( Read more... )

So. What do Hunter S. Thompson, GG Allin, Wendy O Williams and George Carlin have in common?

They were all arrested in Milwaukee.

And now they're all dead.

So K is 4 now and she's giving me challenges I didn't think I'd have to worry about for another decade. But every once in a while she throws in preschooler fun to the mix: This evening she has gotten up no fewer than four times in the two hours since she was put to bed, and tomorrow she HAS to get up early for the company picnic. So yeah, this'll ( Read more... )

I'm pretty sure it turns out this guy ( Read more... )

Okay, no, really, I'm not dead. I have been very very immersed in family history and genealogy -- it turns out our public library has a remote subscription that simply requires a library card number rather than on-site software usage, so I'm digging up the husband's family. Between actual census tracking, Googling and online databases, I'm fairly ( Read more... )

Wow. I've never had a tropical storm for my birthday!

The UMass Dartmouth student who claimed he was targeted because he took out the Little Red Book recanted his story when pressed by a prof.

The story itself was pretty controversial, but with his apology and clarification, that makes it ALL BETTER.

Hell. It worked for W.

An "internet-illiterate" mom is charged with downloading a buttload of music via Kazaa, but she claims she doesn't know Kazaa from a kazoo, and many of her supporters predict her victory in this case. She's defending herself after spending $24000 on a lawyer ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas from the largest private employer in America, but don't spend it yet 'cause they're probably going to appeal. Because you DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A LUNCH BREAK. You employees were having TOO MUCH FUN WORKING.

Here are some facts about Wisconsin you won't find in our tourist brochures.