Growing Old Disgracefully

home sweet home in badgerland

Published on July 18 2005

The State | 07/10/2005 | Illegal aliens getting home loans MILWAUKEE — Javier and Araceli Garcia, illegal immigrants from Mexico, never imagined that the U.S. government would help them buy a home. But last year, the couple secured a $54,600 mortgage...

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Leo responds

Published on July 18 2005

Daily Blog: On Language And Reality The President of my new International responds to a posting on the Working Life blog. Interesting to know that he reads this.

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I'm melting.......

Published on July 17 2005

Hot......Hot.........Hot

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Not only have pigs flown.....

Published on July 10 2005

Robert Plant Goes Vegas

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Bear (Bare?) skin Trail ride

Published on July 10 2005

Went for a ride along the Bearskin Bike Trail this morning. It's a gorgeous ride through a state forest, along an old railbed. Supposedly, one day it will connect with my normal ride on the Hiawatha trail, but for now I have to drive up to Highway K to...

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...all I can say

Published on July 7 2005

"It’s important, however, that those engaged in terrorism realize that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on...

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56 hours in.....

Published on July 6 2005

.......and 24 to go.

What the heartland can offer those on the coasts | csmonitor.com For many of the 50 percent of Americans living on both coasts, the Midwest is flyover country, best seen, sophisticates think, from 39,000 feet. Airline passengers might look out the window...

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Happy Birthday

Published on July 4 2005

JS Online: Gaylord Nelson dies at age 89 The former Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator is regarded as one of the most significant people of the 20th century in Wisconsin, ranking fourth in a survey of 42 historians and other experts. Only Progressive...