Brewers go for the sweep tonight in against the Tribe, my kickball team is in action tonight with our awesome 0-0-1 record, and today marks the 15 year anniversary of the infamous low speed chase of OJ Simpson and a white Bronco. I still remember where I was when watching that… Anywho, happy Wednesday!
- I’ve been hearing about some local handgun folks making some noise about their “right” to carry handguns in Milwaukee County Parks. It’s no secret I feel some of these people are off their rockers, and the last wave of hate mail and threats that I got after I last expressed that opinion only confirms that suspicion. Parks are a place for peace and enjoyment. A bunch of gun totting cowboys trying to prove a point about the manhood on their hip is directly in conflict with the mission of the parks. Plus, it’s illegal to carry firearms on County Grounds…
- There’s a disturbing trend that’s being noticed over the past several months by myself and others of local “citizen journalists/bloggers” writing something one week and it magically appearing in the paper or on TV the next. Some of it may be coincidence of course, but the “coincidences” are happening with more regularity of late. It’s almost as if local bloggers are doing all the legwork and some reporters are just trolling local weblogs for story ideas without crediting their source. Not cool.
- It’s about time that Federal employees who are gay/lesbian will get benefits for their partners. One local radio talk show host seems very upset that “OUR!” tax dollars are being used for something like this! He’s completely missing the point, as often happens with debates about “taxpayers”, that same sex couples, you know, pay taxes too… Also, I’m sure there are racists out there who are equally angry that “THEIR!” tax dollars are being spent on benefits for mixed or interracial couples as well. Nuts aside, it’s something that’s been long overdue, and is one less instance of discrimination in America.
- Oh, and another sitting Republican Senator in hot water. This time, it’s Senator John Ensign of Nevada admitting an affair with a female aide… Moral majority!
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and sons Carter and Colton.
“Moral Majority” is my favorite misnomer.
@Dan as far as the press running with a story that the blogs picked up on, I’d take that as you’re doing a good job. I mean so many blog articles are just cut and paste of mainstream articles with a little commentary so I think it’s good that’s going the other way now.
Dave R’s exactly right. I write much of what I do in hopes that it will lodge in the corner of some reporter’s cranium and maybe be shaken loose sometime when that reporter’s at the keyboard.
Having an idea picked up in an editorial or column in the mainstream media, even without credit or attribution, is far better than reaching the regular readers of my blog, who are small in number and mostly already agree with me.
Someday I hope to be copied by a journalist.
@Dave – Right, but when bloggers cut and paste, they at least cite their source, not pass it off as something they wrote or investigated.
I have no problems with “journalists” or anyone else copying what I write, the point is it should be cited and credited. Simply lifting the work that I and others have done is plagiarism pure and simple. Even if it’s not a word for word quote, the principle still applies. I may not be a real journalist, but I still have a feeling they learn that on on like day one of the classes they took to be bestowed as “JOURNALISTS!”, you know?
Concerning John Ensign, I’ve met him once at a teacher’s meeting along with Harry Reid. He seemed a bit arrogant and Harry seemed more down to earth. However, I’d like Ensign’s politics just a bit more than Harry’s.
This won’t be much in Nevada politics- there is so much corruption in the state, from the governor, Harry, Las Vegas and Clark County government, this is small potatoes.
It’s not small potatoes. He is a Republican… that makes it HUGE news. If he were a Democrat, it would be nothing.
And I did not see that he was a member of the Moral Majority. Is that even around anymore? No matter, paint with a broad brush when it comes to those who bear the scarlet letter (R).