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The Catch Up

Well, as they say, don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that it happened. If you had told me at mid-season that the Packers would finish their season standing toe-to-toe with the best team in the NFC until the final seconds I would have suggested that your relationship to reality needed to be workedContinue reading “The Catch Up”

The Q&Q For 1/19/24

Welcome to this week’s Quote and Quiz. Our quote today comes to us from Rep. Glenn Grothman, Republican of West Bend. Last week, in a statement, Grothman said: “Since I was a child, unidentified objects in our airspace have been a topic of interest.” A) A bill that would establish a clearinghouse for UFO reportingContinue reading “The Q&Q For 1/19/24”

Rothman Should Back Down on Gow

We here at YSDA will doggedly follow a vital story ’til the bitter end because this is our civic duty and our commitment to you, our readers. So, during this bitterly cold week when everyone has the post-holiday blahs, we are taking another polar plunge into the crucial Joe Gow story. When last we sawContinue reading “Rothman Should Back Down on Gow”

Vos’ Med Weed Bill is a Drag

It now appears that the Republican Assembly’s plan to allow heavily restricted access to medical marijuana is up against more than token opposition in the Senate. What’s surprising is that I think I might agree with the Republican senators. Here’s the deal. Speaker Robin Vos crafted a bill that he claims has the support ofContinue reading “Vos’ Med Weed Bill is a Drag”

The Iowa Blahs

Nothing to see here. Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses last night going away while spending little time or money in the state. Trump got just over 50% while Ron DeSantis finished with 21% and Nikki Haley got 19%. All pretty much what had been predicted. If there was any good news to come outContinue reading “The Iowa Blahs”

Catch Up: Heroes and Victims

A tad chilly out there. Might want to grab a light jacket and cap before venturing out today. Or to put it in terms of the morning news shows, One hundred million people under threat of dying horrible, painful deaths from exposure! Panic! Run for your lives! Let’s set aside the pending disaster and doContinue reading “Catch Up: Heroes and Victims”

Watch for Phillips in New Hampshire

Americans don’t want to see a Biden-Trump rematch this next year. Both men are overwhelmingly unpopular. And yet it seems our system can’t help itself. Like some doomsday machine, it will keep firing long after everyone has given themselves up to utter despair. The vast majority of us want it to stop and yet itContinue reading “Watch for Phillips in New Hampshire”

Who’s the Best Dressed Football Coach?

Now that Bill Belichick is out, who is the best dressed football coach on the sidelines? Beilichick, who made $25 million a year, dressed like some poor schlub who only made, like, $10 million a year. His trademark hoodie matched his generally snarly, I-don’t-give-a-damn demeanor. I don’t know what the point was. Maybe he wasContinue reading “Who’s the Best Dressed Football Coach?”

Praise the Lord (Trump)

I try not to have disdain for Trump voters. (Ignore the fact that in my other blog today over in Isthmus I said that I couldn’t understand how anybody with an ounce of moral sense or half a brain could vote for that guy. I try. I don’t always succeed.) My view is that disdainContinue reading “Praise the Lord (Trump)”

My Alternative to Dry January

Dry January has become a thing. It’s a good thing. But I’ve got an idea that works better, at least for me. I keep records. There’s plenty of research to show that drinking can lead to all manner of harm to your body and mind. It can increase your chance of getting cancer. It canContinue reading “My Alternative to Dry January”