I just discovered a heron rookery not too far from Janesville, Wisconsin. I was there by 9:00 a.m. this morning, but the birds were already settling in for the day. There wasn’t too much activity. I’ll go again tomorrow morning if the weather is good and I’ll try to get there earlier than today. The photo above is my first attempt. The nests were approximately … Continue reading Heron Rookery – First Attempt
In the never-ending cycle of tragedy we see daily in the news, I find it difficult to react appropriately to one event before the next one leaves me numb. Ever since the news of the massacre at Kandahar, allegedly committed by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, I have wanted to write something meaningful about this atrocity. But how can anything be said that meaningfully captures or … Continue reading The Massacre at Kandahar
We like to say that the United States is a land of immigrants. Yet few of us, including myself, have ever lived the life of an immigrant and, it is unlikely that we ever will. Most of us will never experience what it is like to be a migrant. Nor will we know what it is like to be left behind. And we will never … Continue reading 2501 Migrants
Everyone has a few pet peeves – things that get your goat, tick you off, and drive you to distraction. Perhaps it’s this winter with no snow, the bleak landscape, or the endless political season that is bothering me. Whatever the cause, numerous vexations of 21st century life are on my mind. Here are a few of them in no particular order. The use of … Continue reading Pet Peeves – The Winter of My Discontent
From today’s Janesville Gazette: By ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, February 7, 2012 – 6:37 a.m. LITTLE SUAMICO—Seven men and a boy were rescued by airboat after they became stranded by a huge crack in the ice of Green Bay that kept them from reaching shore. While the eight were brought back to land, two other ice fishermen declined rescue and decided to stay and fish. Continue reading Only in Wisconsin . . . .
Dear friends, colleagues, and all of good faith and cheer, feel free to download and print my 2012 Wisconsin Scenes Calendar for your personal use. For uses other than personal, please contact me. The calendar is in pdf format. It is approximately 9.5 MB in size, so it may take a some time to download. I hope you enjoy it. The photos in the calendar … Continue reading A 2012 Wisconsin Calendar For You
Wisconsin takes first place in the nation for binge drinking according to a study reported in January, 2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nationwide, one in six American adults (according to the CDC) is a binge drinker. In Wisconsin, however, the statistic is one in four adults. Binge drinking in the study is defined as five or more drinks in a … Continue reading Wisconsin Ranks No. 1 in Binge Drinking
La muerte de Kim Jong Il invita comparaciones entre la Corea del Norte y la Corea del Sur. Donald Marron, un catedrático de economía y escritor para Seeking Alpha (seekingalpha.com), publicó ayer en su blog la gráfica siguiente, la cual compara el PIB per cápita de las dos economías desde los 1970’s. La diferencia entre las tasas de crecimiento es dramática. Aunque no podemos visitar … Continue reading El Fracaso Económico de Corea del Norte
The death of Kim Jong Il invites comparisons between North and South Korea. Donald Marron, a professor of economics and writer for Seeking Alpha (seekingalpha.com), posted the following graphic yesterday comparing the per-capita GDP of the two economies since the 1970’s. The difference in growth rates is dramatic. Although we cannot visit North Korea, a comparison of Google Earth images of Pyongyang and Seoul is … Continue reading North Korea’s Economic Failure
During the December 10th Republican debate, Governor Rick Perry, when asked about what distinguished his stance on illegal immigration, made the following remarks: [Under my administration . . .] You will not see a catch and release program like this administration has today th– where people who are caught who are illegally in this country, and because they haven’t been (RUSTLING) caught in a violent … Continue reading Where Are the Facts on Illegal Immigration?
What have you been reading lately? I have always thought that you can tell much about people by observing what they read (or in some cases, if they read at all). Thoughtful people, presumably, read thoughtfully written books. Frivolous people, in turn, read frivolous books. Perhaps, however, I should be a bit less judgmental about others’ reading tastes. In looking over the list of books … Continue reading My Year in Books – Hooked on Noir
Fall colors arrived late this year in southeastern Wisconsin. At first it looked as if it would be another drab year, but after the 15th of October the maples (which had been green up until that point) changed rapidly in a wonderful display of red and gold. Below are three snapshots from the area. Click the images at at least once for larger sizes. Clicking … Continue reading Wisconsin Fall Colors
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