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WEST INDIAN GIRL CA (NeoPsych) REAL
Johnny Loftus's boorish AllMusic.com review of West Indian Girl reads as if jaded with jealousy, or something ... Definitely something more going on than a simple review that's for sure! I'd rate the album atleast a 3 (out of 5). Though not an original sound, really tight for a duo, feels good – not too engaging. Good for relaxing or snuggling'. Me likey!
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Surreal Sci-fi Movie in New Selma-Milwaukee 04.15.06 - News of the recovered remains of 2 missing Milwaukee broke children broke as the Frank Jude verdict was released. Coincidence??
Corporate Appropriation of the Milwaukee County Airport 03.23.06 - Covert back room deals being made by private interest more concerned about making a buck, than about working to enhance community stability.
Senate Bill 161 Is Needless Law 03.21.06 - It is a bill designed to increase corporate power and diminish the individual's civil right to have his or her day in court.
Walker's Distress Signal Raises a Question 03.06.06 - Walker alludes that his administration's financial disclosures need further investigation.
Prophet Muhammad Cartoon Insults Islam 02.07.06 - Right-wing America and Western European nations defend the actions of the cartoonist's mocking as "free speech.
Racism At Fort Atkinson American Legion Post 01.23.06 - Petty Officer First Class Dale Lawver, because of his Mexican heritage, was denied an opportunity to celebrate his retirement.
American GOP Congress to Criminalize U.S. Citizens and Immigrants 01.04.06 - The realization of that our worst fears should have been of the monsters voted into Congress.
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"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. And therefor is winged Cupid painted blind." -- A Midsummer Nights Dream ~Shakespeare

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PATRIOT GAMES

Sen. Russ Feingold's Fight for Liberty at Home
.:: By John-david Morgan ::.

PATRIOT GAMES: Sen. Russ Feingold’s Fight for Liberty at Home was first published in the debut issue of ThePRESS, Milwaukee's News and Arts Monthly, in February of 2002, four months after the Wisconsin senator cast the lone U.S. Senate vote in opposition to the USA Patriot Act. At the time, an interview with Feingold was an irresistible way to introduce to readers an independent monthly with a progressive political bent. Media in Feingold's home state, while reporting the passage of the act and his vote, had proven unable and unwilling in the wake of 9-11 to present ample coverage of his side of the story. As the senator goes before Wisconsin voters in this election, seeking a third term in office, there seems no better time to republish both the interview and the accompanying selections from the Veteran's Day speech he gave at the University of Michigan, Nov. 11, 2001. The civil liberties lessons of the War on Terrorism have done little but add merit to Feingold's concerns: they are as pressing today as they were when USA Patriot was fast-tracked through Congress. .: read :.
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Badass Cat 2
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Guido "Torpedo" McMurphey's
2nd Annual Death Toll / The Offerings
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09.08.05 - As we begin to reap the year's bounty for our labours, we feel both overwhelmed & relieved. Every morning–of late–the winds of change have cooled our hunting grounds and covered them in dew. Small creatures are showing up at the stoop in quantities. Be advised: brother Choosey work is not tallied here.
09.01.05 - The air was thicker than molasses all summer, running was not an option. Guido didn't do much more than seek shady places, cool spots in the basement and pester a woodchuck during his sixth hunting season. As it cools down, his numbers have been going up. But frankly, he has lost interest in small creatures (confidentially, he thinks they are dumb). They don't really taste good and are the cause of many stomach aches, that require rubbing. And, when he does decide to play *exploratory surgeon* and cut them open for brain exams, he just can't seem to get them back together and they become boring. They never seem to want to play chase after that game either. He has given up bringing them in for the people to enjoy, finally. I don't know if my heart could handle many more seasons of that ... And, just a side note: baby brother Chooey has caught his first 3 birds this year.

05.18.05 - Okay -- spring is here -- let the games begin!

Badass Cat - 2004 Season Tally
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The United States Bill of Rights
The Ten Original Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Passed by Congress September 25, 1789 — Ratified December 15, 1791

I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

II A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

III No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.

VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

VIII Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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Etymologically Speaking -- I Vocabularian!
.:: By Lori Lowling ::.   l  05.18.05

Warning -- neologisms are infectious! Yesterday the Boston Herald was handed to me, folded open to page 16. I was told that there may be something of interest to me in the top left corner of the spread. In a 3-inch long column headed "Word news confuzzles lingweenies", I found two of MY words in print. The blurb mentions Merriam-Webster dictionary's recent request for website visitors to submit their favorite words that aren't in the dictionary (my favorite site). The Herald cites the top word being "ginormous" (jy-NOHR'-mus) (adj): very large, combination of gigantic & enormous: "I have a ginormous headache." -- THIS IS MY WORD! I invented this word in 1997, as well as it's cohort, another word not in the dictionary (or on the list): "hunormous" (hu-NOHR'-mus) (adj): Larger than huge and enormous. .: read :.
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Watch TV?
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By Lori Lowling

Woohoo, after so many years of hatin' and bashing, I am watching my pencil lay down an argument to turn on that shit box. I [not easily impressed or amused when sober] am interested in more than one show on TV?? Good shows exist & they have perchance been the cause of chortle and snorts.

Am I growing old? DID I GO INSANE last year? Have my particals been rearranged and replaced with a semblance of the old me? What is causing this? A writers strike!? A down economy!? Who the fuck cares? All that is for sure, that it was. It was last year and it may again be this year... And, even if it doesn't, or isn't, it was! It was and I wrote this to admit that it was! Don't say I never admit when I am wrong, cuz I do. I do and I did. Was good.

CONFESSION: I actually requested an entire season of episodes, cleverly squished onto DVD, via my local public library. I watched religiously - a TV show - I did! That was a luxury. I don't have that channel anyhow.

Tolerate the loud noises & disturbing images between scenes for the following reasons; Significant Others [BRAVO], Arrested Development [FOX], Curb Your Enthusiasm [HBO], The Apprentice [NBC], and Gilmore Girls [WB].
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Louis Black on Wisconsin
politics ::.
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Our Rights to Safety Contingent on Consumer Participation 03.36.05 - It was shocking to realize, another tax-funded program, 911 emergency services controlled by Corporate America.
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The SaltShakers
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Milwaukee’s The Saltshakers are: Chad Curtis (guitar), Seth Jamieson (bass), Jon Strelecki (drums) and Tim Peck (guitar).

Their latest release A Beautiful Mess has a really nice sound. Very original, yet very Milwaukee. It's a keeper! - Lori Lowling TheOrganism

The following is the result of an interview with guitarist/songwriter Chad Curtis of Milwaukee’s The Saltshakers’s:

TheOrganism: What do The Saltshakers sound like?

Curtis: I’d like to think we have our own thing going, but we’re told by a lot of people that they hear the Replacements/Pixies influences. I just try to write honest music. We don’t put too much thought into whether we sound like someone else or not. We just want to write good songs that people will remember and enjoy.

When I am forced to give an answer I like to list the ultra-vague genres of “power pop,” “rock ‘n’ roll,” “garage rock” or pop rock.” I write pop songs with balls and energy. I write pop songs with energetic balls. .: read :.