Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Back From a "Heluva Good" Weekend

After 990 miles and six days away from the compound
I'mmmm  back!

Did I miss anything?

More on that later.


Just to fill you in on the details. Went to the Irish Hills of Michigan. Mrs B and I went on a camping week to the NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan. Sunday was the "Heluva Good 400. Camped with our NASCAR family from Michigan at the campgrounds southwest of the track.



Friday before the 1st cup practice.


Here comes the old man for practice.


There getting eager to hit the track.


The Good Year blimp flying over the cam[grounds.


The trucks lined up for the Saturday race.
Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips.


The # 5 at Saturday practice.


Over in turn 3 is where we sit on Sunday.
That's right, way over there in row 66.
 

Do you see a dome over the track?
If you sit there, you smell high octane fuel, melting rubber and burnt oil. Michigan passed a smoking ban. How ironic is it that NAASCAR used to be sponcered by Winston and now in Michigan, smokers can't smoke in or under the stands. What's next, no carry ins?


Junior having some issues during practice.


There's Mrs B's drive # 16 the Biff.


Cars rolling around turn three.


Cup practice around turn four.


A Martin fan texting Sprint.


Looking across to the backstretch at MIS.
 

Nine laps to go in the truck race.


Who won? Who's doing the burn out at the start finish?


Your winner. Aric Almirola


There's that blimp again.


Back at camp.


Yes, that is the Berry Laker camp.


Up scale bathrooms.


Time for food and adult beverages.


Is this an organized camp table?


Beads, beads, beads.


My buddy told me this is not how to pack a truck for a NASCAR weekend.


The flea market west of the track.


The ultimate party vehicle. 


Walking in for the Sunday race.


Man, 123 steps to the seats.
A good view of the backstretch in turn three.


TNT camera to cover the back stretch.


Driver intro's with help of the U. S. Army.


Yea, that's # 16 Greg Biffle. Wonder who took that picture?


The Sunday flyover .


The first pace lap to set pit road speeds.


Man, this is going to be good.


There's the man lining up 21st,
# 5,Go Daddy, Mark Martin.


During the race with #2 in the lead.

Side comments, no special order.

It's a stretch, but Johnson is looking better then Hamlin. Don't like either one, just getting a little sick of the 11 in victory lane.

Allen, you need to get Mark some help here. Where's your magic from last year?

There are dumb fans out there. When Juan Montoya was introduced, some knob said, paraphrasing, "Montoya, you dumb Spaniard, go back to Brazil where you came from." I'm not a Jaun fan but buddy, hate to tell you, he's from Bogota, Colombia, you jack a$$! The guy next to him wanted to give him an elbow in the face.

It's good to see so many fans from Canada. No matter where your from, we are all NASCAR fans.

If you go through Illinois, take the 294 bypass instead of the Skyline bridge. You will save yourself around $12.00 in tolls.

People of Michigan, will you please get rid of the liberals running your state! A smoking ban at a NASCAR race!

You can but dry Ice at Meijer's

When there is a moment of silence for someone who has died, please, SHUT UP!!!!!!

Mark Martin is still in the top 12 in the chase.

MIS and NASCAR, please move the June race back to fathers day weekend.

A new slogan for MIS, Just like, "I am Women hear me roar", " I am Michigan, hear me roar!"

Want to thank MIS, Juniper Hills and NASCAR

Mrs B and I are truly blessed by camping next to our NASCAR family from Michigan.




 

Monday, June 14, 2010

Did You Know or Forget, Today is ....

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FLAG DAY


"In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.[1]"
Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If your an American you need to remember what it stands for.
"United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1 — The Flag"
 Flag Code

God, I love this country.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan.
From NASCAR,com
"Track Details
Completed : 1968
Distance : 2 miles
Shape : D-shaped oval
Banking : 18° turns12° frontstretch5° backstretchFrontstretch : 3,600 feet
Backstretch : 2,242 feet
Seating : 137,243 "
 NASCAR.COM : Tracks

Entry List.

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
"00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Rob Kauffman
1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet GE Reveal Teresa Earnhardt
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki


5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Mary Hendrick


6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS John Henry
7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Toyota Robby Gordon Motorsports Robby Gordon
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Ford Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
09 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet Phoenix Racing James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 Brad Keselowski Rochester Hills, MI Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
13 Max Papis Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Crown Royal Black John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Pretzel Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Ford Stanley George Gillett, Jr
20 Joey Logano Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford FordParts.com Glen Wood
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet National Guard Job Skills / DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 David Stremme South Bend, IN Ford Air National Guard Bill Jenkins
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Richard Childress
34 Kevin Conway* Lynchburg, VA Ford Extenze Bob Jenkins
36 Johnny Sauter Necedah, WI Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
37 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford Taco Bell Doug Yates
38 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Long John Silver's Ice Flow Lemonade Doug Yates
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet U.S. Army Tony Stewart
42 Juan Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Chip Ganassi
43 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Ford Insignia / Best Buy Richard Petty
46 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Dodge Jake Owen Raborn Foundation Dusty Whitney
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Clorox / Kleenex Tad Geschickter
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota Prism Motorsports Randy Humphrey
56 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons
71 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Roger Penske
78 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies Richard Childress
82 Scott Speed Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
83 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
87 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota FrontRowJoe.com Andrea Nemechek
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Sylvania / Menards George Gillett, Jr
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush
164 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Gunselman Motorsports Larry Gunselman" NASCAR.COM

The Berry Laker boys are in charge of the compound. You can see me on Speed channel Friday or Saturday or TNT on Sunday.

Asta la vista baby

Stimulus Money, How Many Jobs Were Created?

Seems stimulus money was used to pave the Fox River Trail. With unemployment high, how many jobs did this create?

From the Green Bay Press.
"DE PERE — Smooth pavement now covers about 10½ miles of the state's Fox River Trail.

A weekend ceremony on the state's most widely used trail that extends from Green Bay to Hilbert christened the newly paved sections of the path in De Pere and just south of the city. The trail hosts everyone from dog walkers and runners to bicyclists and inline skaters.

A small crowd gathered Saturday near the trail's intersection with Heritage Road in De Pere to celebrate the completion of several recent construction projects aimed at making the path more accessible for a variety of users."
Bit by bit: More than 10 miles of Fox River Trail have been paved | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press Gazette

I like this. "A small crowd gathered Saturday near the trail's intersection..." All this spent money and only a few people show up to celebrate? What a Joke!

How much of your tax dollars were spent on this?
The most recent project that wrapped up last week was funded by more than $200,000 in federal stimulus money, said Matt Kriese, a supervisor with the Brown County Park Management Department.

$200,000 and how many jobs were created for this. Sure they raised private money but why in these bad economic times did we need to pave a bike path with tax dollars? Somebody got their palm greased.

Is anyone else "TICKED OFF" about government waste?

People are out of work, living week to week on their income and a few lefty greenie wienies can ride their bikes or walk a couple miles south of De Pere. And by the way, who will pay for this useless spending?








Your children and grandchildren. Things need to change in November.

B P

From an E Mail. Joke of the day.
Since We're Talking About the Oil Leak.....

A man was driving down the road and ran out of gas. Just at that moment, a bee flew in his window.

The bee said, 'What seems to be the problem?'

 'I'm out of gas,' the man replied.

The bee told the man to wait right there and flew away. Minutes later, the man watched as an entire swarm of bees flew to his car and into his gas tank. After a few minutes, the bees flew out.

'Try it now,' said one bee.

The man turned the ignition key and the car started right up. 'Wow!' the man exclaimed, 'what did you put in my gas tank'?

The bee answered,
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You're just gonna love this



B P


Monday, June 07, 2010

Yogi Jr. Visit's Compond

I had to post this because the Berry Laker boys would never believe the old man. Mrs B (the love of my life) and three of the four Berry Laker clan are back at the upper east side for work, low and behold I stand up while watching satellite communications and look who is visiting the compound. Yogi jr was looking for something to eat. Didn't see mama bear which kind of surprised me but I knew she was near.


Through the compound window.


Licking a campfire table for Mountain Dew and Coke.


Nothing here.


Let's see what else he can find.


"Hey Berry Laker, you call that a campfire pit?"


Yes, that's Mrs B's garden. Notice the 8 ' wire fencing.


Nothing in the trailer.


You can see how big he is compares to a leaf rake.


'Hey buddy, what's the logs for?" Campfire bench's after they dry, next year.

"Your telling me I have to crawl over this?"


Licking Mrs B's solar butterfly lights.


Nothing here, "I'm out of here."

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Congrat's Rush and Kathryn

From Gather.


"There were 400 guests at the rose bedecked event. Some of the most famous guests were Karl Rove, Sean Hannity, Rudolph Giuliani, James Carville, and Mary Matalin."
Rush Limbaugh's wedding singer? Elton John -... | Gather
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How can the liberal left say Rush is a bigot?

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Wolf Pack Near Compound

I guess I was not seeing things this past winter behind the compound. So there is a pack of four wolves in the area. Sure glad a friend told us about this. It would of been nice to hear it from the WDNR first and a little sooner then June. They must like to keep things like this under wraps. 

"Peshtigo Brook Pack - Oconto County
On February 3rd, wolves from the Peshtigo Brook pack injured a hound while training on the Oconto County Forest. This is a new pack that established last winter and currently contains four wolves. Hunters and dog trainers should be aware of the potential conflict and should exercise caution within the caution area outlined on the map below.
" 2010 Current Dog Depredations by Wolves in Wisconsin - WDNR




Also, isn't it quaint that the WDNR uses the word "DEPREDATIONS"

From Dictionary.com

"dep·re·da·tion
   /ËŒdÉ›prɪˈdeɪʃən/ Show Spelled[dep-ri-dey-shuhn] Show IPA
–noun
the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage."
Depredations | Define Depredations at Dictionary.com


Better give Berry Laker daughter a heads up when she brings their pup to the compound.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Bud Buckles

Looks like Bud Selig buckled to the umpire union in not reversing a no hitter. Think about it. Four umpires on the field, official scorer upstairs and no one would reverse the call. So today the umpires blew the call and Selig was caught between upsetting the umpire union or do what is right.
"Jun 3, 2010 4:16 pm US/Eastern
Commissioner: MLB Won't Reverse Blown Call
Bud Selig Congratulates Pitcher, Says League Will Look Into Expanding Use Of Instant Replays"
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Considering Instant Replays, But Won't Reverse Call - wcbstv.com

If bud would of reversed the call the umpires would of went on strike.

You think I'm kidding?

Think about it.

# 16, The Biff

Mrs B's driver in NASCAR. She is looking for a Biff Win. The Biff is rated 14th.
Good luck honey, did I tell you I love you!

From NASCAR.com Power Ranking.

"Greg Biffle

Here's one suggestion as to what The Biff and the rest of the Ford bunch might do to end their victory hex: Call them Mercurys. Hey, it worked for David Pearson." NASCAR.COM

The old man is rated 8th.

Moose Sighting

"IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - A young bull moose was spotted near Pine Mountain Resort in Iron Mountain on Tuesday evening." Pine River World News

The Last Two weeks

It's been a hectic two weeks up at the compound. Spent time on vacation with Mrs B (the love of my life) and the Berry Laker clan. In case anyone is interested, I'll fill you in on a my adventures. In no particular order since Mid May.

Moved the kids from dorms to apartment on the upper east side.
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Meet my first homeless person looking for money for food. I should of offered him to carry tubs to second floor apartment for two bucks. You know they will never work for cash.
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I still think the upper east siders are a bunch of snobs.
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Got an e mail from my friend in Algoma. It's been a while but it was good to touch base with my mentor.
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Was it hot up here at the compound, three days at 92 +.

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If you drink a shot of beer every minute for one hour, 60 minutes, 60 shots, would you get drunk? Still asking Berry Laker son # 2 for the answer.
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Took a three hour tour with Mrs B and the neighbors on the Dusty Trails ATV trail system. You need to go to the play ground.
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Saw my first bear. My neighbor showed us a 4 - 500 lb black bear. Just sitting there sunning himself.
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Martin takes fourth at the 600. I sure hope he knows what he's doing. He's struggling but still 10th in sprint points. When or will he get his first win.
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Meet my tea party neighbor from down the rode. Might throw some business his way.
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Neighbors brother came over to drop three trees. When someone knows what they're doing, it sure makes life better. TIMMMMMMBBBBBEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
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I hate wood ticks, especially when you don't find them in time!
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Gypsy moths all over the Nicolet, wonder if the WDNR will do anything to stop them.
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Camper ready for the pilgrimage to Michigan .
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It sure is nice to have the porch screened in. No bees, no fly's, no skeeters.
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Digging a 150 ft trench for communication lines to update compound. Digging by hand with a spade shovel is not what I call fun.
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Played 9 holes with the boys. First time this year, let the boys beat the old man. Found a nice course in the area. Parkway Golf Course. $18.00 for 9 holes and a cart.
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Went to St Michael's at Chute Pond for Sunday church. If Sister Marla keeps doing the sermon I guess I'll take a pass at Chute Pond. Can I please hear Father Dave speak to the congregation! Glad I belong to St Casimir's and not St John's in Gillett.
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Everyone back to beer town and polka town for work and school. Sure am proud of my children and grandchild. Please do not tell them I said that. I have to keep up my image as a father.

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On politics.
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Will gasoline stay low for the summer? With O in office, don't bet on it.
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Tipper left Al because she turned conservative and will run for office somewhere as a republican.
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Obama, hows that hope and change doing?
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Johnson running against Russ, this is good.
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Rush on vacation till June 15th. This is bad.
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Did I miss anything?

Thursday, May 20, 2010

PSA, DO NOT.........

Do not under any circumstances look at your 401 K, or any retirement investments you may have for at least a couple days.

From Yahoo finance.
"NEW YORK (AP) -- A sell-off in stock futures accelerated Thursday as the euro resumed its fall.

The drop in futures comes ahead of the Labor Department's weekly unemployment report that is expected to show initial claims for jobless benefits dipped modestly last week." Stock futures extend retreat as euro resumes drop - Yahoo! Finance

Greece, Euro and U S stock futures going down.

Gasoline Wholesale Under $2.00

"Nymex RBOB Gasoline Future 197.40 -4.12 -2.04 07:43"
Bloomberg.com: Energy Prices

Bowyer, Probation

Clint Bowyer dodged a bullet in not getting a fine. Then again, what he did was just fine with me. You can go to NASCAR to see a replay of the infraction. The PR from NASCAR.
"Bowyer placed on probation after Dover retaliation
By
Official Release
May 19, 2010
03:38 PM EDT

NASCAR has placed Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 21 car in the Nationwide Series, on probation until June 16 for a rule violation he committed during the race at Dover International Speedway on May 15. Bowyer was found to have violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing -- aggressive driving) of the 2010 Nationwide Series Rule Book.

On the next-to-last restart at Dover, Denny Hamlin bumped Bowyer out of second place as the green flag waved. The collision triggered a nine-car accident and dropped Bowyer from second to 19th.

After the red flag was lifted, Bowyer drove from pit road and slammed into the side of Hamlin's car under caution, causing it to spin. NASCAR immediately parked Bowyer and sent him to the garage "
Bowyer placed on probation after Dover retaliation | NASCAR Nationwide Series

My question to NASCAR.

When will you park Denny Hamlin for his aggressive driving?

Hamlin punting cars out of races is not over. Every driver seeing Hamlin will always have in the back of their mind. Is it my turn for Hamlin to spin me out?

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Heating Oil, Gasoline and Crude Dropping

From Bloomberg.
"PETROLEUM ($/bbl)
PRICE* CHANGE % CHANGE TIME
Nymex Crude Future 68.33 -1.08 -1.56 06:13
Dated Brent Spot 72.70 -.14 -.19 06:23
WTI Cushing Spot 69.41 -.67 -.96 05/18


PETROLEUM (¢/gal)
PRICE* CHANGE % CHANGE TIME
Nymex Heating Oil Future 194.85 -1.30 -.66 06:08
Nymex RBOB Gasoline Future 202.63 -1.68 -.82 06:10"
Bloomberg.com: Energy Prices

Looking good for the holiday drive time. Link to Gas Buddy Wisconsin for your local prices.

Remember, Mills Fleet Farm north of West Bend and Meatski's have real non ethanol gasoline.

Maybe I should look into filling the 500 gal LP tank for next winter.

Libs Fear Of Palin

Tony Lee via Market Place of Ideas.


"The contempt with which Democrats and liberals, and some non-Democrats and non-liberals, hold Palin oozes across your monitor. Lee has a potential reason:

First, these critics probably have never fully listened to any of her speeches. Rather, like Attorney General Eric Holder, who recently admitted that he went on Meet The Press to criticize a law — Arizona’s recently passed immigration laws — that he has not even read or been briefed about, these critics are merely parroting popular misconceptions about Palin and thinking they are original and smart in doing so.

But I think there’s something else at work here. I think liberals and those in the mainstream media fear her. Sure, they openly say she has no chance of beating President Obama — if she even runs, that is; but, inside, they must fear that she could very well beat President Obama in a one-on-one match-up. And unlike previous Republicans whose conservatism has been diluted once they got to Washington, Palin does not seem to care in the least what the establishment class — on both sides of the aisle — thinks of her. If she does come to Washington, her conservatism and convictions won’t get watered down. She’ll come to Washington to change it and not let Washington change her. In the end, this, more than anything, is what scares the left-leaning members of the establishment and chattering class. And also why conservatives gravitate towards and are willing to fight harder for her. "
Marketplace of Ideas Blog

YOU GO GAL!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Kagen (Bill) Going No Where

A good read from Lakeshore Laments about Steve Kagen's push on Health Care Transparency. Seems democrats are not helping or backing the Pelosi puppet from Wisconsin's 8th district.


"So what of the Kagen bill? Why does he keep pushing it if everyone in DC knows it's going no where? Again, he needs it, thinking it can help his re-election chances. But those who've actually read the bill; or have one of its similar bills, say something completely different than what "the good doctor's" prescribing for the rest of us with his diagnosis..."
Lakeshore Laments » A political weblog specializing in Wisconsin politics and culture

Gypsy's On Berry Lake

From WBAY. Looks like gypsy moths were sprayed on my old stomping grounds Berry Lake.
"Gypsy Moth Spraying Begins Sunday in Northeast Wisconsin
Updated: May 16, 2010 9:55 AM CDT

The Department of Natural Resources plans to start spraying to control gypsy moths in Northeast Wisconsin beginning Sunday.

The DNR says if the weather cooperates -- no rain and light winds -- their planes will start just after dawn Sunday. They say they'll be spraying either a bacterial or viral insecticide that is not harmful to people or pets. The DNR uses yellow planes, which fly close to the ground to apply insecticide.

Sunday's targeted areas include parts of Hobart and De Pere in Brown County, Legend Lake in Menominee County, Berry Lake and Stiles in Oconto County And parts of Little Chute and Kaukauna in Outagmie County."
Gypsy Moth Spraying Begins Sunday in Northeast Wisconsin - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News

The scuddle butt I heard was a lot of Berry Lake residents didn't want the spraying and now have to pay for it whether they like it or not, whether they wanted it or not.

Who's in charge at Berry Lake Wisconsin?

Education investment

From the Escanaba Daily Press about investing in early education.

"Wise investment

Speaker says early childhood education essential for business, economy to thrive

By Dionna Harris
POSTED: May 15, 2010
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Email: "Wise investment"

ESCANABA - If America has any chance of regaining its advantage as a global leader, changes in education perceptions must be made.

That was the message delivered Friday by Bill Millett during a presentation held at the House of Ludington. Millett is the founder of the Charlotte, N.C.-based Scope View Strategic Advantage. Millett's firm deals primarily with business and economic development. However, Millett has an intense personal interest in children's issues dealing with quality early education.

Millett's presentation, "Early Childhood Education; A Competitive Necessity in a Global Economy" was sponsored by the Delta-Schoolcraft Great Start Collaborative.

"Currently one third of all college students are taking remedial classes," said Millett. "Among high school students, the dropout rate is 30 percent."

Millett said, during the past 25 years, Americans have become complacent about early childhood education. This complacency has led to other countries surpassing the U.S. in the global market.

"Children today are facing a much more competitive world than it was 25 years ago. There is a finite number of jobs and more and more people are chasing those job opportunities," said Millett.

He said children today are living in a global and cognitive age.

One problem, he explained, is too much of education today is dedicated to memorization. There is a lack of practical application and collaboration for problem solving.

The solution, said Millett, is to invest time and resources to improve kindergarten through 12th grade education in the United States.

Millett added the economic and social costs not only to individuals, but communities, are too great to ignore.

Research revealed the capacity for developmental skills begins within the first five years of life, said Millett. Creativity, communication, team working, problem solving and critical thinking skills are beginning.

"These studies reflect the need for children to enter kindergarten prepared to learn. Unfortunately, too few young children today are prepared with these tools when they enter kindergarten," said Millett.

"A study was conducted between 1962 and 1967, where preschool teachers worked extensively with children from low-income families," said Millett.

The results reflected that after 40-years, almost one-half of the preschool children performed at grade level by age 14, with 60-percent earning nearly $20,000 per year.

"When the higher number of school grades completed was factored in, along with lower rates of criminal activity, reduced time spent in prison and other factors, the benefit to cost ratio was approximately $17 for every $1 invested," said Millett.

He said early childhood education offers greater potential returns with less risk. Unfortunately, early childhood development programs are rarely portrayed as economic development initiatives, which is a mistake, according to Millett.

Millett said for companies to become more competitive, an educated workforce is necessary. Aggressive preschool training for children, especially those from troubled homes, can yield extraordinary results for families and society.

"If early childhood education programs appear at all, they are at the bottom of the economic development lists for state and local governments. They should be at the top," said Millett. "America's continuing efforts to improve education and develop a world-class workforce will be hampered without federal and state commitments to early childhood education."

The plight of education regarding early childhood education is not only being seen in the global market, but also in America's military strength.

Research indicates 72 percent of 17 to 24-year-olds do not meet the basic minimum standards required for military service.

"We must invest now in the next generation to preserve our nation's security, freedom and opportunity. This includes fully funding early childhood education programs," said Millett."
Wise investment - DailyPress.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Escanaba Information | The Daily Press

Mr Millett may be right on his assumptions but I have something to ask. Aren't we already investing plenty of money in education per student? Could it be we are not getting a good return from what we are paying? While most people were living with less during this recession, how many teachers voted for a wage freeze? How many teachers asked for a pay cut? How many school boards threatened to take away sports, band, busing, etc., etc., to increase taxes to increase teachers salaries? Do the leaders of teachers unions and their rank and file really care about the children or is it all a show to get more money?

Maybe if the union leaders would expect more from their people we would not be in this mess like "72 percent of 17 to 24-year-olds do not meet the basic minimum standards
required for military service."

To keep throwing money at teachers or throw more money at early childhood education will not solve the problems we have today.


What juniors and seniors in high school are taught money education? How to balance a check book. How to read the fine print on a credit card statement. How much interest you pay on loans? The amount of taxes taken out of a pay check by federal, state and local government. How much local sales taxes do you pay that most people don't even think about?

But no, they teach our children how to find their inner self. They play games and don't keep score. They can't where shirts with the American flag on it. They are taught how to overthrow the US government! They know more about face book or twitter then what is in the US constitution!

Yes we need better early education for children but why don't we hold our teachers accountable for what they teach now? Maybe if we see progress we can take the next step. 

More money in early child education will not solve the problems we have with education.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Line up at Dover

From NASCAR.com
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POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 157.315 22.884 Leader
2 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 157.274 22.890 -0.006


3 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 157.198 22.901 -0.017



4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 157.006 22.929 -0.045
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 156.904 22.944 -0.060
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 156.849 22.952 -0.068
7 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 156.829 22.955 -0.071
8 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Richard Petty / NASCAR Hall of Fame 156.706 22.973 -0.089
9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 156.678 22.977 -0.093
10 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 156.597 22.989 -0.105
11 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 156.576 22.992 -0.108
12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 156.426 23.014 -0.130
13 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 156.406 23.017 -0.133
14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 156.331 23.028 -0.144
15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 156.250 23.040 -0.156
16 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 156.236 23.042 -0.158
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 156.223 23.044 -0.160
18 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 156.216 23.045 -0.161
19 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley 156.074 23.066 -0.182
20 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 155.871 23.096 -0.212
21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black 155.730 23.117 -0.233
22 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 155.615 23.134 -0.250
23 98 Paul Menard Ford Zecol / Menards 155.534 23.146 -0.262
24 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 155.092 23.212 -0.328
25 46 J.J. Yeley Dodge Whitney Motorsports 155.005 23.225 -0.341
26 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota A&P / MDA 154.999 23.226 -0.342
27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 154.779 23.259 -0.375
28 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 154.652 23.278 -0.394
29 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 154.573 23.290 -0.406
30 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 154.486 23.303 -0.419
31 26 David Stremme Ford Air National Guard 154.361 23.322 -0.438
32 09 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Phoenix Construction / GracewayPharmaceuticals 154.182 23.349 -0.465
33 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 154.011 23.375 -0.491
34 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 153.892 23.393 -0.509
35 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 153.807 23.406 -0.522
36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 153.787 23.409 -0.525
37 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 153.734 23.417 -0.533
38 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's Baja Fish Tacos 153.721 23.419 -0.535
39 83 Casey Mears Toyota Red Bull 153.564 23.443 -0.559
40 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 153.094 23.515 -0.631
41 37 Kevin Conway+* Ford Extenze 151.777 23.719 -0.835
42 7 Robby Gordon+ Toyota BAMVIP.com / James Otto - Whitney Duncan 151.598 23.747 -0.863
43 36 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 152.795 23.561 -0.677" NASCAR.COM

Hamlin In The Wall Where He Belongs

Nationwide race at Dover Saturday.

You have to give Denny Hamlin credit for having I think knee surgery and driving with pain. With that being said, let's give Clint Boyer an ata boy for putting Hamlin in the wall where he belongs. I seen it all unfold and what Boyer did was good to see.


From NASCAR .com

"After the red was lifted, Bowyer drove from pit road and slammed into the side of Hamlin's car, causing it to spin. NASCAR immediately parked Bowyer and sent him to the garage." Busch coasts to win at Dover despite late-race excitement | NASCAR Nationwide Series

Boyer may get a fine from this but NASCAR needs to call baby face Hamlin to the hauler and tell him to stop wrecking anyone in front of him on the track. It's been biulding where Hamlin with snot running down his face needed to learn a lesson.