All sorts of stuff to write about but just like you, I'm waiting for the Kenosha verdict before I publish.
KYLE RITTENHOUSE NOT GUILTY. I hope everyone has boarded up their windows. I hear that he's relocating to either arizona or texas which is probably a good thing for his personal well being. And I would like to nominate the prosecutors for "WORSE PROSECUTION OF THE YEAR". But it is what it is and now we go to the civil damages. Remember OJ was acquitted and then whacked 30 million in damages to the victim's family.
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So I'm fighting a bad cold last week and lying on the couch, like we all do, waiting for the misery to end and the PRICE IS RIGHT is not doing it for me on tv so i grab the remote and start looking for ANYTHING that will interest me, at least until I fall asleep again. LIFE BELOW ZERO pops up on the electronic guide so I hit the remote, put my head down on the pillow and watch these whack jobs living up by the artic circle trying to navigate everyday life when it's 30 BELOW outside.
I thought I was hallucinating when I saw a husband/wife team jump on their snow machines (don't you dare call them snowmobiles!) when the temperature was -35 and travel SIXTY FREAKING MILES to look for an elk to shoot. no luck so head back to their 'house' which is a one room cabin with a wood burning stove. At no time did I see a shower or bathtub in ANY of the cabins. Ewwwww! It would be my idea of hell because you have to hunt and fish and know how to use tools and WE ALL KNOW HOW I DEAL WITH THOSE BUT I think I'm going to sneak a peek next time I find it on tv. These people are truly out of their minds.
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Back to reality..................A ghetto rat kills the mother of a one year old in Wheeling and then kidnaps the child. Bad enough but then he throws the infant into a pond with obvious results. The irony is that they were living together BUT he WASN'T the father of the child. 'Tough guy" baby killer AHMEEL FOWLER was arrested in Missouri and is now part of the 'forever system' and will spend the rest of his life in prison on the tax payers dime.
ARE YOU SURE you don't want the death penalty??? Putting the death of the mother on the side for a moment, what did this one year old baby do to anyone to deserve being tossed into a lagoon with zero chance of survival??? That lowlife deserves to fry. or be drowned. Even the bleeding heart liberals have to raise an eyebrow at this one.
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Chicago police officer JOHN CATANZARA has decided to retire rather than face over a dozen charges in front of a disciplinary board. Most of the charges are based on racism and prejudice, along with insubordination and filing false police reports. We all know that freedom of speech is part of our democracy BUT as a police officer, you're held to a higher standard and you CANNOT attack individual races and make PUBLIC statements like "they should get a bullet." And now you're going to respond to a problem in their neighborhood?
Catanzara is a staunch donald trump supporter and wrote that he supported the January 6 rioters and defended their actions. Even his attorneys conceded that his social media posts were 'vulgar' and 'unsettling' but they felt he was protected under his first amendment right to free speech. There is no doubt that cantanzara would have been fired had he continued with the hearing. The 27 year veteran also announced he is going to run for mayor. A racist running for mayor? Good luck with that in Chicago.
In case you think I'm being too hard on this loudmouth, in the 27 years he's been on the job, he's been the subject of more complaints than 96% of the department and he's been suspended a total of 131 days for those 50+ complaints which comes out to more than two verified complaints a year. In comparison, I had 9 complaints in 25 years.
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My winter getaway in Mexico was victimized by an F3 hurricane a few weeks ago and the damage was extensive. These people have had a very difficult two years with the pandemic, a lack of medical supplies and hospital rooms, limited hotel occupancies, restaurant closings and now this. And remember that building codes are basically non-existent in the residential sections which resulted in major damages such as corrugated sheet metal roofs being torn off and sent flying like frisbees in the middle of the night. No jobs and now this. Ugh.
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A large smile crossed my face this week when it was announced that donald trump was selling his financially plagued 'trump international hotel' in Washington D.C. after losing $70 million dollars over 4 years. The hotel became a hangout for right wingers during his presidency but the place has become a 'ghost town' since he left office. The new owners will immediately remove the trump name. gee, wonder why?
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And as long as we're discussing trump, ANOTHER big smile crossed my face last week when a capitol rioter who punched a police officer was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. why the smile? Because the poor defendant, WHO PLED GUILTY, broke down in tears when the sentence was announced and said "he didn't mean to hurt anyone." WHAT? Having been in a few fights in my life, I can tell you that's EXACTLY why you throw a punch! To hurt the other person, plain and simple. This guy was the 100th rioter to be sentenced and while I personally think the sentences have universally been way too light, at least their futures are screwed with the federal convictions.
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And Texas loudmouth Jennifer Ryan, who flew to DC on a private plane and then bragged about her assault on the Capitol Building on social media was sentenced to 60 days in federal prison. She had previously stated on social media that there was 'no way' she would be sent to prison because she was white and blonde. OOPS. At her sentencing hearing, AT WHICH SHE PLED GUILTY, her statement was "This is not who I am." Well, sweetie, I tend to disagree. It's EXACTLY who you are .....someone who has a total disregard for this country and it's rules of law.
And one more jerkoff from the Capitol uprising, the self proclaimed shaman got whacked with 41 months and what was his statement at sentencing??? "I'm a law abiding citizen......" WAIT! STOP RIGHT THERE!! Again, no you're not. Enjoy your 8 x 10 and weekly shower.
Does anyone wonder why NONE OF THE RIOTERS have chosen to have a jury trial? They have ALL PLED GUILTY. 400 more defendants to go.
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The DREAD HEAD COWBOY is heading for trial on November 29 and representing himself in the courtroom despite having minimal education and absolutely no experience with the law, other than being arrested. ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH is charged with felony cruelty to animals when he rode his horse full gallop on the Dan Ryan expressway to raise awareness of violence against youth. This idiot tore up the horse by riding it almost 6 miles at a full gallop on the concrete despite being told by state police to exit the highway. The horse was taken to a safe haven for abused animals where it eventually recovered. Jail time would be nice.
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MOVING ON TO HAPPIER TIMES......A reader sent me an e-mail after the last blog when I mentioned the things that I missed and he brought up CHRISTMAS IN JULY and he was absolutely correct. Throwing a real tree under my deck for 6 months and then decorating it the third week of July with homemade ornaments set the stage for the wacky gift exchange later in the day. Add to that good food, bad karaoke and a whole bunch of laughs. GOOD TIMES!
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The Genesee theater in Waukegan is a hidden gem and if you get a chance to attend a concert there, please do it. Not a bad seat in the house and reasonably priced tickets and $10 parking right across the street. There's only 2400 seats in the entire place so it's a pretty intimate theater. In the past few years, I've seen JERRY SEINFELD, THE TEMPTATIONS, WAYNE NEWTON, CHICAGO, BILL COSBY, GEORGE CARLIN, UNDER THE STREETLAMP, HAL HOLBROOK, STOMP, GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP, TERRY FATOR, THE ASSOCIATION, THE TURTLES and BRAD GARRETT and NEVER had a bad seat. geneseetheatre.com
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The annual discussion/debate is on about what to serve along with the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. For me, a must have is cranberry sauce but for others it's green bean casserole 😝, sweet potatoes, dressing, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and gravy, cheesy potatoes 😝😝😝, pecan pie and many other options. I'm in charge of cooking my world famous brined turkey for 4 people this year but they're in charge of all the sides. And the only non-negotiable is that dinner is served AFTER THE BEARS GAME, which starts at 11:30 so 4:30 seems to be dinner time!!
Can't wait!!
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Again, get well wishes to the redhead who lives in the northwest suburbs. She's completed 3 rounds of a 12 round fight and according to insiders, she's ahead on all the scorecards. Give 'em hell, ASHLEY, and a SPECIAL HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your family. And yes, you're still buying lunch in the spring as soon as the weather breaks.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE and don't forget to give the special people in your life a nice hug when you see them. You don't even have to say anything when you hug them because they'll understand.
