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re: Happy Birthday America, May You Ever Be Great and Good

My Two Cents — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:51:29 GMT

I am proud to be an American, everyday of my life. The Fourth is just an extra day to say so out loud.

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re: Obama's $845 billion for Global Poverty bill? Call your Senator NOW!

POD seviceman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:18:22 GMT

It's the lethargy of the people and complacency that tells them

this could never happen here.I wonder how many of our representatives

in the house and senators are bought and paid for by the UN.

I also wonder what the people thought we have been fighting for for 200 yrs? To be sold out to the UN by a JR. senator with aspirations of dictatorship? Not..... Thus My name PO'ed

Kyle's reply: I agree. It is heartbreaking to be celebrating our country's birthday, a day that marks the sacrifice of so many, and see many today willingly giving our hard fought freedoms away without batting an eye.

On a local note, today at our local Summerfest music festival, the Army was asked to shut down its combat simulation game (where the player is a machine gunner on a anti terrorist mission to free a village) because it offended some peacenik group. Hello peacenik group, what do you think we celebrate on the 4th of July? (A militia fighting against a tyrannical government and winning!)

re: Obama's $845 billion for Global Poverty bill? Call your Senator NOW!

POD seviceman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:33:48 GMT

I also think it's time to impeach every ****** senator who supports this bill. They are sworn to uphold the constitution not take it away

Kyle's reply to both: I am very concerned about the UN treaties this bill subjects us to. I heard the senate version may come up for a vote soon after the July 4th recess.

I still cannot understand how it passed the House unanimously on a voice vote. Some say it did because no one read the entire bill. Disgusting.

re: Obama's $845 billion for Global Poverty bill? Call your Senator NOW!

POD seviceman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:29:10 GMT

I am amazed that you all are worried about the money going out but not

the disarming of the American citizen.

Thats the first act of a dictatorship

re: Town's Aldi's Approved, UNANIMOUSLY!

mick — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:47:14 GMT

Well, at least now you know what non-Elmbrook residents think of all the people in the EB community. This reversal by the Council won't change that.

re: Offshore Drilling Doesn't Always = Oil Spills

My Two Cents — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:09:21 GMT

Thanks, Elf. That link to Newt Gingrich is great. If only he had decided to run for President, then I'd have more hope for the future of America. And Kyle, BrookfieldNow says Town of Brookfield has reconsidered the Aldi project for Blue Mound Road. I'll bet you were instrumental in their rethinking the proposal. Good work.

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re: Offshore Drilling Doesn't Always = Oil Spills

Santa's Elf — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:23:41 GMT

Kyle, Seems as though Newt Gingerbread also reads your blog! Here he is with a few things we can do to relieve the energy crisis. I like all of them, short term, and several as long term solutions. And NO, I don't believe that harvesting shale will flatten the Rockies!

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re: As Promised: 3, 4, 5 or More Bean Salad Recipe

Cindy — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:02:44 GMT

Thanks, ma'am. I've never used garlic or Worcester sauce. I'll be giving it a try.

re: Oh, This IS Sickening, Another Reason To Boycott HEINZ!

Santa's Elf — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:31:24 GMT

Me and my Significant Other NEVER eat Heinz!

re: No Need To Get Up In Arms: Right To Bear Arms Upheld!

Larry Knetzger — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:53:43 GMT

Hi Kyle,If you listen to Mark Belling lately he has some pretty strong opinions on the justice that seems to be the swing vote all the time lately. He is becoming more and more a liberal minded justice with making a power play for him self. I am surprised at this vote with him going to the right is not expected. For once the decision was very good.

re: A Little History Re: What's Happening On Robinwood?

Santa's Elf — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:32:39 GMT

"This improvement will help reduce the frequency and severity of basement backups..."

As in: 'Welcome to your own private $300K septic tank!'?

re: Oh, This IS Sickening, Another Reason To Boycott HEINZ!

BrkfldDad — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:40:25 GMT

It is pretty sick, but the info is almost a week old, Heinz pulled the ad effective last Friday, June 20, due to complaints. At least they listened, but that sure doesn't make it right.

Kyle's reply: Sorry, BrkfldDad, I had to omit your link. It was so long it played havoc with my comments page. I did find this one on Business Wire, Heinz pulls mayo ad after complaints is it the same? Otherwise, you can try to send it again or email it to me directly.

It states that, "The ad, which was launched on British television just over a week ago and was meant to run for five weeks, was taken off the air Friday, Heinz said in a statement released Monday." (June 23)

I got the notice from AFA on Tuesday morning, wrote the piece and intended on posting it later in the day. Because of the gas leak, that did not happen.

When I googled it today, the date on postings regarding the ad was June 24. Sorry about the posting delay.

You are right, at least they listened. My Heinz boycott stands, however, because it still speaks volumes to me about the company's agenda and judgment.

re: Gas Leak Causes Evacuation In Southeast Brookfield

intewedm — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:41 GMT

Kyle, we just watched the movie Flightplan last night. The lead character played by Jodie Foster was named Kyle Pratt!

Hi Intewedem,

Yes, I saw the name on the DVD jacket and got all excited--at last, people would know a Kyle could be female. But did you notice that they never used her name audibly in the movie? My high hopes were dashed. Pretty amazing coincidence with the last name though--it was almost mine!

(The movie was pretty chilling, didn't you think?)

re: To Air or Not To Air, That is the $1 Million Dollar Elmbrook Question

Santa's Elf — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:46:37 GMT

"Of course that was the per square foot cost."

I dearly love that 'per square foot', 'per cubic millimeter', 'per molecule', etc. approach to cost estimates. It forces the listeners to determine exactly how many whatevers we're discussing, then perform that all important multiplication prior to discovering how bad they are getting snookered.

Sort of like selling a fat guy a 1200 calorie banana split by reminding him that it's only 'four calories per pound'!

Kyle's reply: That is it exactly! The new schools were much larger, so they have more square feet. It would be nice to see how much the former bill total was in comparison to the "after" bill.

re: Thinking about George Carlin, Dead at Age 71

Al Campbell — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:26:49 GMT

Amen!

re: Silvia & Rocky Make My Day AND Save Me Money

winegirl — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:46:56 GMT

Hi Kyle! Great minds think alike. Mike and I buy only whole bean coffee from Alterra. We like the coffees from Sumatra, Java and Indonesia since they are full flavored with low acidity. Years ago, a friend of ours from California sent us a French press coffeepot and we were hooked! We now use a 4 cup Nissan insulated French press pot. We also use our adjustable Braun burr grinder everyday, which cost about $ 50 and has lasted for years. Mike was very upset when I gave away his vintage Kitchen Aid burr grinder but it was HUGE and didn't fit on our countertop.

We do have a couple expresso/cappucino machines that all work OK but we love the French press for it's full flavored brew.

We never buy coffee out--I take a cup of French press to work in my insulated mug. My employer sells Alterra by the cup on site, 75 cents for an 8 oz. cup and $ 1.00 for 12 oz. which is a great deal if you have to buy coffee. They also sell Starbucks, which is very good coffee, but for $ 3 a cup? Alterra is clearly the superior product and you support a a local business that started in Milwaukee. Same reason why I buy all my spices at Penzeys or Spice House.

Kyle's reply: The coffee tastes so much better because French press and espresso makers do not use a paper filter.

I like Penzeys or the Spice House too!

re: Silvia & Rocky Make My Day AND Save Me Money

Cindy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:15:50 GMT

I am honored to have met them both.