tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5752228707931106055..comments2024-03-29T10:42:04.751-05:00Comments on Althouse: "More than two dozen Madison-area restaurants will ask for a small donation as servers pour glasses of water this week..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79787111916348849232013-03-21T09:58:11.295-05:002013-03-21T09:58:11.295-05:00Jesse Jackson said he used to spit in white people...Jesse Jackson said he used to spit in white peoples' food when he worked at the Poinsett hotel in Greenville SC.<br /> <br />After being abandoned for many years, the hotel has been remodeled and reopened, but even if Jesse's not there, I still don't eat there. Or drink their water.<br /><br />There are others of his ilk who are there.<br />ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37584880078623620902013-03-21T08:00:50.059-05:002013-03-21T08:00:50.059-05:00Stop protecting the regular Canada Goose
They al...<i>Stop protecting the regular Canada Goose </i><br /><br />They almost had a goose hunt planned here last year, but some idiots complained so they stopped it.Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709594638793030086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49544580919996284022013-03-21T07:59:24.863-05:002013-03-21T07:59:24.863-05:00Who wants a glass of water that tastes like chlori...<i>Who wants a glass of water that tastes like chlorine?<br />I never drink 'tablewater' at a restaurant. yuk. </i><br /><br />The taste of tap water depends entirely on where you live. Where I live, it tastes great, but I will never drink it in Dallas and when I lived in DC I had to buy a filter to drink it.<br /><br />Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709594638793030086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54977312387258584452013-03-21T07:40:15.226-05:002013-03-21T07:40:15.226-05:00kimsch said...
It's not so much runoff from fe...kimsch said...<br />It's not so much runoff from fertilizer on lawns and crops as it is waste from the damn Canada Geese. They crap everywhere. The crap is full of phosphorus. Algae blooms.<br /><br />Stop protecting the regular Canada Goose (it's the GREAT Canada Goose that's "endangered") and let's get rid of them. So many stick around all year - there's a huge permanent population that doesn't migrate.<br /><br />Think of all the food that can be donated to soup kitchens from the Canada Geese...<br /><br />Hey! I can only shoot so many! Okay?Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47027992389952544192013-03-20T22:52:58.175-05:002013-03-20T22:52:58.175-05:00It's not so much runoff from fertilizer on law...It's not so much runoff from fertilizer on lawns and crops as it is waste from the damn Canada Geese. They crap everywhere. The crap is full of phosphorus. Algae blooms.<br /><br />Stop protecting the regular Canada Goose (it's the GREAT Canada Goose that's "endangered") and let's get rid of them. So many stick around all year - there's a huge permanent population that doesn't migrate.<br /><br />Think of all the food that can be donated to soup kitchens from the Canada Geese...kimschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742219426291395677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29739099781498061432013-03-20T22:03:40.583-05:002013-03-20T22:03:40.583-05:00The duties of government are:
Provide potable wat...The duties of government are:<br /><br />Provide potable water.<br />Plant trees.<br />Punish evil doers.<br /><br />Protecting the righteous is God's duty, not government's.David R. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416692639208634879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69424007966295155972013-03-20T21:57:09.135-05:002013-03-20T21:57:09.135-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Richard Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735773524374061429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20548408873869615672013-03-20T21:54:22.454-05:002013-03-20T21:54:22.454-05:00"Hard to beat Madison."
You must be kid..."Hard to beat Madison."<br /><br />You must be kidding. It's cold, flat, wonder-bread white, overloaded with 20-something know-it-alls, beery and dreary, and beyond nowhere. With offerings in music to match. <br /><br />Surely, despite its shortness, life has more to offer elsewhere. Time to move on.<br /><br />Richard Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735773524374061429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18065520288215954982013-03-20T20:58:44.733-05:002013-03-20T20:58:44.733-05:00garage mahal @ 4:46 PM: Madison is not a particula...garage mahal @ 4:46 PM: <i>Madison is not a particularly wealthy city</i><br /><br />David @ 5:59 PM: <i>Your assertion that Madison is not an affluent community is ludicrous.</i><br /><br />garage mahal @ 7:42 PM: <i>Where in the fuck did I say such a thing?</i>Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83550805660133428972013-03-20T20:36:19.309-05:002013-03-20T20:36:19.309-05:00garage mahal said...
No they wouldn't. people ... garage mahal said...<br />No they wouldn't. people don't give a shit.<br /><br />Maybe you don't give a shit. I do. SO do lots of others.<br /><br />I didn't say I didn't. Hence the licenses even if I don't use them.People in resturants don't want a lecture they want food. You really need to work on your comprehension skillsRustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88151434426444223392013-03-20T19:42:59.393-05:002013-03-20T19:42:59.393-05:00No they wouldn't. people don't give a shit...<i>No they wouldn't. people don't give a shit.</i><br /><br />Maybe you don't give a shit. I do. SO do lots of others.<br /><br /><i>Your assertion that Madison is not an affluent community is ludicrous. </i><br /><br />Where in the fuck did I say such a thing?garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47341400789840555882013-03-20T18:27:42.580-05:002013-03-20T18:27:42.580-05:00If you miss the progressive mindset, and the lates...If you miss the progressive mindset, and the latest incarnation of the beat/hippie, the counter culture hipster you could move to:<br /><br />Williamsburg, Seattle, Portland, The Bay Area, Austin, and the various hipster enclaves where mostly white people feel good about equality, civil rights, and Putumayo humanism.<br /><br />Ritmo's got a place to crash there in Montana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19288153808711213932013-03-20T18:25:05.461-05:002013-03-20T18:25:05.461-05:00garage mahal said...
As far as I'm concerned, ... garage mahal said...<br />As far as I'm concerned, those restaurants can serve water with bits of beef liver floating in it, and charge $100 a glass. That's their lookout..<br /><br />There you go. Most people that live here probably would like to contribute one dollar to help clean up these lakes they can probably smell from these restaurants.<br /><br />No they wouldn't. people don't give a shit.<br />You want to help the water quality in your area?<br />Buy a fishing license.Buy a fishing license with a trout stamp, a muskie stamp, hell every stamp they offer. You want to really contribute buy a non resident license.<br />Because unlike advocacy groups like Trout Unlimited that lobby Washinington for taxpayer dollars, Your license fees, by law, go to help the environment. Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12479481528563753422013-03-20T18:11:43.153-05:002013-03-20T18:11:43.153-05:00Dust Bunny Queen:
Practical suggestions offer lit...Dust Bunny Queen:<br /><br />Practical suggestions offer little comfort to ambitious activists. Leading through example is hard and unprofitable. Quite the opposite in fact. Your suggestions would require capital investments. That is not ideal at all. Symbolic gestures is where the world is headed.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30078873316221191482013-03-20T18:08:23.671-05:002013-03-20T18:08:23.671-05:00Who wants a glass of water that tastes like chlori...Who wants a glass of water that tastes like chlorine?<br />I never drink 'tablewater' at a restaurant. yuk. ooonaughtykittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773195308340329724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45334218114608142602013-03-20T18:03:44.369-05:002013-03-20T18:03:44.369-05:00"How long have you been a server, honey?"..."How long have you been a server, honey?"rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70536771049115503132013-03-20T17:59:51.866-05:002013-03-20T17:59:51.866-05:00Garage:
Other characteristics of the top five &qu...Garage:<br /><br />Other characteristics of the top five "best governed" cities you cited.<br /><br />1. Population mostly white.<br />2. Either a state government or a large university or both.<br />3. Affluence.<br /><br />Your assertion that Madison is not an affluent community is ludicrous.<br /><br />In other words, have a large government institution, lots of white people and a high standard of living and you will be well governed.<br /><br />Plus lots of taxpayer money (universities and state governments.)<br /><br />Madison is a very nice fortunate place.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77630644804436649962013-03-20T17:49:02.520-05:002013-03-20T17:49:02.520-05:00From City of Madison water utility website:
"...From City of Madison water utility website:<br /><br />"Madison drinking water comes from a deep sandstone aquifer, an underground rock formation where water collects in small spaces among the rocks. Groundwater originates as rain or snow, soaks into the ground, and is naturally filtered through layers of soil and rock before replenishing the aquifer. The Madison water system consists of 23 wells, 31 reservoirs, and 840 miles of interconnected pipes."<br /><br />In other words, Madison's water comes from a regularly replenishing underground aquifer. There is no danger of a shortage, and water consumption by people in Madison does not make water more scarce for people in neighboring areas.<br /><br />And it certainly has nothing to do with Madison's lakes.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46949158042093399462013-03-20T17:24:58.784-05:002013-03-20T17:24:58.784-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.lowercasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005647523147840405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14417511577175960432013-03-20T16:54:22.127-05:002013-03-20T16:54:22.127-05:00Nice synopsis, Garage. It makes me wonder if Madis...Nice synopsis, Garage. It makes me wonder if Madison has some kind of unique and stable "income" that the rest of the state lacks. :)chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64619429959284661192013-03-20T16:46:38.687-05:002013-03-20T16:46:38.687-05:00But we can move anywhere we want whenever we want ...<i>But we can move anywhere we want whenever we want (it would require retirement). The question is where. Hard to beat Madison</i><br /><br />Well of course. Madison is one of the best run cities in America. <br /><br />24/7 Wall St:<br /><br />3. Madison, Wis.<br />Violent crime per 1,000 people: 3.92 (21st lowest)<br />Poverty rate: 18.7% (40th lowest)<br />Adult population graduated from high school: 95.1% (3rd highest)<br />Credit rating: Aaa (stable outlook)<br />Population: 233,777<br /><br />Madison, the other capital city on our list, was incorporated in the mid 1800s, and exists today as one of the most well-run cities in the Midwest. Madison is not a particularly wealthy city, with a median household income of just over $50,000. Nevertheless, the capital has a perfect Aaa (stable) credit rating, as well as extremely low unemployment and home vacancy rates. According to Madison city administrative analyst Tim Fruit, “Over the past few years, we have really made a significant effort toward more carefully planning our six-year capital improvement program. In the past, the out years were not well scrutinized. Now, we try to analyze and balance the out years much more carefully.”<br /><a href="http://247wallst.com/2012/01/05/best-and-worst-run-cities-in-america/3/" rel="nofollow">Link</a>garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42996092868114612013-03-20T16:46:36.496-05:002013-03-20T16:46:36.496-05:00So it runs through Sunday. No eating out 'til...So it runs through Sunday. No eating out 'til next week.<br /><br />My reply to this, if a waitron asked, would be an incredulous "You're joking!"<br /><br />I very much doubt that waiters are in favor of this.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14471031293985009702013-03-20T16:38:56.104-05:002013-03-20T16:38:56.104-05:00Before you sit down, squeeze the water glass in yo...Before you sit down, squeeze the water glass in your hand until it breaks. Make sure you have the waiters attention first.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7981219594416943452013-03-20T16:21:40.841-05:002013-03-20T16:21:40.841-05:00"No need to get snippy about it, just because..."No need to get snippy about it, just because you miss it and wish you were here."<br /><br />Ha ha. Life with baby hipsters. <br /><br />I lived in NYC for a academic year a few years back. I got all the NYC I needed to last a long time. Loved getting back to Madison.<br /><br />But we can move anywhere we want whenever we want (it would require retirement). The question is where. Hard to beat Madison. We are considering everywhere, too.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77746795406781363092013-03-20T16:15:02.395-05:002013-03-20T16:15:02.395-05:00You can have water
But you can't have bread
W...You can have water<br />But you can't have bread <br />When you order One Meat Ball.<br /><br />One Meat Ball....ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.com