My Morning Latte

TGIF! This week has flown by. I was too caught up in meetings yesterday to post. The politics going on right now have put me in more of a lightheaded latte mode. Today my postings will reflect a more 'social' feeling.

Downtown tonight:
Freeman Friday Night Live sponsored by local businesses downtown Waukesha. If you haven't had a chance to make it down there during the summer months, try heading down before it's too late.

• "WaukeshaNow.com Stage (corner of Main and Gaspar): Theiss & O'Connor
• Smooth Jazz 106.9 Stage (corner of Main and Broadway): Sharon Schmidt
• The Onion Stage (corner of Main and Clinton): Mia Montenegro
• The Waukesha Downtown Business Association Stage (corner of Broadway and Barstow): The Note Bender

Check out these local hot spots for more live music...

• Coffee & Beans, 234 W. Main Street #5, 262-547-5282
• Divino Gelato, 227 W. Main Street, 262-446-9490
• House of Guinness, 354 W. Main Street, 262-446-0181
• Main Stage, 716 Clinton Street, 262-544-4560
• Neighbor's Bistro & Pub, 260 W. Main Street, 549-3910
• Nice Ash, 327 W. Main Street, 262-547-9009
• Sprizzo Gallery Caffe, 378 W. Main Street, 262-513-5640
• The Steaming Cup, 340 W. Main Street, 262-522-3605" http://www.downtownwaukesha.com/calendar.php

A few of the retailers named for the Pabst Farms Mall sounds like a lot more of the same old, same old. Possible tenants for Pabst Farms mall Another office supply, pet supply and super 'mart' store. Yippie.

Looks like more rain in the forecast. I've been looking at a brown lawn all summer. Now that we expect it, its green. Who knew?

Other stuff going on:

• Farmer's Market from 9-12 on the riverfront downtown: http://www.downtownwaukesha.com/
• Live Music downtown: Live Music
• Sno-Cone and Hot Dog Eating Contest,
• Maxwell Street Days Flea Market
• Dog Wash and Brat Fry
• Tailgate Cookout http://www.livinglakecountry.com/Home

Have a fantastic weekend!

My Morning Latte & a gripe!

Waukesha headlines:

• Moody's investment services downgrades outlook and costs school districts hundreds of thousands of dollars.: Investment trouble raises other rates
• The town of Eagle does not want a paid fire department: James Behrend gets early lead for county register of deeds
• The village of Sussex wants Bielinski to clean up after themselves. Double rubble permit trouble; Sussex seeks cleanup at two sites
• Town of Summit residents not thrilled with 48% increase in assessments: Average Summit assessment up 48% - Second, possibly third, review date needed for protests
• Health official warns of disease-bearing mosquito bites don't let the cooler weather fool you. They will continue to bite.

I have a gripe!

• As I was reading through the papers today I came upon two articles which really made me concerned regarding the maturity levels of some reporters. I was interested in the content of the stories. Both were under the 'Waukesha' headlines and both concerned families.

One was about a new organization, which helps new marriages learn to communicate. The final comment of the reporter

"After all, how’s your husband going to know to put away his socks if all he hears is the voice of what he perceives to be a controlling wife?" Seriously???

I would like to presume that husbands are a little bit more mature and dare I say intelligent than that. Is this reporter implying that if one spouse perceives their partner poorly they are too stupid to know what to do with their socks????Life after the wedding ... what to do next? One local organization helps marriages thrive

The Other is the one that really got my blood boiling. As I was going through the Things you need to know Today, in the Freeman the final story regarding a woman not protecting her child caught my attention. The bottom line is that a mother didn't stop her boyfriend from molesting her child. The little girl was only 14 when the boyfriend, 30 yrs. old, began to molest the child. the idiot reporter made some idiot comment that implies that the child seduces the molester.

I am stunned that the reporter of this story would phrase the abuse this way. She was a child! He was an adult, more than twice her age and should have known better. Where is the mention of his part in this? Grrrr

"The daughter began having sex with the 30-year-old boyfriend shortly after he moved in with the suspect in 2004, according to the complaint, and continued, off-and-on, for more than two-years." Hartford woman charged with failing to protect child

I obviously need to refill my coffee mug and chill out. :(

No guns for abusers

An Article just out from the Wisconsin Law Journal says that: persons in Wisconsin convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence (d.v.) will be banned from owning a firearm.

One might argue that it is a constitutional right to own a gun. but

"Judge Crabb reasoned, “These persons have shown that it is
they and not any outside intruders that pose the greater danger to their families.”"

"The ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence is constitutional."

"What the court held
Case: State v. Skoien, No. 08-CR-12.

Issue: Is the federal statute making it a crime for a person convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense to possess a firearm constitutional?

Holdings: Yes. The law is narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest, and so, does not violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms."

Domestic violence firearms ban upheld

My Morning Latte'

Happy Monday.

Here are some of the local headlines.

• Bringing the web to the classroom. The future of education is online. WEB puts fun into start of middle school
• Delafield has a fun filled weekend ahead: Fall art walk beckons
• UW may cut grades for first-year medical students
• Seriously, the following two articles are saying volumes. Maybe these places should be forced to have paid security guards to avoid all this trouble. Who isn't sickly aware of all the irresponsible issues involving these places. Enough already! Fight at Waukesha restaurant results in arrests & Waukesha tavern cited for too many fights
• And Biden's in town. Biden in Green Bay this morning
• You may have noticed an increase in Burmese faces here in Waukesha. The reason: Burma’s refugees get Waukesha welcomes

What's happening in the Nation?

• Of all the interviewers around the First Palin interview is set with Charlie Gibson? Okay, I can't wait to see it. ABCNEWS: Gov. Palin to sit down with Charles Gibson...
• Gallop polls are out to show the Republicans’ Enthusiasm Jumps After Convention
• She is a stubborn woman. Oprah Says No to Palin, and Gets an Earful... . Many are boycotting Oprah's show and magazine in response.

See you at the polls tomorrow. I'll be the one with a coffee stain on my shirt. (don't know why I can't drink a cup of coffee without ending up with it on my shirt.) Have a Great Day!