So, What Has The Bobster Been Up To?

Your best friend in childhood has the formal given name of Robert. His folks called him Bob or Bobbie. Somewhere along the line he picked up the nickname, Bobster. He’s cool with it. You’re cool with it. Everyone is cool with it. So cool in fact, that (Bobster) will be…

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Didn’t Christ Actually Say: Who Is Without Sin Should Cast The First Stone?

That headline is the vernacular for what is actually written in the Gospel According To John in the Authorized King James version of the Christian Bible: The Gospel According to John”, chapter 8, verses 3–7 ³And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when…

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Walmart Apparently Thinks These May Come In Handy

before anyone gets offended, this is a bit of angry sarcasm given the recent SCOTUS decisions. otoh: Walmart isn’t quite thinking about the current social, political, and cultural environment with their marketing decisions, are they…as this ad showed up in my Yahoo news feed this afternoon. I hope their algorithm…

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wouldn’t you think male SCOTUS members who were suspected of sexual abuse would

support safe and legal abortions? I mean, what do you do when you knock up your girlfriend? [sarcasm]

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From WUWM NPR: domestic abuse & mass violence

This link leads to the story they aired about the relationship between domestic abuse and mass violence. It is part of their Lake Effect program and was aired in the wake of the Waukesha Christmas parade carnage. The program runs 51 minutes but features three different stories. The domestic abuse…

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Will Waukesha Parade Carnage Convince the Wisconsin Criminal Authorities to Take Domestic Violence More Seriously?

Milwaukee resident Darrell Brooks Jr. has been charged with five homicides and other crimes and injuries as a result of his alleged actions driving a vehicle into the participants of a holiday parade in Waukesha on November 21, 2021. Mr. Brooks was out on bail for firing a gun during…

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Septuagenarian Bullies Minor Girl

If this was a story in your town or city, there would arrests and investigations and denouncements of the activity. Some elderly old coot would be in jail or an institution for observation. And a young girl would be getting counseling for trauma and the community would rally around her….

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Fitzgerald Tries To Lay Blame on Evers For Sins of Walker!

There are two pretty damning articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the blatant mishandling of sexual harassment and sexual abuse complaints in the various branches of the Wisconsin National Guard. Sweeping investigation into sexual misconduct in Wisconsin National Guard could trigger overhaul. Wisconsin National Guard’s response to sexual-assault allegations…

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Maybe We Should Be Asking This Question On The Census

Instead of trying to restrain census participation by asking if those taking the census are American citizens, maybe we should be helping to collect data on gender identity in America? Just in the last few years, nonbinary identity has been slowly seeping into societal consciousness. It’s impossible to say ……

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Anti-LGBTQ Protesters Pester Idyllic Bay View

The Bay View Community Center (BVCC) attracted some unwanted attention May 4, 2019 because of a story hour they were hosting. The story hour? “May the Fierce Be with You,” was the story hour’s theme, and it featured Star Wars-related titles, including a comic book and two picture books aimed…

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