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Don't miss the real Elvis (Costello) with Allen Toussaint tonight @ Summerfest
Elvis is on the Briggs & Statton stage @ 8:30. For those fans looking for an up beat
concert, tonight may disappoint. Elvis will be doing songs from his new album which
is a tribute to New Orleans. Elvis, who is in his own rite a great songwriter, will be
doing bayou ballands from Profession Longhair, Allen Toussaint and other New Orleans greats.
Elvis's vocals will be the focus with his piano playing (New Orleans style).
Allen Tossaint, great songwriter in his own rite is also on the bill and will join Elvis in many songs.

This concert is cheap way (as opposed to the riverside) to see a outstanding singer, songwriter & musician.
Don't let this one go by.

From Andy Rooney - CBS Newsman

Tips for Handling Telemarketers – The three little words that work!
>
> (1) The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."
>
> Saying this, while putting down your phone and
> walking off (instead of
> hanging-up immediately) would make each
> telemarketing call so much more
> time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to
> a halt.
>
> Then when you eventually hear the phone company's
> "beep-beep-beep" tone, you
> know it's time to go back and hang up your handset,
> which has efficiently
> completed its task.
>
> These three little words will help eliminate
> telephone soliciting.
>
> (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with
> no one on the other end?
>
> This is a telemarketing technique where a machine
> makes phone calls and
> records the time of day when a person answers the
> phone.
>
> This technique is used to determine the best time of
> day for a "real" sales
> person to call back and get someone at home.
>
> What you can do after answering, if you notice there
> is no one there, is to
> immediately start hitting your # button on the
> phone, 6 or 7 times, as
> quickly as possible This confuses the machine that
> dialed the call and it
> kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a
> shame not to have your
> name in their system any longer !!!
>
> (3) Junk Mail Help:
> When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or
> utility bill, return these
> "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies
> throw their own junk mail
> away.
>
> When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the
> mail for everything from
> credit cards to second mortgages and similar type junk,
> do not throw away the
> return envelope.
>
> Most of these come with postage-paid return
> envelopes, right? It costs them
> more than the regular 37 cents postage "IF" and when
> they receive them back.
>
> It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The
> postage was around 50
> cents before the last increase and it is according
> to the weight. In that
> case, why not get rid of some of your other junk
> mail and put it in these
> cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.
>
> One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
> Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to
> American Express. Send a pizza
> coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else
> that day, then just send
> them their blank application back!
> If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your
> name isn't on anything
> you send them.
>
> You can even send the envelope back empty if you
> want to just to keep them
> guessing! It still costs them 37 cents.
>
> The banks and credit card companies are currently
> getting a lot of their own
> junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to
> OVERWHELM them. Let's let them
> know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and
> best of all they're paying
> for it...Twice!
>
> Let's help keep our postal service busy since they
> are saying that e-mail is
> cutting into their business profits, and that's why
> they need to increase
> postage costs again. You get the idea!
>
> If enough people follow these tips, it will work
> ---- I have been doing this
> for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore.

Okay, everybody try it this week-end and let me know how you do. I’m definitely gonna do it! WS J



This works, it does just "roll" out of the bag too when done...great idea!!!



ZIPLOC OMELETS

This works great !!! Good when you're alone or when all your family is together. Best feature is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!! Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.

- Crack 2 eggs ( large or extra-large) into the quart size Ziploc bag (not more than 2 ) shake to combine them.

- Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.

- Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake.

- Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.

- Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.

- Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.

- Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and a great conversation piece.


Imagine having these ready the night before, and putting the bag in boiling water while you get ready. And in 13 minutes, you have a nice omlette for a quick breakfast !!!

Senate sets deadline to end the War (on Poverty)

Today, Congress overwhelmingly passed an amendment to
set a timetable for the Salvation Army to pull out of the war
against Poverty by the end of 2006.

Senator Rich (R-Texas) headed a majority to pass the critical
piece of legislation. Senator Rich stated “we realize that we can
no-longer financially support a war that is unwinnable. Rich also
noted that the majority of the country has lost interest in the war.
As the war goes on, poverty actually is on the rise. The country
thinks we are wasting valuable resources on the poor that can be
better used to support tax cuts for the wealthy”

When the opposition Senator Findgold (D-WI) complained
“isn’t this a cut and run strategy” Rich retorted “if it ain’t
working, and keeps getting worse, it’s time to rethink our
strategy. Also, we are paying more & more to recruit Salvation
Army troops which is costing us (I mean our children & grandchildren) more & more. money”

Conservative estimate the cost of the war at over $2 million/week.

President Bush said he would veto any deadline, saying that
it sends the wrong message to the poor—like we don’t care about
them.

A random sample of poor people found that they just wanted to
have reliable electricity & gas and didn’t care about politics.

A day in the live of a 13 year-old boy going to Hoyt Pool


The summer's day started like any other. A bored kid waiting for
for something to do--waiting for Noon—why. Hoyt pool
opened at 12:30.

Since there was no Weather Channel back in 1973, I always assumed that
each summer’s day would be bright & sunny. This day didn’t disappoint.
It was in the 80’s by 10:00 am. Since my home didn’t have air conditioning
my only two cooling options on hot days were to play with the garden hose and go
to Hoyt. It was always Hoyt, not Hoyt Pool since there was nothing else at
Hoyt Park other than the pool
Since it was august, my dad had received the 2nd Qtr Water bill so
I was banned from playing with the hose. Hoyt was all there was.

At noon, after a peanut butter & jelly, I got on my Schiwnn bike- royal blue one-speed with a banana seat. It had a sissy bar on the back which I could tie my towel to.
Since I lived in my Swimsuit in the summer, that’s all I needed. My mother told be goodby and gave me 20 cents for a basket and admission.

It was a two mile bike ride from Alice St. to Hoyt.
Down Alice hill, through the Village, past Church St, the Gulley
over Hoyt bridge, passed the Girls bathroom, concessions to the bike rakes.
All the time never seeing the pool, only hearing the screams of the “little kids”

I locked my bike among the 100 odd bikes and headed to the bushes to ditch my
Shoes, shirt & Towel, I do know why I ever brought a towel, I never used it.
I stood in line (there always was a line to get into Hoyt, gave the guy my dime,
Went through the turnstile and made it into the changing area. Not needing to
Change, I went through the showers, only to get my hair wet (that’s all the toe
checker would look for). Finally making it out to the toe checker (another line)
you had to spread your toes to check for fungus and show the bottom of your feet
and then you were free.

I would walk as fast as I could down the ramp, head right, go past the big slide
To the line that marked where swimmer could go and little kids could. Since I
Was a short kid, I would always hear the dreaded words from the lifeguard
“little kid, can you swim from the wall to the ropes” I would walk up to the
lifeguard and say “I can do it without coming up for air” and give them a cocky smile
and with that, they would let me pass. Now I would head straight to the high dive.

The high dives (both) would always have a line. Being on a high dive was my only
chance to be as good (or in my mind better) and most of the people in the pool.
I could do a flip and 1 & ½ summersault, but my favorite thing in the whole world
was a 360 jacknife splashdive. Don’t know why they called them splashdive, because
you never dove, always feet first. If I did it the splashdive just right, I would drench
the lifeguard on the high dive tower. That was the ultimate goal. To get kick-out by
the High-dive lifeguard—but never on your first dive. You had to show everyone
you had more then one dive. The first dive was the worse. The minute you hit
the 50 degree water would suck the air right out of you. It could be 100 degrees and
the water was always 50. Later I heard it was because Hoyt leaked 50,000 gal/day
so the kept adding cold water to keep the pool full.
Making it to the island I would stand up. This was a big deal for me since the island
was five foot deep and I was just five feet and had to set on my tippy toes to keep from
drowning. I would then swim to the wall, climb the stairs and look for a open spot
on the concrete (the limestone benches were always taken by adults). You had to
hit the ground fast, otherwise your natural instincts would take over and you would
scream and jump up. The concrete’s average temp was around 130 degrees (unless it
was cloudy or had rained recently.

After laying on the ground for awhile, I would watch the world (girls) go by, check
out the other splashdivers, and, after evaluating the competition, get back in the high dive
line. I would talk to other divers, compare notes & techniques and determine if it was
time to do the “old reliable”. I called it “old reliable” because I would stand on the edge
of the board and drop down, right in front of the lifeguard stand, insuring a total soker.
I did the dive and just as I predicted, when I came up for air and hear the words “your out of here”.
Instead of swimming to the island, I would swim back to the high dive ladder and smile
at the lifeguard, knowing secretly that he/she wanting to get wet. I would get high fives
from my fellow splashdivers and head to the exit.

Some days I would sneak back in (my record was four ejections in one day) other day
hang out outside the fence and think of my next great dive.

Time would pass or the clouds would arrive and remind me to head home. I would
find my clothes, unlock my bike and head to the concessions for cheese corn

Here's a belated thank you for my kids teachers for the end of the school year.

Thanks for being more patience with them then I am. Also here's a little
something I borrowed from a friend:

What Teachers Make

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other guests what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach."
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You’re a teacher, Susan. Be honest. What do you make?"

Susan, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make...?"


"I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ kid feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in silence.
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them write.
I make them show all their work in math and perfect their final drafts in English.
I make them understand that if you have the brains, and follow your heart, you can be/do anything and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you "make", you must pay no attention because they just didn’t learn."
Susan paused and then continued. "You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE! What do you make?"
There was no answer from the CEO.
Remember teachers make every other profession possible . . .


Both my parents were teachers, can't you tell.....

Alderman Van Du Lay (9th District) brought to the floor in last Tuesday Common Counsel meeting a motion to consider forming an exploratory Committee which would weight the pros & cons of purchasing the 78 acre site located on 124th & Burleigh (old Briggs & Stratton bldg) . The estimated $10 million dollars needed would come from a Chicago developer who is interested in building high-end riverfront condos at the old Hart Park Site.

The New Hart Park would have trees & grass just like the old Hart Park Site (before the MMSD project removed them).

Asked if the estimated 800 unit complex would affect traffic on State Street, Van Du Lay said “it can’t get much worse”. Van Du Lay also said that the estimated tax revenues would be more that $2 Million/year and would help offset the costs of the Light Rail artery Miller Valley to the Chancery.

Asked where Tosa East would play football games, Van Du Lay said “we are considered the gully”

Van Du Lay said more thoughtful discussion needs to happen before we force this on the public.

Evangelical Atheist church of Elm Grove has announced a donation of
$5 million dollars to the Friends of Hoyt Pool association. The only
two stipulations that the church demands is 1) that the name of Hoyt Pool
be changed to Pure Waters. 2). Pure Waters not be opened to the public
On Sunday,-used only that day for the church’s baptisms. Spiritual church
President Rich EmI, says the donation is God’s way of blessing the sinners of
Wauwatosa.

MMSD has also asked to donate rain water for the project. MMSD spokesman Paul Luter stated that nothing is cleaner than rain water, and that MMSD want’s to give back more to the community than just treated sewage.

Friends of Hoyt Pool were not available for comment.

County Executive Scott Walker said both ideas had merit.

Language Lession for Men


Subject: Words Women Use

FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are
right and you need to shut up.

FIVE MINUTES
If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes
is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes
to watch the game before helping around the house.

NOTHING
This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and
you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing'
usually end in "Fine"

GO AHEAD
This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it.

LOUD SIGH
This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement
often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you
are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing
here and arguing with you over "Nothing"

THAT'S OKAY
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can
make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long
and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your
mistake.

THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say
you're welcome.

WHATEVER
It's a woman's way of saying "Dont plan on going golfing this weeken"

Just a helpful hint

Looking for a local wildness experience? May need a buddy to help you with this one.
If you have a canoe/Kayak (or access to one) take two cars and park one at Kletzsch Park (in 6560 N. Milwaukee River Park) Site #8. Go down to the river and put out a flag.
Take the other car (with the canoe/Kayak) and drive to Thiensville park. Put in Below
the dam. Now you have around 3-4 hours of a very wildness experience in a urban setting. The earlier in the morning the better for viewing birds, deer, fish & other wildlife. Great for the occasional canoeist. Bring kids if you want, the water is shallow
& surprising clean. You could bring tubes instead. Note as you get closer to Kletzch you
will pass under Brown Deer Rd. Look for your Flag and you are done. At $3/gallon,
this is a lot cheaper than driving to the Wolf/Fox/Apple rivers. Best to go after a mild
rain.

Driving to the Sears Outlet Center for a stove last friday night, my wife & I found ourselves on State Street hungry. Hungry for fish, we could have gone to the Chancey or Sazs but I remembered a small bar east of Sazs around 51st & State, I think it was called Gorgies. Gorgies is out of business but a new place just opened called State Street Tavern. At 45 most places my wife & I go to make us feel like grandparents, this one made us feel like kids. I was a throwback to the old fish fries. Relish plates, bowls of Tarter, cheap beer and big glasses of wine are the norm. The fish (Cod $7.95) was beer battered and not greasy. The coleslaw was homemade and service was fast. Best part about it is they have a play area for the kids with has two playstations and many games. I would rate this a 5 on my six pack scale. Sometimes it better to go to a place you never been to then settling on the old familiar.

I have lived in Tosa all my life. I would describe myself as a normal person with an irreverent and self-deprecating humorous side. I love to poke fun at everything & everybody, especially myself.

I enjoy the art of discussion/arguments. I love Tosa, Milwaukee & Wisconsin. I think we do have a great place by a lake and we need to come together to make it better. I hope my blog would compel people to think & respond.

1. Read a book
2. Call an old friend
3. Learn the name of a plant/flower
4. Thank a cop
5. Go swimming (wade in the water if you don't know how to swim)
6. Plant basil
7. Walk barefoot
8. Visit an art galley
9. Eat by candle light
10. Laugh out loud

Scott Walker’s County Parks financial recovery team issued a tentative program to identifying specific ways to enhance Underwood Parkway/Hanson Golf Course’s revenue streams.

The following user fees are currently being considered:

For Underwood Parkway
Walking in the park: $1/hr.
Strolling in the park: $.75/hr
Joggers: $.50/hr
Parkway Parking (metered): $1/hr.
Longterm loitering: $10/day
Tolls at either end of Underwood Parkway: $2/residents $3/ non-residents

Hanson Park‘s additional golf fees:
Cleaning golf balls: $.50/ball
Not retrieving water ball: $1/ball
Divots: $1 (replaced) $4 (not replaced)
Rake rental: $1/use Not raking $4
Swearing: $1 per swear word $2 for really bad ones
Practice swings: $.25/swing
Mulligans: $2

Also, beverage carry-ins will not be allowed. Water & other beverages can only be purchased through the county. Water $3/bottle Beer $6/can

The following users fees are anticipated to generate an additional $50K in fiscal 2006 and will be used to pay a portion of F. Tom Ament’s annual pension payout.

The county has also negotiated a public/private partnership with Chip Monk to sell Kool-aid, ($2/glass) with half the profits going to the county and half donated by Chip to the Save the World foundation (His eagle scout’s project)