BillyCreek

Just Great

2012-01-28T12:45:00.000-06:00

First the prostate & prostate exam! Now, what?

Gableman Must Be Removed

2012-01-22T09:49:00.006-06:00

This man, I use the term loosely, is continuing to embarrass this (once?) great state. He has to go.

Sean Duffy Dead?

2012-01-20T17:19:00.002-06:00

I just never, never, never get tired of reporting news like this.

According to a press release, Bath detectives obtained a statement from Watrous on the subject of the death of 35-year-old Sean Duffy, who was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Saturday in a room at the Bath Hampton Inn. Watrous is believed to be one of the last people who saw Duffy alive.

Etta James, R.I.P.

2012-01-20T16:58:00.002-06:00

She's dead.

I saw her down at Jazz Fest several years ago. Her set was shortened due to a pretty terrific thunderstorm. It was wonderful, nonetheless. I also got a series of pictures of Ms. James at the same venue. It was a high point of my life. She had that something, all right. & we were very lucky to see her in New Orleans.

More here.

& here.

Scott Walker's Trusted Aides Charged With Felonies

2012-01-05T17:37:00.002-06:00

Including child enticement. Let's watch that slimy bastard Walker weasel out of this one.

Bah Humbug

2012-01-02T21:10:00.004-06:00

Lousy refs, really lousy refs.

15 - 1

2012-01-02T09:44:00.005-06:00

The refs were all right. So was Mr. Flynn. QB controversy? Doubt it.

The DEA & Medicine

2012-01-01T10:46:00.000-06:00

Here's what happens when the DEA makes health care decisions. It's also why this country is slowly going to shit.

Maybe This Is Why My Doc Isn't On My Overweight Case

2011-12-30T13:00:00.001-06:00

I don't like sentences like these:

This translates into a sobering reality: once we become fat, most of us, despite our best efforts, will probably stay fat.

The Left Wins Again

2011-12-30T12:51:00.003-06:00

Good comeback win for the people in Jamaica.

Not A Huge Revelation

2011-12-30T12:42:00.002-06:00

Hopefully, it will be a huge blow to fast food franchises. I know, I know, I must add the health warning about not holding your breath loyal 5 (yes, five!) readers. Remember, if you don't breath, you die.

Elderly people with high blood levels of vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids had less brain shrinkage and better mental performance, a Neurology study found.

Trans fats found in fast foods were linked to lower scores in tests and more shrinkage typical of Alzheimer's.

That's a live link in the quote.

Science Matters

2011-12-30T12:35:00.004-06:00

Here's another reason why.

Researchers found that wild chimps that spotted a poisonous snake were more likely to make their "alert call" in the presence of a chimp that had not seen the threat.

This indicates that the animals "understand the mindset" of others.

As You Know

2011-12-27T09:13:00.001-06:00

I just can't get enough of headlines like this:

Sean Duffy is not alone, Jail all ignorant pigs that abuse memorial pages

Day After Xmas

2011-12-26T08:55:00.001-06:00

No boat, loyal five (yes, 5) readers. However, I can now make my own bubble water, sweet. My failed wild plum jelly will now become a refreshing carbonated soda. Also, no four-wheeler. 1out of 3, in baseball I could get signed to a multiyear, multimillion dollar contract if I had that average.

Joke Time

2011-12-21T21:55:00.003-06:00

BTW, the refs sure stunk up Kansas City last Sunday, eh? I could smell it way up north & through the radio.

Now the joke, as it were.

All drugs have two names, atrade name and generic name.

Example, the trade name is Tylenol and its generic name is Acetaminophen. Aleve is also calledNaproxen. Amoxil is also called Amoxicillin and Advil is alsocalled Ibuprofen.

The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra.

After careful consideration by a team of governmentexperts, it recently announced that it has settled on the genericname of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered were Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.

Pfizer Corp announced today that Viagra will soon beavailable in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as apower beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one.

Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it givesnew meaning to the names of 'cocktails', 'highballs' and just a goodold-fashioned 'stiff drink'. Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT &DO.

Thought for the day: There ismore money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than onAlzheimer's research. This means that by 2020, there should be a large elderly population with perkyboobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to dowith them.

You Tell Me

2011-12-18T07:38:00.000-06:00

He’s dead.

Crossing into Kuwait, the other way.

Landslides kill.

Oil rig sinks.

Refugee boat capsizes.

Just wait until one of the guys doesn’t get a boat after 40 years of marriage. Then let’s check the health.

The ReThugs solution to our obesity problem. Who knew they actually had a plan?

Shit

2011-12-17T20:05:00.003-06:00

The news seems to always be lousy.

Cesaria Evora, R.I.P.

2011-12-17T19:48:00.000-06:00

She's dead.

Worse Justice Ever?

2011-12-16T08:54:00.006-06:00

Maybe, but Scott Walker hasn't had a chance to select one to fill a term.

Oh Yeah, Baby - Sports Beat - Pro Division

2011-12-05T11:24:00.001-06:00

12 - 0. It was tough, it highlighted weakness, it resulted in the first time a Packer team has begun a season with twelve wins & zero losses. It's kind of nice being a Packer fan from northern Wisco, wallowing in cheese, fried fish, & bratwurst.

& I'm very happy we beat the New York Football Giants, a team I've pretty much hated since the days of Mark Gastineau.

& the refs were fairly straight.

Real Numbers For A Country In Dire Need Of At Least One Dose Of Reality

2011-12-05T11:06:00.001-06:00

It would be great big fresh catch of Lake Superior whitefish if the recent numbers on the unemployment crisis in America were even partly right.

While some celebrated an unemployment rate of "only" 8.6 percent, half that change was explained by the fact that 315,000 people dropped out of the labor force. Job creation barely kept pace with the entry of new people into the workforce.

Those 315,000 people join the 5.7 million people officially classified as long-term unemployed. That number is at historically high levels, representing nearly half (43 percent) of all the jobless people in this country.

It's not that they don't want jobs. Most of them have fallen into despair. Even worse, what they may have fallen into is realism. Unless we use the power of government to do something, some of them will never work again. They're falling out of the "normal" economy and into a new reality of persistent joblessness and, for some, eventual poverty.

& then there are the following:

Invisible: Segregation on the unemployment line.
Invisible: The jobless generation.
Invisible: The under-employed.
Invisible: The vanishing public servant.
Invisible: The drowning middle class.

Sports Beat - Badger's Division

2011-12-03T22:53:00.001-06:00

The refs were exceptional tonight. So were the acting coaches. & that old saw - What goes around, comes around - appears to be true. Who knew? It was a great game. The Badgers were just a great team tonight. Let's hope it continues in the Rose Bowl, eh?

Cain Just Can't Handle The Heat, So To Speak

2011-12-03T16:13:00.001-06:00

I think Herman Cain should have realized that pizza dates that don't develop into more sophisticated table fare have a difficult time maturing. Cain should have consulted that moron Clarence Thomas who is still a United States Supreme Court Justice. hard to believe, I know.

Coco Robicheaux, R.I.P.

2011-11-25T22:25:00.001-06:00

He's dead, damnit; he's in the Spiritland.

Here's a short post by Mark Folse, a New Orleans writer/blogger. It sums Coco up really well.

New Orleans musical and spiritual icon Coco Robicheaux is walking with the ancestors. One candle goes out and a thousand new are lighted in mourning and memory. Go with sage and sweet grass, go with a song and a bottle, go with a guitar in hand and bring New Orleans to the spirit land.

“I had to use my voice and hands/To make the music of the spirit land.”
– Coco Robicheaux

I saw Mr. Robicheaux at Jazz Fest several years ago & completely enjoyed his music. I was able to personally thank him, things are wonderfully casual & sincere in New Orleans. & his hair was longer than Crystal Gayle's. & he was really cool in an appearance in Treme, a post-Katrina series on HBO (y'all should really watch this show), rooster blood everywhere. Another thing that's bad is that he was only two years older than I am, makes me worry.

Yes, Virginia, There Is An Undefeated Packers Team This Year - 11 & 0

2011-11-25T19:38:00.001-06:00

The refs were good. Even the dirtiest player in the NFL, Stompin' Suh, couldn't keep the Pack from victory. Things that Suh does should just not be allowed. I was glad the guy was ejected & hope he is suspended for the rest of the regular season. Fines & talk don't seem to have much effect. & maybe a psychiatrist would be in order, just listen to his explanation of what happened. Divorced from reality? More like divorced from earth.

Water Anyone?

2011-11-20T16:05:00.001-06:00

Bad - Fish Declining -- Really Bad - Lousy Metaphor

2011-11-20T16:03:00.001-06:00

Effects of climate change to further degrade fisheries resources

"Fisheries are already providing fewer fish and making less money than they could if we curbed overfishing," says Rashid Sumaila, principal investigator of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at UBC and lead author of the study. "We could be earning interest, but instead we're fishing away the capital. Climate change is likely to cause more losses unless we choose to act."

Sports Beat Plus A Note On White Tail Deer Hunting

2011-11-20T15:48:00.001-06:00

UW Badgers win 28-17. Refs appeared competent.

Packers win 35-26, but it was only pretty in spots. Refs up the the task, this week.

Yes, deer hunting. The Wisco gun deer season opened yesterday & I dreamt of a nine point buck walking past my blind & then when the time came, I let him pass. It was just a dream. In reality, I stayed indoors since it snowed quite a bit & I could not find my warm winter pacs. That my story & I'm sticking to it.

Health Matters, Yes, It Matters Quite A Bit

2011-11-15T11:16:00.001-06:00

If the research shows hearing loss to be a health problem, why won't the goddamn insurance companies cover the cost of hearing aids? I used to think that the insurance companies felt that people themselves were responsible, since they could wear hearing protection, but I've changed my mind since so much hearing loss is due to things beyond an individual's control. I know, I have significant hearing loss, but right now can't afford the four thousand dollars it will take to get hearing aids in both ears. So I just go along nodding, asking several times to have someone repeat what they've said & continue arguing with mrs. coldH2Owi that I have convenient hearing loss.

Sports Beat - Ha

2011-11-15T08:56:00.001-06:00

Oh, & the refs were pretty good. Packers win.

Do It, Don't Fret About It, Just Do It

2011-11-08T11:44:00.001-06:00

& when you're done, basking in the afterglow, you will realize what a wonderful thing you've done. Go join a credit union.

Hardly

2011-11-08T11:44:00.000-06:00

Yes, it's been true that I've let the Creek run a bit low lately, but things are about to change. You really don't want a list or a litany of the cause(s) of the lapse, do you? Didn't think so. So here is one answer to the dry creek question.

I now own a Macbook so I am working on becoming a creative fucking genius. It comes with the Apple, you see. So here is one more video for y'all:

Sports Beat: Badgers Lose, Packers Win

2011-10-24T08:46:00.003-05:00

Lousy refs, indeed.

Great refs, luckily.

There was apparently some other very important contest going on involving a small white ball, a piece of 2 x 4 & a lot of spitting, but I couldn't find a link, sorry.

Packer's Win - 24-3 - Only Undefeated Team Left

2011-10-16T15:52:00.001-05:00

Not pretty, but a win.

The 49's head coach shows what an asshole he is, (no link, you can find it yourself, OK?) & he won, for pete's sake. Look where irrational exuberance took the economy of this country?

Sports Beat - Wipeout

2011-10-16T07:07:00.001-05:00

Badgers rout Indiana to stay unbeaten.

I Just Can't Get Enough Of This, Keep It Coming Oh Great Mother Britain

2011-10-15T09:39:00.001-05:00

Sean Duffy is a Fat Dickless Arsehole.(Fail Troll) - Wall | Facebook

Occupy Appleton Or Four Other Great Wisco Cities

2011-10-14T16:22:00.000-05:00

Occupy APPLETON.

Occupy GREEN BAY.

Occupy LA CROSSE.

Occupy MADISON.

Occupy Milwaukee.

& Here's the Daily Kos map & list of all the places my Loyal Five (Yes, 5!) readers can go & do the American Things, The Right Thing.

Now, here is some advice, not that you've asked for it, but I'm giving it anyway.

The Packers play at noon on Sunday, so that leaves the morning & late afternoon & evening to do some OCCUPYING. Or all day if you have a transistor radio (remember these, guys?) or most likely a smart phone.

The Badgers play play Indiana at 11:00 CDT so see above about listening & if your are with your boyfriend make sure there are two smart phones or a transistor radio & a smart phone, then you shouldn't have any trouble picking up a station, or a new boyfriend for that matter.

I believe there is another team of the professional sports variety that may a game sometime during the weekend but it won't start until 3:05 CDT on Sunday or later depending on much money the stinking corporations want to make, or some other reason that involves money. Since I don't like baseball, although I have blogged it before (after the fact), you'll need to find your own schedule, etc. Hell, people, I've given you the time, what else to you want?

If you've got a street, artery, avenue, back alley, boulevard, byway, court, dead end, drag, drive, highway, lane, parkway, passage, pavement, place, road, roadway, route, row, stroll, terrace, thoroughfare, track, trail, turf, way named WALL in your community (you could, I suppose, temporarily name some stretch of two-track WALL) you could plan your own OCCUPY WALL (WHATEVER). It would be a great Friday night pizza party. Just tune your smart phone, iTouch, or (wow) desktop computer to WWOZ You will not be disappointed & your OCCUPATION plans may hit a groove unknown until you put it into action.

FitzWalkerstan Recall

2011-10-11T09:46:00.000-05:00

Here what needs to happen in order to get rid of the odious Walker & his heartless policies. Shareholder value should never trump the people's needs. I'm not just talking about the poor, I'm talking about the highway worker, the nurse, the physician, the logger, the farmer, the waitress/waiter, the barista, the guy who whistles on the street corner for nickels & dimes.

The petitions will begin being gathered November 15.

But first, Tate sent out a message to supporters with a fundraising request: "In fewer than 37 days, we will need to organize, train and fund an army of grassroots volunteers who will need to collect more than 540,206 valid recall signatures. Before I go on the air, can I count on you to make a donation of $11.15 towards our goal of raising $540,206 by Nov. 15th?"

Dick "Dick" Cheney, John Yoo, President Barak Obama, Sgt. Schultz, WTF? Sgt. Schultz?

2011-10-11T09:30:00.000-05:00

In honor of nonheroicvet, whose insightful & humorous comments have made BillyCreek a better blog. John Yoo must have a secret office where he continues to write secret memos for President Obama to make the White House feel all warm & fuzzy about torturing people. President Obama, what a supreme disappointment -- what happened? what's wrong? where did you get these ideas? I thought you were a constitutional lawyer by training & education? Did you sleep through a bunch of classes after playing b-ball late into the night?

Detainees are hung by their hands and beaten with cables, and in some cases their genitals are twisted until the prisoners lose consciousness at sites run by the Afghan intelligence service and the Afghan National Police, according to a United Nations report released here on Monday.

It paints a devastating picture of abuse, citing evidence of “systematic torture” during interrogations by Afghan intelligence and police officials even as American and other Western backers provide training and pay for nearly the entire budget of the Afghan ministries running the detention centers.

The report does not assess whether American officials knew of the abuses. But such widespread use of torture in a detention system supported by American mentors and money raises serious questions about potential complicity of American officials and whether they benefited from information obtained from suspects who had been tortured.

The report, based on interviews over the past year with more than 300 suspects linked to the insurgency, is the most comprehensive look at the Afghan detention system and an issue that has long concerned Western officials and human rights groups.

My emphases.

It's The Teacher's Fault, Of Course

2011-10-11T07:53:00.001-05:00

Private, for-profit, shareholder value is the supreme good Insurance companies are why we have becomer a coarser society, a less caring society, a society in deep crisis. Here's one reason--

...a statement from the California Assn. of Health Plans, an industry group, which warned that the new law will "drive up healthcare costs for families and businesses by nearly $850 million a year."

*****

California's new law highlights the fact that an insurance system led by profit-focused market forces often leaves people out in the cold. It also shows that government clearly has a role to play in healthcare when private companies fail to meet the responsibilities of a civilized society.

My emphases.

Calling John Yoo, Calling John Yoo, Another Secret Memo For You

2011-10-09T11:13:00.000-05:00

Nothing has changed.