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Wag the Dog
Why does a dog wag its tail?
Because a dog is smarter than its tail.
If the tail was smarter, the tail would wag the dog!
An old joke that applys to today.
July 2008 - Posts
By Bryan Maersch
Friday, Jul 11 2008, 06:43 AM
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I laughed out loud when I watched the movie Stripes when it came to the part of Winger (played by Bill Murray) trying to convince Russell (played by Harold Ramis) to go over the Czech boarder to help save their compatriots:
Winger: It's Czechoslovakia man. It's like invading Wisconsin
Russell: Well, I got the sh*t kicked out of me in Wisconsin.
It seems we have a real life situation here in good old Franklin, Wisconsin where 41-year-old Donald L. Sieben was beaten by several people at The Irish Cottage a Franklin Bar, 11433 W. Ryan Road, around 7:45 p.m. on Friday, July 4 and died early Monday in his mother’s home.
After the beating, a companion took Sieben home, where Sieben’s mother then took him to St. Francis Hospital, where he was treated and released with multiple fractures to his face and skull and had a collapsed lung. Sieben was advised to see a specialist on Monday.
Sieben died early Monday.
Donald Sieben was a former Marine working as a supervisor at a steel manufacturer. His brother Lance Sieben , described him as a “happy-go-lucky guy.”
“Nobody deserves to be jumped by five people and get the living hell kicked out of him!,” “He went to the wrong bar at the wrong time and met up with the wrong people,” his brother said.
In the mean time, Sieben’s death is not being classified a homicide until a toxicology report comes back from the medical examiner. The case is being investigated as a battery, but Franklin Police Capt. Clark Groen said Franklin police are taking steps in case it is reclassified as a homicide.
Pretty sad to think that that wrong bar and wrong people were in Franklin!
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By Bryan Maersch
Sunday, Jul 6 2008, 12:45 PM
The City of Franklin had something other than the 4th of July to celebrate as a Civic occasion this weekend.
As posted by the two Fischer FranklinNOW bloggers, Kevin and Alisha noted that Steve Hanke, the convicted sex offender who purchased a house 600 feet away from Franklin's Forest Park Middle School, lost his lawsuits that challenging the constitutionality of the city's ordinance restricting where sex offenders are allowed to reside.
Hanke now faces expulsion from his house and fines for each day he lives in his Franklin residence.
Word on the street is that Alderman Steve Olson, one of the lead crafters of Franklin’s tough restrictive ordinance, the Mayor, the City Attorney's office, the police department, and members of CFSW are ready to help Hanke pack up his belongings and get the heck out of Franklin.
Now I don't really like helping people move but in this case. I would be willing to give up some time.
How about you?
Buh Bye Steve Hanke - Don't let the door hit you in the A**.
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By Bryan Maersch
Saturday, Jul 5 2008, 12:44 PM
In case you missed the Franklin 4th of July celebration here are a few photo’s I took that caught my eye. The fireworks were excellent again as usual. I was invited to see the Hales Corners fireworks with my sister’s family (which she claims are the best) but chose instead to see Franklin’s. A tip of the hat and a nod of appreciation to the Franklin Civic Celebration Committee for another job well done.
The Best Fireworks in Milwaukee County are found in Franklin!
Here Municipal Judge Fred Klimetz does not issue a DWI ruling with every 4th pitcher of beer!
Even new FranklinNOW bloggers need to celebrate the 4th!
A Happy 4th of July to Franklin.
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By Bryan Maersch
Tuesday, Jul 1 2008, 04:20 PM
Consider this …. In a time when people are struggling to keep their houses, pay for increasing gas prices, food prices, and virtually the cost of everything, while praying that their business or employer does not go belly up due to the increases in all of the above.
Milwaukee Area Technical College President Darnell Cole will get a 5.2% increase in his total compensation package and a two-year contract extension under a plan which the MATC board of directors passed on Monday.
Under this plan set forth by the "we can always spend more" MATC Board, Cole will take home $223,675 in base salary, plus a retirement supplement, travel allowance and stipend that bring his total pay to $259,131, starting June 30, 2008.
This little surprise package comes a mere week after MATC approved a 4.9% increase in its property tax levy, mostly to cover all the added salaries and benefits.
With three members absent for the vote, the only dissenting vote was Board member Rep. Pedro Colón (D-Milwaukee) who questioned the president’s long-term commitment due to Cole’s application and finalist position, for the top job at Lansing Community College in Michigan this year.
Some of Cole’s extra benefits he will be seeing is his retirement supplement bumps up 6.7%, to $16,000, reflecting two consecutive 3.25% increases because the due to lags in adjustments since 2006 which Cole can use the supplement to contribute to his personal retirement plan, this is above and beyond the state retirement system retirement plan he is eligible for.
Cole’s annual travel allowance gets bumped up 44%, to about $15,500 to cover Cole’s car mileage and maintenance within the district.
WOW – Show me where I can sign up to get that kind of job, especially in times like these where employers like Midwest Airlines are asking their pilots to take a 45 to 65% pay cut and we will be getting the "best care in the air" from flight attendants that will be making just above the Wisconsin minimum wage of $6.50 an hour.
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