Retiring Guy's Digest: 2018-10-14

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson: “And how do you live — how do I live — without a library card?”

Photo credit: Wisconsin Court System

Reported in Shirley Abrahamson, first woman on Wisconsin Supreme Court, tells of challenges for women in the law. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/19/2018)

Two months after the storm in Middleton (Stricker's Park edition)

Wednesday, October 17

Photos by Retiring Guy

Monday, October 8

Wednesday, October 17

Monday, September 24

After the storm in Middleton (and Madison) posts:
Pheasant Branch Trail at Park Street (part 2). (8/21/2018)
Powerwashing between the Beltline and Parmenter Street. (8/22/2018)
Along Pheasant Branch Creek east of Parmenter Street. (8/23/2018)
Costco and environs. (8/23/2018 update)
Entrance to Esser Place parking lot, then and now. (8/24/2018)
Longmeadow Drive and Stricker's Pond, then and now. (8/24/2018)
Greenway Station is open for business. (8/24/2018 update)
Views of Pheasant Branch Creek from Parmenter Street bridge. (8/25/2018 update)
Intersection of U.S. highway 14 and Deming Way. (8/27/2018 update)
Century Avenue and entrances to Pheasant Branch Conservancy trails. (8/27/2018)
UW Health administration office building. (8/27/2018)
Longmeadow Gulch. (8/28/2018)

Stricker's Park. (9/4/2018 update)

Flooding in East Washington/East Mifflin area of Madison. (9/7/2018)
The dual dead ends of Middleton Street. (9/10/2018 update)
Stricker's Pond footpath. (9/11/2018 update)
Confluence Pond expands to become Confluence Lake (and back again). (9/12/2018 update)
Stricker's Pond. (9/12/2018 update)
Pheasant Branch Creek algae bloom. (9/15/2018)
Tiedeman Pond access at Pond View Road. (9/15/2018 update)
Pheasant Branch Trail at Park Street (part 1). (9/17/2018 update)
Pheasant Branch Conservancy trail and bridge. (9/17/2018)
Pheasant Branch Conservancy just north of Century and Branch. (9/17/2018)
Voss Parkway. (9/18/2018 update)

Tiedeman Pond pumping. (9/19/2018 update)
Boardwalk access ramp to Tiedeman Pond. (9/19/2018 update)
Woodside Heights Park. (9/21/2018 update)

Friday, October 19, 2018

Thomas Nasman (1942-2018) Warren High School class of 1960

Source: Warren Times Observer

1960 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

Nasman Harry (Dora M) filtern United Refinery h306 E 5th av
Nasman Thomas E student h306 E 5th av

1983 Warren City Directory

Nasman Harry RD1 Russell

The popularity of Thomas as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at sister Gretchen.

Source: Social Security Administration

Gretchen never really caught on in the U.S., her steadiest performance taking place during the mid-2oth century. She spent only 3 years (1973, 1974, and 1976) in the top 200, peaking at #191 in 1973.

Other members of the class of 1960

2018
John Hedman. (10/9/2018)
John Barr. (6/14/2018)
Arthur Saxton. (2/9/2018)

2017
Louis Musante. (1/9/2018)
George W. Yaegle, Jr. (12/1/2017)
Diana Lee Hagerman Smith. (6/5/2017)
Edward Grosch. (6/3/2017)
Rita Fitzgerald Lindgren. (5/25/2017)
Judy Charles Lobdell. (5/2/2017)
James Johnson. (3/6/2017)
William Ritchie. (2/21/2017)

2016
Janice Carlson. (5/9/2016)
William Irwin.  (3/18/2016)

2015
Patricia O'Neill.  (12/27/2015)
David Hollingshead.  (11/18/2015)
Marlene LeTrent Peterson. (7/15/2015)
John Marymount. (3/24/2015)
Kraig Werlin. (2/1/2015)

2014
Mary Kays Frederick. (12/9/2014)

Nancy Goodwill Bonavita. (3/9/2014)
Mary Madeleine Graham Helmbrecht Haslett. (1/6/2014)

Headline News: Russian election meddling? How about some good old-fashioned American conservative meddling in state politics?

Madison.com, 10/19/2018

Text: Truthout

Truthout, 2/25/2018

Headline News: Russian election meddling? How about some good old-fashioned American conservative judicial meddling?

Madison.com, 10/19/2018

Graphic from Alliance for Justice

Text from The New York Times

The New York Times, 10/19/2018

"Love Child" by Diana Ross and the Supremes lead the pack of debut singles on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending October 19, 1968

"Love Child" ended a run of 9 weeks at #1 for "Hey Jude".

Billboard Hot 100

Paul Jadin gets under the skin of Friends of Scott Walker press secretary

Photo credit: LinkedIn

Report: Fourth former Walker secretary publicly rebukes Wisconsin governor. (Madison.com, 10/19/2018)

The agency has been "the linchpin to huge wins and good-paying jobs" by bringing companies like Amazon, Haribo and Foxconn to Wisconsin, Walker spokesman Austin Altenburg said in a statement.

Oh, yeah. Good-paying jobs.

Source: Indeed (arrows added)

Two adjectives best describe Austin here: defensive and disingenuous. After reading Tony's plan, though, you might decide he's just a bald-faced liar.

Tony Evers' "Plan for Wisconsin" includes economic development.

The long and troubling history of WEDC goes back to when Austin started college:
2018
Mark Hogan secretary and CEO of WEDC, dons his cheerleading outfit. (6/27/2018)

2017
Please catalog as fiction: WEDC is Scott Walker's baby, so take these in-house Foxconn job projections with a big grain of salt. (12/1/2017)
WEDC: Life in Wisconsin is a fantasy. (12/1/2017)
From the start, WEDC was never about regulation and record-keeping, according to Scott Walker himself. (10/25/2017)
UPDATE. Kestrel Aircraft: Is this a variation of Scott Walker's Foxconn strategy? (10/22/2017)
UPDATE. In light of WEDC's abysmal track record in getting it right, it's best they take no action. (9/29/2017)
Dynamic Recycling CEO Miles Harter donates $3,075 to GOP candidates, company will get up to $535,000 in state income tax credits. (8/14/2017)
All told, the Kerns have donated nearly $400,000 to Republican and conservative candidates. (8/14/2017)
WEDC at the ready to verify Foxconn job numbers. (8/12/2017)
VF Corp. in Wisconsin: That was then, this is now. (4/4/2017)

2016
Scott Walker: Wisconsin is open for business 'for the people who truly need it'.  (8/31/2016)
Scott Walker and WEDC: The Hillises giveth, and the Hillises taketh.  (8/29/2016)
UPDATE: Apparently, WEDC CEO Mark Hogan is willing to do Scott Walker's bidding til heat is on. (7/14/2016)
Does this sound like openness and transparency in government? (7/14/2016)
The best and the brightest: Scott Walker-appointed WEDC CEO Mark Hogan. (5/9/2016)
Welcome to North Mendota Energy and Technology Park (Brought to you by WEDC).  (5/3/2016)
Samantha Kerkman's "good night for Wisconsin" doesn't see the light of day.  (2/17/2016)
Dear Scott Walker, WEDC is the agency that received the scathing, damning, critical audit.  (1/14/2016)

2015
Robin Vos sez, "They don't want rebranding because they think WEDC's brand is OK."  (12/30/2015)
WEDC board members say, "Gee, maybe we should start vetting requests for financial assistance." (12/14/2015)
Scott Walker's growing list of things worth considering: U.S.-Canada border wall, wreaking havoc in Washington, tougher penalties for WEDC fraud (9/8/2015)
Todd Jensen, former WEDC underwriter, provides the recipe for the current agency disaster.  (8/9/2015)
We know Scott Walker didn't graduate from college, but apparently he hasn't been paying attention to anyone but himself since kindergarten. (6/25/2015)
4:24 p.m. Friday WEDC news dump. (6/20/2015)
The stink of WEDC follows Brenda Hicks-Sorensen to Nebraska. (6/16/2015)
Scott Walker tries to run, but there's no place to hide. (5/26/2015)
No matter how you slice it, Alberta, it's still stinky cheese. (5/23/2015)
Joint Finance Republicans to Scott Walker: "You're Fired!". (5/21/2015)
Chairman of the Board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation -- Nice work if you can get it. (5/20/2015)
It's story time. (5/18/2015)
From the pay-to-play archives: The William Minihan-Scott Walker connection. (5/17/2015)
What's wrong with this Scott Walker headline? (5/16/2015)
Chairman of the Board Scott Walker's BIG, BOLD idea. (5/8/2015)
Based on WEDC's previous track record, this is what came to mind when I saw first saw this headline. (4/2/2015)
Apparently, being the CFO of WEDC is not much of a resume-builder. (3/13/2015)

2014
WEDC's revolving door. (9/12/2014)
Here's how the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is "Reinventing Economic Development". (8/24/2014)
Company looks to expand its business geographic focus? (8/14/2014)
Scott Walker and the horrible, terrible, no good, very transparent day. (7/28/2014)
Kestrel Aircraft: All these incentives, but no construction, no jobs. (7/13/2014)
The Eaton Corporation/WEDC timeline of shame. (7/10/2014)

2013
Wisconsin featured in report on privatized state economic development agencies. (10/25/2013)
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation pledge: Following the money. (7/23/2013)
Incompetence rewarded. (5/9/2013)
And while we're at it, let's take a look at WEDC 's core values. (5/9/2013)
WEDC Public Information Officer Resigns After 1 Month on the Job. (5/9/2013)
Plenty of time for messaging but none for fixing what ails WEDC. (5/9/2013)
Previous WEDC audits? What previous audits?  (5/8/2013)
Are you seeing a trend yet?  (5/8/2013)
Echoes.  (5/7/2013)
Get me rewrite. (5/4/2013)
Legislative Audit Bureau Report on Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: The "Cliff Notes" Version. (5/3/2013
"Tales of woe never end at WEDC." (4/25/2013)

Stamp to a letter, birds of a feather clown show: Gushing over Greg Gianforte, both Donald Trump and Glenn Grothman say "that's my kind of guy"

‘That’s My Kind of Guy,’ Trump Says of Republican Lawmaker Who Body-Slammed a Reporter. (The New York Times, 10/19/2018)

Related post:
It's bromance time for Glenn Grothman, sez Greg Gianforte seems like a good guy. (5/26/2017)

Thursday, October 18, 2018

The Washington Times' wet dream

Washington Times, 10/17/2018

Some polls have indicated that President Trump’s approval rating among black voters is close to 20 percent. That is far higher than the 8 percent of the African-American vote that Mr. Trump received on Election Day 2016. A recent, admittedly controversial Rasmussen Reports poll showed African-American approval of Mr. Trump at 36 percent.

Source: Marquette University Law School poll

Get me rewrite UPDATE: Wisconsin DOA Secretary Ellen Nowak campaigns for Scott Walker in Monroe County

Reported in Nowak: Foxconn won't impact state budget. (Tomah Journal, 10/17/2018)

Wisconsin DOA

Original 10/13/2018 post, "Get me rewrite: Wisconsin DOA Secretary Ellen Nowak makes campaign stop for Scott Walker in Columbia County", starts here

Reported in DOA secretary: Columbia County can benefit from Foxconn. (Portage Daily Register, 10/11/2018)

Related posts:
Get me rewrite. In La Crosse, Foxconn cheerleader Jonathan Delagrave offers Scott Walker BS to skeptical crowd. (9/25/2018)
Scott Walker and the power of incumbency. (9/20/2018)
UW-Madison, letting its hair down: Bought and paid for by Foxconn (part 2). (9/15/2018)
UPDATE: Goofy Scott Walker sure to offend voters all over the state with Foxconn headgear and desperate re-election message. (7/31/2018)
UPDATE. The drawbacks of Foxconn are reaching every corner of the state. (North of state highway 21 edition). (7/25/2018)
Mark Hogan secretary and CEO of WEDC, dons his cheerleading outfit. (8/27/2018)
The fact, Scott Walker, is that companies in 63 Wisconsin counties were not awarded contracts by Foxconn. (5/9/2018)
Did Louis Woo just let the cat out of the bag? (4/30/2018)
UPDATE: So, basically, Louis Woo, what's really going on in that rental building? (4/30/2018)
State Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) conducts a Foxconn storytime at the Greenwood Cafe. (4/26/2018)

Teardown on Park Street in Middleton WI UPDATE. The final shot

Photo by Retiring Guy

8/6/2018 update, "Apparently, they ran out of money for landscaping ", starts here.

Photos by Retiring Guy

6/25/2018 update, "Next on to-do list: completion of landscaping and removal of dumpster", starts here.

Not to mention removal of Porta-Potty that I managed to keep out of both frames.

Photos by Retiring Guy

6/4/2018 update, " Next up, landscaping", starts here.

Photo by Retiring Guy

4/28/2018 update, "Siding going on", starts here.

Photo by Retiring Guy

4/19/2018 update, "Wintry April doesn't slow down home construction progress", starts here.

Photos actually taken by Retiring Guy today

4/4/2018 update, "Three views of construction progress", starts here.

3/30/2018 update, "First-floor framing underway", starts here.

The first two photos are Park Street views

Peeking through the fence on the site of the MCPASD admin building.

All photo by Retiring Guy

3/19/2018 update, "Foundation walls poured", starts here.

Photos by Retiring Guy

Original 3/5/2018 post starts here.

Walking to the post office last Friday, I was surprised to see no house and large mounds of dirt at 1712 Park Street.

All photo by Retiring Guy (unless otherwise noted)

What used to be here? I wondered.

Google Street View (above) provided the answer late in the day. Small house on a narrow lot.

Naturally I had to take a closer look.

And on the return walk, I checked out the view from the back yard. (Through a fence that separates the property from the Middleton- Cross Plains Area School District administration building and grounds.)

The latest list of building permits sent out by the Middleton Public Works department today includes one for 1712 Park Street. (New single-family dwelling. 4,042 total square feet. $300,000 project cost.)

I found these elevations at Zillow.

Floor plans, too.

Strikes me as a bit of a tight squeeze for a 2,236-square-foot house on this lot. We'll see.

Related post:
Teardown on Maywood Avenue. (9/15/2016)