New York Times
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Looking back on the impact of COVID-19: Cookies for comfort
Photo by Retiring Guy (4/3/2020)
Headline: Pew Research
Related reading:
New York Times, 3/15/2025
Related post:
When toilet paper disappeared from the shelves. (3/31/2025)
Covid Chronicles. Chapter 7: Freakout. (3/21/2023)
Covid Chronicles. Chapter 6: The times they’re a-changin’ (3/20/2023)
Dianne Drum Rogers (1946-2025) Warren Area High School class of 1964
1964 Dragon yearbook
1967 Warren City Directory
1983 Warren City Directory
- Drum James A & Carmen J; laborer Pennco Industries 78 Kemp Street
- Rogers Dianne L Mrs employee Buffalo China 48 McKinley Avenue
- Rogers James A & Dianne L; forge shop National Forge 48 McKinley Avenue
The popularity of Dianne was previously graphed here. Let's take a look at Carmen.
Source:: Social Security Administration
Carmen was a steady if unspectacular performer on the baby names chart. Her best years occurred during the mid-to-late 20th century when she spent 33years (1949-1981) on the chart peaking at #142 in 1968. (She had previously spent a few years in this range: 1927-1931, 1941). She fell below 400 for the first time in 2016.
Other members of the class of 1964 (31):
2024
Robert Hunter. (12/5)
Karen Riggle Atwood. (9/30)
Walter Simpson. (9/15)
Patricia Roberts Lauffenburger. (8/26)
Sandra Lindell Flick. (8/3)
Charles Bigelow. (6/8)
Daniel Ruhlman. (4/22)
Dennis Shaver. (3/24)
2023
Clarence Rarey (9/5)
David Post. (6/23)
Nancy Nollinger Burton. (2/8)
2022
Patricia Johnson Steber. (11/22)
Kathleen Mahaffey. (10/5)
Kathy Van Pelt Wilcox (1/31)
2021
Earl Huber. (10/26)
Gary Johnson. (9/4)
Richard Chapel. (6/21)
Linda Repine. (3/14)
2020
Thomas Mintzer. (6/14)
Ernest Hoag, Jr. (1/11)
Thomas Mintzer. (6/14)
Ernest Hoag, Jr. (1/11)
2019
David Rydholm. (8/7)
Jacqueline King Jeffords. (6/11)
Eugene Smith. (2/5)
2018
Jean Tickner. (12/10)
Vincent Pace. (6/6/)
Robert Arnold. (5/8)
Burt Alexander. (4/3)
John Lindberg. (3/27)
2017
James DeLong. (11/6)
Ruth Johnson Jackson. (10/14)
Gordon Eric Cedarquist. (8/19)
John David Pirillo. (8/10)
2016
Dwight Drum, (8/1)
2015
David Holmberg. (8/3)
Susen Johnson Gebhardt. (6/2)
Delores Brady Geer. (1/25)
Judith McCool Madigan. (1/26)
2014
Julia Barhight Verdot. (9/5)
Charles Lyon. (1/12)
Yes, folks, Fox News proves once again that it is a loser
Screengrab and headline: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/3/2025
Fox News (loser):
Even though Schimel appeared on Fox host Sean Hannity's show on Monday night, the right-wing network acted like they didn't know the conservative candidate in the Supreme Court race. Late on Tuesday, their results showed a picture of Crawford and Robert Schimmel, a stand-up comedian known for his profane performances.
Schimmel died in 2010.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Where do Haitian gangs get their guns? From the United States, of course.
Headline: New York Times, 3/30/2025
Experts estimate that there are about 20 armed groups operating in Port-au-Prince, some who carry AR-15 and Galil assault rifles, shotguns and Glock handguns. The United Nations estimates that between 270,000 and 500,000 firearms are circulating illegally in Haiti, with most weapons in the hands of gangs.
Their superior fire power has overwhelmed the thin ranks of Haiti’s ill-equipped police and contributed to an astonishing death toll last year of more than 5,600 homicide victims, a jump of more than 1,000 from the year before.
The United Nations imposed an arms embargo on Haiti three years ago, yet most weapons on Haiti’s streets are from the United States, where they are purchased by straw buyers and smuggled into the country by sea or sometimes by land through the Dominican Republic, according to the United Nations. [emphasis added]
Related posts:
2024
More guns, more carnage (Wisconsin edition). (10/22)
2023
More guns, more carnage. (5/9)
More guns, more carnage (Kansas City edition). (1/3)2022
Gun Crazy vicious circle: More guns, more gun violence, more death and injury, more guns...... (11/28)
Gun crazy Texas edition. (10/29)
GUN CRAZY collage: More guns, more gun violence. (series)GUN CRAZY collage: More gun sales = more gun deaths. (8/13)
Gun crazy in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin: Library board votes to allow guns inside the building. (7/17)
Look in the mirror, Janel; you're the problem. (4/5)
2021
Sunday doubleheader: (Gun Nonsense League) (6/6)
USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! We're boogying our way to doomsday. (5/30)
Out-of-scale home on Middleton Street in Middleton Wisconsin (April 2025 construction site visit)
Along a dead-end street of 1970s-era raised-ranch homes.
Red square indicates location of new construction.
Looking back on the impact of COVID-19: Savoring the outdoors
Photo by Retiring Guy (3/31/2020)
Headline: Pew Research
Related reading:
New York Times, 3/15/2025
Related post:
When toilet paper disappeared from the shelves. (3/31/2025)
Covid Chronicles. Chapter 6: The times they’re a-changin’ (3/20/2023)
Paula Deliman Morrison (1939-2025) Warren High School class of 1957
1957 Dragon yearbook
1967 Warren City Directory
- Deliman Paul (Jane) 521 Jackson Street Extension
- Morrison Jeffrey E & Paula J; employee Torpedo Wire 8 Conewango Place
- Morrison Paula J Mrs employee National Forge
Paula's best years occurred during the middle of the 20th century. She spent 32 years (1943-1974) in the top 100, peaking at #38 in 1954. She even got a little bump from Paul & Paula in 1963.
Source: Social Security Administration
Other class of '57 grads (26):
2025
Clarence Frederick. (2/4)
Judith Marie Barnhart Wilson. (1/16)
William Daley. (1/16)
2024
Cynthia Park Hartman. (9/27)
Joan Francisco Moore. (8/17)
Susan Louise Johnsen. (6 /24)
Nancy Mesler Dunn. (5/18)
Carol Hamblin Black. (2/22)
2022
Kay Taft Gray. (7/26)
Donna Dobbs Young. (1/13)
2021
Robert Weiland II. (8/24)
Andrea Kirk Russ. (4/11)
Joseph Duffy. (1/27)
Sarah Green Burgeson. (1/12)
2021
Robert Hansen. (12/16)
Stephen John Rieder. (12/15)
Loleta Steber Lawon. (3/17)
2020
Theodore Rosequist. (9/28)
Theodore Rosequist. (9/28)
James Confer. (6/28)
Jo Lee Lobdell Hamm. (1/9)
2019
Nancy White Williams. (2/24)
2018
Greta Nelson Porter. (8/5)
James Cameron. (3/29)
Eugene Schwanke. (3/8)
2017
JoAnn Plowright Lauffenburger. (6/6)
Jon Erickson. (5/7)
Gerald Dorrion. (2/20)
2016
Jay Anthony Hollingshead. (11/21)
Robert McKelvy. (8/2)
2015
Charles Still. (3/21)
2019
Nancy White Williams. (2/24)
2018
Greta Nelson Porter. (8/5)
James Cameron. (3/29)
Eugene Schwanke. (3/8)
2017
JoAnn Plowright Lauffenburger. (6/6)
Jon Erickson. (5/7)
Gerald Dorrion. (2/20)
2016
Jay Anthony Hollingshead. (11/21)
Robert McKelvy. (8/2)
2015
Charles Still. (3/21)
Louisiana Sen. Dr. Bill Cassidy abandons guiding medical principle: First, do no harm (chapter 23)
Dr. Bill is chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). He voted to confirm RFKjr as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He should have known better but couldn't find his spine.
Headline: STAT, 3/31/2025
John Wilkerson reports:
Cassidy has taken the lead for his party on keeping Kennedy in line on immunization policy. During Kennedy’s confirmation hearings to be Health and Human Services Department secretary, Cassidy challenged Kennedy’s false assertions about vaccines directly and forcefully. He started the hearing with a personal story about the harm caused by vaccine hesitancy, and he ended with a monologue that warned of the political damage Kennedy could cause President Trump.
Dr. Bill chose to preserve his political future over saving lives. Unconscionable! America deserve an explanation and an apology!
Related posts:
Chapter 1. (3/10/2025) Censored
Chapter 2. (3/10/2025)
Chapter 3. (3/10/2025)
Chapter 4. (3/11/2025)
Chapter 5. (3/12/2025)
Chapter 6. (3/12/2025)
Chapter 7. (3/13/2025)
Chapter 8. (3/14/2025)
Chapter 9. (3/14/2025)
Chapter 10. (3/14/2025)
Chapter 11. (3/14/2025)
Chapter 12. (3/14/2025)
Chapter 12. (3/14/2025)
Chapter 13. (3/15/2025)
Chapter 14. (3/18/2025)
Chapter 15. (3/19/2025)
Chapter 16. (3/19/2025)
Chapter 17. (3/21/2025)
Chapter 18. (3/22/2025)
Chapter 19. (3/26/2025)
Chapter 20. (3/28/2025)
Chapter 21. (3/29/2025)
Chapter 22. (3/30/2025)
Chapter 23. (4/1/2025)
GET ME REWRITE: No lift from Musk's millions. He couldn't get it up last night.
Headline: New York Times, 2/26/2025
Reid J. Epstein reports:
Mr. Musk’s digital ads and literature left at Republican homes have so far been designed to remind Trump voters — who historically have been less likely than Democrats to vote outside presidential elections — to show up to vote. “President Trump needs you to get out and vote,” read one flyer, which did not mention Judge Schimel but attacked Judge Crawford.
Brian Schimming, the Wisconsin G.O.P. chairman, said Judge Schimel would likely win if 60 percent of Mr. Trump’s voters turned out for him.
Democrat Josh Weil cuts GOP margin of victory from 33 to 13.7 percentage points in deep-red Florida congressional district previously represented by Signalgate star performer Michael Waltz
Libertarian candidate received 24.7% of the votes in 2022.
Election results: Ballotpedia
Democrat Gay Valimont cuts GOP margin of victory from 32 to 14.6 percentage points in deep-red Florida congressional district previously represented by Matt Gaetz
And she wins in Pensacola/Escambia County.
Election results: Ballotpedia
Wisconsin elections: What a difference 5 months and the road to authoritarianism makes!
Susan Crawford flips the following counties: Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Iowa, Kenosha, Outagamie, Racine, Sauk, Vernon, Winnebago.
Related post:
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Election results: New York Times
Headline: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/31/2025
With Schimel leaning heavily into Trump’s endorsement, the contest is all but certain to be a referendum on Trump and his first 20 weeks in office and his ally Elon Musk, who has poured millions into Wisconsin's court race as he becomes a more polarizing figure through his oversight of massive cuts to the federal workforce.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Pretzel logic of Wisconsin embarrassment Glenn Grothman is OK with Elon Musk's outside influence
Headline: Seehafer News, 4/1/2025
Ryan Brahm reports on the full-bore, goofball crazy that is Glenn Grothman:
“We have the governor of Illinois, who’s wildly wealthy, hundreds of millions of dollars weighing in on this race,” he told SeehaferNews.com.
“I don’t think we have to let the governor of Illinois, Mr. Pritzker, determine who our Supreme Court justice is.”
When questioned about the Elon Musk rally in Green Bay on Sunday, the Glenbeulah native admitted there is a lot of money coming from both sides, but said, “I’m more concerned about the governor of Illinois weighing in than Elon Musk and more worried about George Soros weighing in because I think they are either bad people or represent hard left wing ideologies.”
As for Musk, Grothman said, “I think he wants a strong America and to get back to traditional America’s roots.”
Related posts:
2025
2024
2023
Wisconsin State Embarrassment Glenn Grothman doubles down on his advocacy for white privilege and racism. (6/13/2023)
Wisconsin State Embarrassment Glenn Grothman stands up for white privilege (only men need apply). (5/27)
Corrected headline. (10/3)
It's the clown show that never ends: Glenn Grothman tackles a problem that not a really big deal. (3/29)
2022
His brain as immovable as a boulder, Glenn Grothman confesses hes stuck in the past when it comes to same-sex marriage. (12/22/2022)
After January 6, 2021, GOP shows off its 'soft on crime' side (Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin edition). (10/12/2022)Glenn Grothman forces old white people to stare into the sun during his Sheboygan Falls town hall. (8/24)
Every time Glenn Grothman opens his mouth, it's like listening to someone on an acid trip. (7/28)Ripon newspaper editorial calls out Glenn Grothman for the clown he is. (6/23)
Wisconsin State Embarrassment in full flower of GOP hypocrisy. (11/19/2021)
White folks pay obeisance to Wisconsin embarrassment Glenn Grothman at Two Rivers Community House. (9/1/2021)
WISCONSIN STATE EMBARRASSMENT ALERT: Once again, Glenn Grothman demonstrates how fucking dumb he is. (8/29/2021)Ripon newspapers calls out Wisconsin Embarrassment Glenn Grothman. (8/24/2021)
Wisconsin one-man clown show Glenn Grothman shows us what he does best: spew nonsense. (8/7)
Actually, Glenn, she's talking about your party's dismal future. (5/14)
The company that Glenn Grothman keeps (GOP Border Wall caucus)
Dear Glenn Grothman, An independent redistricting commission works in Iowa. Best, Retiring Guy. (3/9)
Did confirmed bachelor Glenn Grothman just ask the new face of the Republican Party for a date? (2/7/)
GET ME REWRITE: Solo clown show Glenn Grotham barfs all over himself. (1/10)\
Will the real Glenn Grothman please stand up. (7/13)
It's not the kind of crisis Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin state embarrassment, thinks it is. (6/15)
Glenn Grothman regains the lead over Tom Tiffany for WISCONSIN STATE EMBARRASSMENT. (6/11)
Actually, Glenn, she's talking about your party's dismal future. (5/14)
The company that Glenn Grothman keeps (GOP Border Wall caucus)
Dear Glenn Grothman, An independent redistricting commission works in Iowa. Best, Retiring Guy. (3/9)
Did confirmed bachelor Glenn Grothman just ask the new face of the Republican Party for a date? (2/7/)
GET ME REWRITE: Solo clown show Glenn Grotham barfs all over himself. (1/10)\
Will the real Glenn Grothman please stand up. (7/13)
It's not the kind of crisis Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin state embarrassment, thinks it is. (6/15)
Glenn Grothman regains the lead over Tom Tiffany for WISCONSIN STATE EMBARRASSMENT. (6/11)
2020
NOW IN ITS 27TH YEAR!!!! Our state embarrassment. (11/13)
Time for this clown show to be cancelled. (8/4)
GET ME REWRITE: Glenn Grothman content to coast in Congress. (2/26)
Glenn Grothman boogies with Canned Heat. (2/5)
NOW IN ITS 27TH YEAR!!!! Our state embarrassment. (11/13)
Time for this clown show to be cancelled. (8/4)
GET ME REWRITE: Glenn Grothman content to coast in Congress. (2/26)
Glenn Grothman boogies with Canned Heat. (2/5)
2019
Might hurt in the short term? Wisconsin has led the U.S. in farm bankruptcies three years running. (9/3)
Ripon Commonwealth Press editorial writer tells us what we already know about Glenn Grothman. (8/29)
Government welfare for me but not for thee (the updated edition). (8/19)
"We're all minorities in America". (7/22)
How hard up do you have to be to ask Glenn Grothman to be your commencement speaker? (5/22)
Glenn Grothman falls on his knees after Trump State of the Union bloviating. (2/7)
Trump fanboy Glenn Grothman pimps for Mexico border wall. (1/25)
Meet the 7 House critters who voted against back pay for federal workers. (1/13)
Glenn Grothman starts the 116th Congress where he left off in the 115th: Enhancing his clown bona fides. (1/5)
Back in the news with more inanities. (1/4)
July-Dec 2018
Glenn Grothman, dedicated follower of political fashion, fills us in. (11/10)
"Good guy' Greg Gianforte sends Glenn Grothman a check. (11/2)
When you know you're at the bottom of the GOP food chain: Eric Trump headlines Glenn Grothman rally. (10/31)
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". (10/19)
As the election approaches, Glenn Grothman's babbling intensifies. (10/6)
Dear voters of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, this gibberish should convince you this clown should be kicked out of office. (9/27)
Get me rewrite. More than just tweets: Everything about Trump encourages Democrats and independents to sweep gomers like Glenn Grothman out of office. (8/9)
Dear Glenn Grothman, Repeat after me: YALTA. (7/23)
Dear Glenn Grothman, Does this mean you don't support Donald Trump's military parade? (7/19)
Jan-Jun 2018
Could we please, please, get rid of this clown? (6/21)
Glenn Grothman in so many words: The ruination of America is people with darker skin tones. (1/27)
Glenn Grothman shares etiquette advice on KFIZ. (1/19)
Memo to Glenn Grothman: Next time you see Donald Trump, give him a great big kiss, mwah! (1/18)
UPDATE: The demented clown, otherwise known as Glenn Grothman, returns to the topic of Al Sharpton at MLK event. (1/18)
Newspaper editorial calls out Glenn Grothman for his (a) mispresentation or (b) lie. (1/11)
Glenn Grothman cries on the shoulder of his favorite KFIZ deejay. (1/9)
Jul-Dec 2017
Our resident clown Glenn Grothman tells just half of the story. (12/24)
Like Vermin Supreme, Glenn Grothman believes that there should be free ponies for all Americans. (12/15)
A letter sent without fear of retribution. (12/3)
The insightful Glenn Grothman was talking to a gal. (11/22)
Dear Dan Kohl, If you substitute 'clownish' for 'partisan', the arrow moves hard right. (11/9)
The malevolent conservatism and clownish inhumanity of Glenn Grothman. (10/25)
Glenn Grothman sets a ridiculously low bar regarding hurricane aid to Puerto Rico. (10/24)
Glenn Grothman demands that a border wall be built. (8/31)
Here's something on which Glenn Grothman and I agree. (8/10)
Glenn Grothman wants us all to die. Or not to fly. (7/20)
Short-term memory loss and The Glenn Grothman 24/7 Clown Show. (7/15)
Steady drip-drip-drip inside Glenn Grothman's head vs. steady drip-drip-drip of evidence Russian collusion. (7/13)
Apr-Jun 2017
Glenn Grothman gives a big thumbs up to Pennsylvania's congressional districts. (6/22)
Glenn Grothman on the Paris Accord: The blithering goes on. (6/7)
Dear Glenn Grothman, Not that anyone is listening to you. (6/5)
Oh, yeah, I just bet he does. (6/1)
It's bromance time for Glenn Grothman, sez Greg Gianforte seems like a good guy. (5/26/2017)
At Glenn Grothman's groan-inducing town hall. (5/2)
51 U.S. House members implore Trump to legalize LGBT discrimination. (4/27)
At KFIZ, everybody loves a clown. (4/17)
Wishful thinking: Glenn Grothman does a little Mick Jagger at the podium during Sheboygan listening session. (4/11/.
Jan-Mar 2017
What DO they think of Glenn Grothman on Capitol Hill? (1/31/2017)
Not a Muslim ban, Glenn Grothman? The numbers indicate otherwise. (1/31/2017)
Glenn also loves to run into the reassuring arms of Vicki McKenna; she normalizes his nuttiness. (3/28)
Self-proclaimed fiscal conservative and thorough hypocrite Glenn Grothman goes all out for The Wall. (2/26)
On the other hand, some might say we do need Congressmen, but we can not have the wrong Congressmen. (1/2)
2016
The conservative values of Glenn Grothman, straight shooter and exemplary public servant. (10/30)
GOP donor and Neenah realtor pens letter to editor, praises Glenn Grothman. (10/28)
Well, Glenn Grothman, looks as though Donald Trump and Paul Ryan won't accompany Mr. Gumpy on his outing. (10/20)
Meet the 3 Stooges who introduced Donald Trump at yesterday's rally in Green Bay. (10/18)
Likely to be other reasons why Trump and Glenn Grothman's relationship might be "less than perfect". (10/13)
Glenn Grothman raises GOP specter of black bogeyman Al Sharpton. (7/14)
Recommended reading from Glenn Grothman. (3/3)
Once again, Grothman does the blah blah blah. (1/13)
2015
Tea Party alert: Glenn Grothman supports increase in federal gas tax. (12/29)
Glenn Grothman's moving service. (11/16/2015)
Glenn Grothman: Still trying to get to 'yes' with Paul Ryan. (10/18/2015)
Dear Glenn Grothman, Breaking up is hard to do. (10/17/2015)
He's a guy, and has access to 'all machines that one would need'. (9/29/2015)
Meet the Members of the Republican Study Committee: Glenn Grothman (R-WI, 6th District). (8/18/2015)
What about seeing the light, Representative Grothman? (8/11/2015)
Glenn Grothman's gibberish in full flower. (7/1/2015)
Rep. Glenn Grothman puts corporate personhood first. (6/23/2015)
Glenn Grothman Finds His Voice in Washington, D.C. (6/19/2015)
Glenn Grothman goes seriously bland on us. (5/12/2015)
Glenn Grothman's lips are zipped. (4/9/2015)
Glenn Grothman Speaks the Language of the Godfather of states' rights. (1/13/2015)
2014
Glenn Grothman, Quiet Man. (10/12/2014)
Tom Petri returns the favor to Glenn Grothman. (9/5/2014)
Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District primary: Less than 12% of voters paid attention. (8/24/2014)
Hey guys and gals, Scott Walker is not 100% convinced that Glenn Grothman can win the 6th CD. (8/23/2014)
Career politician Glenn Grothman moves one step closer to Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District general election. (8/22/2014)
To the tune of $692,000. (8/14/2014)
Glenn Grothman: A man without a mandate. (8/14/2014)
Glenn Grothman, Affirmative Action, and the demographics of Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District. (4/28/2014)