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  • Why Wisconsin is the Sports Bigamy Capitol of the U.S.

    My latest column is up over at Sportsbubbler.  It discusses why Wisconsin sports fans are so willing to cheat on their teams, why you might want to get your hands on some Bob Uecker Private Select, and how you can make your very own new Packer jersey. Read it here. [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 12:59pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Why We Still Love the Logo

    My latest column for SportsBubbler is up.  It discusses why Brewer fans, nearly 20 years after it was discontinued, still love the old “ball and glove” logo.  It’s pretty deep stuff. [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 9:46am EDT
    by Christian

  • This Involves Me… How?

    As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, my almost-4 year old son is still pretty little.  The doctor did a “bone scan” or something on him, and it said he had 2 year-old bones.  (Which sounds like what you get if you overdose on Viagra.)  Our pediatrician, who is [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 8:52pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Mission: Extermination

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    We’re getting our house painted.  But on the west side of the house, it appears there was an underground beehive, so the bees were terrorizing the guy doing the painting.  I tried spraying down into the hole with bee killer, but they all just came back in force.  So my [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 11:28am EDT
    by Christian

  • I Never Had a Chance

    A brief moment of self-indulgence, if I may… My wife asked me to look through some of my old medical records, to see if my growth pattern matched that of my son.  (I was always little, as is he.)  When I started digging through my old records, I found a gold [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:15am EDT
    by Christian

  • Favre Favre Favre Favre Favre

    I have another post up at SportsBubbler today.  Go check it out. Also, I will be on “Sunday Insight with Charlie Sykes” in Milwaukee on Sunday morning.  WATCH! [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 9:40am EDT
    by Christian

  • This Was Similar to My Reaction

    I’m sorry, I know this is one of the oldest gags on the internet, but it made me laugh… (Via James T.) [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 6:16pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Who Got the Gravy?

    My newest column went up on the WPRI website today.  It makes the obvious connection between an obscure Digital Underground album from 1998 and the upcoming gubernatorial race in Wisconsin. Next up: A discussion of how “The Humpty Dance” relates to President Obama’s proposed health care bill.  (Hint: Don’t look for [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 11:13pm EDT
    by Christian

  • More Sports a-Go Go

    Despite being in Chicago treating the fam to all the museum and aquarium time they can handle, I was able to bang out a sports column for SportsBubbler.com.  Included are: What’s up with the Brewers’ beat writers; The best practical joke you can play on a rec league teammate; Why “BAC” should stand [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 8:10pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Venue Specific Lovin’

    One of the questions I get the most from people is “where is your office?”  You see, my employer’s main office is in the Milwaukee area, but we have an office set up here in Madison, right off the beltline. When I try to explain to people where it is, I [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 11:54am EDT
    by Christian

  • My Son is Officially Now the Kid From Jerry Maguire

    My poor little 3-year old son is recovering from a double ear infection, with a side order of fever.  So the other night, I decided to sleep on a mattress on the floor next to his bed, just in case he needed anything. After what seemed like just a couple minutes [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
    by Christian

  • So This Makes Me a Sports Writer, I Guess?

    For the third straight week, I offer up my opinions over at SportsBubbler.com.  On the docket: Jason Kendall, boner pills, and whether it’s white boy day or not. [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 12:39pm EDT
    by Christian

  • The Ego Has Landed

    I wrote a guest post over at SportsBubbler.com today - go check it out.  I hadn’t planned on talking about Brett Favre, but the circumstances warranted comment.  It’s pretty long, but hopefully worth the time. [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 10:42am EDT
    by Christian

  • The Death of a Joke

    On Saturday night, the wife and I took a rare opportunity out of the house together to see “(500) Days of Summer,” a movie that’s gotten pretty good reviews.  It’s actually much better than I expected - but at one point I yelped loudly, as the movie killed one of [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 10:55pm EDT
    by Christian

  • The King of Pop’s My Pop, Says Detroit Man

    (Hollywood, CA) In a revelation that further complicates the settling of singer Michael Jackson’s $500 million estate, a 26 year old Detroit man has stepped forward claiming to be the love child of the deceased King of Pop and Billie Jean Grabowski of Gary, IN. Over the years, Jackson has made [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
    by Dr. Emil Shuffhausen

  • Fillin’ In

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    I’m the guest blogger for the day over at SportsBubbler.com.  Send me funny links and I’ll post them over there. [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2009, 8:10am EDT
    by Christian

  • Fillin’ In

    I’m the guest blogger for the day over at SportsBubbler.com.  Send me funny links and I’ll post them over there. [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2009, 8:10am EDT
    by Christian

  • McDonald’s Employees: An Appreciation

    As a society, we have all sort of cultural touchstones that we use to explain how something is extreme.  Generally, there are words or terms that immediately describe how something is the best, worst, biggest, etc. For instance, when someone deigns something the most evil thing in the world, they call [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 11:15pm EDT
    by Christian

  • A Perfect Representation of My Golf Game

    As I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog, I play in a Monday night golf league.  (I would mention what place I’m in, but let’s just say I don’t want to jinx it.) On the seventh hole of the course where we play, a family of foxes live.  And when [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 10:05pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Getting My Magazine On

    The brand spankin’ new edition of WI Magazine has been released.  My column closes out this edition - it’s called “Bring on the Stat Nerds.” For a small fee, I will come to your house and read it to you. [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Getting My Magazine On

    The brand spankin’ new edition of WI Magazine has been released.  My column closes out this edition - it’s called “Bring on the Stat Nerds.” For a small fee, I will come to your house and read it to you. [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
    by Christian

  • What do Obama and Sir Mix-a-Lot Have in Common?

    He may have just earned my vote. [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2009, 9:04pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Podcast: Trenni Kusnierek of the MLB Network

    Enclosure: [download]
    On this edition of the podcast, I talk to Wisconsin girl Trenni Kusnierek of the MLB Network about Michael Jackson, ShamWow, men’s hair coloring products, whether it’s news if athletes cheat on their wives, what the most aerodynamic sausage is, and why Leslie Visser is the Mother Theresa of sports [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 9:44pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Hear Ye, Hear Ye

    I know I spend a lot of time apologizing for not posting, but I got deathly ill at Wrigley Field on Sunday, and haven’t eaten solid food since.  The way the Brewers played certainly didn’t help. The good news is, I am scheduled to do a podcast this evening with a [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 3:15pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Finally, a Politician Telling it Like it Is

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    People who know me well know my affinity for crazy people who run for political office.  Thus, I was excited to be introduced to Montana crazyperson Bob Kelleher, who last year ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican against Democrat Senator Max Baucus. Listen to Kelleher’s radio ad regarding abortion - [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
    by Christian

  • A Couple More Music Notes

    In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, I had forgotten that one of my favorite singers, David Mead, actually included a version of Jackson’s “Human Nature” on his album “Indiana.”  Give it a listen here: Download audio file (HumanNature.mp3) Also, a music competition that bills itself as the “world’s largest grassroots music [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
    by Christian

  • A Couple More Music Notes

    In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, I had forgotten that one of my favorite singers, David Mead, actually included a version of Jackson’s “Human Nature” on his album “Indiana.”  Give it a listen here: Download audio file (HumanNature.mp3) Also, a music competition that bills itself as the “world’s largest grassroots music [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Getting to First Base With My Readers

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    There are plenty of wonderful “old guy” things technology is obliterating.  For instance, back in the day I had mastered the art of the mix tape.  You’d go get a blank tape, pull out all your CDs, and spend hours recording just the right mix that you just knew was [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 11:59pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Desecrating a Sacred Institution

    I’m no fan of bachelor parties.  I wasn’t even into them all that much when I was single and it was more socially permissible to be in a strip club.  This largely stems from the trauma I suffered from going to my uncle’s bachelor party in Vegas when I was [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Your Official “Public Enemies” Review

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    For months, people around Wisconsin have been anticipating the opening of the summer blockbuster “Public Enemies.” A large chunk of the movie was shot here in the Dairy State, and our tax dollars subsidized filming it to the tune of about $5 million. Seeing as how I work for a full [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Taking “Going Green” Too Far

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    Look, I’m all about saving the environment and stuff, but come on… Today, I slipped out for a little bathroom break at work.  I made my way into the stall to take care of business and sat down.  (Normally, I start singing really loudly to keep myself company, but not today.) After [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 1:09pm EDT
    by Christian

  • America’s New Pastime

    My new column is up over at the WPRI main site. It discusses the lengths we now go to in order to block out information that’s sitting right there in front of our eyes. [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 12:32pm EDT
    by Christian

  • My Official Statement on the Mark Sanford Scandal

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    I am immediately chipping in $100 to hire someone to guard Paul Ryan’s wiener for the next 3 years. [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Learning From the Masters

    From the New York Times: One day after announcing that the number of votes in 50 cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there by three million, the Guardian Council, which oversees the elections and legislation in Iran, said that there was not enough proof of fraud to overturn the election, [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 5:09pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Podcast: Barry Lenser from Beatlemania Revisited

    This week, I exhumed the podcast to talk to Beatles fan and blogger Barry Lenser about what he thinks are his five most underappreciated Fab Four songs.  You can listen here: Download audio file (Lenser62009.mp3) For more info and insights into the world of the Beatles, make sure you check out his [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2009, 10:35pm EDT
    by Christian

  • The PGA Tour is Pretty Much an Inevitability At This Point

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    For decades, I have been golfing pretty terribly.  When I’m playing really well, I usually shoot in the low 40’s for a 9 hole round.  But I have never cracked the 40 mark - until yesterday. Going into the last hole, I was only one over par.  If I got a [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Take a Break

    There’s been a good deal of political blogging of mine going on over at WPRI. Oh, and there’s my commentary longing for the days of Scott McCallum. And here’s a crazy tattoo: [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
    by Christian

  • A Budget Explanation We Can All Understand

    Since the state budget is a long and complicated document, I thought it might be simpler to have Willy Wonka explain it. [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 9:46am EDT
    by Christian

  • A Budget Explanation We Can All Understand

    Since the state budget is a long and complicated document, I thought it might be simpler to have Willy Wonka explain it. [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 9:46am EDT
    by Christian

  • A Long Path to the Long Ball

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    Admit it - there’s no more special moment in American sports than seeing someone hit a home run.  Hitting a long ball imparts super-human status on an athlete, setting them apart from the rest of us couch potatoes.  In the back of our minds, we all think we could hit [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2009, 10:56am EDT
    by Christian

  • “You’re Going to Love my Nuts”

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    Words simply do not do justice to the Slap Chop: “Life’s hard enough as it is.” Especially when you’re beating hookers. (Special thanks to @jtoftness, who, incidentally, does NOT smell like bratwurst.) [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
    by Christian

  • The Incredible World of the Future

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    While golfing this weekend, I ran into an ex-state legislator who chastised me for posting too many videos and not doing enough writing.  So, of course, I have another video: (And if I’m not posting a lot here, it usually means I am posting a lot over at WPRI.  The place [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 7:23am EDT
    by Christian

  • The Incredible World of the Future

    While golfing this weekend, I ran into an ex-state legislator who chastised me for posting too many videos and not doing enough writing.  So, of course, I have another video: (And if I’m not posting a lot here, it usually means I am posting a lot over at WPRI.  The place [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 7:23am EDT
    by Christian

  • Moving into the 21st Century

    Despite deriding Twitter since its inception, I have decided to succumb to its temptation and join up.  You can follow me at cmschneid19.  May the Lord be with you. [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2009, 7:27pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Take Me Out to the Drunk Tank

    True story: Last Brewer game I went to was on the same Sunday that an episode of “Sunday Insight With Charlie Sykes” on which I appeared aired.  So before the game, I sat and actually gave some thought about what I would do if someone recognized me.  I mean, if [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2009, 12:22am EDT
    by Christian

  • Boozers and the Brewers

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    “Inside Edition” does a story on people getting bombed at Miller Park during a Brewer/Cub game: [See post to watch Flash video] Granted, the reporting is sloppy and the facts are sensationalized, but why does anybody at a game have to put up with these drunken idiots? [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2009, 9:11am EDT
    by Christian

  • Filing an Official Brat Fest Protest

    Number of comments: 2
    Am I famous enough to be on this list? I think so. The campaign starts now - SCHNEIDER IN 2010! [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 11:26am EDT
    by Christian

  • How Birdseed Can Improve Your Credit

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    A fantastic story in the New York Times Magazine this weekend about the new types of information credit card companies are gathering about their consumers.  With the recession in full swing, banks have to adjust their credit card rates and fees to be profitable - and in recent years, that [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 7:48am EDT
    by Christian

  • Gonna Make Millions.

    Keyboard pants. [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 7:29am EDT
    by Christian

  • Doyle’s New Lawsuit Rules Spoil Trip to Outback Steakhouse

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    Stateline News-Tribune May 20, 2009 by Sven Olsen (La Crosse…) Inspired by a provision in his own state budget proposal, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle scored a free dinner last night when he got Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to pick up the tab at a local Outback Steakhouse. Buried deep in Doyle’s budget plan is [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
    by Dr. Emil Shuffhausen

  • Epic Timewaster of the Day

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    Awkward Family Photos. Some favorites: [...]
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    Posted: May 18, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Oh Yeah, I Forgot…

    I was on Sunday Insight with Charlie Sykes last week. Swine flu, taxpayer funded trains, and alarms on day care vans are on the docket. [See post to watch Flash video] [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2009, 9:36am EDT
    by Christian

  • Daily Links

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    For as much time as I spend on the internet, you’d think I would have seen most of this stuff before now - but some friends sent me a bunch of funny stuff today that I had missed, so here it is. Check out actual resumes and cover letters at nothired.com. I [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 3:49pm EDT
    by Christian

  • It’s Gokey Day in Milwaukee!

    And check it out - I showed up early at the TV station, wearing my best pink shirt - which I hope he signs: [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2009, 8:12am EDT
    by Christian

  • As Long as He Can Spell S-A-C-K

    Packer fans looking to stock up on B.J. Raji memorabilia can pick up this signed photo from his college years at Boston College on eBay for $180.  Only two problems:  First, he never actually signed his name.  Secondly, he misspelled “Soar Eagles” in reference to his college team: He’ll fit right [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
    by Christian

  • A Musical Interlude

    In lieu of actually writing anything, here’s a video from one of my favorite groups, Camera Obscura. Also, I’m pretty sure this is exactly what living in Europe would be like.  Beard and all. [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 2:34pm EDT
    by Christian

  • The New Citibank

    Warning - NSFW language: The New F***ing Citibank - watch more funny videos [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 10:50am EDT
    by Christian

  • A Blind Encounter

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    After work on Wednesday, I headed down to Panera to grab dinner for the family.  While standing in line waiting to order, I noticed a fairly attractive young woman standing about six feet behind me.  When I turned around again, I saw she had edged a little closer and was [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2009, 10:49pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Be a Dirtbag, Save the Earth

    So ends the week where all the television networks lecture us on how to live more “green” lifestyles.  The irony of a multimillion dollar corporation like General Electric (owner of NBC) shaming people into using less toilet paper is just too rich for words. This last week gave me the opportunity [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2009, 10:41pm EDT
    by Christian

  • An Explosive Weekend

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    Every year I, along with 18,000 other Madisonians, run in the 5 mile Crazylegs run.  It doesn’t matter if I train for it or not (generally not), I always end up with the same time.  I was determined to make this year different. So about a month ago, I thought I’d [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2009, 9:27pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Corinne Brown Was Very Pleased With the Vikings’ Draft

    Congrats to “Percy Harvey,” whose “gusty” play will make him a positive force in the Vikings locker room. [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Introducing Billy Ray Badger

    Wisconsin basketball fans may be interested in Alando Tucker’s acting debut, in the Steve Nash-directed “SuperBADge.”  It appears the Phoenix Suns haven’t taken missing the playoffs too hard. [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2009, 12:06pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Bring on the Vote Fraud

    With the state GOP convention in a little more than a week, people are figuring out who’s going to run against Russ Feingold for U.S. Senate in 2010.  At each convention, Wispolitics.com puts together a straw poll for the party loyalists to vote for who they think should run - [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2009, 8:44am EDT
    by Christian

  • Next: Eskimo Kisses with Kim Jong-il

    No matter where one falls on the political spectrum, nobody can deny that President Barack Obama’s first 100 days have been a whirlwind of activity.  The One is already making incredible progress on his ambitious foreign policy agenda, a copy of which I have obtained from a well-placed White House [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2009, 8:44pm EDT
    by Dr. Emil Shuffhausen

  • What I Did This Weekend

    Oh, hello there, dear reader. I forgot you guys were out there. FYI, I was on “Sunday Insight With Charlie Sykes” this Sunday. We talked about the tea parties, jobs leaving Wisconsin, and whether you should be allowed to spank your children. (There’s also a twinkie joke in there that only [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2009, 5:38pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Top This, Kiddies

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    It was “pick a song from the year you were born” last night on American Idol.  My TiVo cut off, so I didn’t see the last performance - but it seemed to be a pretty uninspired night. Generally, I spend a good 40% of my day just sitting around and complaining [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2009, 8:28am EDT
    by Christian

  • The Family That I Live For Only Breathes The Air That Smells of Combat

    Number of comments: 3
    The poetry of the Ultimate Warrior: [...]
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    Posted: April 07, 2009, 11:44am EDT
    by Christian

  • New WPRI Commentary

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    Posted: April 06, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Wisconsin Needs a Bit of Brit

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    So by now, you’ve most likely seen the video of European Parliament member Daniel Hannan excoriating British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the issue of deficit spending. It hit the internet a week ago, but in today’s news cycle, it seems like it’s a year old already. It appears that Hannan [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2009, 10:07am EDT
    by Christian

  • It All Comes Back to Campaign Finance

    I really, sincerely, hadn’t planned on writing a lot about the current Supreme Court race in Wisconsin. But the stench has just gotten too thick - I can’t help but comment. I’m like one of those idiot criminals who shows up at the police station because they offer a free [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2009, 10:06am EDT
    by Christian

  • A Bittersweet Tale

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    Really nice cover article on CC Sabathia in Sports Illustrated this week.  Although, naturally, it’s a punch to the gut of Brewers fans, who will only have a half a season to look back on. Oh, and SI  picks the Brew Crew to finish second in the NL Central - although [...]
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    Posted: April 01, 2009, 9:55pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Breeding Patriotism

    [See post to watch Flash video] [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2009, 1:24pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Ahhhh, The Simpler Days

    Hit the Clem Snide/Heligoats show at the High Noon Saloon last night.  (Photos available here.)  It was, as all Clem Snide shows are, fantastic. Before the show, my buddy and I were trying to get together a list of friend to invite to the show.  But we ran into a snag. [...]
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    Posted: March 27, 2009, 9:56am EDT
    by Christian

  • The Fountain of Youth

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    After I finished college, I already started to feel old.  Little did I know how old I’d feel 13 years later, as I blew through my mid-30’s. But after reading the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today, I found the fountain of youth: GOP hopes to reinvent itself with ‘young guns’ such as Ryan Paul [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2009, 11:29am EDT
    by Christian

  • As If Women Needed Another Reason to Ignore Us

    Number of comments: 3
    This is an order - stop what you’re doing immediately and watch these videos. You will not be sorry. They are a movie called “Married to the Eiffel Tower,” and introduce the world to a phenomenon known as “Objectum Sexuality.”  Basically, women who fall in love with inanimate objects.  The first [...]
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    Posted: March 24, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
    by Christian

  • March Madness Thoughts

    Number of comments: 4
    After this weekend, I’m pretty sure my couch is going to file suit against me.  After the overuse and remote control-related abuse it took following 96 hours of NCAA basketball, it’s probably going to form a union with my other furniture and go on strike.  But just a couple points: 1.  [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2009, 10:14am EDT
    by Christian

  • I’ve Got a Fever for More Schneider

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    I wrote an editorial for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that appeared on Sunday.  Most people haven’t read it. Guess who’s recession-proof? By Christian Schneider Posted: Mar. 14, 2009 For the past year, workers around Wisconsin have been flinching when the phone rings. They don’t want the next call they get to be the one [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 7:45pm EDT
    by Christian

  • “Public Enemies” Trailer Online

    Have a look at perhaps the last movie ever filmed in Wisconsin.  Johnny Depp’s hair looks as good as a government-funded haircut can. [...]
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    Posted: March 12, 2009, 9:35am EDT
    by Christian

  • Nancy’s Auto Repair

    February 18, 2009: Customer:  My car won’t start. Nancy:  No problem.  Your car needs a new paint job. Customer:  Hmm, I don’t think that’s gonna work, but you’re the mechanic, I guess.   March 11, 2009: Customer: Um, yeah, my car still won’t start.  In fact, I think your paint job made it worse. Nancy: What you need is ANOTHER [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 10:16pm EDT
    by Dr. Emil Shuffhausen

  • A Time Consuming Facelift

    I seem to spend a lot of time apologizing for not posting these days, but over at WPRI we just completely revamped our website.  (And by “we,” I mean, “I.”)  Converting 17 years worth of documents to a new format has become a f***ing time vampire, and has completely sucked [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 10:54pm EDT
    by Christian

  • Another Morsel of Information For Your Consideration

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    Again, I have to apologize for not being very active on the ‘ol blog here.  For those who want to read what I’ve been up to, check out my nerdy posts over at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Blog.  People seem to have figured out that I’m just buying time [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 9:52pm EST
    by Christian

  • Caution: Million Dollar Idea Ahead

    I mentioned a few months ago that one of my favorite things to do was to go to used bookstores and just browse around the old books there.  I don’t even necessarily intend to buy them most of the time - I just like the look and the tactile feel [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 9:31pm EST
    by Christian

  • Major “24″ Update

    Jack Bauer is going to tie global warming to a chair and shock its nipples with a lamp cord until it stops. [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 3:29pm EST
    by Christian

  • Losing Confidence? Just Be Someone Else.

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    On Saturday night, my buddy Barrett and I went to the UW-Madison union to see a band called Explorers Club.  He liked this band so much, he had their album “Freedom Wind”  on his Top 10 best albums of 2008 list (which can be heard on the podcast we recorded).  [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 10:52am EST
    by Christian

  • Who Hasn’t Been Here?

    A McNuggets “Emergency” Floridian called 911 three times over McDonald’s chicken shortage MARCH 3–Angered that her local McDonald’s was out of Chicken McNuggets, a Florida woman called 911 three times to report the fast food “emergency.” Latreasa Goodman, 27, last Saturday called police to complain that a cashier–citing a McDonald’s all sales [...]
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    Posted: March 03, 2009, 11:50am EST
    by Christian

  • The Bird and the Bee: Polite Dance Song

    Number of comments: 1
    I believe the guy at the end is from this classic: [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2009, 11:43am EST
    by Christian

  • Creed-O-Cide

    .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} Important Things with Demetri MartinWed 10:30pm / 9:30c Power - Creedocide Joke of the DayStand-Up Comedy Free Online GamesMore Funny Videos [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2009, 12:56pm EST
    by Christian

  • Lightening the Load

    For the past couple weeks, when you clicked on the link to listen to the Charlie Sykes radio show online, you have been randomly greeted with a video ad for some hippie pet store in Milwaukee.  In the ad, this store pitches organic and natural dog food, what they claim [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 11:49pm EST
    by Christian

  • Ironic, No?

    Today, I got an e-mail from some marketing firm with the following subject: “create e-mails people will want to open.” I didn’t click on it. [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 11:24pm EST
    by Christian

  • I’m On a Mission of Mercy

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    Watched Glengarry Glen Ross the other night.  Just the greatest.  And in the YouTube era, I have been doing everyone a disservice by not linking to the Alec Baldwin motivational scene - which will inevitably be quoted anytime you get a groups of guys around for any period of time: [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 12:45pm EST
    by Christian

  • Podcast: Talkin’ Sports With Dan Walsh

    Number of comments: 1
    In today’s edition of the podcast, Dan Walsh of Sportsbubbler.com and I discuss: Body paint; The women’s volleyball pre-draft combine; Mock NFL drafts; Phil Mickelson’s breasts; and Super Bowl champion Jim Sorgi In listening back to it, there are a couple technical glitches I need to work out - there’s a fraction of a second mismatch [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 9:51pm EST
    by Christian

  • A Postcard to the Future

    Number of comments: 1
    My new column is up at WPRI.  It sends a hypothetical letter of apology to the future for the way we’re about to screw up Wisconsin. [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 7:39am EST
    by Christian

  • Walking the Tightrope

    Number of comments: 1
    At the behest of my friend Jay, I finally watched the documentary “Man on Wire” last night.  And it is fantastic.  (It won the Oscar for “Best Documentary,” I believe.)  It’s about Frenchman Philippe Petit, who in 1974 walked between the Twin Towers on a cable for 45 minutes before [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 7:37am EST
    by Christian

  • Your Packer Draft Preview

    Number of comments: 3
    Saturday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel speculates that the Green Bay Packers may take Ole Miss left tackle Michael Oher with the #9 pick in the first round.  I am now kicking myself, as I was going to do a post last week suggesting they take Oher, which would have made me [...]
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    Posted: February 21, 2009, 1:07pm EST
    by Christian

  • We’ll Leave the Light on For Ya

    Number of comments: 1
    The state budget is $5 billion in the red.  A very somber Governor Doyle told us tonight that he is reluctantly increasing every tax under the sun because that is the only way to solve this particularly-dire deficit.  We’ve trimmed the fat long ago.  Now we’re cutting muscle.  Now we’re [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 10:23pm EST
    by Dr. Emil Shuffhausen

  • This Week in Unnecessary Censorship

    These are always funny. [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 3:08pm EST
    by Christian

  • Thank You, ABC

    Number of comments: 1
    My 3 year-old son has become a mama’s boy, and I have to admit, sometimes it’s kind of irritating.  If I try to put him to bed, or help him zip up his jacket, or get him a snack, he always yells, “no, I want mommy!”  I try to do [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 8:46am EST
    by Christian

  • The Underrated Genius

    When watching basketball, you often hear announcers say a player “does all the things that don’t show up on a stat sheet.”  This outstanding article in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine about Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets explains exactly what those things are.  It’s long, but absolutely worth the [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 8:31am EST
    by Christian

  • The Strength of Seven People

    I wrote a column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that ran today.  It pretty much follows up on my WPRI report of a couple weeks ago that shows both parties are to blame for the budget deficit: At the beginning of every legislative session, both political parties vow that they finally [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2009, 8:39am EST
    by Christian

  • Makin’ Laws, Takin’ Names

    Today, the U.S. Eastern District Court of Wisconsin struck down the state’s “minimum markup” law, which generally required gas stations to mark gasoline up 9.18% over the price paid at the pump. Last year, I issued a report that argued the law kept gas prices artificially high for consumers. (And [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 2:32pm EST
    by Christian
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