Okay, I know I don’t cheeseball out much, but I appreciate the veterans who have fought for our freedom, especially my family members;

Grandpa Laddie (WWII)

Grandpa Mel (WWII)

Great Uncle Junior (Korean War)

Stepdad Roger (Army)

Uncle Duane (Army)

Brother Sean (Air Force)

And a big shout out to my HS school friend Brian serving as a commander in Iraq!

Thank You for your service - Gawd knows this pussy could never do it!

(And anybody else who would like to add to the list in the comments area, go for it. I know Dude’s brother served in Iraq and Motherload’s father-in-law is a three tour and Hamburger Hill veteran of Vietnam)

Word is Lucinda Williams fell in love, and her new album, Little Honey reflects it. Critics are calling it her first HAPPY album, but Williams says it’s not so simple.

“There are a couple of songs that deal with sort of finding my joy,” Williams says. It’s a happiness that’s made some fans nervous about her ability to continue to write songs. For her part, she says that’s unlikely.

NPR talks to Lucinda about life, love and the new album earlier this month on All Things Considered: 11/1/08

Probably the greatest female songwriter of our generation (at least my opinion), Williams pleases with Little Honey. Real Love is a rocking treat, see a liver performance on David Letterman here.

Got an extra $15 bucks? ($10.99 on itunes) I HIGHLY recommend picking up this beautiful cd. Honey Bee will make you smile and want to dance, (it’s rocking and naughty) plus the cover of AC/DCs Long Way To The Top is a real treat.

Cartoon by Bob Englehart

I think the toons post election are better than right before. This one really made me LOL.

We will have an update meeting at the Caille Branch Library on 49th street. If you are interested in helping out with the petition drive or have ideas for us please stop by. As the weather gets colder and the election is over, it is time for us to get creative.

I don’t think she gets it. Now she is blaming Barack Obama; even though I have only heard him talk twice about Abortion during his 22 month campaign. Leslee, please go away.

Unruh cited several reasons for the defeat: There were up to 12,000 new voters in the state and Barack Obama’s visits to South Dakota helped energize abortion-rights supporters.

I know it is hard to imagine, but even this dickwad gets emotional once in awhile. Usually it is a Hank Williams SR. or Lucinda Williams song. But when I see visual artists honored for great deeds, I get pretty worked up (I still love you Andy!). Tonight on the CBS news they did a special segment on Shepard Fairey who designed the above Obama poster. The video of the interview isn’t up on the internets yet, but Shepard talked about meeting Obama and his reaction, “How did you get the image to become so popular so fast? (I’m paraphrasing)”

Thank you Shepard for being an inspiration, I’m still proud to be an artist, even if I suck.

Rumor has it the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce will be discussing how to combat the proposed initiative to lower the sales tax in 2010 in an upcoming meeting.

The signature gathering has been going good, but we are entering the cold months, and I will be honest with you, it may be difficult to hit our 5,500 signature goal.

My guess is that the Chamber will start a campaign to discourage Sioux Falls voters to sign the petition. Ignore this. Whether you agree or disagree, if this initiative gets on the ballot it will be historic. Why? It will be the first time voters get to vote on an initiative in Sioux Falls to lower their sales tax. What we are saying is let the voters decide not half of a special interest campaign funded city council and mayor.

A very smug and out of touch councilor Litz said in the SF City Council informational meeting on Monday that ‘good thing we raised the sales tax to pay for those arterial roads.’ Word is that the roads will be built before one foundation of a new development will be poured. Dumb. All this is about is expanding our boundries, which is silly and imperalistic.

It amazes me that the Chamber would be against this. The decrease would put $5 million dollars back into the small business’s pockets instead of special interests. You would think they would support it.

Who are they protecting? Their members or all of Sioux Falls business owners? Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

Hi good folks:

If you and your fellow South Dakotans (mostly the KELO TV-Land World viewing audience) are bored tonight since there is nothing else to watch on the television (or what my Gramps Grump calls the “booby tooby nipple screen”), my Aunt Bertha alerted our family to the special episodes showing tonight on Lifetime, the Channel for Women (or as my Uncle Rusty says - Lifetime, the channel for sheep and manly goats). 

Just look at the lineup tonight: 8PM - Wife Swap where the Burkhalter and Elliot men swap wives. My Aunt Bertha tried doing the same with GOP V.P.’s hubby Hotty Toddy Paladin but Uncle Rusty vetoed it because, although he thinks Hotty Toddy’s wife is surely a HOTTY, he thinks she is dumb as a doornail.  And at 9PM, How to Look Good Naked is showing and Granny Gumption is so darn excited that she is popping up some Jiffy Pop popcorn on the stove, melting loads of butter in the microwave, and is using some kind of battery-powered stick-looking thing (that looks like an ear of corn without the kernals) and is sticking the entire thing down the front of her pants - oh, that silly Granny).

It doesn’t get much better after that with special episodes of Will & Grace and Golden Girls…

See the photo below of my family watching the Lifetime channel 4 years ago -  tonight (isn’t that special?) - VOTE YES for LIFETIME Channel, each and every 4 years!!!

Stay Tuned and Sincerely,

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This is an easy question, for SOME people.

Governor Moose Drool has no shame.