“No worries, just here to check your sump pump.”

Make no mistake, this survey isn’t just about checking people’s sump pumps;

Sioux Falls city employees will go door-to-door during the next two months to inspect sump pumps and survey residents.

The effort, which starts today, comes a month after improper sump pump setups were blamed for adding to flooding woes when record rain swamped some neighborhoods.

This is an attempt by city to see what other code violations you may have. And even though they may not fine you for using a sump pump incorrectly, they may find something else and return on a different day. If Big Brother shows up, politely tell them, “Thanks, but no thanks.” What you do on your own property is your business, not theirs. It’s one thing to be neighborly, it’s an entire different thing have city employees snoop through your house and property.

As I said from the beginning, I think bringing up politician’s driving records is a bit silly, but ignoring your fines and having bench warrants for your arrest while running for office is even more silly.

It seems another anonymous blogger seems to think it is okay to go after staffer’s records because they are Federal employees.

While we are at it, why don’t we go after politician’s family and friend’s records. But let’s not stop there, why don’t we go after volunteers and supporters records, or even better yet why don’t we go after voter’s records, and if you don’t have a clean driving record your vote will not be counted. Or maybe we can dig up blogger’s driving records . . . oh that’s right, we first have to figure out who the chickenshits are that don’t have the balls to put their name behind their accusations.

I knew the Republicans would strike back with something f’ing ridiculous, and they did not disappoint as usual.

Ticket-gate was about one thing. Someone running for higher office should pay their fines or show up in court and practice their 5th Amendment rights. If they cannot grasp that simple constitutional right they shouldn’t be writing laws for our country.

BTW, Herseth-Sandlin’s staffer plead guilty and paid her fines, unlike Mrs. Noem.

Gould was cited for driving with a blood-alcohol content of .193, more than twice the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle. She pleaded guilty June 28 to a first offense of driving under the influence.

I also find a lot of irony in ticket-gate. It seems to be ‘OK’ to drag a congressional staffer through the mud (when they work for a Dem) but when you make a little joke about a staffer who works for a Republican the wingnuts go beserk and threaten you with legal recourse. What a bunch of boneheads.

And BTW, if you are going to do Photoshop editorial toons, learn how to use the software correctly so it actually looks like Steffy’s face on another woman’s body and not Chaka from the Land of the Lost.

David’s favorite sandwich? Cordon Bleu.

After reading Bryann Becker’s column in the Sunday Gargoyle Leader about E-Rae’s I was curious, because her food review reminded me of a Doug Chapman column (Chapman used to write the reviews years ago, but I think was fired because of his sarcasm in the reviews). So I got a group of friends together and we thought we would try the food last night. Trust me, we didn’t have high expectations, Club David is a bar, we were expecting bar food, which it was not, the service on the other hand . . . well let’s just say the bartenders at the Top Hat are more attentive. But we will get into that later.

We sat on the patio (apparently the only part of the club that is open during the week) which is fine. I used to frequent the patio a few summers ago when they first built it and had two-fers. It was a beautiful night, and I’m not even being sarcastic, so it was a perfect dining place.

We asked if food was available and the server said yes and handed us menus. We decided to start with an appetizer and ordered the nachos. We got the quesadilla instead. Being a server myself, I was concerned that maybe the food was supposed to go to another table, and when I asked our server insisted that it was ours, and we told him we ordered the nachos. He was going to fix it, but we thought, fuck it, we will eat it anyway, because it looked good. It was fantastic. The tortilla was more like a flatbread and really crispy and toasted. It was served with garden fresh jalapenos, sour cream, romaine and salsa (that I’m guessing was homemade).

For our dinner we all ordered something different, I ordered the Cordon Bleu sandwich (because like a dumb schmuck I order this sandwich everywhere I go thinking somebody will get it right – and nobody ever does). E-Rae got it right. It was on panni bread and the secret condiment seemed to me was cream cheese, but I could be wrong. I don’t usually finish pub fare, but this sandwich rocked. I ate it all.

One of my other companions tried the spinach wrap, and she liked it. But the funny part of was when my third friend tried to order, three of his first choices “were not available” which we all laughed about. He got the bacon cheeseburger and said it was great.

Trust me, E-Rae needs to work out some kinks, like availability and order accuracy. But for pub fare, it is pretty damn good.

Rumors have been swirling around for awhile. When will the Oaks be torn down?

It’s now been more than two months since city leaders celebrated the developer’s plans for the site. Those plans have yet to be put into action.

It is no longer a celebration for city leaders. In fact, their patience is starting to run thin as they wait for progress with the old Oaks Hotel. But one way or another, the building will likely see work and soon.

Oh but it gets better;

“We really do need to see some work out there very soon,” Smith said.

If that doesn’t happen, the city could step in, have the work done and then charge Graham for the work.  Smith says that could soon be an option for the city,

A really stupid decision by the city, because not only would we be stuck with the bill for demolition, there would be tons of legal expenses for the city trying to get Graham to pay. Leave the Oaks alone. He will tear it down when he is damn good and ready. And if there is people in Sioux Falls that don’t like it, I suggest you cut a check to Mr. Graham to help him with the cost.

Secrecy and government don’t work together well. Spill the beans already Mike, at least to our elected officials.

Chris is from the show ‘Life Goes on’

I always had a crush on Kelli Martin but it seems she has disappeared off the face of the map. Maybe she will show up?