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mopinko's JournalCEO says he’s “embarrassed” to live in Illinois
After obtaining $6 million state tax cut, CEO says he’s “embarrassed” to live in Illinois.
CBOE Holdings Inc. CEO Bill Brodsky derided the State of Illinois for financial problems, such as underfunding of state pensions, just weeks after the state passed a new law that will reduce the taxes that his Chicago-based options exchange pays.
“I’m embarrassed to live here,” Mr. Brodsky said in answer to a reporter’s question at an annual CBOE media lunch Tuesday. His remark was in reference to a bond-rating downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. last week to A2, that agency’s lowest for any state. “We need people to come together and recognize the gravity of the situation and work together to a solution.”
http://capitolfax.com/2012/01/11/after-obtaining-6-million-state-tax-cut-ceo-says-hes-embarrassed-to-live-in-illinois/
what a dick.
woohoo get to see the man today!!!
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buy dog toys now.
xmas themed treats and toys, and pretty much anything fru-fru is marked way down. ie- $20 giant raw hide bone for $3/change.
all pups need toys.
i think my old suburban would make a fine chicken coop.
i have a beat up old truck that has been my good friend for 15 years. it has been sitting at my mechanic waiting for him to get around to a 'can this truck be saved' assessment. he and DH have their minds made up already. they have good reason, but, well, i will miss the old girl.
i saw a pic of a chicken coop in an old school bus, and was inspired. i am thinking we could strip the drive train, etc, but keep the interior. seems to me those old seats will make fine shelves for boxes, and places to roost. it can zip up pretty tight in the cold. i can attach one of those cyclone fence dog runs to it and have a $100 chicken tractor.
am i missing something?
first stab at a tree list
with the help of the arbor day foundation
my available space is about 5000 sq ft minus about 500 for veggies, although we may be able to work out a deal with the guy in between us and the lot on the use of some of his land.
i picked the dwarves where i could, and presume i can find a suitable replacement for those standards that are on this list. followed their recommendations for pollinators.
3 Hazelnut, Arbor Day Standard
2 Plum, Damson Standard
2 Cherry, Bing Dwarf
1 Cherry, Black Tartarian Dwarf
2 Apricot, Early Golden Standard
1 Apple, Early Harvest Dwarf
1 Apple, Lodi Dwarf
2 Pear, Kieffer Dwarf
also plan to have berries.
prices are very reasonable, and a very helpful site. just starting here tho. so much to learn.
(also posted in farm/rural, cuz i am a wannabee)
first stab at a tree list
with the help of the arbor day foundation
my available space is about 5000 sq ft minus about 500 for veggies, although we may be able to work out a deal with the guy in between us and the lot on the use of some of his land.
i picked the dwarves where i could, and presume i can find a suitable replacement for those standards that are on this list. followed their recommendations for pollinators.
3 Hazelnut, Arbor Day Standard
2 Plum, Damson Standard
2 Cherry, Bing Dwarf
1 Cherry, Black Tartarian Dwarf
2 Apricot, Early Golden Standard
1 Apple, Early Harvest Dwarf
1 Apple, Lodi Dwarf
2 Pear, Kieffer Dwarf
also plan to have berries.
prices are very reasonable, and a very helpful site. just starting here tho. so much to learn.
northside dfa (chicago)
i am not a real active member of this dfa group, but it is the last one active in chicago. it is a very strong organization, especially when it comes to getting folks down ticket on the ballet, and elected.
posting a couple shots from a photo op in 11/07.
i made political buttons during the bush years. i made on that was a pic of bush, the logos of all the companies that his cabinet worked for when he came into office. the wording was- george bush, brought to you by.... and millionaires everywhere.
so, i later made a button that had howard, surrounded by pennies, nickels and dimes, and computer mice that said- howard dean brought to you by ordinary people.
so, i asked him to sign his button, but snuck one of each in his pocket, telling him he needed them both to get the joke.
earlier this year i was able to meet him again at a dfa fundraiser. i asked him to sign the same button again. we had a chuckle and i had him sign it "hello again".
it is now my double most prized possession.
this is the album. more pics there. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150439127050810.355687.682225809&type=1
a message from rep. jan schakowsky
just came from a holiday fundraiser for jan. this was her message to the jan fans-
we can bitch about the things that obama has done wrong, and we all have something on our lists. but that bitching should be done at midnight, over a bottle of wine, after a long day of talking to voters.
it is time to put our campaign hats on, get to work, and keep focused on what happens if we lose.
we cannot lose.
what kind of chickens should i get?
i actually know that there are quite a few chicken keepers in my neighborhood. the local garden club talked about chickens one month, but i couldn't make it. i know they are out there, tho.
i suppose noise level is a bit of an issue, but have no idea if some chickens are louder than others. they should have spacious enough accommodations. i am thinking half dozen or so.
do plan to eat them at some point. i miss the old stewing hens you used to get when i was a kid.
but at this point about the only chickens i really know about are the ones from the cartoons.
steel buildings
so, i am buying a piece of vacant property, and basically looking to start a "farm".
i need a barn. i want something i can park a couple cars in, but also a little tractor, a giant snow blower, and winter home for chickens. prolly space for a project or 2 here and there.
this is a shoe string kinda thing, as we are maxing our home equity to buy it.
a steel pole barn sort of thing would probably be the most affordable, and likely ok building code wise. but can you get them with enough insulation to make it inhabitable/heatable? and is the design flexible enough for us to do some passive solar/natural light?
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