This is one of several new photos in my photo album of the Hmong people in Wisconsin. This photo helps me understand why the Hmong are so good at volleyball: they can float! He's quite a ways off the ground for a return that is normally made with bot
In Wisconsin, Governor Jim Doyle recently vetoed legislation to reduce voter fraud. He said that requiring ID to vote was a bad policy that would hurt the poor and elderly. Shortly after that, his party pushed for regulations requiring those who purc
Late on Friday evening, May 1, far from the scrutiny of the press, Wisconin's Governor Doyle quietly vetoed a bill he received several days earlier. The bill would have done threatened something important to Governor Doyle: voter fraud. The bill woul
A "shoe tree" I encountered at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay on April 9, 2005, near the sports center. I'd like to know the story behind this prank.
We're in for about two more years of winter with Wisconsin's Governor Jim Doyle, the man who vetoed legislation that could have abated escalating property taxes in Wisconsin, the man who cut an illicit deal with the casinos to give them a huge tax br
Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin's state legislature combined forces to pass a long-needed bill to reduce voter fraud by requiring ID from voters. In an era of increasing voter fraud, it makes a lot of sense. Sadly, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle
Voter fraud appears to be a key to managing critical states like Wisconsin for the upcoming election. Take Milwaukee, for example. Democrats have been pushing for over 900,000 ballots to be ready for the huge number of voters they expect. There's jus
Below are a couple of photos of my favorite magician, Jeff McBride, while he was in Appleton, Wisconsin for our amazing Houdini Days festival of magic, Sept. 2-5, 2004. I give details about this event on my page of magic, and have a page of Houdini D
While driving to Chicago this summer, I saw an interesting formation of clouds as a storm system moved in. I pulled off the highway onto a small hill and took this shot (colors slightly modified, contrast enhanced). Speaking of clouds over Wisconsin,
When President George W. Bush visited Wisconsin on July 14, 2004 to campaign for crucial Wisconsin votes, strict security measures were necessary to protect the President from harm. Rather than merely shutting down highways and city streets, federal
What was this strange fiery object spotted in Wisconsin skies near Appleton on July 5, 2004? An out-of-control UFO? Part of a satellite or comet? Actually, it's part of a Lindsay family Fourth of July tradition involving marshmallows skewered with