2009
l3wis South DaCola Beer club w/ St. Peter's (lick)
I tried the Organic English Ale, at $4 for a pint bottle I felt raped. It was good though, but not worth the price, Very bitter (like myself) with a sweet and refreshing aftertaste (I have noticed that organic beers are refreshing, but empty). Not sure how long this piece of shit was sitting in the Taylor’s Pantry cooler but I would only recommend it if it is really cold and you like three times the bitterness of Heinken.
I give it 3 bottles outta a six-pack. I would like to try some of there other shit though, anybody else drank this Limey swill?
http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/
BTW – the bottle cap logo kicks ass!
Funny how the AG knows who butters his bread but our city attorney does not
I have to admit I was a little surprised when one of my long time friends called me last week and told me she was considering a petition drive of her own (nothing to do with taxes) in Sioux Falls and has been in correspondance with the city about election laws, etc. She said she saw all the troubles my petition was having and she wanted the city to clear some stuff up before she even considered the petition. I’ll be honest with you, I had no idea she was doing any of this until she shared the final information with me. I’m sure the city was suspicious she was involved with us because the city attorney gave his normal response how he doesn’t work for tax payers, etc., etc. But what is telling is the difference between the Attorney General’s response and the City attorney’s response. They are both similiar in that they do not give out opinions, but the AG didn’t seem to have a problem with attaching the laws so my friend could review them on her own or with a private attorney. Must have been too hard for the city attorney to ask his secretary to print out a couple pages of ordinances, yeah right.
Below is a copy of the correspondance and the different responses. (I cropped and transformed the images for space reasons).
She basically was trying to get the ‘6 month question’ answered. Does state law apply if the city doesn’t have an ordinance that addresses it? Admundson’s response;
 
Notice Robert goes on a rant about who he works for. Also notice that taxpayer’s are not included in that list. He calls the city his ‘client’ not his ’employer’. So does Robert collect a FEE for your services and pay rent on his City Hall office? Or does he collect a PAYCHECK? I think we know the answer. While I do admit, he has no obligation to submit an opinion, he does however have an obligation to show my friend all the ordinances that apply to petitions, like the AG does below.
Not only did the AG attach a copy of the laws that apply, he did it a day faster then our City Attorney. He also said he could not share his opinion.
So my question is? Why can our State AG provide us with election laws but our City Attorney cannot? I’ll have to agree with the Argus Leader Editorial Board on this one, it’s appalling.
SF Councilor Jamison & MNH County Commissioner Kelly need to take a course in basic economics
As I watched the joint City Council/Minnehaha County meeting on Monday afternoon, I was still baffled by Jamison’s and Kelly’s opposition to the chronically homeless shelter. Yes, other councilors and commissioners have concerns about the cost. Specifically if a grant will be issued to help build and maintain the facility. There is also still disagreement on how much the county and city is going to pay. Staggers also brought up the topic of SSI and Veterans assistance for some of the shelters occupants. These are all great questions. But what baffles me the most is that Jamison and Kelly are vehemently against helping these people NOT because of the above listed concerns but because they think these people don’t ‘deserve’ the help. Jamison claimed that his constituents are telling him this. Hey, Greg, there is more then one person besides your daddy living in your district you can talk to.
Okay, let me be the devil’s advocate for a moment. Let’s say I agree with Dick and Greg. Let’s say I don’t care about chronically homeless drunk veterans with mental problems, let’s also pretend I don’t care if they rot in a gutter or freeze to death in a snowstorm. Let’s also pretend that I think it is dispicable that one cent of my money goes towards these bums. But, see, that’s where Dick and Greg just don’t get it. Even if you are against helping these people, it just makes economic sense to help them anyway. By building this shelter we will be saving taxpayer’s aproximately 50-70% in public saftey costs because these people won’t be using our most expensive emergency services as often.
It just makes economic sense to help them, whether you like them or not. I suppose we could get rid of our animal control to save taxpayer’s money also, but we know the public saftey repercussions outweigh the expense and that’s why animal control is important.
I would think two guys in the Real Estate business would understand simple economics, but hey, look how these two vote most of the time.
The Gargoyle wrote about it today in an editorial, where once again they praised Munson’s leadership on passing the bonds. Because there is nothing like flushing $8.5 million in interest payments down a monkey crapper toilet for projects we could have budgeted for instead borrowed for. Yup, that’s leadership alright, right to the poorhouse.
The 'REAL' reasons KAUR shut down
Scotty Hudson does an interview with the station’s GM;
SH: What were the stated reasons for this decision?
TP: Dean Braun cited several reasons during our meeting last week.
One thing mentioned was the listening patterns of our student body. Recently the ASA (Augustana Student Association) issued a student survey to measure interest in several campus-based organizations. The student feedback regarding knowledge of the station and listenership rates were troublesome. One thing the survey indicated was that, if the station were available online, students would be more eager to listen.