Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my shimmering shish kabobs!  How are you?  So far, this has been the summer for cool cats.  Wet ones, too.  Although I don’t think we are experiencing what Ms. Mary is enduring in Oklahoma, it has still been pretty damp around here.  As I understand it, if the rain would lay off just a little bit more and the sun would shine just a little bit more, we would have record crop production.  Large crop production usually means lower prices for consumers.  Extremely large production could glut the market, so I assume that the government will pay farmers to destroy some of their goods in that case.  Free enterprise isn’t free, y’know.

One benefit of the cooler weather is my lower than normal electric bill.  This is usually peak usage time for the air conditioner.  This summer, though, I’ve hardly had to turn it on at all.  Thank you, God, for small favors. 

While I’m on a spiritual plane, it would be nice to receive some supernatural help in the Time Warner Cable – Journal Broadcast Group blackout.  Their squabble over money is ugly in itself, but allowing it to black out a Packer game, even a preseason one, is unforgivable.  The greedy multimillionaires bickering over pennies should never have been allowed to black out the Green and Gold.  This Saturday, our warriors are scheduled for another preseason game.  They meet the St. Louis Rams in the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis at 7 pm.  WTMJ is scheduled to cover the game.  Oh my.  I checked out the NFL online. $15.00 for online access to all preseason games through Sept. 15.  For a diehard Packer patriot like me, that may be the way to go.

Thank all of you who commiserated with me over my rotten ex:  http://www.jtirregulars.com/2013/08/why-is-my-ex-consorting-with-wanted-man.html

His companion in the photograph has been shot and killed by the FBI.  I can only hope that a similar fate awaits my ex.

The good news is that Dino’s Restaurant may reopen soon: http://caledonia.patch.com/groups/racine/p/dinos-restaurant-now-bank-owned-but-talks-begin-with-investor  Don’t make plans to dine there just yet.  These financial transactions can be quite complicated and time consuming.  Nothing is set in stone. 

Thank you, S. C. Johnson and Son, for donating five million dollars to the Smithsonian:  http://www.jsonline.com/business/sc-johnson--son-donates-5-million-to-smithsonian-renovation-b9974732z1-219428061.html A gift to the Smithsonian is a gift to all of us.  S. C. Johnson and Son has been an exemplary business in Racine.

Thank you, sweet peas and cutie pies, for reading my blog today.  I love sharing time with you.  Your thoughts soothe my soul.

Buy, sell, or trade?  Madame Zoltar knows: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com 

It looks like some sunny weather is headed our way, but we all know how the weather is around here.  Hope for sun, prepare for rain, and enjoy your week.  Bless you all.  Sternutation!