To my esteemed colleagues here at Citizen Wausau I say this…from time to time, it sadly falls upon my shoulders to put forth a shovel full of questions. These questions while seeming entirely random, and aiming in no directions, I can assure you are often pointed toward a finish line. While this finish line might be abstract, and only in my imagination, it is most certainly something I am kind of aware of, at least on one of the many levels of chakra consciousness. Though, I have not had a real chance to cleanse myself through any sort of effective yoga practice recently, instead I am focused on a steady diet of powerlifting, and cabbage soup.
So, without further ado…we shall get right into this…and please, feel free to answer any of these, or post some of your own. Or go back to sleep, I hope someday to be in that boat myself.
- Speaking of Boats, does anyone, anywhere, for any reason like mayonnaise? That Hellman’s stuff? I mean I like me a little tangy zip of Miracle Whip from time to time, or a little bit of ranch on my macaroni and cheese, but who eats Mayo? My grandpa maybe, but ick man. It’s just dull.
- Is gum really becoming a progressive marketing tool? I saw like 500 EXTREME gums at Target the other day, and they all have taurine, and caffeine, and all the rest of the Red Bull secret ingredients. If you’re reaching for gum, aren’t you already nervous?
- Speaking of boats, when I was a kid there used to be a candy shop over by the Wausau Airport? What happened to that place?
- Did you know that you can get sushi as a takeout item? I was reading Lisa Stahl’s blog, and posed the question, and she said you could. So I tried, California roll from Chang garden, pretty good. I don’t know enough about sushi to order it as take out, it just seems like something that we do as friends, like a destination event.
- Who runs Exhibitour? My friend wants to volunteer, but is not sure how.
- How does one get to be on the board at NTC? I am not looking to stir up trouble or anything, but that board oversees like 35 million bucks in budget; how does one get asked?
- Heck, how does one get asked to be on any board of anything in this town? For example, the kayak guys, they have a board…is it all kayakers?
- When I was growing up, me and Jim Beier, the Stiflers, Dan Wallach, a few others all took tennis lessons at the Wausau racquet club. Behind the cemetery. For a while it was a health club, I was wondering what it is now?
- Is Culver’s ice cream better than Dairy Queen or Cold Stone? I ask, because I was thinking of buying a boat.
- Did you see the movie that was made here a while back, about softball? I forget what it was called, but I think Patrick Duffy was in it.
- Who is Jarrod Crooks? Does he have a boat I could look at?
- What does “Post Hoc Ergo Proctor Hoc” mean? Does it have anything to do with boats?
- As we start to look forward to the City Council and Mayoral Race, what do you think will define the races? Do you think that we can look forward discussions about the future of this city, or do you think we are going see more of the same?
- Speaking of the politics, how do you think that perception of these personalities is shaped? Do you think it is accurate? Do you think they need to begin to do anything to change this? Are we growing as a city in a way that we need to start seeing these people in a new way, a more professional way?
- Has anyone from Wausau ever gone to Notre Dame? Did they have a boat?
- What do surge protectors do? I mean I get the surge protecting, but I was sort of wonder if there was something more to it.
- Have you ever heard of a band called Freedown? I hear they are all nice young men whose mothers like them very much.
- Can you rent a limo in Wausau, and is it really a good limo? In general, does Wausau have any good car services? For example, what do executives from out of town who are only here shortly do?
- How can you tell the difference, aside from price, between good polar fleece and just crappy fleece? Do you remember when it was named something to do with a turtle?
- Speaking of turtles…isn’t that chocolate joint next to Downtown Grocery just a little bit of heaven? They sit in there, and sell you coffee and chocolate, and they talk about chocolate, and I think I even saw a really cute baby in there. Babies, and coffee, and chocolate…should be illegal!
- Have you been to the Weston Dog Park, or heard about the Weston Skate Park? I hope someday we can put up a drawing of either.
- AND ONE EXTRA CREDIT…I missed a City Council meeting, but at the last one I attended I witnessed the parking spot debacle. Does anyone understand what they decided or how one can find the minutes?
