New Stadium Plans Unveiled

Mayor Fahey unveiled more concrete plans today, including a nice, new website from the CWS Oversight Committee. Here are a couple links to keep you up to date:

OWH: Plans unveiled for downtown Omaha ballpark

WOWT: Stadium Plans Unveiled

KETV: Stadium to Cost $127M...

KMTV: Mayor and Stadium Committee...

KPTM: Mayor, Committee Release Stadium Recommendation

Past House posts

I guess that my feeling is, it's going to happen, so we might as well enjoy the newness. I realize there are the tax issues, but one way or another, the stadium will be built. In five years we'll wonder how we ever did without it. I think the preliminary layout looks great. I am hoping to attend one of the public forum sessions to see what else they will come up with.

The State of Husker Hoops

I appreciate the work that Doc Sadler does with the NU Hoops squad. He has brought a passion to the game and to (some) fans that I think will transfer to a winning formula. 

I can't stand Michael Beasley, K State stud frosh. He just wreaks of punk. If you watch him during a game, you can just see his "better-than-you" attitude coming out, including when you see him arguing with teammates during games. He looks like one of those guys who, if you are winning, you're fine with, but once things go south...

Knowing those two things, I was ecstatic that NU beat K State last night at the Devaney Center, especially in front of an ESPN2 crowd. Beasley is a stud and deserves to be in the discussion for POY, although there is no way he should win it. But, according to the Lee Barfnecht of the OWH, he told the ESPN cameras that "I might go for 50." As Lee points out, he barely got a third of the way there. Congrats to Doc Sadler and the boys for rallying and defeating this idiot and his 'tude who will not make it in the NBA. Talent, sure he could hang. But there isn't a team that will succeed with him in the mix. 

Doc Sadler will make this Husker program legitimate...if he sticks around. I would think he has Osborne's support (because Osborne is too busy watching the football team to meddle around). You can tell by watching him that he gives a crap and that may be the biggest asset to turning around the program.

More Rosenblatt

Here is the latest OWH article with some Q & A in regards to the Rosenblatt debacle...I mean, new ballpark downtown.

Congress has issues

I have some down time today, which is a good thing, but I've got an ear to the congressional hearings with Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. Is this what our world is coming to? These elected officials are the biggest bunch of wanna-be somebodys. I would guess that Clemens took steroids, like I believe a lot of ballplayers did. But this committee is a complete waste of time. They want to make sure that the Mitchell Report wasn't a bunch of lies. Now they are bringing up some stupid party at Jose Canseco's house. Who give a rat's butt? This is such a waste of time. They are putting on a show for the camera's. I would be embarrassed if one of our reps was on that committee. This is a horrible show of creating work to justify themselves. Waste of money.

Peters Update

Earlier this week we mentioned the story involving Makayla Peters, who said she wasn't a prostitute, just a call girl. A new story in the OWH said that she doesn't have sex with the customers. When asked about the claim that "some of the men she had sexual relations with...including prominent people, some just average Joes," she said that was one guy she met through the biz but ended up dating. Huh? Which was he then, prominent or average?

In our first post, we said she would do one of three things...we forgot the "its not what it seems" card. I really thought she would be smart enough to know we don't believe it, especially after this gem of a quote: "She said that requests to wear Catholic school outfits to perform a strip tease were among the most popular requests." Now, I'm no porn star, but I don't think that is an outfit you were to have tea and crumpets. 

KMTV: Accused Call Girl Wants Defends Her Business

We were right...

Last February, we here in the House questioned a judge's decision to give Greg Hatt a 10 day prison sentence for getting sauced, running into a man which left the innocent bystander permanently injured. Now comes word that, hey, somebody agrees with us. Fortunately, its even someone who's important! The Court of Appeals has ruled that Hatt must be sentenced by a different judge to a minimum of 6 months. It's good to know that every now and then justice is served.

Super Bowl Celebration

In preparation for today's Super Bowl, here is, by far, my favorite Super Bowl moment:

NoDo Stadium Update

You may need to sit down for this:

In an article that will apparently appear in the Sunday OWH (it's online...I'm not breaking news), the NoDo Stadium will, shockingly, cost more than the $50 million first reported by the city government. Wow, didn't see that one coming. The cost of building the new stadium is now almost twice as much as renovating Rosenblatt. But a point worth bringing up is that tearing down Rosenblatt means expansion of the Henry Doorly Zoo. I'm not sure the exact numbers, but you would have to think the Zoo brings in more money during the year than the CWS does during it's two week (Royals profit??? Yeah right.).

Letter from MECA to mayor and ballpark committee (from OWH)

Letter from ballpark committee chairman to MECA (from OWH)

Here is the OWH's recap of all of the drama.

***Update***

OWH Feb 4: Ballpark's potential site could be decided in court

I'm not a prostitute, but...

How surprised I was to pick up the OWH off of my front step this morning only to first read "I'm not a prostitute." Naturally, that headline peaked my interest. It's not a common headline.

Apparently, Makayla Peters of Omaha/Millard, ran a "massage therapy business" that, for the right amount of money, could turn into any number of fantasies. The authorities arrested her for prostitution-related offenses, but she argues she's not a prostitute, she's a "call girl." Well, basically one in the same. The difference between you and the stereo-typed prostitute is that you aren't using the money for crack...well, I guess I don't have any reliable sources, but judging by the pic, I'll go out on a limb and say that's not the reason. You just like the cash and the sex. It's OK, but it's not legal. 

So here's a few guesses as to what will happen:

A) She'll use the "I was abused as a child" defense

B) She'll work to organize prostitution in NE, teaming with Dr. John's for a push to introduce legislation

C) She'll take her lumps and move to Nevada

Here at the House, we don't really care. Do what you do in your house. We aren't judging. You got caught. By definition, you're a prostitute. Deal with it. I'm sorry nothing else worked out for you in life, but hopefully you'll find a way to make money again. Legally.