Gas Prices

Gas prices exactly one year ago - from YaYa. They are a few pennies shy of $4 now. 

Um, it's 18 hours away from being April . . .

She's Simply Sour

A stunning photo collaboration with Yaya and Junie

94K Views

One of my reels that took me 0 effort to create has reached 94,000 views and 10.5k likes. Cool, but why don’t my artistic ones that take effort get this attention?  -Yaya

D'oh

When someone takes the box of plastic utensils from work so you have to eat your lunch using coffee stirrers as chopsticks.

KIng Richard and Will Smith's Oscar Slap

 This was one of the best...maybe the best movies I've ever seen. Well deserved award! He should apologize for his earlier actions tho. Not sure why he was allowed to stay...that's a precedent that I doubt will be upheld. We can't accept ppl interrupting n hitting ppl at awards shows....then letting them stay???

Way grosser behavior than an offensive joke.

I honestly thought the whole thing was a stunt until it wasn't.

- Lisa

 Every MKE based mf'er who is applauding Will Smith - that's the idiotic thinking that got 200+ people murdered in this town last year. Grow up.

Oh. And #this

Will Smith should face sanctions from the Academy

 

Jemele Hill

@jemelehill

Listen, y’all think that because someone plays a character that’s relatable or warm and fuzzy, that’s how they are in real life. A further reminder, you don’t know anyone that is famous.

I posted about Wil Smith's deplorable outburst almost immediately after it happened, but deleted it thinking maybe it was an odd, staged attack. That doesn't appear to be the case. So for the record, Smith deserves to face criminal charges and/or, at the least, a ban from the Academy. What an as$hole thing to do.

Instead, 15 minutes after assaulting someone for saying something he didn't like, Smith is handed an Oscar, gives a laughable speech about being a "vessel of love" . . . and is given a standing ovation by the audience of Hollywood elites who not so long ago also called Harvey Weinstein a "god."

Hollywood, 2022.

 The weather hasn't caught on to spring but my dining table has! Cant wait til the alstro n lilly opens - LIsa

 The weather hasn't caught on to spring but my dining table has! Cant wait til the alstro n lilly open - Lisa

RIP Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters,  has died at 50. No details have been disclosed.  RIP

Two Books Junie Read

Junie can't stop raving about They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera.

On the other hand,  the book I  got her, The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan was apparently a disappointment - much like people who dislike my recommendations. Grrrr

 

Uncle Kenny

My Uncle Kenny just passed away. My deepest sympathy to my Aunt, cousins, and his grandchildren.

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 I need my neck cracked. My chiropractor avoids manual adjustments, recommendation to new one? - Lisa

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Got Milk?

I like oat milk but this is still hilarious! - Lisa

 

ISO

 Does anyone have a reacher/garbage pick up thing I could borrow? My dogs have ripped open garbage all over the yard. -Lisa

 Wow. Where'd the last 27 years go? How'd I end up married to a 48 year old man!? Happy birthday Dan ! Have the best day! - Lisa

 

So far, Sawyer doesn't enjoy car rides

Huckleberry,  on the other hand,  is chill and treats the car as his own,  opening the window at his leisure lol

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Happy St Patrick's day!!!

My niece got her babies t shirts that say "Mummy's lucky charm"...the absolute cutest! I remember trying to make each holiday memorable for my kids like this...warms the heart. I hope they get lots of extra attention today!

Meanwhile, no cute fits for my bunch today but there will be corn beef brisket, cabbage, veggies and soda bread so come get it! YaYa, Lulu (I'll save u a plate, get your bus ticket for tomorrow), Smiley, and Junie - Lisa

Island Jam

A couple days ago Lisa, her friend and I visited Island Jam, a Caribbean restaurant in South Milwaukee. 

As you can see,  it is not a formal experience. There are few things Lisa detests more than eating with plastic utensils.  There are few things I detest more than being served a can of soda at restaurant prices. They had both. 

BUT  . . .

THE FOOD!

I'm not saying it was my favorite dish ever.  Caribbean fare isn't my go-to. But I can't deny that the jerk chicken was tender and flavorful, and the sides of rice and cabbage,  were plentiful and tasty.

(Other options: oxtail, goat, and plantains).

In short: buy the food,  but eat it as take-out.

The Wall Art

 This plaster wall is the worst....thanks Eric for patience and Dan for my new pretty key! - Lisa

Sabrosa

 Always delishious with my Mom! Have a happy Wednesday - Lisa (at Sabrosa)

Huckle Da Berry

Matlock's System by Reginald Hill

This is an early dystopian work by Reginald Hill, a writer best known for mystery novels. 

In the near future everyone in the UK has been fitted with a device that stops their heart at an age decided by the government, and based on the economic state of that year's budget. Does it sound morally wrong and ripe for abuse? Yes.  You know who thinks so too? Matlock, the former politician who thought it up and got it enacted,  but who now campaigns against it,  in near anonymity. 

But it seems like someone remembers Matlock after all,  because an awful lot of important people are suddenly looking for him . . .

I enjoyed the novel and think Hill did a good job of world- building,  and even 50 years after it's publication it has something to say about the state of our world. 

I recommend it. 

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It seems everyone is po'd at Russia, even the condiment folks

At the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, WI (not my photo, comment for atribution.)

Sleepy Huck

Dinner at Palomino's

Last night Lisa and I dined at Palamino's, a restaurant/ bar in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. We split a bowl of chili and a pulled pork sandwich plate. 

I found the chili very appetizing, if a little sweet,  but thought the cornbread was too dry. Lisa, on the other hand enjoyed the cornbread - a first in my memory - but wasn't thrilled with the chili. 

We both enjoyed the large (and messy!) sandwich and the ample portion of fries.

We'd definitely eat there again. 

Exploring AZ

Our two oldest beauties exploring AZ on spring break.

Sawyer

We adopted a brother for Huckleberry (on March 4th) and named him Sawyer, iykuk. They say he's 2yo but his paws and behavior say puppy all day. Here's a picture of him...in movement as usual!  - Lisa

 

RIP William Hurt

 Oscar winner William Hurt has passed of prostrate cancer, age 71. I remember him best from "Children of a Lesser God," but the kids probably know him from his appearances in the Avengers movies. RIP

 

The Newest Boi

 We adopted a brother for Huckleberry and named him Sawyer, iykuk. They say he's 2yo but his paws and behavior say puppy all day. Here's a picture of him...in movement as usual! - Lisa

Primadonna

“Primadonna” at Studio North!

Model: Kaitlyn McCormick

Photos: Slapczynski Shoots