A Memory

one of my earliest memories is dad freaking out when using the bat on that mouse. - Lulu

Coolio

Rapper Coolio, best known for his epic Gangsta's Paradise, has died at age 59.

Great song.  Great hair. 

RIP

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher, an Oscar winner for her role of Nurse Ratched, but best known in this house as the Grandmother from Flowers in the Attic, has died at age 88.

RIP

My other Birdies

Lest you think my birding is reserved for work, this is my backyard at this moment:

700 Home Runs!

I have never been much of a Pujols fan, in part because he spent much of his career as a Cardinal.

Yet there is no denying the magnitude of what he's accomplished with a bat. To hit 700 home runs - becoming only the 4th man in 150 years of baseball to cross that threshold - is truly an awesome accomplishment. 

Congratulations!

Now 1-2 in fantasy football, with no one in the MNF game and down by 7 points. Dangit all.

My birdies

One of the best things about my new job - aside from the pay, sunlight, weekends off, and respect - is that I petitioned to install a bird feeder outside my window, putting a wealth of birds three feet from me most of the day. There are masses of sparrows, the rare red winged blackbird appearance, cardinals, and a group of mourning doves that now entertain me daily.  There's even some bumblebees that bobble around the flowers next to it. 

I love it!

                             

So True

Milk Bottle Toys

My fave as a young girl so had to get them for my niece Caitlin when she was a young girl. I think I may have found them for my great niece too. They are magic! - Lisa

Maury Wills

Seven time All-Star, 1962 MVP, and undeniable speed demon Maury Wills has died at 89.

RIP

On Pickles

- LuLu

Me? I have, in recent years, changed my position on pickles. I now agree with my friend Tre that they have no place, no place at all, on a burger. 

Me and the Gussy

100% My Life

A Vow Renewal?? lol

Dan let's get married again and have the animals peeping out one side of the cake lol - Lisa

The Farmer's Market

We briefly visited the South Shore Farmers Market with my mother-in-law and Rebeca. 

Call CPS then! See if I care lol

Ramsey Lewis

Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis (The "In" Crowd) died Monday at age 87. RIP.

Quote

"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you."  -Calvin Coolidge.

For realz

Satisfactory

I've spent a pleasant morning trolling on Facebook, causing trouble where I can. #ALifeWellLived

A Charming Sentiment

one thing working at 🎶safelite repair🎶 safelite replace🎶taught me is to go for the sunroofs not the windows. good luck replacing that mf. - LuLu

Kenneth Starr

Ken Starr, the prosecutor who exposed Clinton's Lewinsky affair, has died at age 76. RIP.

Record Rain

Sunday's rain was as fierce and historic as it felt when you were out in it. 

Here's a pic taken the next day. Just out of sight is a sign warning of deep standing water. 

Fave

it’s my fav idc - LuLu

Bedtime

10 pm is my max at this point. i gotta fight to stay awake after that - LuLu

September 11th 2022

A rainy, icky September 11th here in Milwaukee.  The Packers are getting schooled by the Vikings, I'm very down (unrelated), but I'm trying to turn my frown upside down. 

I'm failing, but I'm trying. 

The day started out pretty well, with a visit to a local Asian grocery store with Smiley, Lisa, and Dem. 

But since then it's just been blah. I did prep some lunches for the week and I may make spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, so i haven't been idle. Just . .  off.

Not the worst 9/11 of my lifetime, thank God. For that I'm grateful. 

The 2022 BVCC Food Pantry Walk

So today was the annual 2.6 mile charity walk for the local food pantry.  While we were regular attendees at the event for years, we skipped it 2019 (Lisa and the kids had free tickets for Great America), then 2020 went ixnay because of that whole pandemic, and I don't even remember it being held last year.

Anywho, this year's walk was discovered at pretty much the last minute so Lu, Junie, and Lisa were AWOL at work, my friend Tre couldn't make it on short notice, and Smiley is 24 hours removed from minor leg surgery so he had to sit it out. Boo.

But Yaya and her boyfriend showed, and I was pleased to bring our two exchange students along!

Along the route I saw a baby snapping turtle on the sidewalk and we stopped for some pics before I carried it over to the edge of a nearby pond. 

Alas, twas not our most successful walk. It was a hot day, and newsflash for those of us new to having a shaved head:  hair insulates. It got mighty hot up top my noggin. 

Then Dem, who had not brought sneakers to the US and was walking in boots (my bad for not noticing before the walk) began to complain of pain in his feet and was visibly uncomfortable. So I called Smiley who came to pick him up, and Rebeca asked to go too soooo... that was it.

None-the-less, I'm glad we did it and I want to return next year 

i Wish

i just wish i could skip forward to five years from now and be financially stableeeee - Lulu

LOL

New Rules

Good. Adios shift, you sucked.

30 Years Ago Today

Thirty years ago today Robin Yount notched his 3000th hit with a seventh inning single off Jose Mesa. The game, believe it or not, wasn't even televised! Small market baseball, ladies and gentlemen, was a different breed. 

I was at the game with my sister Katie and I remember jumping to my feet, just like everyone else in County Stadium, and applauding until my hands ached. What a moment!

Later, I picked up a Yount t-shirt for my friend Tre.  He'd asked me to grab one for him in class that morning, and I took it as a sign that our newly reconnected friendship was growing. 

A few weeks later my Dad and I attended a game where Robin was honored by the team with a hardcover book about the accomplishment. Scalpers had bought up the tickets and we had to give away our books to them in exchange for admittance. Why the Brewers allowed this nonsense right in front of their staff still boggles the mind. 

One more fact: unbeknownst to me, my future wife was in attendance at the 3000th hit game too.