A Crane in Flight

This morning, for the first time ever, I saw a crane fligh across the road. I was down in Kenosha on Washington, and it was such an awkward sight, with the crane's long legs angled back but for all intents and purposes, just dragging behind in the air. 

A Nightmare from a Midday Nap Yesterday

The dream started with me watching an art movie in a dark theater. 

Timothee Chamalat was the star. He was playing a young Howard Stern in the movie, and unlike what I presume happened in real-life, he was playing him as a teenager obsessed with the rock band KISS. For much of the first scene he was in full KISS makeup. 

Then he took out a knife and without hesitation cut a deep path across his face, right to left, and through both his eyeballs. 

The film turned upside down, as if someone had flipped the camera, and text on the screen told the audience that it was the director's intent to screen the whole movie in this style. I was impressed by the director's commitment to his art - and very disappointed when it reverted to normal and more text said such a viewing was impractical for a feature length film. 

Then the opening credits started. It was a Magnolia production, if I remember right. 

The next scene was a bright sunny day, focused on a corner lot, the storefront made of brick. A man sat outside on an old lawn chair. A tan '70's station wagon pulled up too fast, screeching to a halt. A blonde curly haired woman in a denim suit - Howard's Mom - rushed out.  The man in the chair, his Dad, rushed to intercept her. 

"Where is he?" she said. "I want to see Howard."

"He's' ok," the Dad said. "The doctor's say he'll be ok."

Now she sees Howard, playing with his younger sibling just down the street, a bandage across his eyes (but still, somehow, able to see and walk and play as normal). 

"Oh my God," she said. "The blood! His eyes!"

"He'll be ok Helen," the Dad said. 

And I woke up. 

Yum

Our lunch today: my version of Zupa Toscana, crafted by Lisa. 

E Buonissimo!!

I Can Explain

So I misplaced my phone this morning and might have gone a little overboard looking for it . . .

Happy Heavenly Birthday

Had her life not been stolen from her in the summer of 1993, Mia Zapata would have celebrated her 60th birthday today. 

Her memory, and her musiał gift, lives on in the recordings of The Gits.

RIP Mia. You should still be with us.

Pizza Pete's

This morning I saw a random Facebook post on a community site where a guy was lauding pizza from Pizza Pete's, then casually mentioned it was half off today. 

Whaaaat?

Well, I'd never been there but I promptly ordered a two topping 18" pizza and two orders of garlic bread for dinner. 

The cost? $18 and change!!!! (And I did tip generously when I picked it up, bc the staff was running themselves ragged filling orders.)

Do I agree with the review I saw? I'd skip the garlic bread, no lie, as it's dry and not very flavourful.  The pizza was good.  Not Top 5 good, as I think it needed some seasoning, but good all the same. I'd get it again. And maybe my thoughts are a minority opinion.  I had three square pieces; before I was done with them all that remained for me to pack up as leftovers were three more, with the rest being gobbled up by the three other adults here. (YaYa, LuLu, and Lu's bf)

Junie and her man

Junie and her beau at National Night Out at the police station in West Milwaukee. 

Free Clothes

moving and have various 2x - 4x clothes up for grabs. range of styles , casual to semi formal. mixed bags, must take entire bag (or both), and pass on what won’t be used please. - YaYa

Free Burgers in Milwaukee!!!

For the third time in franchise history, the Brewers have won 12 straight games in a row — and for the third time in George Webb history, fans will have the chance to score free burgers.

The Brewers, who have the best record in baseball (75-44), have been on a hot streak for weeks now. They are 31-9 in the past 40 games. During that time, the team put together another 11-game win streak. Plus, despite having one of the smallest payrolls in the MLB, they are 10-2 against the two teams with the highest payrolls: Dodgers and Mets.

Read more: https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/free-burgers-brewers-12th-straight-win-triggers-longstanding-george-webb-promotion

Happy 18th Birthday Junie!!

It's over. 

8, 690 days after parenthood began, the last 519 days having been shored up by Junie's contribution alone, it's done.

The last of the kids has turned 18. I logged into my medical app and it's only my info. 

Not YaYa's.Not Lu's. Not Smiley's.

And as of today, no Junie's.

The childhoods of Team Slap are just memories now, and nothing more.  I hope, as the youngest enters adulthood, that she recognizes how much effort and sweat we put in to make it memorable for them all. 

My baby in the window. My Lump. My Ginger. My Junie. 18. A grown-up.

Damnit, i can't stop bawling.

Happy Birthday kid. Sto Lot!