Barbie and Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure

It's set right here, in Wisconsin!!

Lisa is obsessed with the lack of anatomical detail on the dogs. Quote (as the group faced great danger): "What's the difference? A dog without a butthole is going to die anyway." lol smh

Birthday Lunch

Birthday lunch with a hottie at LA Salsa

You don't like disco?

Hate disco? Just admit you're intimated by a genre that encourages dance, and that you're not up to the task, you uncoordinated, flat footed ba$$ard. #truth

Please!

Save the word "literally" for when you're being literal. #Tip

Correct (ish)

But vice versa in this house

He's Back!

Smiley is back from his first ever sleepover at a friend's house!

Quote

I firmly determined that my mannerisms and speech in public would always reflect the cheerful certainty of victory—that any pessimism and discouragement I might ever feel would be reserved for my pillow. - D.D. Eisenhower #GreatMan #Ike

Night Court

Mac's 1st episode! S2/E1 "The Nun"

Heck yup.

Pro Tip

When you find that an author of a work of history places quotation marks around a word or concept that does not normally require it, your Spidey-sense  should start to tingle. 

Maybe the concept does have a duplicitous meaning, but more often than not it means the author has an agenda and is guiding her work within a less-than impartial framework. #Tip

Sick of It

I regret posting about my hip because I'm sick of talking about it. But to update; the pain tapered off. and by yesterday afternoon it was back to just my normal dull ache. Then midway through work it started again and I spent the shift icing it and popping Advil. Now it's comfortably settled into "worse than normal, but liveable."

Just a Pinch

I Concur

YaYa's First Job

Thanks to her cousin Caitlin, YaYa landed a one night job at a local restaurant, filling in for someone that called in sick. While she worked her butt off babysitting over the summer, this marks my oldest' s first day at a "real" job. #ProudDad #ProudMom

Because she was working, YaYa got out of Mass tonight. Because I messed up the time, the rest of #TeamSlap (and LK's friend Alyssa) showed up for church after it was half over, so . . . you're welcome kids. Following Mass we treated everyone to a chicken dinner at the church. It was pricey, and may curtail some weekend activities, but church should be followed by a good meal. :)

ZupPa Toscana

Mmmmm spicy zupPa Toscana soup.... It's what's for dinner. -Lisa 

A GSA Field Trip to Rolleraero

Having fun with Girlscouts 😊

Bed Bugs at Juvie

The Milwaukee County Juvenile detention center has bed bugs. That's awful. Do better Milwaukee County. 

You know what else is awful? That a Mom was gleeful to talk about it on TV. Not upset for her kid, just happy to be on TV.  Congrats. My kid is a loser thug in juvie, I'm a failure as a parent, but Aunt Anne, be sure to set your DVR, cuz I'm a star!

Why We Fought

American POW's John C Todd and Lee Rogers, following their release from Japanese captivity. 2/5/1945.

Yum

Lisa made homemade chicken vegetable soup for dinner: chicken breast, carrots, celery, onions, and kale. I don't like soup, but this woman can COOK.

A forgettable night

Just a cr**py night, as Mike St. can tell you. Brutal. And now that the bronchitis is gone, I get to pay attention to the booming pain in my hip. Yippee.

Yup

Dumpster Dive

Yesterday, btw, when I was walking the kids to school, we dumpster-dived the local computer store. They left a box of PC games next to the trash, and Smiley scored about a dozen for his computer. 

In the box I also found a Megadeath and a Black Sabbath CD. About the only good thing about that wasted trip to the doc yesterday was seeing the embarrassment on LuLu's face as we drove with the windows down and "99 Ways To Die" blaring at full volume.

Happy Birthday!

A happy 40th birthday to my friend Eric. May you reach the midpoint of your life ten years from today. Salud!

Research

I'm at Golda Meir Library on the UWM Campus. I drafted a research assistant (LuLu).  A little young but on the upside I don't have to pay her much.

Unacceptable, Doc

I just drove 40 minutes for an appointment for LuLu, taking her out of school, got hung up in traffic, arrived 11 minutes late, and was told I had to reschedule for next month and she wouldn't be seen. Power trip much, Doc?

Now I'm eating my anger