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Published writer, compulsive reader, Old School Whovian, Match Game enthusiast, NKOTB fan, data hoarder, and - surprisingly, given that list - married with four kids. Welcome to my take on life, fatherhood, entertainment, and whatever strikes my fancy. Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Fat Tuesday
Happy Fat Tuesday!! Dan is giving up soda for lent. Not sure on what else is being given up but it won’t be an all-out ban on meat like in previous years. That was a real pain-in-the-ass lol. - Lisa
Sunday, February 23, 2020
75 Years Ago Today
The iconic photo, the quintessential depiction of American bravery and triumph, was taken 75 years ago today.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
#Fail
Anniversary plans fell through. Ordered Tenutas-to-go because the one across the street had no seating and doesn’t do take out anymore. Sigh...$54 later I’m disappointed again. Didn’t even get a slice of bread with our meals. For those of you who love this place, what do you order? What’s the secret? The proximity makes me want to enjoy it but it’s always a huge disappointment. - Lisa
WTH
What?! This is terrible. Why is it so hard to provide basic warmth to prevent death? What is wrong with our city?! - Lisa
40 years ago today - The Miracle on Ice
40 years ago today, on the small black and white TV my Grandparent's kept on their kitchen counter, I witnessed one of the greatest moments in sports history.
That stunning hockey game was tape delayed for the network broadcast that night, and so, oddly, already history by the time Americans cheered on their underdogs. A move like that would never work now, not with the speed of information being what is is, but in 1980 how were you going to know the result before it aired? Heck, more than ten years later I remember having to call the sports desk at the local paper to get a late boxing result.
A month shy of six years old, I was nowhere near aware of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain, the Iran hostage crisis, the post-Vietnam fugue, Carter's stagflation, or any of the other geo-political events that made that match so much more than just an athletic contest.
But I knew I loved my country and I knew this was important. I could feel the electricity in the crowd right through the TV, a buzz shared by the announcers and my family.
It was a great day to be an American, whether you were six or sixty.
A Miracle on Ice indeed.
My Friend Dahmer
MY FRIEND DAHMER was controversial here in Milwaukee because memories are long and feelings are still raw. Lisa and YaYa still went to it when it was theaters in 2017, but I hadn't watched it until now.
It's based on the memories of one of Dahmer's high school classmates and was filmed in his actual childhood home.
It is not always easy to watch, knowing what he is to become, and it is no masterpiece of storytelling. But it is a glimpse, potentially, of how he devolved into a killer, and it is sad and yet entertaining along the way.
If I were to assign it a letter grade, this movie earns a C, with a B for effort.
Friday, February 21, 2020
Update Time!
Team slap updates!!
Definitely getting lots of great news the last couple days!!! Two lifelong friends are doing better with employment and living situations. Another making changes to get healthier and get education towards a major promotion.
SMILEY just got his first taxable employment (say hi at McDonald’s).
DAN - awaiting bar approval and has thrown his hat in for some jobs.
YAYA - holding it down at UWM, bravely fighting the beast of college math while keeping a job and social life. Hearing her travel plans to Amsterdam/Paris is amazing!
And lil JUNIE is busy pre-spending her expected loot earned dog sitting. She’s become her client Luna’s new favorite hooman (even if temporary) and is always finding new ways to distract Luna from missing her family. She sure loved her chicken patty yesterday!
So proud of my people this morning. God is good y’all!! - Lisa 
Thursday, February 20, 2020
National Love Your Pet Day
In order we’ve had them... Angel, Gus Gus, Custard, Trevor and Huckleberry you make our lives special, our purpose more clear. - Lisa
The Bleached Converse
From Lisa:
"So everyone knows Dan and I are pretty thrifty. Well, Junie finally got her first pair of real Converse, not imitation Walmart shoes that look like converse. They’ve been promised to her for a long time. They were an ordeal getting-Dan first went to the store but after he sent me the pics of the colors they had I didn’t like any of the colors.
So off to Amazon, I ordered a ladies size 9 in baby pink and she’s excited and I’m excited and everything’s great. Well when we receive them they were a man-size nine not a women’s size 9 so I quickly sent them back and order another pair. Then after a half of a day of having them she gets them all muddy. Grrrr... I over-react and sternly say “it’s Walmart shoes from now on for you, last name brand shoes you get!”
So she pre-treats them and hand scrubs them and washes them in the machine. They come out perfect! 😊 Uses bleach cleaner to bleach the laces and I’m real proud of her efforts. I want to surprise her by lacing them for her before she wakes up. They are a little damp but they’ll dry🤷♀️
Immediately after lacing my hands get itchy and red and I look down to see the bleach’s affect. Omg. I’m thinking how much bleach did she use and why didn’t she rinse it?! I feel like crying (over reaction) “It wasn’t even straight bleach” she says, “I was planning to rinse in the morning”, she says. Siigh. I feel terrible.
The moral of the story is: I don’t think you make it through your childhood without one bleach mishap. And definitely not through parenthood without some f*ck ups. Siiigh.
Guess who’s getting another pair of name brand converse? Lol her choice in color.
Thinking at this point we’ll use the bleach cleaner, splattered, on all of the shoe, we’ll call em custom 🤣.
Share your bleach mishaps, or your well-meaning moms. 🥴"
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The Bleached Converse
So everyone knows Dan and I are pretty thrifty. Well, Junie finally got her first pair of real Converse, not imitation Walmart shoes that look like converse. They’ve been promised to her for a long time. They were an ordeal getting-Dan first went to the store but after he sent me the pics of the colors they had I didn’t like any of the colors.
So off to Amazon, I ordered a ladies size 9 in baby pink and she’s excited and I’m excited and everything’s great. Well when we receive them they were a man-size nine not a women’s size 9 so I quickly sent them back and order another pair. Then after a half of a day of having them she gets them all muddy. Grrrr... I over-react and sternly say “it’s Walmart shoes from now on for you, last name brand shoes you get!”
So she pre-treats them and hand scrubs them and washes them in the machine. They come out perfect! 
Uses bleach cleaner to bleach the laces and I’m real proud of her efforts. I want to surprise her by lacing them for her before she wakes up. They are a little damp but they’ll dry
Uses bleach cleaner to bleach the laces and I’m real proud of her efforts. I want to surprise her by lacing them for her before she wakes up. They are a little damp but they’ll dry Immediately after lacing my hands get itchy and red and I look down to see the bleach’s affect. Omg. I’m thinking how much bleach did she use and why didn’t she rinse it?! I feel like crying (over reaction) “It wasn’t even straight bleach” she says, “I was planning to rinse in the morning”, she says. Siigh. I feel terrible.
The moral of the story is: I don’t think you make it through your childhood without one bleach mishap. And definitely not through parenthood without some f*ck ups. Siiigh.
Guess who’s getting another pair of name brand converse? Lol her choice in color.
Thinking at this point we’ll use the bleach cleaner, splattered, on all of the shoe, we’ll call em custom 
.
. Share your bleach mishaps, or your well-meaning mom's - Lisa
Jexi
If you're looking for a quality, intelligent comedy . . . JEXI ain't it.
If you just want to be entertained by a predictable but cute film about a social outcast whose phone's AI malfunctions and tries to improve his life by manipulating events . . .well, here ya go.
It's worth a rental, but by no means a purchase.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Vote!
Voter #100, ward 246 - LISA
Lisa and I voted today and were excited to see Grace's name on the list of registered voters for the 1st time! - Me
Huckleberry visits Downer Woods
Monday afternoon Junie and I took Huckleberry for a walk in Downer Woods on the UWM campus, in the shadow of the dorms.
He loved it, and happily tried to follow a blood trail left by some unlucky animal.
We enjoyed it, and since we're on campus often for YaYa, we'll go again.
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