Our Beautiful Old Lady

Angelcakes

He digs it

Gus Gus

A Sweet Gesture

Most nights one of the kids, usually LK, writes a note and puts it in my lunch.  No such note yesterday,  but when I got off work this  was left on my dash. Half an hour away from home,  and the kids still thought to drive by my work and suprise me with a message.  I gotta admit,  I was touched.

A Daytime Racoon

I just saw an adult raccoon a block east of my house. It was cute, for a rodent, but they're nocturnal, so I wasn't expecting to see one after sunrise.

Enough with the Ads

Honestly, no one is unaware of the election. No one. If you need 10k reminders from the media, your Hollywood elite, and politicians to go out and vote . . . Well, I won't interfere with your right to do so, but I seriously doubt your contribution to the process is a plus for anyone.

Bob Gibson

 

RIP to the legendary HOF pitcher

The President has Covid

My prayers are with you Mr. President, and with FLOTUS.

My Day

My day: 730am drove lk to school.  8am met with mechanic.  11am made lunch.  1pm dr appt.  2pm, drove pd to driving school for his first behind the wheel session. 230 dentist appointments for me and OJ. 345pm drove oj downtown to work.  4pm picked up pd from driving school.  415, went to two stores miles apart to buy curtains. 530 virtual open house for LK-s future high school.  715 drove pd to Hobby Lobby. 745 drove PD to Michael's craft store. 815pm pick up oj from work.  9pm eat dinner

My Bad

Im singing along to Sweet Caroline rn in the waiting room of her dentist's office and upsetting LuLu lol

Enjoying the Weather

Hopefully not the last gasp of good weather.  @ Glacier Hills County Park in Hubertus 

Gussy

Gus Gustopherson, Esq.

Revisiting Chestnut Day

September 27th in 2014, and 2020.

On Abortion

It’s crazy how hung up people are on abortion because it’s a “life” when those very same people see no problem with charging a living breathing child for lunch and support withholding lunch without payment🥴 crazy how America’s children don’t seem to matter after birth. - LuLu

A Giveaway

EDIT 2: CLOSED !! Thanks for playing!! 

Hi, all. I work for a Milwaukee based company that sells Milwaukee merchandise. We sell this Bay View tshirt- and since I’ve benefited so much from this group [Buy Nothing] , I figured I’d buy one for someone here as a thank you. Please comment a number, following numerical order, beginning at 1. 

I will pick someone randomly before 5pm today.

I have sizes S- XXL available.

EDIT:  send me confirmation that you’re a registered voter and ill enter you 2 more times!

- YaYa

Mask Selfie

Never Forget

First Day of School 2020

In our experience, virtual learning in the time of Covid was a mess, and of limited value. So when my 15 year old son asked to leave his beloved high school if it meant he could go in person elsewhere, we listened. Today the two youngest started at a suburban school. My eighth grader is bitter A.H. at the move and convinced we are trying to kill her with Covid, but that's not our ONLY reason ;) Have a great year guys!

Smiley gets his temps!

Guess who has his temps? #bamwhat

Gussy has his eye removed

The Alpha male of our house - Gus Gus - had to have his eye removed on the 3rd after lifelong glaucoma led to the deterioration of the eye itself. We had to drive out to Madison for the procedure. He's not only handsome but tough too, and bounced back from the surgery lickety split (knock on wood.)

Tenet

After six months, I finally returned to a movie theater today, happily taking Lisa out to see Christopher Nolan's Tenet. Unfortunately, the movie didn't live up to the hype. It's beautifully filmed and the acting was top- notch. But as my lady pointed out, what's the motivation behind the unnamed Protagonist constantly risking the literal fate of humanity to instead save a woman that is neither his friend, lover, or responsibility? It doesn't make sense. Not to mention, I've got more degrees than a thermometer and I was still confused as heck during some of the action scenes. IMO, Nolan could have cut out the sci-fi elements and had a spectacular espionage film. Instead he gave us . . . this.

*****

On a separate note, even on a $5 Tuesday the cinema was largely empty, and Covid meant yellow tape across many seats, no salt shakers at the concession stands, masks throughout, and a new cup for every soda refill. A very odd experience.

****

The last movie I saw in theaters prior to this: Birds of Prey, with Lulu in early March.

The Star was a great actor for sure, he made me want to understand. Anyone else I’d have been gone gone lol.  Lisa

Truth.

Good Boi

Lou Brock

Da Hip

I took a wrong step and my bad hip immediately sent a deep stabbing pain straight down my leg. The pain was so bad I literally screamed,  but worse yet whatever happened inside that socket rendered it unusable, and Parker had to help me to a chair.  The motion is back,  more or less,  but the pain continues churning at a (comparatively more comfortable) 7.5 out of 10. FML

Tom Seaver

"Tom Terrific", the HOF pitching ace of the Mets and White Sox, has passed away.