The Serenity Prayer

The style of this looks an awful lot like the one that hung in our house growing up. Still wise words I need to remind myself of often. - Lisa

LuLu models for YaYa's Business

 

Star Wars From a Certain Point of View

I've finished reading my first book of 2021, a collection of stories told from the POV of minor Star Wars characters from the 1977 movie. A few tales were duds, but on the whole it's an entertaining and imaginative undertaking.
 

ISO

Anyone have any neon scarfs, necklace, bracelets I could borrow? It’s for Friday, let me know! I’d immediately return... - Lisa

My Dad's Phu Cat

The shirt I ordered for my Father for Christmas arrived today. It honors his service in the USAF during the Vietnam War, when he was stationed at Phu Cat from 1968 to 1969.

It’s the minor inconveniences of covid life that are really wearing me down. Sure the big losses are terrible but man these constant “pecks” are gonna do me in. - Lisa

On January 6th

I posted the news articles yesterday (on FB) as placeholders, so that in the future they'd pop up in FB memories, and thus did not bother to caption them. I have not even read the comments, bc Idgaf about the wretched platform most days. I keep Facebook largely bc after a decade the sheer weight of material I've written precludes abandoning it. If I could go back in time, I'd avoid FB altogether and stick to my blog. Give me Instagram anyday. 

But since some people chose to read into it, let me make my position clear. I think breaking into and occupying the capitol was stupid. I do not think it is worse than burning and looting cities all summer, but it isn't something to applaud. It was dumb and pointless and generated horrific attention. It gives America a black eye. 

I think Trump, in decades hence, had the chance to have his administration objectively rated as successful by historians. I think his endless tantrum post election, and the incidents of Jan 6th, have irrevocably damaged those chances. He blew it. 

You can think differently, it doesn't matter to me. You do you. If political thoughts decided a person's worth, I wouldn't associate with 90% of the people I know. Like what you do in the bedroom, politics has Jack to do with what I think of you. Just keep it civil and don't be an insensitive ahole.

That's all.  

Thanks.

Jan 6th

 I couldn’t have said it better myself! - Lisa

FYI

 Just for the record: As a life long Christian, I have no “Christian flag”.  - Lisa

Jan 6th

 Where was the tear gas and rubber bullets today?

If you still don’t subscribe to white privilege and systematic racism YOU are the problem. - Lisa

Today:

That Miserable Year is Bleeding into the next . . .

December 37th, 2020

35 Years Gone

Today is the 35th anniversary of my Big Grandpa's passing, and despite a wickedly frigid day,  I stopped by with LuLu  to pay my respects. RIP and Love Grandpa.

Gordo burger in bay view is so good I felt like crying as the last bites disappeared. So so good! - Lisa

100 Years Ago Today

Today marks a very sad anniversary in the story of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. One hundred years ago today--on January 2, 1921--the young couple suffered the terrible loss of their first born child, Doud Dwight "Ikky" Eisenhower, who died of scarlet fever at the age of three.

Frittata

This frittata was the most delicious thing I've made in awhile! -Lisa

My Grant Shirt

This is the U.S. Grant t-shirt I got for Christmas.

What a Foolish Decision

Milwaukee County Transit is NOT providing free bus rides tonight, apparently to encourage staying at home due to Covid.

Meanwhile, how many drunks will take to the roads because of this? 

I Hear Ya James

Wise words for New Year's Eve 2020 too

 

Hoover was a Good Man

100 years ago today. The $3 million raised that night is equivalent to roughly $40 million in 2020. Click on the photo for the whole story. 

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Little Sally Walker

 So I guess Iggy Azalea released a song called “little sally walker” last year...I was like, hmmm that’s a game we used to play as kids....

Yep, it’s the same song. Lol.

You guys remember playing this right?

We so damn old our old games are being made into new rap songs. How tf that happen?! - Lisa

WW84

After our traditional Christmas pancake breakfast (this year held at 4pm lol) I kept a long held promise to LuLu and took her to see WW84 on its opening day.  It was not awful,  but imo its script needed a lot of work.  Still,  it was fun to venture to a theater for only the second time since Covid, and a joy to accompany Lulu.

Merry Christmas

Photo by Junie

Great Job Son!

Yesterday, completely on his own initiative, Smiley  prepared a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner of ham, potatoes, stuffing, mac n cheese, roasted mozzarella brussel sprouts, asparagus, biscuits, and two, count 'em, TWO homemade apple pies.

 

Smiley is fifteen.  

At 15 I couldn't boil water. 

#GreatJobGreatKid