Tom T Hall

Sneaky snake goes dancing, wigglin and hissin' ......RIP sir.  You made 1st grade a little more palatable.

Rovers by Richard Lange

Yowsers, this was good!  

Two imortal brothers - Rovers in their parlance, vampires in ours - run afoul of a Rover biker gang, and the violence that follows threatens to consume them all. 

Richard Lange can WRITE, kind sir, and every page reminds you of that fact. This one's worth a purchase. 

#richardlange #rovers

100 Years Ago Today

On this day in 1921, 100 years ago! - Bradley Corporation, one of Milwaukee’s manufacturing pioneers, launched the foot-activated Washfountain. This kind of sink survives to this day in many Milwaukee schools.

First Day of the (High School) Year

With MPS back in person today, the two youngest have returned to the fold. Have a great first day guys, and Parker you show your freshman sister around lol!

He DIDNT show me around - Junie 

[Junie] I read your group texts. He had your back. - Me

[Junie]  you didn't need to be shown around....remember? But he did give you vending machine money! - Lisa

Congrats!

With his Dad looking on in the stands, Arizona's Tyler Gilbert pitched a no-hitter in his first MLB start. Incredible!

500 years ago today . . .

500 years ago today Aug. 13, 1521, the brutal Aztec Empire effectively ended as the last Emperor, Cuauhtemoc, was taken prisoner by the Spaniards.

Billy Summers by Stephen King

I'm stumped at the praise this book is getting; I think it's an entertaining crime novel that will be forgotten in a decade, even by hardcore King fans. It's full of King tropes that wore thin years ago: the main character (poses as) a writer; there's a bunch of sappy kids who recite rhymes and talk like sitcom children from the 50's; and anyone who votes differently than the author is a monster. My biggest pet peeve? That the novel within a novel, designed to show how Billy went from hero to contract killer, merely stops, with its conclusion abruptly left to be explained within a conversation. Bah. It's worth a library read at best. #stephenking

The World is Still Off Kilter

Whoa

The Suicide Squad

I watched The Suicide Squad tonight with Lulu and I really liked it. It was far more enjoyable than the 2016 mess, with a stronger cast, better writing,  and enough action and humor to forgive a sometimes lackadaisical and meandering plot.  It's worth your price of admission (or subscription.)

Bobby Bowden

Legendary coach Bobby Bowden has died at 91. RIP

Markie Post

A heartfelt RIP to Night Court's public defender, Markie Post.

Image by @80sthen80snow

A Centennial of MLB Radio

Today marks the100th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of a major league baseball game.

LOL

I watched this live!

Done.

Yeah.  Enough chances Omega.

RIP - Four Decades Gone

Today marks the  40th anniversary of my Great-Grandmother Stella's passing.

Ron Popeil

RIP Ron Popeil, inventor, infomercial pioneer, and founder of Ronco. I remember your products with fondness.

Dusty Hill

RIP Dusty Hill of ZZ Top

No Way!

A scant $19/ hour to be an elephant *zookeeper* at a major American zoo? Hellllll no! It sure makes me think less of a profession I've always admired too.

Tua Pasta-Miilwaukee

Today Lisa and I went with my cousin Mindy to Tua-Pasta, along Milwaukee's River Walk. 

You choose the ingredients you want, and they cook it right in front of you - an Italian version of a Subway restaurant, if you will. 

The best gellato (ice cream) I've ever had and they make it all in front of you! The liquid nitrogen cloud was super neat! - Lisa

As for me, I wasn't awed by the food, in large part because I chose poorly - I wanted to keep the calories down, and chose things that didn't speak to me. That's on me. 

Jackie Mason

Comedian, actor, and former Rabbi Jackie Mason has passed away at 93. RIP. 

Photo @tonymiros

Awww

My grandniece

in anticipation of the Bucks game tonight. . .

World Champions!!!!!

My hometown Bucks have done it,  coming back from an 0-2 hole in the Finals to win the championship for the first time since 1971!  I couldn't be happier for this town!

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Although it grabbed my attention at first, it eventually becomes an overly complicated mish-mash of genres with a pat Scooby Doo ending.  The author can turn a phrase,  but I think he overreached. I'm in the minority tho, because I've heard nothing but praise for it elsewhere.