Bedtime

10 pm is my max at this point. i gotta fight to stay awake after that - LuLu

September 11th 2022

A rainy, icky September 11th here in Milwaukee.  The Packers are getting schooled by the Vikings, I'm very down (unrelated), but I'm trying to turn my frown upside down. 

I'm failing, but I'm trying. 

The day started out pretty well, with a visit to a local Asian grocery store with Smiley, Lisa, and Dem. 

But since then it's just been blah. I did prep some lunches for the week and I may make spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, so i haven't been idle. Just . .  off.

Not the worst 9/11 of my lifetime, thank God. For that I'm grateful. 

The 2022 BVCC Food Pantry Walk

So today was the annual 2.6 mile charity walk for the local food pantry.  While we were regular attendees at the event for years, we skipped it 2019 (Lisa and the kids had free tickets for Great America), then 2020 went ixnay because of that whole pandemic, and I don't even remember it being held last year.

Anywho, this year's walk was discovered at pretty much the last minute so Lu, Junie, and Lisa were AWOL at work, my friend Tre couldn't make it on short notice, and Smiley is 24 hours removed from minor leg surgery so he had to sit it out. Boo.

But Yaya and her boyfriend showed, and I was pleased to bring our two exchange students along!

Along the route I saw a baby snapping turtle on the sidewalk and we stopped for some pics before I carried it over to the edge of a nearby pond. 

Alas, twas not our most successful walk. It was a hot day, and newsflash for those of us new to having a shaved head:  hair insulates. It got mighty hot up top my noggin. 

Then Dem, who had not brought sneakers to the US and was walking in boots (my bad for not noticing before the walk) began to complain of pain in his feet and was visibly uncomfortable. So I called Smiley who came to pick him up, and Rebeca asked to go too soooo... that was it.

None-the-less, I'm glad we did it and I want to return next year 

i Wish

i just wish i could skip forward to five years from now and be financially stableeeee - Lulu

LOL

New Rules

Good. Adios shift, you sucked.

30 Years Ago Today

Thirty years ago today Robin Yount notched his 3000th hit with a seventh inning single off Jose Mesa. The game, believe it or not, wasn't even televised! Small market baseball, ladies and gentlemen, was a different breed. 

I was at the game with my sister Katie and I remember jumping to my feet, just like everyone else in County Stadium, and applauding until my hands ached. What a moment!

Later, I picked up a Yount t-shirt for my friend Tre.  He'd asked me to grab one for him in class that morning, and I took it as a sign that our newly reconnected friendship was growing. 

A few weeks later my Dad and I attended a game where Robin was honored by the team with a hardcover book about the accomplishment. Scalpers had bought up the tickets and we had to give away our books to them in exchange for admittance. Why the Brewers allowed this nonsense right in front of their staff still boggles the mind. 

One more fact: unbeknownst to me, my future wife was in attendance at the 3000th hit game too.

Lu gets another tattoo

Good morning! This gorgeous wrap around vine was done for [LuLu] !! It was such a fun piece to work on! We also touched up and brightened a few of her previous tattoos! Thank you for looking! - a West Bend tattoo artist 

Long Live The King

Charles has officially ascended to the crown. He is now King Charles III and his wife Camilla is Queen Consort.

Here is his statement in full:

The Queen has Died :(

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, has passed away at 96.

She's been a fixture of my world for all 48 years of my life, and I greatly admired her for the strength and stability that were her hallmark.  My daughter Lu has long counted herself as a BIG fan -  her 17th birthday party theme was Queen Elizabeth II!

She will be missed.  

And now, for the first time in almost 3/4th of a century:

God Save the King.

RIP my fav royal - Lulu

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw, CNN's first chief anchor, who I remember from his reporting in the Gulf War, has died at 82.

RIP

Peter Straub

The Milwaukee native and grand horror writer - he authored the great Ghost Story and Koko, to name only a few - has passed away at age 79 of complications from a broken hip. 

RIP sir. You used your talent well. 

My 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Results

 Roster

Round 1, Pick 1(1st Overall)

Jonathan TaylorInd -RB

Round 2, Pick 1(13th Overall)

Josh AllenBuf -QB

Round 3, Pick 1(25th Overall)

Courtland SuttonDen -WR

Round 4, Pick 1(37th Overall)

Lamar JacksonBal -QB

Round 5, Pick 1(49th Overall)

Dawson KnoxBuf -TE

Round 6, Pick 1(61st Overall)

Adam ThielenMin -WR

Round 7, Pick 1(73rd Overall)

Zach ErtzAri -TE

Round 8, Pick 1(85th Overall)

Leonard FournetteTB -RB

Round 9, Pick 1(97th Overall)

Robert WoodsTen -WR

Round 10, Pick 1(109th Overall)

Mecole HardmanKC -WR

Round 11, Pick 1(121st Overall)

Zay JonesJax -WR

Round 12, Pick 1(133rd Overall)

Los Angeles LAC -DEF

Round 13, Pick 1(145th Overall)

Rex BurkheadHou -RB

Round 14, Pick 1(157th Overall)

Jared GoffDet -QB

Sunday Nights Everything Closes Here

just sat in line for mcdonald’s because nothing else is open. - LuLu

 I seriously will go to hell for mouring the loss of all night walmart and all night dennys and gw so badly. I know covid loss of life greater but this loss in my nighttime routine and freedom is heartbreaking to me. Like ....I met my husband at a gw at 3am!!!. The ability to all night shop walmart or hit dennys at 3 am is something I've been able to do my WHOLE life. These are unprecedented times...and I really hate it. So much hate.  - Lisa

I will say the chicken nuggies tasted divine after such a crazy wait plus we went to at least 4 places that were all closed before mcdonalds tooo. Nightmarish fr. We did get "angel numbers" tho.

First Day of School

My Grandniece had her first day of school EVER today!!

The End of an Era. I'm tearing up.

Clearing room for an exchange student. I'm looking for a Barbie FANATIC. Please bring laundry baskets or boxes to haul

Barbie collection has been super loved. It's not in boxes..it's been played with and loved. There's prosthetic leg barbie...Laurie Hernández..mermaid barbie..a dream house (broken door..i have)...2 carriages...bikes...horses...wheelchair..cars. clothes ...accessories. roller skates...pool..there's a lot...alot..  pic doesn't have dream house...

I'm not going to dress then and brush their hair...or wipe anything...they just need to go..closing the chapter of childhood toys for my youngest...

I'd like it to go to one person ASAP and you can distribute what you don't want.

- Lisa

End of an era - YaYa

I've teared up twice - Lisa

Crocus

The now defunct Crocus Restaurant, 3577 S 13th street, the site of our rehearsal dinner in October of 1996.

Quote

It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from  other peoples' mistakes.

Warren Buffett

Stress

i keep having to consciously unclench my jaw I know I’m stressed but damn -YaYa

It's an Idea

birthdays should be every six months. i need the gifts😭 those gift cards come in handy

 -  Lulu

Doggo #1

Here are some pictures from March. IIRC, he had irritated his eye 'rassling with Sawyer, so excuse the bloodshot eye. 

True Crime Fans

I think some true crime fans are unable to identify the real devastation caused by some of these people that y’all fawn over. An interest in true crime shouldn’t overrule basic human decency.  

It makes me sick to see people comment “one of my favorite serial killers” under the new Dahmer movie posts like…. Y’all. Have some tact.

- YaYa

people simping over ted bundy and saying they wouldn’t mind being killed by him😬. like what. imagine having absolutely no self awareness to what your words mean - LuLu

Doggo #2

What Can I Say?

This is how LuLu's boyfriend was dressed when they picked me up from work yesterday  He's a good guy and good to Lu, and you do you boo, but . . . LOL. 

Ah, to be young. 

Jerry Allison

Jerry Allison, good friend of Buddy Holly and drummer of The Crickets, died today at the age of 82.

I saw The Crickets perform at the 1995 Wisconsin State Fair, although I don't remember the lineup of the band on that tour. I wish I'd thought to stick around for some autographs.

RIP Jerry, and say hello to Buddy for us all.