Indian Summer Festival

Smiley and I went to Indian Summer Festival today to watch an amateur boxing tournament, then did some arts & crafts and enjoyed a bison Indian taco and frybread. A great time with a great son.

Love fried bread....with bacon, mummmmm...so good - Grandma J

We Had a Great Time

A belated mention: #TeamSlap spent Friday night at a BBQ with Brian and DeLaura t and family. We had a good time, and best of all, on the drive home the kids said they had fun and that "we should do this more often."

No Punch Back

During the walk junie and I discussed the possible benefits of buying a Beetle; gas mileage was my point. Hers? "If we were driving in it we could watch people punch each other" [aka "white punch buggie no punch back"]

50 Years

Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles concert here in Milwaukee.

Joan Rivers

RIP the great Joan Rivers, one of the funniest comedians of all time- not just female comedian, but comedian PERIOD. You'll be missed.

Thoughts and prayers for a full recovery for Joan Rivers

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Let's Be Cops

Last night after class Lisa and I went to see "Let's Be Cops" at Marcus Theatres SouthShore. It's not going to win any Oscars, and you really need to suspend your disbelief, but it's LOL and worth watching - esp. at $5 a ticket.

Spidey

Thank you CVS

Good on #CVS pharmacies for choosing to stop selling cigarettes. I find it incredibly ironic that the same cashier at #Walgreens that will sell you a pack will then thank you with their tagline of "Be Well". #welldoneCVS #WalgreensPayAttention

Don't Go There

What is the most important lesson to take away from Lt. Joe Kenda #HomocideHunter? Uh, how about that Colorado Springs is a very very violent place. #notaboonfortourism

70 Years Ago Today

70 years ago today Navy pilot George H.W. Bush was was shot down during a bombing run over Chichi Jima. After several hours at sea he was rescued by a U.S. submarine and forty-four years later would be elected President.

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story

Watching The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story (as told by Dustin Diamond). So far, twenty minutes in, there's not much to report, except that the kid playing Zack is nowhere near as good looking as Mark Paul Gosselaar. #Unauthorized

 . . Ok, so we finished watching it late last night, and as (my) Lisa said as the credits rolled: "Who wouldn't authorize THAT??". Let me sum up the dastardly deeds done by the cast and crew: Zack and Lisa *almost* kissed, Screech got drunk once and (gasp!) smoked a joint and . . . . yup. That's it. It's hard to make my teenage years look remotely bad-ass, but they might have pulled it off. Still, a fun trip down memory lane.

The First Day of School 2014

 The first day of school 2014 went off without a hitch this morning as #TeamSlap headed out the door on time and happy. Miracles do happen people!

YaYa and LuLu had been asking for a ride to school this AM but once it was vetoed they hit the pavement with no further complaint on this gorgeous morning. "I can tell it's gonna be hot today cuz  the sun is out and there's no clouds," Junie said. 

At the school, under threat of me making a scene and loudly proclaiming their names while I did so, they gathered for a traditional #TeamSlap cheer. We do it every morning, but no, not usually so close to the school where they could be seen (gasp!) showing family unity and love. 

Oh, and here's a huge fly I saw on the way home. I don't know if you can tell scale from my finger in the shot, but it was something out of a '50's horror flick. 

A Sad Anniversary

I don't mean to be a downer, but today is the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the American Passenger Pigeon. May they RIP.

Jimi Jamison

RIP Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison, age 63. You had the Eye of the Tiger.

75 Years Ago

Today is the 75th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland, the inciting incident that began World War II.

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Junie dines at Benihana!

Junie at Benihana this past Friday. We arrived with only a half hour left before lunch was over, and they originally didn't want to serve us hibachi. But when we said the only reason we were there was to introduce the littlest Slap to it, they seated us right away. She smiled throughout lunch, and did great with the chopsticks!

Junie's New Do

Junie's new haircut, courtesy of  "Laura's Family Hair Care" at 2018 W Layton Ave. $5 a cut - cash only :)

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Christmas?

A Walk with My Godson

Went to Tracy'ss house and took TJ for a walk with YaYa, Smiley, and Juine (or "girl" as TJ calls her)

Dropping Supplies off at School

This is Lulu's classroom:

History Repeats Itself

Horrendous news from a former co-worker: the pool at Job Prior was the scene of a 12 year old's drowning Friday night. It's the same pool that was the scene of the drowning in '06 and it brings back a ton of bad memories. Condolences to the family.

Laura's Family Hair Care

-You know that great $5 haircut place on Greenfield in West Allis? They've opened another location in Milwaukee, at 2018 W Layton Ave. Same quality, same low price. "Laura's Family Hair Care" open M-Sat from 9-6. :)