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. 

The Adam Project

So late last month I  watched the latest Ryan Reynolds Netflix film, The Adam Project. It's about a time traveler who goes back in time and works with his 12 year old self to prevent the death of his wife in the far future. 

It sounds, from that write-up, pretty heavy. 

Please. 

It's a goofy movie that doesn't even attempt to keep to a consistent take on time travel or its consequences, despite all the many times the characters openly whine about not changing history. And Ryan Reynolds once again, plays himself. His acting range has all the breadth of a flea's waistline. 

That said, I liked it. 

Why? Because Ryan Reynolds playing himself is a pretty interesting character, the 12 year old version of himself was a laugh out loud hit, and I dig time travel. 

So, assuming you already pay for a Netflix subscription, watch it. :)

Virginia Patton

Virginia Patton, the niece of General George Patton, and the last surviving adult cast member from It's A Wonderful Life (she played Harry's new bride) has died at age 97.

RIP

Let's cuddle bruh - Lisa 

Usyk-Joshua 2

I sat down on my patio on this gorgeous August day, my two doggos underfoot, and watched the recent Uskyk-Joshua rematch for the heavyweight crown. 

Here's how I scored it. Honestly, I think I was a bit generous in giving Joshua anything but the 8th and 9th rounds. 

In real life, the official scorecards were 116-112  and 115-113 for the Ukrainian, and Glen Feldman, incredulously,  scored it 115-113 for Joshua. That man either needs glasses or some professional ethics. 

This fight will, however, be forever remembered not for the action in the ring, but for Anthony Joshua's childish reaction to losing. He tossed the belts out of the ring, told Usyk “You ain’t big, you ain’t skilled, you’re not strong, how did you beat me?”, then (apparently realizing how he much of a doofus he was being) he overcompensated with a long  complimentary speech. 

Cringe. 

Now, will we see Usyk-Fury? I don't know, but it would be a doozy. 

Lunch at Omnicron

Here's a few rather pointless shots from a lunch I had with LuLu yesterday.  Points for remaining in business even while named after a pandemic variant, and for the perfectly done eggs over medium. Yum.

Yes, it was lunch. Yes, we still each ordered breakfast.  Yes, after refusing to eat any egg not scrambled or hard boiled for some 46 or 47 years, I have in recent times widened my repertoire. Yes, it was too much food for a person to consume in one sitting.  And yes, I ate every bite.

Lu and I witness a crash on 94

As Lulu and i were driving west on 94, a pickup that was towing a boat abruptly changed lanes and caused two SUV's to crash.

I saw the accident unfold and reacted in plenty of time.  For a second so much debris flew up into the air that I wondered if the truck bed had lost cargo too.

I pulled up in the right shoulder alongside the Chevy.  With the airbags deployed you couldn't see the inside of the car. I opened the passenger door. The lone occupant was the driver, a woman in her late fifties named Lori who was unhurt but disorientated and could not reach the seat belt release. I climbed in - moving a stack of Lisa Gardner hardcover mysteries from the library out of the way - and undid the belt. She asked me to call for help and I said that was already taken care of.  

Meanwhile Lu was on the phone with 911. I went to check on the second driver, who was a little banged up but predominantly just angry at the owner of the boat, who had not stopped and who kept driving away. The man tried to move his car out off to the side (the accident effectively blockaded three lanes) but I told him there was no chance; his tire was flat and the tie rod looked broken. 

911, btw,  was watching over the traffic cams and scolded me (via Lu) for walking in the traffic lanes but, whatever.  Lu waved to the cameras, as she stood with the first driver. 

Lori, the driver, was still visibly shaken.  

"This is my first accident," she said 

"Ever?," I said. She was near sixty, and had probably been driving 40 years. 

"Yes."

"Then you're very lucky.  And you still are -  you're able to walk away from this."

Anyway, with deputies pulling up on the scene we said goodbye and left - after I congratulated her on her taste in books. 

An hour later, by the way, we're driving in the Town of West Bend and a pickup truck with a bed full of lumber lost its load in the street in front of us. No harm done tho.

Not a great day for driving I guess. 

A Visitor

This gorgeous creature greeted me on my cars dashboard when I left work today. I worked late, a fact that must have upset it, for as you can see it defecated on my hat while it waited lol

I did capture it and put it in an empty soda cup to show the kids, but I felt sorry for it and let it go free. 

Mammoths and grasshoppers, man. They're my jam.