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Friday, August 27, 2021

Ten

Thirty years ago today - 30 YEARS! - Pearl Jam released Ten,  their debut album.  Within a few months my friend Atta would loan me a copy on cassette, and I was hooked.  I wore out multiple copies and three decades later I still consider them "my" band.  

Happy Anniversary!

#pearjam

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Kasey's Pop Up

I visited Kasey’s pop up at the Maker Market at Discovery World last week after months of contemplating ordering these cookies from Mac MKE (and always seeming to miss the event booths) and I was wholeheartedly impressed with both the taste/presentation, but also Kasey herself. Very charming to talk to & her work speaks for itself. I’ll definitely be ordering custom goods soon! If you’ve been thinking about ordering- my advice, just do it!! - yaya

Some Funnies


That About Sums it Up

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts,  drummer for The Rolling Stones,  has died at age 80. RIP

Monday, August 23, 2021

Text Us

Joe Galloway

Joe Galloway, a great war correspondent best known for covering the Battle of Ia Drang (the opening contest of the Vietnam War) and for co-authoring the incredible book on it,  "We Were Soldiers Once and Young" died on August 18th. RIP and honor.

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Don Everly

Don Everly, one of the greats of early rock n roll and a good friend of Buddy Holly, has passed away.  RIP

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Tom T Hall

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

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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.


Monday, August 16, 2021

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

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Congrats!

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

Friday, August 13, 2021

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

Monday, August 9, 2021

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

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Markie Post



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

Image by @80sthen80snow

Thursday, August 5, 2021

A Centennial of MLB Radio

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