Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

All the lavish praise and talk of how this book is a "true tour de force"? That's evidence that publishing people done lost their minds. The writing style is strong, I'll grant you that, but the plot belongs in a second tier Encyclopedia Brown story, and the "twists" are so obvious you have to wonder why he bothered writing them down. (irritating minutia: if you're foolish enough to read the book, count how many times the healthy main character feels faint . . . simply from missing a single meal.) 

Pass.

5 HOF

With Ted Simmons's induction next week, 5 Hall of Famer's will have played for the 1982 Brewers: Yount, Molitor, Fingers, Sutton, and Simmons.

Willard Scott

"The Today Show" weatherman extraordinaire Willard Scott died today. RIP.

pic courtesy of @80sthen80snow

Year 3

tomorrow i start my third year at UWM. excited, scared, ready- covid has changed my academic experience, but I truly do want to make this a great semester. #PantherProud

ps- find me again working as a campus ambassador & on the theatre department marketing team! making moves! 

- YaYa

My Doggo

Good boy!

Sadly

Ed Asner

The great Ed Asner passed away today.  RIP

LuLu moves into the Dorms

Lisa, Junie, and I moved LuLu  into her UW-Madison dorm today. The whole process was relaxed and unhurried, and we were able to stay to see her room 90% finished. This is the second kid we've moved out, but the first that is outside of a viable retrieval radius in case of a zombie outbreak, and knowing that - and that I won't see her for months at a time - made it rough. But life is change and turmoil, and I am wholly confident she'll do great and emerge an even stronger student that accomplishes great things! We love you! Go 

#Badgers!

Hi, Dan - sending you a private message from husband, if you don’t mind checking Messenger. Thanks - hope you and your family are doing well!  - Wendy, Wil's wife

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

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

20 years

Today marks 20 years since the plane crash that took the life of Aaliyah.

Mayor Barrett is Leaving Office

Let the mayoral election drama commence.

Charlie Watts

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

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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.

Don Everly

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

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!