Bruce Sutter

HOF reliever Bruce Sutter, who threw the final pitch of the 1982 World Series as a member of the Cardinals team that defeated my Brewers, died today at age 69.

RIP

Snow in Lincoln County

Smiley sent me this morning.  He's on a Senior retreat at Treehaven, up in Tomahawk.

As you can see it snowed there, something those of us in SE Wisconsin have happily avoided this fall.  

Still, there's no denying the beauty of a fresh snowfall. 

Thursday Night Football = Yawn

Last night was another awful night of football, with two largely incompetent teams  once again apparently competing to NOT score touchdowns. 

As a Packers fan I am content with the result last night (the Bears lost on what was admittedly an exciting final second play) but geesh.

Next week it's the undefeated Eagles vs the 4-1 Cowboys. Here's hoping it revives TNF.

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane, best known as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, and for starring in the British crime drama Cracker, has died at age 72. 

RIP

My Birdies Today :)

Tornado Warnings

We're under a tornado warning here at work and the building has been evacuated, with the staff grouped around the interior restrooms. 

The tornado sirens have been pretty constant.  It always takes awhile for the sediment to settle and the facts to be clear, but we've been told there's confirmed tornado touchdowns in Burlington, Whitewater, and New Berlin. 

Over at their job Lu and Lisa are hunkered down too.

We'll be fine. I hope the same for everyone in the path of the storm. 

7 Days!!

In one short week I'll be driving to O'Hare! Yay!!! Dan make sure u have off...ur my ride xo - Lisa

An Email from Junie's Teacher

Dear Mr. Slap

It is lovely to have a third Slap daughter go through my classroom. You have raised some strong willed young ladies, and I think each one keeps getting "stronger." Junie definitely has her opinions and is happy to share them. In general I take it as a compliment, because even though she complains about every book, film, audiobook, essay, etc that we read, she is knowledgeable enough to be able to critique things, which shows that she is paying attention and evaluating things she hears. 

Her daily work has been getting good grades (Proficient, meaning pretty good, missing somethings). 

She did not do the Analysis essay though, one we have been working on in class for the last week. It is still available in google classroom for her to submit and get a good grade on (until the end of October). 

Thanks! 

Alexander Br-

Pronouns: he/him

Angela Lansbury

 Angela Lansbury, star of stage and screen (I know her best from both Murder She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast) has died at age 96. RIP. 

40 Years Ago Today

40 years ago today, seated on the living room floor, I watched Robin Yount pick up a weak grounder and throw to Cecil Cooper for the final out of the 1982 ALCS. 

I will always remember Coop leaping off the bag with joy.

And I'll always remember my Grandpa clapping his hands together, leaning forward on his chair, and saying "Hot damn!"

I'm sick of celebrating these guys at every turn - give us another Brewers team to lionize already! - but today I say, sincerely: thanks for the memories. 

Dinner

Dinner tonight is white chicken chili n crunchy French bread rolls. Mmmm. Soup, it's what's for dinner!  -Lisa

An odd gift, but thank you

Someone found a dead moth outside and gave it to me - Smiley

Says Junie:

ISO Non-working Phone

ISO: a cell phone. doesn’t need to work. 

The highschool my siblings go to require them to turn in their phones at the beginning of the day. it’s not the best neighborhood or school so we’d like them to have their actual phone on them to be able to contact anyone if need be.

- LuLu

An Unexpected Bonus

Here's an unexpected bonus from my bird feeder at work. The local chipmunks made a habit of stealing sunflower seeds, dropped by the birds, and burying them in the big pots on the patio. These pots, I'm told, have not (intentionally) held plants since Covid broke out.  

Apparently chipmunks have short memories, because these seeds, instead of becoming chipmunk din-din, started to grow. 

And now, by virtue of my bird feeder, I have grown pots full of sunflowers that now grace the patio! LOL

Biden To Pardon (some) Federal Weed Offenses

Like his predecessor, it seems Biden is keeping many campaign promises, good/ bad and in-between. By and large, this is a good one.  

No one should be in prison soley for weed possession 

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Loretta Lynn

The Queen of country music has passed away.  I remember her fondly from a childhood watching Coal Miners Daughter whenever it was on TV. She was 90 years old. 

RIP 

Someone

someone you know has had an abortion. if you’re pro life and insist that nobody in your circles have, consider that they just might not feel safe telling you 🤷🏻‍♀️  - YaYa

Strange Move Kopps

Pro life day flavor at Kopp's now deleted. Hmmm...maybe delete the person who made the decision in the first place. 

Completely uninterested in going back to Kopps.

- Lisa

Update

A Fine Start to the Day

Our Sunday started out with Lisa running over a shard of metal and getting a flat.  Luckily she had a big strong man at home to change it.  Unfortunately Smiley was at work so it was left up to me. 

60 Years Ago

60 years ago tonight Johnny Carson took over The Tonight Show

Wrong Number

Why I get 10 calls from the Milwaukee county jail and I couldn’t figure out who tf it was till I answered FINALLY and he’s like oh shit wrong number - YaYa

The Taste of Fall

Pumpkin spice means nothing to me. These are fall for me! Thanks Dan!  - Lisa

Sawyer Goes AWOL

Lost dog. Blond w tags. Name: Sawyer. Half huskie half golden retriever all harmless and foolish and blond. Has tags. Leapt from a car window he opened himself so quietly I didn't even notice til I got to my destination. He was still in car at Howard and clement. After that he escaped so quietly I didn't notice. I know that's absurd. Plz call tags if u see him. He won't hurt you. Has no jumping manners tho ...pic of his brother and apparent accomplice - Lisa

hey, our dog Sawyer got loose. he’s super friendly and is sure to come up to you. Please contact the numbers on his collar. he has a collar and a harness. Somewhere in the bayview/st francis airport area - LuLu

UPDATE: 

Obviously, this ruined our morning. Four people, three cars, and we didn't so much as get a glimpse of him. I was mad at Lisa for losing my boi and though I hid it well (but apparently not), and so there went our day. 

Luckily, sometime around 11 Lisa called the pound and yup, they had him; he'd been picked up by the St. Francis police and escorted to the pound. He left the house with a harness, two collars, tags, and a microchip, but they claimed he had no tags and no chip (MAADC found the chip right away). 

Anyway, the dumb boy is home where he belongs.