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…and Ian starts humming Thriller and the next thing I know he’s doing this. I understand that I am at least half responsible for his genetic makeup.  But when I was 16 I would have never, ever done anything this … Continue reading →

I kinda sorta want to do this.   Canoelover

I believe in capitalism.  Not the Gordon Gecko, how much can we extract, squeeze the workers capitalism…but the more simple Adam Smith dream world where the Invisible Hand makes everything correct itself.  In my dream world, there are no Boeskis, … Continue reading →

Ahem. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 618 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN…SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. DAY ONE…TONIGHT BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE … Continue reading →

…with the recipe.   Cave panem,         Canoelover

This made me laugh out loud.  Of course, agile people should use the stairs, right? Does anyone else find these sorts of things amusing?   Canoelover

Whit and Em are two of my favorite young women.  Whitney because she is my daughter and is really cool, and Em because she is my friend’s daughter and is really cool.  They are quite a pair.

I love bread. Living in Italy for a couple of years can really sour one on the soft, gooey tasteless loaves that like the shelves of the grocery store.  Roman Meal?  Any self-suspecting gladiator would fall on their own gladius before … Continue reading →

It’s that time again, boys and girls, when I attempt to explain to my non-arctic extended family why I like ice fishing.  Simple answer: because if you sit on a bucket out on the ice without a pole in your … Continue reading →

…my children are still trying to figure out the central tenet of nordic skiing. Central Tenet:  Skis go down. We’re working on “up” and “down” next. Respectfully submitted,    Canoelover