Thursday, July 10, 2014

Chicagoan Gored In Pamplona

Happy Birthday kudos to John Wilson this week. Apparently it's a big one as there's been no reported sightings of him lately. When the man of intrigue resurfaces, I'll be grilling him a huge hunk of red meat on the old grill.

Key West will be hosting Hemingway Days next week starting on July 15th. Hemingway lived in Key West for most of the 1930's. In between deep sea fishing and boozing it up on Duval Street, he managed to write a few literary classics. His home is now a museum and it's certainly a stately manor which I recommend touring. The festivities include a Hemingway look-alike contest which people from all over the world participate. So, if you have a crazy uncle that needs a trip, send him to the Conch Republic.

Coco and his new dog are over tonight. So far, so good!

Bastille Days in Milwaukee starts today and runs thru sunday. We'll be heading down to Cathedral Square to watch the 5k race appropriately called Storm the Bastille. The celebration is full of great bands and food. Five of our favorite local bands are featured performers this year. Tough choices to make as I'm not sure how much time we'll have this weekend with our camping trip coming up.

A Chicago man was gored yesterday at The Running of the Bulls. It's always a Chicago guy lately. A few years ago brothers from Chicago were gored by the same bull. A wonderful photograph captured the kodak moment for all the world to see!

This wounded warrior will be hospitalized for a few days but is expected to make a full recovery. To date, twenty people have been injured seriously in this year's run. Since 1924, fifteen people have actually died in this annual event.

Ironically, this latest Chicago runner is a veteran bull runner of ten years and wrote a book on how to survive the run. Perhaps a re-read of his own book is in order!

Later


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