We took Mango to the dog park for the first time. She did real well. No barking and probably the fastest dog there out of about 30. She ran until she couldn't any longer and laid down by my feet!
St. Marcus lost a well played soccer game 1-0 tonight. Coco had a solid game with 32 minutes played. The ball didn't come his way much like last week.
Tonight we're going to the German Beer Garden with John and Angela. We've been meaning to go all summer.
Tomorrow is the Tomato Romp on North Avenue. Everybody whipping tomatoes at each other always brings a smile to my face. They moved it a block over this year due to a new apartment building being built on the vacant site.
The first political signs have come out this week. So far just Hillary and Russ Feingold signs and not a single Trump sign. Maybe there is some justice after all!
Later
Friday, September 9, 2016
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Milwaukee Monsoon
What a wet day! It started raining hard at 8am then stopped and started all day. When it did rain it came down really hard. The cement in our backyard was full of water and eventually little waves.
Coco had soccer practice though. It poured the entire time and he said it was the greatest practice ever. Besides the fact that he scored a tricky goal he said it was just plain fun. They have a half mile run back to school from the practice field. He said for some reason he was trying to avoid puddles when it dawned on him that he couldn't possible get any wetter.
I've been drying and washing his practice gear all night long. Then Mango our coonhound was hyper all night so I took her for a long walk in the rain. She's a bit calmer now that I spent ten minutes hand toweling her dry. Such an exciting life I lead on weekdays!
A little sunshine tomorrow would be nice.
Later
Coco had soccer practice though. It poured the entire time and he said it was the greatest practice ever. Besides the fact that he scored a tricky goal he said it was just plain fun. They have a half mile run back to school from the practice field. He said for some reason he was trying to avoid puddles when it dawned on him that he couldn't possible get any wetter.
I've been drying and washing his practice gear all night long. Then Mango our coonhound was hyper all night so I took her for a long walk in the rain. She's a bit calmer now that I spent ten minutes hand toweling her dry. Such an exciting life I lead on weekdays!
A little sunshine tomorrow would be nice.
Later
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Buddha Lounge
Krissy and I finally used our Groupon at the Buddha Lounge. What great food and it's really cool on the inside. The service was excellent also. We shall return!
It's 90 plus degrees and humid after the sun went down. That's very unusual for Milwaukee. A lot of years fall starts immediately after Labor Day.
I had to buy Coco heel inserts for his soccer shoes. I watched him practice for a bit. He warms up like they taught him at the Marquette University Camp. Good to see he was paying attention and the money was well spent.
Trump wants the Generals to present him with a plan to defeat terrorism within 30 days. Geez, this guy just doesn't understand how anything works and shows a total disregard for the militaries intelligence. They actually do some thinking out there Donny but I know you went to a military grade school so you think you know everything.
The only thing not hot today was our coonhound Mango. Didn't seem to mind the heat at all. Well, she is from the south I guess!
Later
It's 90 plus degrees and humid after the sun went down. That's very unusual for Milwaukee. A lot of years fall starts immediately after Labor Day.
I had to buy Coco heel inserts for his soccer shoes. I watched him practice for a bit. He warms up like they taught him at the Marquette University Camp. Good to see he was paying attention and the money was well spent.
Trump wants the Generals to present him with a plan to defeat terrorism within 30 days. Geez, this guy just doesn't understand how anything works and shows a total disregard for the militaries intelligence. They actually do some thinking out there Donny but I know you went to a military grade school so you think you know everything.
The only thing not hot today was our coonhound Mango. Didn't seem to mind the heat at all. Well, she is from the south I guess!
Later
Monday, September 5, 2016
Happy Labor Day
It was a lazy day for the most part and hanging out with our dog Mango. She has a lot of energy and hopefully by winter she will settle down to a reasonable level.
Josh Sitton ended up signing a big contract with the Bears after being surprisingly cut by the Packers. He's been one of the top three guards in the league for the last three years so there must have been something behind the scenes that caused this. He's a welcome addition!
Helen Mirren is heading to Key West and the Keys next week to film a movie called The Leisure Seeker. She's an Academy Award winner so there's a pretty good chance this film will be a good one!
Oil change time tomorrow and a new week with the Annual Tomato Romp coming up next saturday. I can't wait!
Later
Josh Sitton ended up signing a big contract with the Bears after being surprisingly cut by the Packers. He's been one of the top three guards in the league for the last three years so there must have been something behind the scenes that caused this. He's a welcome addition!
Helen Mirren is heading to Key West and the Keys next week to film a movie called The Leisure Seeker. She's an Academy Award winner so there's a pretty good chance this film will be a good one!
Oil change time tomorrow and a new week with the Annual Tomato Romp coming up next saturday. I can't wait!
Later
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Buffett Alpine 2016
Well, I obviously drank too much at the concert last night because I felt like crap all day. It was a pretty packed house for the Labor Day Weekend show. The parking lot party was even wilder than previous years which is saying something. Our bus ride there and back had some rowdies on it. Two Sheriff Deputies stepped on board to break up a brawl. Way too much stress there for a Buffett concert.
We did manage to get out of the house and meet Angela and John at the Red Lion Pub for a couple hours. Feeling a bit better now.
The giant pumpkin at the State Fair is already up. They sell costumes there for Halloween. I'm not sure when Halloween became a 60 day fake holiday!
The Cubs keep winning and football starts this week. Fall has arrived!
Later
We did manage to get out of the house and meet Angela and John at the Red Lion Pub for a couple hours. Feeling a bit better now.
The giant pumpkin at the State Fair is already up. They sell costumes there for Halloween. I'm not sure when Halloween became a 60 day fake holiday!
The Cubs keep winning and football starts this week. Fall has arrived!
Later
Friday, September 2, 2016
Taco Trucks
Sometimes these Trump surrogate speakers are just too much. Besides twisting every fact around known to man they are just plain brain dead sometimes. One of them said that one of the main reasons to agree with Trump's immigration policies (which ever one that is for that day I guess) is that if we don't we'll have too many taco trucks. Yes, food vendors are awfully dangerous these days!
The Cubs won another game today behind a complete game from Jon Lester. They are 40 games over 500 already. Even hotter I believe than when they started out the season!
A tough opening 3-1 loss today for the St. Marcus Mustangs. The other team was good and we need to find one outstanding defensive player to shore up the back end. Coco had a team high 3 shots but none made it into the net. Only one slightly bad decision all game and he played 30 out of 40 minutes. Important experience in only his second outdoor season. Last year at this time he was on the B team with no hope of playing an A game. He decided he wanted to be a soccer player and he certainly is becoming one. I couldn't be prouder.
Jimmy Buffett tomorrow at Alpine Valley. We've shopped for it and now a good night's sleep and the party begins!
Later
The Cubs won another game today behind a complete game from Jon Lester. They are 40 games over 500 already. Even hotter I believe than when they started out the season!
A tough opening 3-1 loss today for the St. Marcus Mustangs. The other team was good and we need to find one outstanding defensive player to shore up the back end. Coco had a team high 3 shots but none made it into the net. Only one slightly bad decision all game and he played 30 out of 40 minutes. Important experience in only his second outdoor season. Last year at this time he was on the B team with no hope of playing an A game. He decided he wanted to be a soccer player and he certainly is becoming one. I couldn't be prouder.
Jimmy Buffett tomorrow at Alpine Valley. We've shopped for it and now a good night's sleep and the party begins!
Later
Thursday, September 1, 2016
South Carolina Clowns
There's been numerous clown sightings in Greenville, SC. They all happen in the middle of the night and people keep calling the police but so far they've found nothing. I'm not sure it's illegal to dress up as a clown in South Carolina but you never know. I've been to South Carolina once before. In Greenville and a place called Pickens. It was August and just walking down the street in a suit was a torturous experience! I did love Pickens though. A true Southern small town like the one in Doc Hollywood. It was up in the mountains and it was a dry county. The lemonade sure was good though!
I was reading today that it's the 77th anniversary of Germany invading Poland. Poland actually had a 1 million man army which was enormous in those days. Unfortunately, they were all basically cavalry units and no match for German tanks and planes.
The Buffett concert is Saturday. The buildup begins. Company coming that day so it's back to cleaning for me!
Later
I was reading today that it's the 77th anniversary of Germany invading Poland. Poland actually had a 1 million man army which was enormous in those days. Unfortunately, they were all basically cavalry units and no match for German tanks and planes.
The Buffett concert is Saturday. The buildup begins. Company coming that day so it's back to cleaning for me!
Later
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