I just commented the other day that I haven't seen Tom Hanks in a movie for quite a while. Then, I see a commercial for 'Bridge of Spies' starring Tom Hanks. The previews looked great. Comes out in October I believe. Definitely a must see for the Oriental Theatre.
[Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford passed away today at the age of 84. I really enjoyed his Monday Night Football broadcasts.
We went grocery shopping at the new Meijer store today. Very crowded. Krissy also bought a new air mattress for camping as it was a great price. Eighteen inches deep. That should help the old back some.
The Cubs completed their 4 game sweep of the Giants today. Man, something special is starting to happen at Addison and Clark this summer!
My best job at grilling perhaps ever today. A couple steaks, baked potato, bone-in chicken and boneless chicken. Every single piece came out great. Now I'm stuffed!
Have a great start to your week!
Later
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Tropics At The State Fair
It's cloudy but warm all day. The rain held off and the State Fair was fun. We walked to Karma and took their shuttle bus both ways. It worked out great and was easy to find on the way home.
King Solomon played at Tropics and the food was great. The service was so-so. It gets so busy but they do their best. It used to be such a well kept secret but the word got out!
We did bring back a half pound of salt water taffy. That will be a great breakfast with coffee tomorrow. Don't knock it till you try it!
Hey Hey the Cubs won again against the Giants. That's almost as sweet as Kristin!
Going to bed, have a great night my friends!
Later
King Solomon played at Tropics and the food was great. The service was so-so. It gets so busy but they do their best. It used to be such a well kept secret but the word got out!
We did bring back a half pound of salt water taffy. That will be a great breakfast with coffee tomorrow. Don't knock it till you try it!
Hey Hey the Cubs won again against the Giants. That's almost as sweet as Kristin!
Going to bed, have a great night my friends!
Later
Friday, August 7, 2015
Reagan Drinking Game
A lot of people watched the debate last night including us. A lot of laughs, more than most movies and it was free. There were people playing a drinking game on twitter while watching the debate. Every time someone invoked the name of Ronald Reagan, they had to do a shot. They must have got plastered last night! Nobody ever mentions Nixon for some reason.
I didn't really care for the debate format. Fox News picked their candidates and took it easy on Walker and Ted Cruz. They went hard after Trump and Rand Paul. Paul should have kept his mouth shut. I never really noticed but Jeb Bush is a terrible speaker just like his brother. Their father was so good, how did the apple far so far from the tree in that family.
Carly Fiorina seems to be this weeks flavor of the week. Wall Street will never support her with a dime. A lot of people lost big money as she took Hewlett Packard down the drain with small minded thinking. She has no vision, just talk.
John Kasich did very well I thought. He should be the nominee if they want to win but they will send him packing I think. That's too bad.
The Cubs beat the Giants again to pull ahead in the wild card race. I'm starting to get a good feeling.
Starting to feel a bit better today as I slept most of the afternoon. Hitting the new La Mesa restaurant down the street for dinner with John and Angela. I'll let you know how it is.
Later
I didn't really care for the debate format. Fox News picked their candidates and took it easy on Walker and Ted Cruz. They went hard after Trump and Rand Paul. Paul should have kept his mouth shut. I never really noticed but Jeb Bush is a terrible speaker just like his brother. Their father was so good, how did the apple far so far from the tree in that family.
Carly Fiorina seems to be this weeks flavor of the week. Wall Street will never support her with a dime. A lot of people lost big money as she took Hewlett Packard down the drain with small minded thinking. She has no vision, just talk.
John Kasich did very well I thought. He should be the nominee if they want to win but they will send him packing I think. That's too bad.
The Cubs beat the Giants again to pull ahead in the wild card race. I'm starting to get a good feeling.
Starting to feel a bit better today as I slept most of the afternoon. Hitting the new La Mesa restaurant down the street for dinner with John and Angela. I'll let you know how it is.
Later
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Ronald Raven
Yes, I made myself watch the Happy Hour debate with the bottom 7 candidates for the GOP debating. Rick Perry actually said "Ronald Raven." After I stopped laughing, I watched the rest of it which was pretty uneventful and nobody would answer the question asked, just more talking points. At least get some new ones as I've heard them all before. There's a reason those 7 are in the bottom rung. Lack of imagination and deep thinking!
I drove by the State Fair grounds today on opening day. Traffic was a pure mess in the middle of the day.
The Milwaukee Lion has been spotted again. Yesterday afternoon in Grafton which is about 20 miles north of the city. Looks like he/she had enough of city life.
I heard an interesting discussion about coal on the radio today. It seems all these new regulations and solar are putting the coal industry out of business. For the record, about 80,000 people are in the coal industry. Certain people think there's a war on coal. No, there's a war against century's old technology. Coal is going the way of the pager. What did the pager worker's do? They moved on to cell phones and tablets. Coal workers will do that also. Life is progressive. Either move with it or just curl up and die. I believe that last sentence can be attributed to Ronald Raven!
Later
I drove by the State Fair grounds today on opening day. Traffic was a pure mess in the middle of the day.
The Milwaukee Lion has been spotted again. Yesterday afternoon in Grafton which is about 20 miles north of the city. Looks like he/she had enough of city life.
I heard an interesting discussion about coal on the radio today. It seems all these new regulations and solar are putting the coal industry out of business. For the record, about 80,000 people are in the coal industry. Certain people think there's a war on coal. No, there's a war against century's old technology. Coal is going the way of the pager. What did the pager worker's do? They moved on to cell phones and tablets. Coal workers will do that also. Life is progressive. Either move with it or just curl up and die. I believe that last sentence can be attributed to Ronald Raven!
Later
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
City of Angels
I was listening some news radio today and hear about a Mexican family speaking privately among themselves at a restaurant table eating a meal. The were accosted by a white woman chastising them at the top of her lungs comparing them to Nazi's and Russians. Naturally, someone caught it on tape with their IPhone. The elderly mom was upset but the son kept his composure which is more than I would have done. Interesting that it happened in Los Angeles which in of itself is a Spanish word as it was settled by the Spanish.
I'm still fighting some illness. Dry throat and stuffy nose. Hopefully it goes away soon.
There's been no sightings of the Milwaukee mountain lion in the last week. A game camera caught sight of a mountain lion in early July in Northern Wisconsin but the owners only checked the camera recently.
The Wisconsin State Fair starts tomorrow. Next Tuesday I'm taking Coco to see Nik Wallenda walk the tightrope over the Milwaukee Mile Speedway. Krissy and I will find a night to go also.
Enjoy your evening.
Later
I'm still fighting some illness. Dry throat and stuffy nose. Hopefully it goes away soon.
There's been no sightings of the Milwaukee mountain lion in the last week. A game camera caught sight of a mountain lion in early July in Northern Wisconsin but the owners only checked the camera recently.
The Wisconsin State Fair starts tomorrow. Next Tuesday I'm taking Coco to see Nik Wallenda walk the tightrope over the Milwaukee Mile Speedway. Krissy and I will find a night to go also.
Enjoy your evening.
Later
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Custom Forms For Everyone
I read an interesting article about Buzz Aldrin and was surprised that he, along with fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins had to fill out a customs form when they returned from the moon. It's not like they could pick up some cheap cigars and booze on their trip!
I'm feeling under the weather a bit today. Possibly allergies I'm told. I was fine for 4 days in the middle of the woods but get sick with allergies as soon as I return to the city. Yikes!
A big welcome to Portugal and Hungary as they become the 39th and 49th countries to visit the blog. Thank you so much.
The Cubs were rained out last night in their quest for a playoff berth. They are shutting out the Pirates late in the game as I type.
I watched "The Legend of Mick Dodge" today on cable. It's about some man who lives in the woods and dropped out of society 25 years ago. Kind of a boring show although I was impressed that he could walk so well in the forest without shoes. Today's episode he was kind of boring as he looked for his lost dog. I probably won't watch it again although I did notice he seemed to be allergy free in the middle of the woods just like me!
Later
I'm feeling under the weather a bit today. Possibly allergies I'm told. I was fine for 4 days in the middle of the woods but get sick with allergies as soon as I return to the city. Yikes!
A big welcome to Portugal and Hungary as they become the 39th and 49th countries to visit the blog. Thank you so much.
The Cubs were rained out last night in their quest for a playoff berth. They are shutting out the Pirates late in the game as I type.
I watched "The Legend of Mick Dodge" today on cable. It's about some man who lives in the woods and dropped out of society 25 years ago. Kind of a boring show although I was impressed that he could walk so well in the forest without shoes. Today's episode he was kind of boring as he looked for his lost dog. I probably won't watch it again although I did notice he seemed to be allergy free in the middle of the woods just like me!
Later
Monday, August 3, 2015
Devil's Lake and Parfrey's Glen
What a great camping trip. We escaped rain twice for excellent weather and had a great time.
Friday was great to meet up with everybody. Saturday morning we trekked up Parfrey's Glen. It's almost a mile long uphill, thru a bunch of ravines and a waterfall. Due to recent floods, the trails and bridges of the last century are completely gone.
Devil's Lake itself is the largest state park in Wisconsin. Such a beautiful area. It's my second time there with Krissy and Coco's first. We shall return. I'm studying the history of the lake itself for our next trip.
The weather was warm Sunday but the wind was strong. Never the less, we just remember a few January days and it didn't seem that bad.
We made it to the beach again this morning before heading back. We took the long way and came back over the Merrimac Ferry. Wisconsin is truly a beauty of a state!
The only downside was my Cubs swept the Brewers and I was out of town to rub it in to a few select people!
Later
Friday was great to meet up with everybody. Saturday morning we trekked up Parfrey's Glen. It's almost a mile long uphill, thru a bunch of ravines and a waterfall. Due to recent floods, the trails and bridges of the last century are completely gone.
Devil's Lake itself is the largest state park in Wisconsin. Such a beautiful area. It's my second time there with Krissy and Coco's first. We shall return. I'm studying the history of the lake itself for our next trip.
The weather was warm Sunday but the wind was strong. Never the less, we just remember a few January days and it didn't seem that bad.
We made it to the beach again this morning before heading back. We took the long way and came back over the Merrimac Ferry. Wisconsin is truly a beauty of a state!
The only downside was my Cubs swept the Brewers and I was out of town to rub it in to a few select people!
Later
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| Waterfall |
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| Parfrey's Glen |
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| Parfrey's Glen |
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| Parfrey's Glen |
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| Dom and Cole |
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| The Glen |
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| The Glen |
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| The Glen |
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| Scootering Around Glen |
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| Hammocks In The Woods |
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| Michelle, Holly and Amy |
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| The Teepee |
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| Me and Coco |
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| Coco and I |
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| With Krissy and Coco |
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| Snorkeling |
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| Beau and Coco At Devil's Lake |
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| Devil's Lake |
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| Ice cream on the ferry home |
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