Jimmy Buffett is a busy man this week. A couple of shows this week including the Alpine Valley Show this saturday plus he held a fundraiser at his home in the Hamptons for Hillary Clinton. He played solo and with Paul McCartney and Jon Bon Jovi. He's come a long way since playing for beer at the Chart Room in Key West!
Trump flew to Mexico today and Jet Blu flew to Havana as the first American airline to do so in years with a commercial flight. Pan Am actually started in Key West which flew that route and many others. It's Key West headquarters is now Kelly's restaurant but it still has the Pan Am sign out front.
Mexico was in the news all day today and I found it curious when I heard the population is about 124 million people. It's such a big country area wise and Mexico City alone has a population of over 8 million.
The Cubs are winning in the 7th inning against the Pirates. Just hold on and complete my day the right way!
Mango has been throwing a fit and giving Krissy a hard time today when I leave the house. We've got some work to do with our pup!
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Reindeer Shortage
Sometimes there isn't safety in numbers and being a pack animal isn't wise. A lightning strike in Norway killed over 300 reindeer grouped together in a matter of seconds. Luckily, Norway has plenty more but still sad.
There's a hurricane warning for the GulF Coast of Florida. It's that time of year for the coastal waters.
Finally some good news on the music scene. Both the Rolling Stones and Sting are releasing new albums this fall. That's right, some of us people in this world of download still like to visit record stores!
I was walking Mango and a lady came up and asked me how long I had the dog and where I picked her up at. When I replied the Humane Society last monday she said that was the reason Mango looked familiar. She worked at the Humane Society. Yep, we've got ourselves a celebrity dog!
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There's a hurricane warning for the GulF Coast of Florida. It's that time of year for the coastal waters.
Finally some good news on the music scene. Both the Rolling Stones and Sting are releasing new albums this fall. That's right, some of us people in this world of download still like to visit record stores!
I was walking Mango and a lady came up and asked me how long I had the dog and where I picked her up at. When I replied the Humane Society last monday she said that was the reason Mango looked familiar. She worked at the Humane Society. Yep, we've got ourselves a celebrity dog!
Later
Monday, August 29, 2016
Gene Wilder
Milwaukee native Gene Wilder passed away today at the age of 83. That was his stage name but he grew up in Sherman Park and graduated from Washington High School. Young Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite movies. He will be missed!
The Cubs are battling the Pirates as I write and down by a run in the 7th inning.
Coco started soccer practice today. A lot of running he said and there's 32 guys on the team.
Krissy and I watched the Roadies season finale today. Such a great series and I hope it comes back for another season. Fantastic stories by brilliant writers.
A sad day for our neighborhood last night. Less than a 100 yards from our house a man was stabbed to death. Things like this don't happen in our neighborhood. Apparently he was in an argument with someone he knew. Police haven't released a name yet. We slept through it as it happened around 1am. I must have been tired because I heard there were a ton of police and I don't sleep through much. It was very quiet in the neighborhood tonight. A little too quiet!
Later
The Cubs are battling the Pirates as I write and down by a run in the 7th inning.
Coco started soccer practice today. A lot of running he said and there's 32 guys on the team.
Krissy and I watched the Roadies season finale today. Such a great series and I hope it comes back for another season. Fantastic stories by brilliant writers.
A sad day for our neighborhood last night. Less than a 100 yards from our house a man was stabbed to death. Things like this don't happen in our neighborhood. Apparently he was in an argument with someone he knew. Police haven't released a name yet. We slept through it as it happened around 1am. I must have been tired because I heard there were a ton of police and I don't sleep through much. It was very quiet in the neighborhood tonight. A little too quiet!
Later
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Celebrity Dog
Everybody wanted to meet Mango this weekend so we went on tour with her. First, to the Bavuso's last night and then this afternoon to Krissy's parents house. She acted up a bit at both places but fairly good for the most part. She's sleeping well tonight!
Key West is one of three finalists for a Drone Base on the East Coast.
Both the Cubs and Bears lost this weekend. I'm not worried about the Cubs but concerned for the Bears.
Soccer practice starts tomorrow for Coco. He's been working hard since the end of last season in October for this outdoor season. They were second place last year in their conference but making it to the championship game was unexpected. This year they wanna win it all! Go Mustangs!!
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Key West is one of three finalists for a Drone Base on the East Coast.
Both the Cubs and Bears lost this weekend. I'm not worried about the Cubs but concerned for the Bears.
Soccer practice starts tomorrow for Coco. He's been working hard since the end of last season in October for this outdoor season. They were second place last year in their conference but making it to the championship game was unexpected. This year they wanna win it all! Go Mustangs!!
Later
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Is It Election Day Yet
I'm not sure how much more of this election banter I can take. The majority of the ads haven't even hit yet and we have almost 11 weeks to go. Maybe we should follow the England model. The had a new Prime Minister in a matter of days!
More dog training with Mango. He just let me know she had to go out as I was writing. Now she just picked up her metal food dish and ran with it down the hardwood floor. Small steps. small steps!
No Cubs game today. Their magic number to clinch is 22 and it's still August.
Coco and I went to his fall sports mandatory meeting. It's the same exact stuff every sport season but as I explained to him you have to follow the rules and be a team guy. It didn't relieve the boredom but he understands!
Later
More dog training with Mango. He just let me know she had to go out as I was writing. Now she just picked up her metal food dish and ran with it down the hardwood floor. Small steps. small steps!
No Cubs game today. Their magic number to clinch is 22 and it's still August.
Coco and I went to his fall sports mandatory meeting. It's the same exact stuff every sport season but as I explained to him you have to follow the rules and be a team guy. It didn't relieve the boredom but he understands!
Later
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Hello Mango
We have a new arrival since Monday night. I've been so busy with Mango that I didn't get a chance to blog. She's a one year old Treeing Walker Coonhound. Just a sweet little 41 pound dog. They were raised down South to tree raccoons. She came to the Wisconsin Humane Society from a shelter in Tennessee. I can't say enough good things about the Humane Society and all four of our trips there. Anyways, she's adjusting nicely and seldom barks and I'm sure I'll be writing more about her. Krissy is working on getting her up the stairs as she seems a little weary of them.
I ended up in 30th place in my Olympic pool only 29 points behind the winner. It was a fairly tight pool and Cuba not doing much was the downfall of my picks.
I saw the Haboob in Phoenix on the news. It was a giant sandstorm that overtook the city for awhile. It looked massive on television.
Coco started 7th grade today. He has a nifty new haircut and a lot of high academic and soccer goals this year which he made all by himself. It's going to be a heckuva school for him!
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Irish Fest
What a busy weekend and feeling a bit under the weather. Irish Fest last night was a good time though. We ended up seeing Whiskey of the Damned and it was a fantastic show. A bit chilly but the Irish whiskey coffee helped with that.
We followed that up with a stop at Hosed on Brady. Always a fun time and we got in pretty late as I recall.
We ended up going to Tosa to grocery shop. All the stores by us totally suck so we made the 20 minute trip, Kind of sad actually that the stores are so bad with poor service and poor selection.
The Cubs lost today but still have the best record in baseball.
No dog yet. Looked at a few and maybe one prospect that we shall sleep on. Going to bed now so I can feel better!
Later
We followed that up with a stop at Hosed on Brady. Always a fun time and we got in pretty late as I recall.
We ended up going to Tosa to grocery shop. All the stores by us totally suck so we made the 20 minute trip, Kind of sad actually that the stores are so bad with poor service and poor selection.
The Cubs lost today but still have the best record in baseball.
No dog yet. Looked at a few and maybe one prospect that we shall sleep on. Going to bed now so I can feel better!
Later
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