Category Archives: Family
Gentrification Redux Take II
Goodness gracious, another person responds with real dialogue about an issue! Wonderful! Christopher Patton wrote in response to Gentrification Redux: I don’t think urging people to use the police force as a proxy to handle ‘bad apples’ really solves the … Continue reading
Closing Farmer’s Market On the Capitol Square 2007
It was another gorgeous day in the neighborhood with temperatures nearing 60* under mostly sunny skies. We still haven’t had a hard frost and aren’t even going to see a light frost tonight with temperatures only dipping down into the … Continue reading
An Oasis of Hope In the Desert of Abuse/Blogging For Hope
The 27th has come and gone but Blagging for Hope continues until the 10th of October. So you can still join us in making history. When October 10th comes and all the social networking busyness dies down the … Continue reading
Living lives of Quiet Desperation
Desperado, oh, you aint gettin no youger Your pain and your hunger, theyre drivin you home And freedom, oh freedom well, thats just some people talkin Your prison is walking through this world all alone The Eagles “Desperado” The mass … Continue reading
Going Swimming In the Duckpond Again Real Soon.
Now get the guns, the drugs, From my generati I’y ll take the fall, the saints, across the nation. And it’s the sex, the gods, the freaks, the frauds. They’re messin’ with me, Come on, come on, come on. Let’s … Continue reading
Filed under Adult children, Baseball, Family, Football, Madison Mallards, Politics, Raising children, Sports, Summer, Wrestling
Night and You and Blue Hawaii
Come with me While the moon is on the sea, The night is young And so are we, so are we Dreams come true In blue Hawaii Elvis Presley “Blue Hawaii“ Words and Music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger … Continue reading
Filed under Apartment life, eco-tourism, Ethnic cuisine, Family, Hawaii, Kauai Hawaii, Toursim, vacation, Wisconsin Lottery
And it’s One! Two! Three! Strikes You’re Out At the Old Ballgame
Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell; It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell; It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat. … Continue reading
Filed under Adult children, Baseball, City Life, Family, Grandchildren, Healthy Food, Madison WI
Take Me Out to the Ball Game…
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks! I don’t care if we ever come back! Tomorrow night is the big game my boys (son and grandson) and I are going to see between the Madison Mallards and the Mankato Moondogs … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Chantix, Cheetos, Cracker Jacks, Fuze, Grandchildren, Healthy Food, Mankato Moondogs, Moondogs, Quit Smoking, Uncategorized, WISCONSIN, Writing
Take Me Out To the Ballgame…
I just ordered tickets for my son and grandson and me for the June 9th Madison Mallards game against the Mankato, MN Moondogs. This minor league baseball is hot stuff folks. Madison has had a great team for awhile now … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Cracker Jacks, Family, Grandchildren, Life, Madison Mallards, Madison WI, Mankato Moondogs, Moondogs, Summer
