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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Bubbler Research Trip
Tonight I'll be leaving for a week in Milwaukee. The highlight of the trip will be another family reunion. We had such fun last year, we decided to do it again.
Not sure if I'll be doing any posting while I'm gone. We'll see how it goes.
Thanks MHP! I know I will have tons of stories to tell. About that accent thing....I may have been away for a while, but I STIIL have the accent! I think it is getting worse, actually.
Let me explain. The term bubbler is a quintessential Milwaukee thing. A bubbler is what the rest of the world (except Rhode Island, parts of Connecticut and the Boston area) would call a drinking fountain. The Yoopers also use it, but we all know they are just Wisconsin wannabees anyway. When I first moved to California, I would use the term and get blank stares in response. The world was a much smaller place then and I had no clue that bubbler was just a regional colloquialism. I use it as the title of my blog as a way to connect with those that know what it means and hopefully interest those that don't.
Born in Milwaukee, I moved to Southern California in 1980, with a five-year hiatus in Maui.
I now live in Torrance, California with my SO.
I design circuit boards, a job I totally love. If I wasn't doing that, I would love to have a small restaurant.
Things that make me happy: cooking, eating, music, and vegetating in my backyard.
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Have a great trip!
Have fun and be sure to come back with funny Wisconsin stories! (See if you notice the funny accent, now that you've been away for a while. *grin*)
Thanks GR! I'm READY for break!
Look out Leon's...here I come!
Thanks MHP! I know I will have tons of stories to tell. About that accent thing....I may have been away for a while, but I STIIL have the accent! I think it is getting worse, actually.
You still have the accent!
I still have mine, or so I am told.
Have fun and be good. If you can't be good, be effective!
Sheila--cool! I'm good AND effective at drinking and eating brats. so far only getting plastered.
Your accent isn't as bad as mine is though.
It took a while, but my Chicago in-laws helped me to get over my WI accent. :)
MHP...the Chicago accent is a whole 'nother thing.
Nope, there is no Chicago accent.
Da Bears...sausage...sausage...
:)
Butter burgers! Squeaky cheese curds! Have fun!
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