Showing Some MKE Luv

Recently I discovered a really neat-o blog: Accidental Wisconsinite. Blogger Meghan is a transplant from Portland who fell in love with Milwaukee. Portland is a pretty dang cool city itself, so that is saying a lot. She writes about Milwaukee with the zeal of a convert and appears to have a fun and interesting life.
A recent post--I Heart Milwaukee--is actually an entry for a contest by National Geographic's Traveler magazine. The website will be featuring the favorite entries.
The questionnaire is the usual fill in the blanks list of "best place to do X", favorite foods, and points of interest unique to that city. I totally agree with Meghan's picks of the Third Ward, the Art Museum, the magnificent lakefront, farmers markets and all the cool festivals. The best one was "You can tell if someone is from my city if_____". The answer she gave was "....if they are ridiculously nice and can drink you under the table."
Yeah, that pretty much says it all.
Now if they can just do something about that weather........

Tonight--New Simpsons Title Sequence!

Since we're on a Simpsons sort of thang.....Tonight's episode will be in HD (how much def does a 2-dimension show really need?!?!) and will also debut the first change to the title sequence in twenty years.

Also...I'm embarrassed that I hadn't made THIS connection before.......Apu and Manjula had octuplets WAY before octo-mom did!
That was a really good episode, come to think of it!

Happy Birthday Matt!

Today is Matt Groening's birthday. He probably would hate to hear it , but through his "Life in Hell" strip and later "The Simpsons" he's been a huge influence in my life. I started reading reading the Life in Hell strip in 1980 when I moved to SoCal--it was new, I was new....I could totally relate to the angst.

You know the old one...."If I could have dinner with three famous people....who would they be?" For me, Matt would be one. The other two people would be Julia Child and Brett Favre, although I think I might be on the lookout for a replacement for Brett.

Bonus Valentine Post

My Hunny, AKA Facestabbio, surprised me this morning with a Singing Valentine! He's so sweet!

Our friend John is in a harmony singing group that does (among other things) singing valentines. 

If you are in the South Bay and need some singers...let me know and I'll hook you up!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!

I got these cute retro Valentine's cards at Urban Outfitters. They are just like the ones I had in grade school. 

The best.Valentine's.Card.ever award goes to this gem from The Simpsons. Lisa gave Ralph Wiggum this card and he thought she really liked him. Broke the kid's heart.

Happy Friday the 13th!

Break a mirror under a ladder today.

Beginning last week, we've been having some big winter storms. The basin gets rain and the higher elevations get snow. This photo was taken in Huntington Beach on Monday after the storm passed. That storm brought the snow level down to 4000 feet. Mt. SanAntonio, AKA Mt. Baldy, the tallest peak in the photo is just a hair over 10,000 feet. (Yes, I have been to the top.)
Tomorrow another cold storm moves in and is expected to hang around until Monday.
I think my weekend plans will include some soup making!

Uh-Oh!

So...the other day I got this notice attached to my grocery receipt. Sure enough, I checked the cupboard and there was ONE bar left from the pack of six I bought a few weeks ago.  I already threw the box out, so it wasn't like I could go get my money back. 

Since I already ate five bars without a problem, I spun the wheel and had half a bar before going to the gym this morning.