Biggest Storm EVER

According to NOAA the storm we just went through was the largest non-tropical storm ever to hit the US in recorded history. Of course you are saying WHAT? the thing is that there was only rain with it so instead of 15 inches of snow and 70mph winds for 2 days, it was just wind.This storm was also the largest storm to hit the Great Lakes (which seems logical, I don't know why they distinguish between the two records) surpassing . . . The Cleveland...

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100?

Did you see that new obsession in the news last night? Owning only 100 things. They showed these people who's total possessions can not total more then 100! My question is , do socks count as 2 or 1. How about toilet paper. Can you get buy without it? Remote for the TV? Is that included WITH the TV? FOOD?? Seems there is some room for loopholes! ------------------------------------Lowest barometric ever recorded in Wisconsin happened yesterday!...

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Bad Hair Tuesday

One bit of happy news - IT'S A GIRL!!! Jenny had her ultra sound and and a healthy little girl is on the way! --------------------------------------Another bit of news is I passed my Bartending License exam.--------------------------------------- Is it too late to play the "I was bullied" card? I had the snot kicked out of me in Junior High. Although while I was pretty bloodied I did happen to land a surprising right hook and gave the dude a black eye which made me sort of a legend for the rest of the year! He was not actually expecting me...

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Sort of busy-ish!

So I'm taking my tests for my bartenders license and learning all sorts of stuff and did you know that when you get pulled over you should ask to have the breathalyzer test immediately as opposed to waiting to go the the station. It takes longer for the alcohol to reach your lungs so typically the longer you wait the more ALC will hit the breathalyzer . . . . . . unless you are pulled over for a tail light being out . . . then I would not ask for...

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ESPN Loves Madison

The Caring for Caydence team needs you!! We are dong the Step UP for Down Syndrome Walk tomorrow and are looking for more pledges! Check out the Caydence page if you would like to help out! Also check out the wonderful photos of Caydence on Jenny's blog Caring for Caydence ----------------------------------------------------Not actually a video but a couple National ESPN announcers talk about their experience in Madison. ----------------------------------------------Columbus...

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Step UP for Down Syndrome Walk

 This Saturday is the Step UP For Down Syndrome Walk- join us or even maybe pledge to help out MADSS.Down syndrome is a genetic difference affecting over 350,000 people in the United States. It occurs in 1 of every 733 births in people of all ages, races, and economic levels. Advances in our  understanding of Down syndrome have led to tremendous changes in the quality of life and expectations. A silent auction with one of my prints will...

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White Boy?

Typically every morning DJ and I jump into the car to go to work and as soon as I turn the key I'm frantically trying to turn down the radio from the high Octane rock station or from the CD with symphonic goth metal death rock. Or sometimes the station is on New Country which does not have to be turned down. Well . . . today we were taking the other car, the one DJ drives and I jump in and turn on the car and what do I hear "PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY!!" sigh - I don't even know who my wife is anymore LOL -------------------------------------------------Remember...

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Knock knock - anybody home?

I know you are out there! HELLLLOOOOO!!SO - Netflix - I'm currently watching the Mini-series "The Lost Room" and it's really good. The official blub about this series is "Detective Joe Miller (Peter Krause) finds a key that opens a mysterious motel room, he discovers it's a portal to an alternate universe with contents of immeasurable power. When his young daughter Anna (Elle Fanning) disappears inside, he desperately tries to save her. But Miller...

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Locked Out

Typically when I come back from vacation I spend the first few hours going over email. This time I'm calling the HELP desk about resetting my Passwords. Seems not only do none of them work but once changed everything is fine EXCEPT for my email account. Seems the only terminal in the world where my password does not work is on MY machine. So - here I am.  waiting waiting waiting------------------------------------------------------- Football....

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Like An Italian Without Hands

First - run to your local Sports Book and bet the farm on the 49ers and the Texans. They are this weeks "A" picks and through the years the "A" games are 52-15 ATS and 1-0 this year.--------------------------------------------So I started to write a blog Wednesday exclaiming how amazingly beautiful it was up here(there) in Door County and as I took my card out of the camera I realized I forgot my card reader for teh computer.  So all of my...

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Friday blog coming

There WILL be a blog today - let me get copious amounts of coffee in me.BTW - there are two "A" picks this week - Houston -4.5 and 49ers -6.5"A" picks are 52-15 over the years and 1-0 this ye...

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It Was Like Kitchen Nightmares

OK - now that the manager of Napoli's is freaking - it's a good review.----------------------------------------------------packers - well . . .at least Dallas lost.   BTW - I've never been in love with McCarthy and I like him LESS today.  Really? go for a TD as opposed to taking 3 free points?  jeez - could have used those 3 points couldn't we.Also - Ted Thompson is a genius - He NEW the Packers would not be able to use another running...

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Drinking the Lake

Robbi - we can't leave Blake at home - that would be like leaving a kid at home. He loves the forest and drinking the lake. In fact we asked him once at home 'Are you drinking the lake?" and now he gets to drink Lake Michigan, ant not the clear stuff, he likes the tasty slimy green stuff.   also robbi - The tower rocks will be a long long project! it's like 600 feet of planting, one tiny plant at a time. deppfan - MSNBC is pretty much like...

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No Room at the Inn

The plan WAS to go to Door County next week during the week to not only get some fall color Door County photos but also talk to the Dovetail Gallery and perhaps a couple others galleries. We like going up the 2nd week of October as it's typically less crowded! So we were looking at dog friendly places to stay and . . .OH OH they are all filled! hmmmmmmm There is a serious lack of dog friendly places. Julies next to Peninsula State Park is full,...

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Work?

Why is it a few days before a week long vacation I get a ton of work. Happens every time. So things are a little blog shorty until I get a control of some fires.The one thing that has my brain twitching at the moment is I saw a spreadsheet from a guy that put a $20 bet on EVERY GAME against his Pittsburgh Pirates! He had a 18% Return on Investment over 162 wagers. My electrons in my brain are now active. ---------------------------------Last night after supper I went to the computer and the internet was down. DAMN IT. I unplugged and plugged...

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Weekend update

I have a new site for voting on photos - if you feel like clicking your opinion and are not on my mail list go to MPI U B the Judge .-------------------------------------------------------Jenny Josh and Caydence were over the watch the game yesterday and I took a few photos!  Speaking of the Packers - at least Rogers rested his arm a little - I think with that potent running attack his arm might be in for a long long year. And just to tout...

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Lists

Everybody makes lists. I tried to look up "lists' on wikipedia to see who made the first list but all I got was a list. I'll have to conclude that Craig made the first list.DJ made a list last night continuing the art of list making and I hope that when the big FLASH hits us and we go into nuclear winter we will not lose the ability to make lists because I feel lists are what separate us from most animals which have opposing thumbs! I mention lists...

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