Category: once a cheesehead…
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The sunrise in Milwaukee, over Lake Michigan. My drive into work is very pretty, along Lake Drive (the north shore villages of Shorewood, Whitefish Bay and Bayside), with glimpses of the lake past the big old houses. I get a chance to enjoy the view when I'm waiting for kids to board the school bus.…
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I went to a tavern tonight. Yes, they call them "taverns". Good times, brought back memories.
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That's this year's motto. So far, in the "Not So Bad" column, mostly food: –Sendik's -the Butter Burger at Culver's -Frozen Custard (take your pick–Kopps, Michael's, or Gilles) –Milwaukee Art Museum –the Lakefront –Leinenkugel's
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Just a few of the little niceties I'd been missing, so common in the midwest: -grocery baggers -eye contact -getting approached by helpful staff in a big box store -brown people in the suburbs -vestibules -street lamps -paying AFTER you pump (this was only in Nebraska and Kansas, but it was so pleasant to be…
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I still have six boxes to go, and lots and lots of fixin' up projects, but it's starting to look like a home.
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My new apartment at The Paramount, before I moved in. It's HUGE—1400 square feet! It has three bedrooms, but one of those is really an extra living room/den that I'll be using as an office/studio. It has a freakish number of closets–three large ones in the hallway alone. The second bedroom (and second bathroom!) is…
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All Packed Up, Mount Shasta California, The Grand Canyon, Big as Texas, Grandpa Bunny
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Ruby takes a break from packing.
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It doesn't interest anyone else, but I'm a list person and an "achiever", so I feel better (literally physically better) when I can mark things off my to-do list: Yesterday and today were "Technology" and "Tune Up" days respectively. I picked up a cheap-o cell phone for the road trip in case of emergency. Don't…
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I got my snow boots today. They are hideous, so of course they are warm, supportive and incredibly comfortable.
girl at large 