Category: daily drivel
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why do we have them?
I’m not sure how much longer I’m going to be able to keep living with cats. Sure, they’re cute enough when they’re kittens. After they grow up they can still be cute, but — and here’s the important thing — only when they want to be. And when they don’t want to be, they can… Read.
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mouse is a dish that’s best eaten live
Bonkers wanted up in my lap. I was blogging. I said no. He sat and pouted for a while until he fell asleep sitting up. When he jerked himself awake, he sauntered off toward the dining room, probably to slop water from his bowl all over the floor. He’s getting good at that. Several minutes… Read.
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How to see Milwaukee on just $500 a day – Part 3
Just a bit more drivel about Milwaukee and then I’m done for a while, I promise. Almost as good as being in the audience for one of our favorite radio shows was having the great good luck to find a place to stay for the night as comfy and warm as the County Clare Inn.… Read.
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How to see Milwaukee on just $500 a day – Part 2
We went to Milwaukee to see a taping of one of our favorite radio shows, Says You! and then we almost didn’t make it to the show! It was an evening taping but we left Madison in the morning and got to Milwaukee around noon so we could have a wander around town. Then we… Read.
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How to see Milwaukee on just $500 a day
We’re back from Milwaukee! We went there to watch a taping of one of our favorite radio shows, Says You!, and ended up doing a sightseeing tour of a small slice of Milwaukee while stopping off at a couple of our favorite places. Even as the number of things we wanted to do mounted up,… Read.
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cracked
The Kitty Kibble Crock has dished up its last serving of cat chow. It has given us many years of long, illustrious service, but its time to retire has finally come. I stumbled into the dining room early this morning to scoop out a couple helpings of kibble so the cats would let me go… Read.
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debates
I watched the presidential debates Tuesday night, not because I was interested in listening to the same old crap coming out of the mouths of the candidates but, honestly, because I felt guilty about not taking a more active part in the democratic process. What did I learn? Something very important, really. It turns out… Read.
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Name Game
Best story I have about anybody with an extraordinary name: I once knew a woman named Koweena Sucksdorf. She pronounced it exactly the way it looks. I met her while I was attending a four-week seminar where, on the first day, the instructor introduced himself and then, in the tradition that was as time-honored as… Read.
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moderation
I would be such a terrible moderator for presidential debates. “Let’s stay on topic, please.” “Would you please answer the question, sir?” “Stick to the facts without trying to spin them, please.” “Hold on: Do you have any statistics on that?” “Time, sir.” “Time, gentlemen.” “Time, goddammit, time! TIME!” Read.
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sundog day afternoon
Sundog Day Afternoon Read.
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