'sconsin stuff - Growing Old Disgracefully

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Published on March 6 2008

Life in Wisconsin just took a break for the press conference, carried live on probably every single station in the state. Those of us who weren't already crying in our cheese curds shed a few during Favre's emotional goodbye. It sure was a fun run, wasn't...

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Easiest Comedy Routine Ever

Published on March 4 2008

Those of us in Cheese-land are calling everyone we know seeking consolation. I even woke up a friend in California to break the sad news. Her response? Completely out of character. Also completely unprintable on a family website. So. Trying to heal my...

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WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Published on March 4 2008

He can't. He just CAN'T. The 'sconsin winters just got very much longer, without our favorite adopted son. He was always just so. damn. much. FUN. to watch, even if it was sometimes with hands covering our eyes.... Brett, it's been a joy. You always looked...

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No 5hit

Published on February 29 2008

In honor of what's falling.....again... outside my window. I have no clue where I'm going to put this latest dose--I think I need a bigger yard. Man, am I glad February is over, even if it DID have an extra day this year. Forget global warming: Welcome...

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FORTY degrees today!!

Published on February 25 2008

....And so the spring tasks begin.... since we will probably be back in the deep freeze again tomorrow.

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Yes. Yes, I agree

Published on February 18 2008

If we were just a touch less civilized...

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we're popular (this week, anyway)

Published on February 17 2008

A visit from Mike Huckabee Thursday, Barack Obama yesterday in a closed visit that has raised some hackles, and a visit from Hilary Clinton today... now if the national media could only quit pronouncing it "Warsaw, Westconsin" we'd be all set. We already...

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movin' on

Published on January 22 2008

So. Now that the excitement on the frozen tundra has wound down, it's time to figure out how to face the long haul until Spring.... which means late April here. At -20 degrees outside, ice fishing doesn't cut it; and it's almost too cold for walking around...

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How cold was it?

Published on January 21 2008

How cold was it? Lambeau frozen in time GREEN BAY, Wis. - The NFL championship games started c-c-cold and ended with a frigid overtime thriller. Lawrence Tynes kicked a 47-yard field goal to give the Giants a 23-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers in...

I'm wondering if my children are wearing their green and gold!!! Where's that darned duct tape, anyway....... Youre a Packers fan, son ... got it? PORTAGE, Wis. - Upset that his 7-year-old son wouldnt wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the teams playoff...