Fall is supposed to be the time when Milwaukee’s social calendar starts quieting down. Not this year! Either the city is finally getting hip or everyone knows I have put myself on self-imposed exile until November 19th to get ready for my in-person debut. I can’t attend these events, but that doesn’t mean you can’t. […]
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Big Push to the Finish
I’ve done pretty good with my 2011 New Year’s Strategic Plan. (What, you only have resolutions? Well, pshaw… I’ve got a whole plan. P.S. You love me and my nerdy ways.) I’ll save the full recap for the month of December, but all in all, goals are being reached. “Be healthy. Be happy. Grow.” Not […]
Looking for a Sequel to the Floyd Witch Project
In my next life, when money is no object, I have no fears, and science has made it possible to do so without dying, I want to be a hurricane chaser. I’m sure there’s some correlation to the fact that I don’t like roller coasters, but I love a dark and steep water ride. A […]
Honeymoon 5B: The Underbelly and Overjoyment of Paris
We started our last day by getting in an hour-long line to visit the Catacombs. (Sidenote: while we waited in line, I had to go to the bathroom (surprise, surprise), so I used one of their street toilets. This was a space age system! The whole thing, ceiling to floor, is sterilized and dried between […]
Honeymoon Part 5a: My Night(s) in Paris
Our TomTom took us on beautiful back roads since we were trying to skip tolls (7,80 euro for a tunnel and 11,80 euro for the freeway the day before!) We went through a number of quiet, country towns before BAM, Paris traffic. We ended up in almost stopped traffic for 20 minutes (6 miles), but […]