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Steam Vent

Posted on June 9, 2015 by

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I’m having a problem with being furious. I live in Wisconsin so I have reason to be furious, every day, all day long, as what used to be our State Legislature with some basic rules of governance and boundaries in procedure morphs into the… Continue Reading “Steam Vent”

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I Wish They Were Lucky

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

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When I was a kid, I pretty much went where I wanted. My parents never asked and I never told. As long as I was home before dark, no one cared. I could have been dealing blackjack at a blind pig in downtown Detroit… Continue Reading “I Wish They Were Lucky”

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Chinooks 1, Brewers 0

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

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All of you sad sack Brewer fans should cash in your season tickets and stop your morning weeping over the sports page and become Lakeshore Chinook fans instead. Here’s ten reasons why. I’ll go in David Letterman order. #10: The Chinooks are owned by… Continue Reading “Chinooks 1, Brewers 0”

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Mothers of Sons, Hear Me Out

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

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Mothers of sons, hear me out.  All mothers of sons, please listen.  I want to say what I have to say to all of you – the mothers of sons pulling straight A’s in college, the mothers of sons  who are struggling, the mothers… Continue Reading “Mothers of Sons, Hear Me Out”

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I Think They Got It Wrong: Milwaukee’s Anti-Co-Sleeping Campaign

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

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Today the City of Milwaukee launched a new ad campaign against co-sleeping (babies sleeping in the same bed as their parent/s).  I hope it works but I really have my doubts. I never slept with my kids.  I saw going to bed with my… Continue Reading “I Think They Got It Wrong: Milwaukee’s Anti-Co-Sleeping Campaign”

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