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Nothing But Rain

And if it ain't raining, there's so much humid in the air it might as well be.  We're in serious jungle mode.  Oats down won't dry.  On the other hand, if you drop a seed, it's sprouted by afternoon.  Plusses and minuses.

Deepwater Dialing

Took my daughter AND my cellphone swimming last night.

For the foreseeable future, your calls will not be returned.

And yes, although I appreciate all the tips I'm getting, I've tried all the tricks (including the ones that rescued it last time, when I put it in the clothes washer), but it refuses to resurrect.

Interview on Milwaukee Public Radio – Lake Effect

Mike will speak with Mitch Teich of Lake Effect, a Milwaukee Public Radio Program at 10 a.m. today, August 4th.  When it's posted, you can listen to the podcast here.

Mitch usually gets me to go in directions other than the usual.

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Hope for sun, I'm cutting oats.

We Sang Along

Mom had some of his records.  I mention them in Coop.  Guy did so much more than that…

Welcome

If you heard the interview today and you're new here, welcome.

This is Coop, the book we were discussing on the radio today (click cover for more info):

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Swimmer's Itch

We were fortunate to spend a fine day at the beach along Lake Superior this weekend.  A real treat, with blue skies above, white sails in the distance, warm sand, and water just cool enough to be enjoyable.  Been a long time since we just hung out and played together as a family for a whole day.

Once we were in the van and on our way back home, however, the young ones began to itch and pretty soon we had weepy crisis-time.  This was our first experience with swimmer's itch.  Poor kids were...

Pictures from Big Top Chautauqua

Thank you for having me, Big Top!  And thank to everyone … sound, costumes, stagehands, more people than I can properly mention…who keeps the tent pitched and the show running.

Photos here.  Those Schwam's man shorts were a tad…snug.

Photo credits: Jamey Penney-Ritter.

Short Person Holding Her Own

The three-year-old has been showing some real independent thinking lately.  Sigh.

The other morning she wanted to go outside before finishing her breakfast and/or getting dressed.  The situation, umm, escalated.  So I tried to employ the ol' "choices" ruse.  When I gave her the options, she said, "Those are NOT. GOOD. CHOICES!"  (She was basically correct.)  Then she flung her undies and said, "My choice is to go outside!"

It was one of those moments when you wish all those soothing child...

Under the Tent Tonight

See you in the tent!

Goin' to the Big Top

Driving up north (yep, even when you live in Wisconsin there's an Up North) (Up Nort) to the big blue tent.  Will be joining the Big Top Chautauqua cast and crew to rehearse the skits, humor, and music scheduled for tomorrow night's Bally Hoo Haw!

I'm eager and nervous at the same time.  Been a long while since I had to know my lines.  But I'm also eager to get into character.  I'm doing some fun silliness.

So.  Until further notice, I'll be in my dressing room.