Blog name: Notes From The Burbs Location: Waukesha, WI About me: The lure of the big, little city by the lake brought me to Milwaukee more than seven years ago. I have since grown to love Milwaukee with every bone in my body and make sure that I tell everyone how great it is to live here -- especially when I travel. Rating statistics Average rating of my blogs: 4.5 Average rating of my Talkbacks: 4.3 Average rating I've given others: 4.5 |
| Recent blog entries | |
| Living - April 22, 2009 | |
| I Was Just Sexted! | |
| I was just sexted or "sex texted" accidentally.Apparently there is a woman in Milwaukee who was very excited to send me a nude photo of herself at 10:34 a.m. today. And it's not even a good photo -- more along the lines of a gynecological mug-shot. I naively opened the message, thinking... | |
| Living - Feb. 2, 2009 | |
| Local Groundhog Sees Shadow | |
| Jimmy the Groundhog, Wisconsin's official winter weather prognosticator, saw his shadow this morning in Sun Prairie, Wis. There will be six more weeks of winter weather despite this week's mid-winter thaw. Sun Prairie delcared itself the official Groundhog Capital of the World in 1952 and ... | |
| Sports - Oct. 2, 2008 | |
| Burning the Bad Luck Brewers Hat | |
| As you cheer on the Brewers in game two of the NLDS against the Phillies tonight, send a little cheer of thanks to my pal Aaron Gross.Why? Well, if it wasn't for a keen observation on Aaron's part our hometeam might never have made it to their first playoff series in 26 years.It was on July 3, 20... | |
| Dining - Sept. 26, 2008 | |
| Oysters & Wine - Friday's Perfect End | |
| Be jealous of me right now. As you're still trapped in your cubicle I'm enjoying freshly shucked oysters from the St. Paul Fish Market at the Thief Wine Bar in the Milwaukee Public Market as I write this blog. If you haven't been to the Milwaukee Public Market in a while you have to get do... | |
| Kids & Family - Sept. 18, 2008 | |
| Banishing the Puke Smell? | |
| Unfortunately our little dude has caught some sort of stomach bug that has caused him to toss his cookies multiple times in the past 12 hours. And now that he's a toddler, this means it's a traveling show, so it hasn't been confined to one location. I'm in round two of super clea... | |
| Recent Talkbacks | |
| Article - Nov. 30, 2009 | |
| What to do with your Thanksgiving leftovers | |
| Made Bobby's croquettes tonight for dinner. Delicious - thank you! | |
| Article - Nov. 19, 2009 | |
| Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival kicks off tonight | |
| Jeff -- I think a German Christmas market is a great idea! You should make it... | |
| Article - Oct. 1, 2009 | |
| 100 great Milwaukee dishes | |
| RJ - I love your additions - I haven't been to many of those places and will ... | |
| Article - June 11, 2009 | |
| Begel swings back on the MMA discussion | |
| Hi applefreak -- not sure if you saw OMC's article on local fighter Eric Red ... | |
| Business - Dec. 15, 2008 | |
| La Estacion | |
| The address has been updated, the Google Map below shows the correct location. | |
| Article - Oct. 13, 2008 | |
| Daily dish: Chicken tortilla soup | |
| Delicious! To make this an after-work easy meal, just pick up a rotisserie ch... | |
| Article - Aug. 11, 2008 | |
| Parent Posse: Advice for new parents | |
| This is a short term fix -- but for the first three months, Dr. Harvey Karp's... | |
| Article - June 2, 2008 | |
| Changes for a better Riversplash! | |
| I really like the idea of a boat parade. There are some great ships on our wa... | |
| Article - April 2, 2008 | |
| If I can compost, anyone can | |
| Rather than doing a large bucket to collect kitchen waste for the composter, ... | |
| Blog - March 11, 2008 | |
| Choosing a good wine? | |
| I love it! This is a great blog -- and very useful as I often have to pick up... | |
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