Cool bumper sticker

Saw this on a little car (or was it a big piece of cheese?) at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

I like the sentiment and the simplicity with which it was conveyed.

When in Rome...

The old saying is, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." I like to adhere to that philosophy when I travel. This past Memorial Day weekend, Terri, Luke and I were at a basketball tournament in Kenosha, Wisconsin. One restaurant I always enjoyed for good "road food" is the Brat Stop. Our hotel was less than a mile from the Brat Stop, so a meal there was a certainty.

After our Saturday dinner, we went to the souvenir / liquor / butcher / cheese shop in the same building. I saw a label next to the Schlitz beer that said, "Made with the original 1960s recipe" and instantly pictured the old Schlitz sign with the man with the flat-top crew cut that hung above the bar on the west side of Kedzie Avenue just north of 85th Street near where I grew up.

And, as we were in "America's Dairyland", we bought some cheese-- cheddar cheese curds to be precise.

Then we returned to our hotel to "do as the Romans do".

Terri & Lake Michigan (Carthage College)

New in the neighborhood

Not long ago, my neighborhood was a farm field with no trees. Now the trees that were planted when the houses were built are getting big enough that squirrels are moving in.

Yesterday morning I had the dog out and watched as two robins chased, treed, and completely harassed this squirrel.

This morning I had the dog out again and there (in the same tree) sat the squirrel-- very still. Then I noticed the robin sitting on the same branch about six feet behind him.

I think this squirrel is undergoing some training about how to behave-- courtesy of the robins.

Hailstorm May 6, 2012

Happy Birthday Stevie!