I am currently pumping about six inches out of the pool. For the first time that I EVER remember, it overflowed. Are there rain totals yet? Is everyone ok? I noticed one of my Facebook friends was up in the morning clearing the perimeter of their home to make sure it didn’t flood.

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I have no idea what’s flying around out there, but my nose must. I woke up this morning with one nasty sinus headache. I know I’m in trouble because the last dream I remember included my teeth falling out. That’s the number one clue I’m dealing with monster sinus issues. So how’s your day going? [...]

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One of you e-mailed this story from BrookfieldNOW yesterday on the Brookfield Common Council’s decision to plop a green roof onto the Wirth Aquatic Center. Egads! What a remarkable waste of taxpayer money. Here’s what Ryan offered with his e-mail: A big waste of money, no? I really didn’t like to see the line: But [...]

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The Elmbrook school board connived with chiropractors all across the city to have graduation in the field house today. I guarantee you there are dozens of folks out there with a back as sore as mine. I sure missed having a real seat. Graduation was great. Food after was great. The graduate chose a menu [...]

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I think B&G is technically in the town, but didn’t we touch on this in discussion somewhere?

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You see, no one talks about this lawsuit the city has against them for building the very wide road to nowhere between Bluemound and Greenfield. And isn’t it fascinating how those other newspapers, you know, the ones that depend so much on access to City Hall, haven’t covered this issue? Here’s the story from The [...]

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It looks like a lot of poop went down at last night’s Water and Sewer board. (Oh, goodness, that was awful, but I really, really, couldn’t resist.) The City, or rather the City’s Water and Sewer board, is digging in their heels about a development going in that needs services. (Make no mistake: Mayor Steve [...]

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Fiesta Garibaldi closed at the end of May. Can’t say I’ll miss it! Going in a few doors down is a new Papa Murphy’s. Lots of people I know like their pizza. Another observation: has anyone noticed the inconvenient line of cars that wait for kids from the karate place?

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Ick.

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It was a quiet weekend. I liked that. Hope you had a good one, too. — I cut about a dozen peony stems this morning and arranged them. It turned out to be a bit of a biology lesson. I can’t believe all the critters, including a very large grub, that fell out of those [...]

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