A couple of weeks ago I brought up that Wisconsin is one of the states without protection against SLAPP suits. I’ve decided it’s time to change that. SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – is the term for a lawsuit filed in civil court under the pretense of something very broad. Defamation is an [...]

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Then get in touch with Alexander. A skilled carpenter, he can pretty much repair anything. Check out his Web site for a quick overview. I’m putting a list together myself. I’ll confess I don’t know much about how he wields a hammer. My association has been in how he wields a keyboard. He’s been a [...]

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We talk a lot on this blog about having fun. Movies, travel, and restaurants often pop up in our discussions. How about Saturday night you just hang out at home. Then you can donate what you saved to The Guest House. We’ve supported The Guest House off and on for years. For a long time [...]

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I think I’ll give this a try tomorrow. My neck was pretty raw by the end of the week. I’ve been meaning to do it forever. FYI – You should see a sunburned neck with camera strap lines. Pretty funny!

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I stumbled across this scrumptious necklace from my Google Reader recommended tab. There’s nothing more fun than an afternoon project landing in your lap. I ♥ my beads and chain.

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Yesterday I took a couple of hours to head downtown and see the photography exhibit at MAM. I’m glad I did. Right there in the middle of dozens of black and whites, it hit me. My photography isn’t about documenting the way things are; it’s about articulating the way I see them. I practically skipped [...]

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My mother has been suggesting for the last few years that I need to write a family history. Like any good daughter, I’ve resisted. Today while I was chatting with a girlfriend, I came up with the first sentence. That was the title of this post. Oh, my family’s history is appropriately colorful. There’s the [...]

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While it would be tempting to lounge on the couch and feel the glory of a house all to myself, there’s stuff to get done. 1) Did you know that latest Diana Gabaldon book in the Outlander series is out? Me either. A girlfriend e-mailed me yesterday. It looks like there’s a copy on the [...]

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Why in the world didn’t I do this ages ago? Who knows what makes the switch finally click, but it’s on now, and stuff is flying out of here. I had a decent round of tossing about a year ago, but that was mostly the basement. This one is a nasty back room turned monster [...]

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I never really paid much attention to Andy Warhol. Rather than assign him the pop status he surely enjoyed, I looked on him as yet another drug induced guy with a paint brush. Or a silkscreen. Maybe I’m changing my mind. Did you know about Warhol’s Last Supper series? I didn’t. In the last years [...]

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