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Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 10.31.2014

Here’s the eighth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater for 2014. The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 editions are available for comparison. The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to super scary. 10. Hard work & standard usage. Everyone makes mistakes, typos, etc. (I’m appreciative of…

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Friday Poll: Favorite Halloween Monster

by JOHN ADAMS • 10.31.2014

Favorite Halloween Monster? I ran a poll on this topic a year ago – let’s see if these results differ from the one then. (Images from the Saline Project.)

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How to Make Glowing, Spooky Eyes for Halloween

by JOHN ADAMS • 10.30.2014

Cats, Holiday

Happy National Cat Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 10.29.2014

If you like cats, you’re in fine company. Lincoln, Twain, Hemingway, and countless other great Americans from our history were cat admirers. Via Wall Street Journal. Here’s a kitten enjoying a drink of formula as though celebrating the occasion:

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Pumpkin-Carving Ideas

by JOHN ADAMS • 10.27.2014

History, Holiday, Labor

Happy Labor Day 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 09.01.2014

A history of Labor Day is available at the the U.S. Department of Labor’s website.

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Scenes from Whitewater, Wisconsin’s Independence Day Fireworks, 7.4.14

by JOHN ADAMS • 07.05.2014

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Happy Independence Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 07.04.2014

From NPR, a tradition of that network of the July 4th reading of the Declaration of Independence:

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So how do fireworks work?

by JOHN ADAMS • 07.02.2014

Here’s how:

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Happy Father’s Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 06.15.2014

Bike Ride. from Jeroen Krielaars on Vimeo.

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Memorial Day 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 05.26.2014

Correspondent Mike Boettcher reported from, and later produced a documentary, The Hornet’s Nest, about American soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The VOA reports about his film, and below in this post I’ve embedded the documentary film’s trailer. Remember. That is the message delivered by war correspondent Mike Boettcher in his gritty documentary ‘The Hornet’s…

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Happy Mother’s Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 05.11.2014

Cover, New Yorker, May 14, 1990, by R. O. Blechman.

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Sunday Cartoon: Easter Yeggs

by JOHN ADAMS • 04.20.2014

Bugs lends a helping hand – Easter Yeggs from Mark Boyce on Vimeo.

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Daily Bread for 4.20.14

by JOHN ADAMS • 04.20.2014

Good morning and Happy Easter. Easter Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of seventy-five, with southwest winds at ten to fifteen mph. Pope Francis delivered his Easter message earlier today, recorded and now online: On this day in 1836, Wisconsin’s oldest library is first founded: 1836 – Oldest Library in the…