Holiday

Merry Christmas 2021

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/25/2021 • Comments

City, Holiday

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2021

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/31/2021 • Comments

Here’s the fifteenth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater. (The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 editions are available for comparison.) The list runs in reverse order, from mildly scary to truly frightening. 10. Feedin’ Wildlife. I didn’t know — but local officials claim to…

America, History, Holiday, Milwaukee, Politics, Sen. Ron Johnson, U.S. Senate, Unfit, Wisconsin

Ron Johnson Got the Reception He Deserved

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/21/2021 • 2 Comments

Ron Johnson held up a Senate vote to make Juneteenth a holiday, and when he at last relented, he did so only begrudgingly (“While it still seems strange that having taxpayers provide federal employees paid time off is now required to celebrate the end of slavery, it is clear that there is no appetite in Congress…

America, Cycling, Federal Government, History, Holiday, Local Government

Juneteenth

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/17/2021 • Comments

Sometime later today, Pres. Biden will sign a bill, having passed overwhelminmgly in both the House and Senate, to make Juneteenth a national holiday. The House saw only 14 members opposed (one being Tom Tiffany, R-WI 7) and the Senate voted after Sen. Ron Johnson withdrew his opposition to a vote. Making Juneteenth a national…

Holiday, Sports

Happy Mother’s Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/09/2021 • Comments

?? Watch all five episodes: Run Mama Run. See also This Runner Went After Her Olympic Dream Just Four Months After Giving Birth. Elite runner Sarah Brown trains through an unexpected pregnancy to compete in the Olympic trials only 16 weeks after giving birth. Directed by Daniele Anastasion for espnW and ESPN Films.

Holiday

Happy Valentine’s Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/14/2021 • Comments

Animals, Holiday, Weather

Six More Weeks of Winter

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/02/2021 • Comments

Via Groundhog Day 2021: Watch Punxsutawney Phil predict 6 more weeks of winter.

Cats, Holiday

Friday Catblogging: Jingle Cats, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/25/2020 • Comments

Holiday, Music

Monday Music: Tony Bennett, Silver Bells

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/14/2020 • Comments

America, History, Holiday

Pres. Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1863

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/26/2020 • Comments

The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not…

City, Holiday

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2020

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/31/2020 • Comments

Here’s the fourteenth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater. (The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 editions are available for comparison.) The list runs in reverse order, from mildly scary to truly frightening. 10. Radicals and Rhinoceroses. So there’s an idea, having bubbled up over…