Boo thy Neighbor

December 15, 2014 by 1 Comment

Angry Sports Fanatic

At a recent University of Wisconsin football game, I had my first encounter with the Ohio State Buckeye fans, and boy, am I a better man for it. They showed me just how much fun it can be to boo thy neighbor. [Read more…]

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How to Make the Most of Abysmal Wisconsin Weather

January 27, 2014 by 2 Comments

Institute Floating Holidays for Abysmal Wisconsin Weather
It’s no picnic living in Wisconsin.  Dangerous wind chills during the winter, predatory mosquitoes and gawd-awful humidity during the summer – it seems like a dress rehearsal for eternal damnation.  My latest epiphany is designed to make the most of the days it actually is nice in this wretched state.  [Read more…]

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Cherished Vice Helps Swimming Replace Football

March 11, 2013 by 1 Comment

Swim meet
It’s over for high school football.  The moment a parent whose child has suffered a football-borne concussion files a personal injury lawsuit, every school district will scramble for an alternative.  It dawned on me that there was a perfect replacement for the prized pigskin:  Swimming.  That is, swimming paired with a certain vice even more popular than football. [Read more…]

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