A four-pack of Bob Uecker-branded Usinger’s hot dogs

“Take and eat; this is my body.” - The Ueckarist

$25 Off Membership Sale for Milwaukee’s 179th Birthday! Flash Urban Milwaukee membership sale to celebrate the founding of our city.

@jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com and his team at @urbanmilwaukee.com provide great #Milwaukee coverage and are well worth supporting with a paid subscription! Now through Friday, you can get $25 an annual membership, bringing the cost down to $75 for your first year.

It's because you followed Biden. The official handles transfer from individuals. I had to unfollow POTUS, FLOTUS and VPOTUS.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

I work in social media, and it's not practical right now for me to disable my accounts on Meta's platforms. So, I've taken these steps and am also using the Facebook Container Firefox extension.

It's better than nothing.

Found a slick Chrome Extension that lets you download your TikTok Likes and Favorites directly to your hard drive.

I was going to save my likes, but I have over 150,000. I am more convinced now than ever that not having TikTok is probably a net good thing for mental health.

15 years ago when I first started working in social media, I thought the internet was the best thing humanity ever created.

I don't really feel that way anymore, but there's still some really good shit here.

kyle_maclachlan Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn't recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision. What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to. Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I'd ever met. David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath. While the world has lost a remarkable artist, l've lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own. I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We'd talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh. His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other. I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he's gone. David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.

This is a beautiful tribute.

RIP Bob. Thanks for all the laughs.

It’s the day we all hoped would never come. Bob Uecker, the voice of the Brewers for the last 54 years and “Mr. Baseball” to fans around the world, passed away overnight, according to his family and the team. He was 90.

Summers in Wisconsin will never be the same.

Native OS on TVs is always going to be subpar to any dedicated streaming device. You’ll also find it much more limited in terms of app availability.

"You run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole."

"You run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."

i post this quote from Justified constantly but it really is some of the best life advice you can get

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Crockett Theme YouTube video by Big Crown Records

Today In Unrelated:

I've been increasingly addicted to this delicious cover of Miami Vice's "Crokett Theme" by Baco Rhythm & Steel Band. You might know them for their equally amazing cover of PIMP from Anatomy of a Murder.

youtu.be/3eexerBbFms?...

The oft-repeated line "You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain" is, of course, nihilistic blather. Because sometimes you're maligned and impugned, then you live long enough to have people realize you were fundamentally decent and admirable on an aspirational level. #RIP

👏 Excellent choice.

Our is DINKWAD's. (Double Income No Kids With A Dog)

First off. This is horrible.

Second off. This isn't everyday, several times a day in Milwaukee. I know more people without guns than with guns.

A man’s forearm rests on his lap and a small white and brown dog’s head lays on the forearm with its eyes closed peacefully sleeping.

Falling down catastrophising rabbit holes but this goober is reminding me to stay anchored to the here and now that I can directly control.

Some cool @outsetgames.bsky.social available at #PaxUnplugged! #OutsetAtPax

Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.

Why volunteering is worth it by Today, Explained Many of us think our individual actions can’t combat systemic problems. Vox's Rachel Cohen and Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam explain why volunteer work, no matter how small, can make a difference...

3/3 This podcast from @vox.com only underscored the importance of my efforts. I encourage you to take a listen.

megaphone.link/VMP8778198437

2/3 I recently started volunteering at MADACC, Milwaukee county's animal control. I've only done two shifts so far, and I'm cleaning dog kennels. But it's been rewarding cleaning up the pups spaces and giving them some encouraging words.

1/3 The world is *gestures broadly* an intimidatingly chaotic place these days. As I've been working on managing my anxiety in uncertain times, I've been exploring opportunities to volunteer and give back, but also feel good about myself.

Yule Logs For All | Dozens of themed yule log videos for your viewing pleasure Yule be happy with this selection of dozens of Yule log videos to warm up your spirits this holiday season.

Kick off your holiday season on Thanksgiving with a cozy virtual Yule Log. I've curated over 100 Yule Log videos from YouTube.

Find them all at www.yulelogsforall.com.

A literal castle full of cheese? Only in Wisconsin. Mars Cheese Castle is more than a roadside curiosity and a store. It has become a symbol for all things Wisconsin.

For the @washingtonpost.com travel section, I wrote about the Mars Cheese Castle, which IS a castle and DOES sell cheese but is located on the side of the highway in Wisconsin, not on Mars.

A big one for me is owning their mistakes, even before they're confronted about them.

Triple Take Cinema Podcast A movie podcast by three guys who like movies.

I started a podcast about movies with two friends. Our 5th(!) episode dropped today (with new ones every other week).

This episode's theme was my pick, "Lesser Known Heroes of the 90s," and we tackled The Phantom, The Shadow & Darkman.

Listen to Triple Take Cinema wherever you get your podcasts.

Not me, not me at all. Optimism from anyone on this side of the fold would feel insane, but pragmatic resiliant realism feels much more what I need right now - you a leader of that mindset right now.

I have friends going too - enjoy the show!

If you're open to it, I'd love to have myself thrown on the list. :)

Been looking for one of these!