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WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

Happy Memorial Day

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

We need to do laundry and grocery shopping. And Payless is having a sale, so I think I'll buy me a pair of shoes too.

squonk · RetroMan

Hey, it's warm and muggy here. Family get together, etc.
Later.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

we were due for storms today, but the National Weather Service now gave us an all clear. It is overcast, but 76 degrees out there. I am a bit sunburned from this weekend and so put on some aloe and some spf 50.

While it did storm last night, I am thinking about putting on some old shoes and walking through the Glen. It may be muddy, but hopefully not too bad. This will be the first time this year to walk through the Glen.

pipsar6 · Chocolate Pip Cookie

Warm and very windy here been out for a meal with the family!

Jeremy Riggs · Do I look a little pale to you?

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

I'm still not feeling well, and today I feel really cruddy about not being able to visit my Dad for Memorial Day.

You know, when I was a kid my Dad's service in Vietnam really meant very little to me, as would be the case with most kids I'm sure.

But when I hit my mid to upper 20's, and the gulf war started, I really started to devolop an appreciation for what he did and the risks he took. I've always said, and still say, my father was more of a man than I'll ever be.

He made sacrifices and risked his life in a way that I've never been asked to, never volunteered for, and hope to never have to.

By the time I turned thirty I made it a habit to visit him every Memorial Day and Veterans Day just to say "Thank you Dad". I remember the first time I did he had no idea what I was talking about.

But I think over the years he appreciated that I remembered what the days were about, and what he gave up.

I mean, when you REALLY think about what our soldiers give up and risk it's amazing that we can have an all volunteer army. Expecially in this day and age of "me, me, me".

These guys go off and face the very real risk of never coming back. Even if they do come back they've taken one, two or three years of their lives and dedicated it to something completely unselfish.

As I get older and think about how my grandfather died at 64, and my dad died at 62, I wonder if there is ANYTHING I'd be willing to give away 2 or 3 years for. I don't think there is.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

Well the Glen was a bit muddy, but not nearly as much as I had thought that it might be. Things are blooming nicely there, but I bet its only at about 35-40% of its greenery. Which is kind of nice, because I could see where I was at from all vantage points at all times just about. Most of the time, when its in full bloom, its like walking through caves made out of tree limbs and foilage, & its easy to forget just how far off in one direction you might be. Its a nice disorientation, but still it was nice to get to see the whole view before full leaf cover occurs.

Because I was able to see my way from most vantage points, I think I worked out the optimal paths to take to get to see 7/8ths of the Glen with no back-tracking. Also, in doing this route, I can avoid the real steep bluff path all together if I chose. I like the steep bluff path because usually thats where the deer will be, but walking it sure can be rough at times, especially when its muddy out. I've biffed more than once there & didn't feel like trying it today. I'll wait until I see deer track out and about & then head on that part of the path to see if thats where they are.

At then GLen, you can take a trip 10,000 years in the past when retreating glaciers formed this landscape. Its a 23-acre nature center that primarily serves as a field trip location on weekdays for 12,000 children annually. Natural features include steep bluffs, flood-plain hardwood forest, spring-fed wetland, and a restored prairie. Visitors to this urban nature center can explore five different habitats interconnected by a trail system. The public is welcome to utilize our facility and the well-marked ¾ mile self-guided nature trail in the evenings or on weekends (the lower trail is mostly blacktopped and ADA accessible). Many seasonal programs are offered on the weekends.

It was kind of hot out, and I forgot to bring a bottle of water, but I was still ok. I forgot that they now added a soda macnine, but the foyer was locked, due to the holiday. I want to see if next time bottles of water are sold from the soda machine, because I'd just buy one there instead of carrying one with me all the way over. Itd be nice to walk the trail empty handed, & then come back down and get a cold bottle of water & then sit for a bit under one of the picnic canopies.

We'll see.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

The nice thing about this time of year too, is that there was not 1 single mosquito, gnat, fly or hornet that bothered me while I was walking. THe season is too new. But, according to this report, that may change this year.
Nasty Mosquito Summer Predicted
Tom Murray

EAGLE - Memorial Day often marks a first weekend for grilling, a first weekend for camping and the time of year when mosquitoes hatch.

"They can definitely ruin a weekend, said Bob Jansen, who is camping in Kettle Moraine State Forest. They make you itch and not sleep and chew you up.

Jansen and his family from West Allis came prepared.

Weve got a whole crate, he showed TODAYS TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. Weve got Deep Woods OFF, weve got regular OFF, weve got yard guard.

Thats not all.

We have lanterns we can set up with mosquito repellent, he added.

Jansen and other campers may need those products this summer. Experts predict the worst mosquito season in five years.

Remember the flooding problems we had at winters end? The standing water left behind will likely mean more of the buzzing, biting pests this summer.

The eggs are laid in the water, explained Suzy Orth with the UW-Extension office in Milwaukee. Then they hatch out into the adults and the water is whats needed.

It was in a marshy area of a trail through the Kettle Moraine State Forest where Lisa Graul of Racine came under attack.

Im one of those people who, they like my blood I guess, said Graul. Im constantly hitting and scratching.

Campers tell us they find repellent with DEET works best. Medical experts say sprays and lotions with soybean oil are also effective in fending off mosquitoes.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!! The weather was fantastic up at the cabin this weekend....no rain, warm temps, and lots of sunshine. smile

I got sunburned Saturday while mowing the grass.....forgot to pack the sunscreen.
It sure was great to get away for a few days.....I feel rejuvenated and re-energized which I desperately needed!!

JR, I know how you feel about being thankful for the sacrifices your dad made for our country. My brother did 20 years in the Navy, and during that time, he was in 3 wars.....Gulf War, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. He never dreamed he'd see combat while in the Navy, but he sure had his share of it. I'm thankful he came home alive and in one piece. He looks at his years in the service as his duty to his country, and he's very proud that he enlisted and gave 20 years of his life to serving his country. I'm proud of my lil' brother!! smile

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

JD The Jazz Doctor wrote:

The nice thing about this time of year too, is that there was not 1 single mosquito, gnat, fly or hornet that bothered me while I was walking. THe season is too new. But, according to this report, that may change this year.
Nasty Mosquito Summer Predicted
Tom Murray

EAGLE - Memorial Day often marks a first weekend for grilling, a first weekend for camping and the time of year when mosquitoes hatch.

"They can definitely ruin a weekend, said Bob Jansen, who is camping in Kettle Moraine State Forest. They make you itch and not sleep and chew you up.

Jansen and his family from West Allis came prepared.

Weve got a whole crate, he showed TODAYS TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. Weve got Deep Woods OFF, weve got regular OFF, weve got yard guard.

Thats not all.

We have lanterns we can set up with mosquito repellent, he added.

Jansen and other campers may need those products this summer. Experts predict the worst mosquito season in five years.

Remember the flooding problems we had at winters end? The standing water left behind will likely mean more of the buzzing, biting pests this summer.

The eggs are laid in the water, explained Suzy Orth with the UW-Extension office in Milwaukee. Then they hatch out into the adults and the water is whats needed.

It was in a marshy area of a trail through the Kettle Moraine State Forest where Lisa Graul of Racine came under attack.

Im one of those people who, they like my blood I guess, said Graul. Im constantly hitting and scratching.

Campers tell us they find repellent with DEET works best. Medical experts say sprays and lotions with soybean oil are also effective in fending off mosquitoes.

Sounds like it's time to stock up on citronell and B vitamins for me. hmm

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

B vitamins? Does that make you less attractive to mosquitoes? If so, I need to pick up some, mosquitoes love me!

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

I remember G-gal saying that B1 is supposed to taste yucky to mosquitoes.

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

MzHartz wrote:

B vitamins? Does that make you less attractive to mosquitoes? If so, I need to pick up some, mosquitoes love me!

It does help for some people. You are supposed to take vitamin B1 supplements daily. Some people say this home remedy is a myth, but I have friends who go on survivalist trips who swear by it. They say that though it won't keep every type of mosquito from biting, it will reduce their interest in you significantly. I started using it last year and it seemed to help - mosquitos normally chew me up pretty bad, but it got better after I started taking the supplements regularly. I figured, anything as easy as that is worth a shot!

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

Hm, I'll have to see if I can pick up some B1...

disco strangler · Smiles everyone, smiles!

Brewer's Yeast also works to keep mosquitos away. You can get it where ever you get vitamins.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

The weather this weekend was pretty nice all things considered. It did storm & then get cold out, but ideally if its got to storm & get cold out, mother nature timed it perfectly.

real strong rain and thunderstorms came through late on saturday night. by then all the tasks were done, the food was grilled and eaten, all there was left to do was sit on the couch and have wine & listen to the storms. It was sunny again on sunday morning.

and then yesterday, it got cold out late enough where most of the people who woulda been grillin out or at the park would have been headed home anyhow.