#draping at the office.
This is one of these weeks where there are a ton of things rumbling around in my head, but nothing worthy of a full-blown column. A few that might be noteworthy:
First off, since “Mad Men” is by far my favorite show on TV, I’m wondering if any of you have started the “#draping” phenomenon? This is taken from the opening of the show, where a silhouette of the main character, Don Draper, is shown with his arm across a sofa, holding a cigarette. #Draping is a craze all over the web and its fun to do wherever you are. Here’s my first submission, without the cig of course. More to come!
As much as I love Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers, he might be the worst choice for a lead-off man in baseball. He doesn’t walk, he doesn’t bunt, he doesn’t steal and he’s batting under .200 – including going 0-5 last night. The Crew needs someone with a better OBP in the lead off spot.
Among all the places I wouldn’t want to live in the world, Pakistan has jumped to #1.
Who’s had it with April? After that major tease of a March, with summer coming to pay a short visit, April has been its usual cold, damp self. I’d be looking forward to May if it didn’t bring with it the beginning of Wisconsin’s 2012 election marathon. This is going to be a long summer.
Long summers do have their benefits, as in outdoor dining. There are so many great restaurants around Milwaukee where you can dine under the sun, it’s unbelievable. Can’t wait!
I try to say out of politics and all that stuff, but can someone tell me how David Prosser keeps his job on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
I read a report recently in something called the New Scientist that Red King Crabs have colonized the “Antarctic abyss” of the Palmer Deep. The Palmer Deep is a basin more than 4,300 feet down, off the Antarctic Peninsula. While I’m honored they named it after me, apparently these crabs are more than three feet wide and are very nasty. Lucky they weren’t around when I was in college.
Mega-millionaire Roger Goodell, who doubles as NFL commissioner, has made a bold threat. (If I made $12 million a year, I’d make bold threats too.) He told Minneapolis-St. Paul that they’d better get a new stadium for the Vikings. Or else. (Can you say the LA Vikings?) Apparently the threat worked. Today the Minnesota House revived the new stadium plan, and it could be voted on this week. I’d be happy if they did build a new stadium, that would give Vikings fans many more years of no Super Bowl titles.
The Bucks were officially eliminated from playoff contention last night. My condolences to the 13 people who actually care.
Spend some time tooling around Milwaukee Magazine’s cool new web site. I think you’ll love it! Not only does it look great, it has a definite New York Times feel to it. Quite snappy if I do say so.
Have a great week! See you in a few.
