Monday, October 7, 2013

I Wish I Lived in Wisconsin Part 2

Brewers lost 9-1

Wrestling with Bumpa

Running the bases at Miller Park

At the Milwaukee Art Museum



























































I Wish I Lived in Wisconsin Part 1:
http://elsabean.blogspot.com/search?q=i+wish+i+lived+in+wisconsin

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Man Book Club / September 2013 Update

"The first rule of Man Book Club is: You do not talk about Man Book Club. The second rule of Man Book Club is: You do not talk about Man Book Club!"

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Anthony Marra 5/5
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline George Saunders 5/5
TransAtlantic Colum McCann 4/5
Becoming a Man Paul Monette 4/5
Sleepwalk Adrian Tomine 4/5
Summer Blonde Adrian Tomine 4/5
The Dinner Herman Koch 4/5
Crimes in Southern Indiana Frank Bill 3/5
Underwater Welder Jeff Lemire 3/5
The Wettest County in the World Matt Bondurant 3/5
Lester Bangs Reader Lester Bangs 3/5
Bad Monkey Carl Hiaasen 3/5
A Map of Tulsa Benjamin Lytal 3/5
Burgess Boys Elizabeth Strout 2/5
At the End of a Dull Day Massimo Carlotto 2/5
Hit Me Lawrence Block 2/5

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Portlandia

Elsa outside Powell's Bookstore in Portland.

She's 8, by the way.












Thursday, September 5, 2013

Math with Henry
















"Hey Dad, when Elsa's 9 how old will I be?"

"6."

"When you are 51 will I be in college?"

"No, you'll be in middle school."

"What's middle school?"

"Junior high."

"Is that like high school?"

"Yeah."

"When Elsa is furteen how old will I be?"

"Furteen?"

"Yeah.

"You'll be 10."

"When I'm twenty-hundred-forty-two how old will Elsa be?"

"I don't know Henry, that's pretty old."

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Jack Rabbit

















Uncle Chris was in town last week. He convinced Elsa to go on this 100-year-old roller coaster. Henry and I watched from a distance.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Missing the H-Man

Scatting "On Wisconsin" Zappa toom bah ziggity bo!
Reading at Breakfast

Haven't seen the man in over a week! Miss you little buddy!


Friday, June 7, 2013

Matt Harvey

Look at that form! That arm swing! And I don't have to wait every five days to watch him pitch!

Interesting that he is pitching to Santana.

I just jinxed it, didn't I, Isaacs?!