A Madison gathering!

What It Was Was Football

Hockey Hockey Hockey! I like the fans at hockey games. I like hockey. It's about the only game that doesn't make me want to peel my skin off.

Patiodog, I know what you mean about the group-think. It is perhaps notable that I spent the first several years of my life in Madison as a Vikings fan, and the last few years as a Packers fan in Chicago.

I understand. I grew up a Dodger fan a couple hours away from San Francisco. Even got doused with beer as a six-year-old for wearing my cap to Candlestick. (Looking back, I have to admire the commitment of that particular fan.)

so i'm gathering i should consider wearing a red sweatshirt of some sort?

Red, white, green, or gold. The Christmas before I left, the Badgers were about to play in the Rose Bowl (red and white) and the Packers were about to play in the superbowl (green and gold) and everyone just had Badgers and Packers paraphernalia up for Christmas decorations.

(We won both, too -- Rose Bowl and Superbowl. Ah, the glory days.)

Kelly green, gold and white. Those were my high school colours. Then my uni had black, red and gold - very nice and Germanic.

I think i'll go with red, unless I've made the switch to orange hair by then.

Purple-and-white would not be a good choice.

Nope.

Nor blue-and-orange.

A long twirly skirt, long dangly earrings, and a slightly funky jacket, and you'll fit RIGHT in, though.

Think I can handle everything but the earrings ... I just don''t seem able to find any that really go with the rest of the ensemble. Guess I'll hafta go shoppin'.

a skirt! are you kidding me?
I'll let timber do the skirt. i'm going to be on vacation!

You do realize the 90s are over, right? More like a child's tee shirt with something like "Easy Muff" on it, tight low-rider jeans, carefully unkempt blond hair, and enough foundation to build an office park on -- and you'll fit right in.

Foundation!?

Oh, the frosh from NYC, must be.

Nobody who lives near YOU looks like that, do they?

I do have to keep in mind that I'm out of date, Madison-wise. Been there once in 6 years, and that was 5 years ago.

Meanwhile, got my "On Wisconsin!", has some homecoming info:



Hmmm.

I started to say "Annual?? It must be some new-fangled thing, I've never heard of it", but then I remembered making fun of the frat boys making their floats. The floats did something, went somewhere, I just never found out what.

The good news is, looks like people will be down at the Union end of State, leaving the Great Dane end relatively free. Hopefully.

I refuse to wear red.

such a rebel, that swimpy.

i've just booked 2 nights in Manistique, 2 nights in Green Bay, confirmed the 2 nights in Madison. Amazing how many dog friendly hotels and motels there were to choose from.

Now to figure out the first and last night of the trip.


Flint/Lansing? Is there much difference between the two?



tomorrow - i book THE autumn hair appointment. It's autumn, so it's time to change my hair.

twirl twirl twirl

my favourite hair appointment of the year!

lookout . . . it's a twirly-girl ! ! !

look at those dogs - ready for the trip already!

psssssssst, mr. S, check your email for the reservation details.

Manistique, Escanaba, Hiawatha National Forest - this is turning into a trip with some fascinating names attached. And that's before we get to timberlandko, swimpy, sozobe and peppermintpatiodog.

I'm agettin' tired now . . .

should i be lookin' for someone errrrrrr peppier?
but not pepperminty.