Blizzard of 2011: Snow storm video, Racine, Wisconsin
Here’s our YouTube video of the Blizzard of 2011 as we experienced it here in Racine, Wisconsin. 23.5 inches of snow fell here from Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning (February 1st and 2nd), the greatest snowfall anywhere from this storm. If we sound dead...Blizzard of 2011 – Racine, Wisconsin: First video
Here is our first look at the results of the Blizzard of 2011. (We have since posted a more complete Blizzard of 2011 video.) This clip was shot at about 7:45 this morning from one of our bedroom windows, near Mitchell School in Racine, Wisconsin. It’s hard to...Blizzard of 2011 vs. snowblower, Racine, Wisconsin
< Previous Photos Next > Blizzard of 2011 vs. snowblower, Racine, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin — Using a snow thrower to cut paths to nearby houses, our neighbor Tim begins to plow through the record snowfall that piled up during the Blizzard of 2011, just one...Chicago Blizzard of 1967: Snow storm coverage, video
Chicago Blizzard of 1967: Snow storm coverage, video While waiting for Racine to be buried by the Blizzard of 2011, many of us here in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois are recalling the great Chicago Blizzard of 1967. That storm — on January 26, 1967 —...‘Spring Forward’ (Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty movie, 1999)
It’s always nice to rent an obscure or “small” movie and have it turn out to be time well spent. This was the case with Spring Forward, a 1999 film by Tom Gilroy starring Ned Beatty and Liev Schreiber as a pair of guys working for the parks...‘The Beatles Christmas Album’
Among all the John Lennon tributes yesterday, a friend of mine — Stripwax creator Jeff Moody — posted a link to a YouTube video featuring one of the Beatles’ wackier departures, “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)”. This, in turn, reminded me of...The Krampus and St. Nicholas in Austria (December 5)
The excitement is palpable in the video above as children await the arrival of visitors in Dienten am Hochkönig, a little mountain village in Austria. Many Americans probably recognize St. Nicholas, whose feast day is December 6. A legendary bringer of gifts on the...Wisconsin Lottery’s Holiday Countdown: No Mike Schank?
Something seems queasily familiar here, and it’s not just the lame imitation of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In in the Wisconsin Lottery commercial above. It’s those 25 windows and the gingerbread house on the Wisconsin Lottery’s new...Online radio streaming: Good work music is hard to find
The hours spent in front of my computer are generally more enjoyable and productive with good work music playing. For this reason, I have a pair of inexpensive but decent little computer speakers sitting on my desk. Thanks to iTunes, I also have the best music...