Fourth of July fireworks out of Apocalypse Now, Jewel on WTF, Presidential immunity and a sense of doom, the Tour de France and Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy.’
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Another Week: Number 27
Smoke from Canadian wildfires, ‘The Bear,’ Season 2, ‘The Righteous Gemstones,’ Season 3, ‘Hijack,’ ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022), Tour de France 2023.
Another Week: Number 26
Kwik Trip Tour of America’s Dairyland in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ (2022), ‘The Grand Tour’: Season 5.
Breast expanders vs. radiation burns: 3rd surgery
I had been told by so many people how easy the radiation portion of treatment would be. I have to say, yes — the immediate side effects are not too bad, the skin getting burned over time and a little fatigue. However, I didn’t know what the effects were going to be weeks after radiation.
Kenosha County Bike Trail over Pike River in Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin — A bridge on the Kenosha County Bike Trail (formerly the North Shore Railroad tracks) crosses over the Pike River, near 666 13th Ave. Through the bridge, the golf course of the Kenosha Country Club...
Cycling Kenosha County Highway A, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin — Amy up ahead, bicycling past the cornfields on County Highway A east of I-94 at sunrise.
Memorial Day: Suddenly, it’s summer
Here in southeast Wisconsin, we no longer have the gentle, blossom-scented springtimes of my youth. Thanks to the New Weather, we now get six weeks of 40-degree fog one year, suffocating heat and humidity the next. This time around we had a hurricane or two,...
Food Folks & Spokes in Kenosha: Superweek pro cycling race
Note: This blog post was made during the 1995 SuperWeek Pro Tour. For a more current listing of SuperWeek stages, see my Calendar of Events & Festivals. The past couple of weekends, we've been following the International Cycling Classic, commonly known as...
Cycling announcer John Beckman, cyclist Magen Long
Waukesha, Wisconsin — International Cycling Classic (Superweek) race announcer John Beckman interviews the points leader, cyclist Magen Long, on the podium after the women's bike race in the Carl Zach Cycling...
Victorian house, Waukesha, Wisconsin bike race
Waukesha, Wisconsin — A Victorian-era house dated 1883 stands on the corner as women cyclists descend W. Park Avenue and turn north on West Avenue during the 2005 Carl Zach Cycling Classic, part of the annual Superweek Pro...
Elroy-Sparta State Bike Trail: Tunnel 1, Wilton, Wisconsin
Wilton, Wisconsin — The east entrance to Tunnel 1 on the Elroy-Sparta Trail, the first Rails to Trails project in America. The 32-mile trail follows the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railroad bed and passes through...
Kenosha: Pike Bike Trail at Alford Park
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Cyclist riding the Pike Bike Trail through Alford Park along Alford Drive, headed toward Carthage College, with Lake Michigan at left. [includeme...