Trump is back. Sam Kuffel is gone. FEMA is next. Plus: ‘Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg’ (2024), ‘Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers’ (2025), and ‘A Real Pain’ (2024).
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Another Week: Number 104
Outerwear makes all the difference, neighborhood Trump compounds, new glasses are ordered, the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, and holiday pretzel cabins.
Another Week: Number 94
Hurricane Milton follows Hurricane Helene and the GOP disinformation machine goes into high gear. Also: ‘Big’ (1988) and ‘Funny Girl’ (1968).
Another Week: Number 88
Dew points and skincare commercials. Also: CNN’s interview of Kamala Harris and Time Walz, ‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1969), ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ (1975), and ‘Bridesmaids (2011).’
Another Week: Number 85
Picnic with Amy’s family, ‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,’ Kamala Harris adds Tim Walz, ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ (1962), ‘Rachel Maddow Presents Ultra,’ Season 2
Another Week: Number 78
The June heat wave, Trump in Racine, a drive-by shooting, and tornados. Plus, ‘Call Northside 777’ (1948) and ‘Black Narcissus’ (1947).
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.
Daffodils sprouting in Wisconsin in mid-February
Racine, Wisconsin — Daffodil (Narcissus) sprouts thrust out from the soil in my yard near the end of our extremely mild winter.
Joseph and Mary in melting snow, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — The heads and shoulders of Joseph and Mary emerge as snow melts around a plastic outdoor nativity set in front of a house on Pierce Boulevard on the eve of Valentine's Day — two weeks after the "Blizzard...
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 tired,...
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...
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 snowstorm in our cold and snowy...
Chicago Blizzard of 1967: Snow storm coverage, video
[Monarch]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 — dumped 23 inches of snow on northeast...
Hang On Little Tomato
Today's photo — after astonishing rains, with more on the way — is inspired by the song "Hang On Little Tomato" by Pink Martini: The sun has left and forgotten me It's dark, I cannot see Why does this rain pour down I'm gonna drown In a sea Of deep confusion...
Mitchell Middle School double rainbow, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — A double rainbow shines over Mitchell School's west entrance and American flag following a summer rain shower.
Red Jewel Crabapple tree, iced
Racine, Wisconsin — A Red Jewel Crabapple tree (Malus x 'Red Jewel') covered with hoar frost on a cold Wisconsin morning. This crabapple tree is one of a pair planted as part of the City of Racine's Street Tree Planting...
Mitchell School, Racine: Hoar frost and American flag
Racine, Wisconsin — Hoar frost covers trees at Mitchell school on a cold January morning.
Electric fan: Good day for the Vornado table fan
I was sitting here browsing the Web when a tweet scrolled by on TweetGrid. It was Jacqui Cheng writing: @Suntimes I'm working inside of my office with no AC and no air circulation! Wait... That's when I remembered that I do own an...
Wisconsin has statewide tornado drills today
That's Michke in the video. He's up in St. Paul, and you can hear him streaming live this afternoon from 2-4 p.m. Prior to that, as part of "2009 Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week" here in Wisconsin, we'll observe a mock tornado watch beginning at 1:00 this...
First day of winter is December 1
When I woke up this morning to a few new inches of snow, the temperature outside was -4°F, combined with a 23 m.p.h. breeze for a wind chill index of 28 below zero. The news anchor on WBBM 780 informed me that winter had just officially begun one minute ago. When we...
Tornado in Kenosha, Wisconsin: January 7, 2008
As people all over the world have heard, there was some frightening tornado activity in Kenosha, just a few short miles from here, on the afternoon of January 7. I received a lot of calls and emails from co-workers, friends, and family, but happily I had nothing to...
Summer 2007 update: Long time no post
Greetings from my air-conditioned bunker as summer 2007 clatters apart overhead like an unbalanced engine. Amy's at work, I'm on hiatus, and out in the backyard the heat and humidity are mounting over the soggy vegetation — a prelude to an afternoon forecast of...
NOAA Weather Radios: Midland WR-300
The freak tornadoes that swept across Central Florida one week ago, killing 20 people, have reminded me that I want to buy a weather radio — the kind that turns on automatically in the middle of the night when the National Weather Service issues a warning. Here in...
Golden sky over Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Sunset casts a dramatic golden light over cars on 18th Street, just east of 30th Avenue at Glenwood Crossings Shopping Center.
Kenosha: Holiday Inn Express on the harbor
Kenosha, Wisconsin — The Holiday Inn Express (now the Best Western Harborside Inn & Kenosha Conference Center) at the west end of Kenosha's harbor. The dramatic lighting in this photo is completely natural. Dark rain...
Double rainbow over Kenosha Harbor
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A double rainbow appears inn the eastern sky over Kenosha's harbor following a rainstorm.
Washington Park Velodrome flood, Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Floodwater fills Kenosha's Washington Park Velodrome (a.k.a. "Washington Bowl"). Pike Creek runs through the clearing in the distance. It and many other local waterways flooded in June 2000.[includeme...
Flooded Washington Bowl photo, Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A resident snaps a photo of flooding at the Washington Park Velodrome (a.k.a. "Washington Bowl"). Pike Creek runs through the clearing in the distance. It and many other local waterways flooded in June...
Kenosha harbor, cloudy sunrise
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Clouds obscure a Lake Michigan sunrise at Kenosha's harbor.