Notes of a Defeatist

“I know people think I did this for Al, but you have to understand I was making changes before I met Al. I went from, let’s see, 300 to 150 pounds. It was the first 110 that changed me, that I was most proud of,” Jones Reynolds said by phone recently. “I could breathe, I [...]

My lady love, Zadie Smith did a reading at Harry W. Schwartz Books on Downer last night and man, was it packed. Her new book On Beauty, has been getting raves and even a Booker nomination. Can’t wait to read it, the segment she read was entertaining.



Unusual for this event were the actual intelligent questions [...]

I would love to see this happen in Milwaukee. WiFi is the way things will eventually go and believe me I know how shell shocked my employer Time Warner would be if their broadband service had legitimate competition. $20 bucks vs. the $47.47 I pay monthly—no question WiFi wins. How Time Warner gets away with [...]

Nothing like going to a bar you’ve never been to before, to drink to memories you’ve never had there. But still, we had a good time there Saturday. Who could argue with the prices?

A pretty cool looking bar and colorful Milwaukee landmark gets eradicated to make room for another Walgreens.