tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post1614333100073045725..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: WLEM FMTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-85407983807588636762021-04-23T10:56:27.552-04:002021-04-23T10:56:27.552-04:00Carrboro, too.Carrboro, too.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-3365358414314763312021-04-23T10:05:58.192-04:002021-04-23T10:05:58.192-04:00Snap-On tools are a BIG thing in Madison.Snap-On tools are a BIG thing in Madison.ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-27114826530251765502021-04-22T15:28:44.001-04:002021-04-22T15:28:44.001-04:00Are snap on tools still a thing?
My mom was origin...Are snap on tools still a thing?<br />My mom was originally from Milwaukee. I can talk Wisconsin all day long. <br /><br />correction: Not really on lake Winnebago - more like terrified next to the shoreline... watching for leaches. <br />My surrogate aunt and uncle owned a tiny tiny house (the tiniest of all!) on the shore where they would spend summer. Brighton Beach Road in Appleton. Their main home was outside of Milwaukee. Blue Mound Road. Torn down now. The ice rink nearby is named after relatives on my mother's side. It used to be a farm. All of that area used to be farms - now it's all depressing box stores.<br /><br />but amazingly the little house on the shore of lake Winnebago still stands. Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-8537052933865146952021-04-22T09:53:05.627-04:002021-04-22T09:53:05.627-04:00I owned many cars from Kenosha. Could never afford...I owned many cars from Kenosha. Could never afford Snap-On tools. And since I am a curmudgeon, sportsball teams from all locales may die in a fire. I mean that in the best possible way, of course.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-63802165435532923072021-04-22T09:49:26.590-04:002021-04-22T09:49:26.590-04:00A grad school roommate of mine was from Kenosha. R...A grad school roommate of mine was from Kenosha. Rich kid. His dad worked for Snap-On tools. He allied with Chicago sports teams and loathed Wisconsin teams. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-57988602495887214982021-04-22T09:27:19.580-04:002021-04-22T09:27:19.580-04:00Can of Cheese has cheese in her blood. Can of Cheese has cheese in her blood. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44385174652692152782021-04-22T07:56:18.305-04:002021-04-22T07:56:18.305-04:00I worked with a woman from Kenosha. I liked her ac...I worked with a woman from Kenosha. I liked her accent.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-24556064457228199092021-04-21T23:50:46.578-04:002021-04-21T23:50:46.578-04:00XRay said...
There must be a six degrees from Wisc...XRay said...<br /><i>There must be a six degrees from Wisconsin for Lem.</i><br /><br />When it gets down to 6° or below, I'm pretty sure that's when Lem separates from Wisconsin. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-48823082480226450432021-04-21T23:24:18.327-04:002021-04-21T23:24:18.327-04:00There must be a six degrees from Wisconsin for Lem...There must be a six degrees from Wisconsin for Lem.XRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845325507655999168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-37630408403423491002021-04-21T20:28:19.140-04:002021-04-21T20:28:19.140-04:00I have family scattered all around WI.
DeForest, ...I have family scattered all around WI. <br />DeForest, Beaverdam, Waupun, Plymouth, Hudson - to name a few.<br />I once worked with a gal from Black Earth. As a child, I spent some time on Lake Winnebago. Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-85738373176994197322021-04-21T20:08:45.279-04:002021-04-21T20:08:45.279-04:00So Coulee.
Thanks for the information on a Frank ...So Coulee.<br /><br />Thanks for the information on a Frank Lloyd Wright building I've never heard of. I hope they can repair it. Flat roofs and squatty ceiling heights - yeah. No good. but the building could be made into all sorts of thing. Coulee lofts or an animal shelter. <br /><br />Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-52354665218113154182021-04-21T19:48:16.614-04:002021-04-21T19:48:16.614-04:00The Missoula floods and others like it world-wide ...The Missoula floods and others like it world-wide created distinctive features, such as those seen on the floor of the English Channel. Once geologists started looking they found features such as those found in the Scablands all over the place. Sounds downright scabrous!The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-21469016203616045472021-04-21T18:47:39.309-04:002021-04-21T18:47:39.309-04:00So today I learned of one of the reasons for the n...So today I learned of one of the reasons for the naming of:<br /><br />https://www.nps.gov/articles/washington-grand-coulee-dam.htm<br /><br />It is a hell of a dam.XRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845325507655999168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-33090582243930494962021-04-21T16:48:27.240-04:002021-04-21T16:48:27.240-04:00I didn't know Wright was born in Richland Cent...I didn't know Wright was born in Richland Center for some reason. Or anything about the German warehouse. Looks like it's getting some love now, judging by Facebook pics on the restoration non-profit page. Calypso Factohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455217189407301218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-41275125899789245792021-04-21T16:32:59.730-04:002021-04-21T16:32:59.730-04:00Didn't you do a post on the German warehouse C...Didn't you do a post on the German warehouse CL? For some reason I know more about that building than I should, as someone who has never been to Wisconsin.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-16128729961484540062021-04-21T16:29:58.574-04:002021-04-21T16:29:58.574-04:00@Can: Yes, Spring Green is Driftless as well. I pa...@Can: Yes, Spring Green is Driftless as well. I passed through that town countless times growing up b/c it was on the road to my grandmother's house in Richland Center. As for Wright, he was born in Richland Center but left very early on. He did return to build a warehouse for a client named German, which to this day is called the "German Warehouse." It has a sad history though, and is in disrepair. I blogged about it <a href="https://acrazychicken.blogspot.com/2012/07/frank-lloyd-wrights-german-warehouse.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I was just back there a couple weeks ago and noticed a sign stating that they were about halfway to their fundraising goal. <br /><br />Besides Wright's own Taliesin, Spring Green is also where the terminus of many Wisconsin River canoe tours and is popular in the summer. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-5304998658767958192021-04-21T14:38:58.507-04:002021-04-21T14:38:58.507-04:00Before the 19th century, you could reasonably expe...Before the 19th century, you could reasonably expect half the children in your family to die before age 5. If you were out in the boonies, that didn't change much even into the 19th century. I think it was Voltaire that wrote how he had to fight to keep from getting attached to his kids until they were old enough to have a real chance of survival.<br /><br />Some families were lucky. My father's forebears had 13, 10, and 11 kids in the first 3 generations (17th century, upstate NY) here and all of them lived to adulthood.<br /><br />Things were better if you lived near a town and had some bucks. If you made it to 60, you had a good chance of seeing 75. The reason the Constitution had no term limits is nobody expected many people to live much past 50 (O! For a time machine).edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-61173614919448387692021-04-21T12:23:37.621-04:002021-04-21T12:23:37.621-04:00Yes- lie back and think of Spring Green. Frank Llo...Yes- lie back and think of Spring Green. Frank Lloyd Wright or the House on the Rock.<br />If you fly out of Madison and look down out the window, the topography is interesting until you get to Prairie Du Chien.Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-57594391126621077932021-04-21T11:40:41.538-04:002021-04-21T11:40:41.538-04:00"I always think of Spring Green."
Does..."I always think of Spring Green." <br /><br />Does it work like "think of England"?!?Calypso Factohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455217189407301218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-89140391356325956862021-04-21T11:33:34.141-04:002021-04-21T11:33:34.141-04:00I had to google the "driftless area" of ...I had to google the "driftless area" of Wisconsin.<br />Southwestern part.<br />Is that where you live now? I always think of Spring Green.Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-51810101701416065212021-04-21T11:16:13.142-04:002021-04-21T11:16:13.142-04:00Patty sings that song better than anyone I have ev...Patty sings that song better than anyone I have ever heard. The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-21896511367354968162021-04-21T10:57:16.549-04:002021-04-21T10:57:16.549-04:00My ancestors were not French but German. The Frenc...My ancestors were not French but German. The French never had time to settle the country so the divide between coulee and hollow is more like hollow country bracketed by Coulee country near the river. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-50722062152241994112021-04-21T10:53:58.947-04:002021-04-21T10:53:58.947-04:00Coulees are steep ravines and valleys that drain d...Coulees are steep ravines and valleys that drain directly into the Mississippi. They tend to flow from east to west or from north to south in Wisconsin. I believe the word stems from French. There is a very strong residual French character here as they were the first to explore and name these parts. They also controlled the river here until Napoleon sold it in 1804. The county I live in is called Trempealeau County and it got its name from "La montagne qui trempe a l'eau" which means "the mountain that soaks in the water." The French took this name from the Indians who called it that as well. Its a large hill that appears to rise from the river. It's kind of silted in now and looks more like a peninsula. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-56942434311097721182021-04-21T10:30:26.231-04:002021-04-21T10:30:26.231-04:00Statista says that child mortality in the US was 4...Statista says that child mortality in the US was 462 per thousand live births in 1800, 239 / 1000 in 1900, and just 9 / 1000 in 2000. What a different world. <br /><br />Where's the Driftless dividing line between "Hollows" and "Cooleys", Chick? Mining (lead) was a big industry in Wisconsin back in the 19th century too, of course. Calypso Factohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455217189407301218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-4178139651140684952021-04-21T10:29:48.267-04:002021-04-21T10:29:48.267-04:00It sounds like you had ancestors who died all too ...It sounds like you had ancestors who died all too young in those mines, chickelit, kids who had no choice about going into them. From what little I've read on mines many adults were forced into them at the point of a gun. They won't call it slavery these days. If they did they wouldn't be able to get reparations out of you. Or me, and I have ancestors in eastern Tennessee about a hundred miles from Harlan.Dad Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600586111867956669noreply@blogger.com