We saw the New Standards perform tonight at the Dakota. It was a great show and featured a number of new and newer songs. Steve Roehm was on fire on the vibraphone tonight. 🔥

Jazz trio performing at Dakota jazz club, with vibraphone, upright bass, and accordion, before a candlelit seated audience.

See list of The New Standards shows.

Happy Easter! We had family to Magic Pines and had a 90 Easter Egg Hunt outside looking for treats! It seems that only Mazie got the memo on dressing in brighter colors. 🐰

Family of four posing outdoors on Easter, two holding decorative baskets, trees visible in the backgroundGolden metallic egg with engraved swirl patterns resting on a fallen log in a pine forest

My friend @Bricker is lighting up his blog timeline with a bunch of new and old blog posts. Worth adding to your feed reader or timeline of choice. 🔥

I’ve been a fan of the IndieWeb community for years, but finally decided I should get a bit more active. I created my profile on the IndieWeb wiki, started as a backer, and signed up to host the next available IndieWeb Blog Carnival in April 2025.

Milwaukee Spring Break: Day 5

  • Coffee and pastries at Pilcrow Coffee.
  • Visit to the Milwaukee Domes after it was closed yesterday. Completed all of our stops! ✅
  • 9:37a Depart Milwaukee for home.
  • Stop at Culver’s in Tomah, Wisconsin.
  • 3:14p Arrive at home.

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Milwaukee Domes

We made a last minute final stop at the Milwaukee Domes before we left town. The tropical and desert domes were relaxing and pretty to experience.

Part of the Milwaukee Spring Break collection.

Beautiful and tasty Cortado at Pilcrow Coffee on our final morning in Milwaukee.

Cortado in a dark geometric glass cup with tulip latte art, beside a crystal water glass on a wood table.

Part of the Milwaukee Spring Break collection.

Milwaukee Spring Break: Day 4

Person in purple outfit standing arms outstretched before a massive geodesic glass dome greenhouse on a cloudy day
This is as close as we were able to get to the domes — closed on Tuesdays.

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We had a great time escaping the “Invasion” room at 60 to Escape! The room was fun, surprising, and appropriately challenging. One of the best rooms we’ve done! Finished with 5m 37s remaining. Room 55!

Four people smiling in a sci-fi themed escape room with green glowing orb; one child holds a baseball.

Part of the Milwaukee Spring Break collection.

We saw Call Me Dancer at the Oriental Theatre while in Milwaukee. The movie told the story of Manish and his passion to become a professional dancer against many odds.

Movie poster for Call Me Dancer showing a bare-chested male dancer leaping mid-air with one arm raised and fabric flowing around him

Part of the Milwaukee Spring Break collection.