This year BINGO, next year BRISTOL!

WOW - what a fun birthday celebration this year at Milwaukee Potawatomi Bingo Casino.   After asking friends and family, about 14 to 15 people joined in!  One of my friends also celebrated a birthday on the 24th, so it was doubly fun.  Our daughters brought cupcakes and treat bags for everyone.  Thanks Shelly & Jenny!  (check out the tiara!)

No, I didn't win, but still enjoyed the evening.

So...after being married for 42 years, sweetie mentioned that the NASCAR Bristol Night Car Race typically coincided with my birthday.  I never realized I was competing with Bristol for his attention on my birthday until he mentioned it.  So...August 24, 2013; who wants to join me in Bristol TN?  Only 700 miles away from Milwaukee! What a fun weekend it will be.

Check it out!  Bristol Motor Speedway

I feel just like a cherry pit

Along with life's happy moments, come disappointments.  Cherries are like that.  Right now large, red, juicy cherries are in season, but there is a pit in the middle.

What am I getting to?  It's about how photographs entered into the Wisconsin State Fair competition are displayed. There is a center display of many photos, but no rhyme or reason on how they are displayed.  My 1st place black and white photo was among other 1st place colorful photos. While easy to pick out, so what!  I never found the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place of that category.

Many photos not displayed in the "center" were hidden in other locations near by, among stuff like knitting; crocheting; cake decorating etc.  Here's how my seasonal - spring photo was displayed:  Please tell me what "yeast" has to do with "Seasonal - Spring"!

Why aren't the photos displayed along with others in their category?

I feel just like a cherry pit.

2012 WI State Fair Photo Winners

1st Place in Black/White "Museum Public Art"

4th Place in Seasonal "Spring" 

Finger/Toe Pulse Monitor

After experiencing chest pain a couple of days ago, I spent several hours in ER. The friendly folks there ran EKGs, blood tests, and gave me a couple nitroglycerin tablets. Four hours later they decided I was not in imminent danger of a heart attack; blood clot or lung issues so sent me home with instructions to have my primary doctor order a Stress Test.  Bright and early this morning I headed back to the hospital to do just that.  Result:  "No evidence of an exercise induced reversible perfusion abnormality" meaning "normal".  Still not sure what caused the pain, but at least I know it wasn't my heart. Perhaps "growing pains"?  

While in the ER I was hooked up to the typical machines. The IV was not bothering me, but if you've ever had to wear one of those finger pulse monitors, you know how annoying it can be. If you take it off the machine beeps. After four hours I was starving and asked if I could have something to eat. So I found another place to put it while I had my snack.

I love Milwaukee

I always liked Milwaukee's slogan...A Great Place by a Great Lake.   The WCTC photography class field trip this week was to Milwaukee's Lakefront - Veteran's Park.  I also stopped at the Milwaukee River to capture some photos along the beautiful River Walk.  Even though I'm retired and don't need to go downtown, I love visiting these areas.

Milwaukee Riverwalk

Milwaukee Lakefront - Veteran's Park