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Takin' the Blog for a Walk

Join Waukesha resident Brien Lee and his blog, Sir Fido, as they explore the city and report on the interesting things they find.

Email Brien at howlinblog@yahoo.com.

keep on the sunny side...

Five new neighbors moved next door about a month ago. Apparently I've been busy because I only recently heard about, and tasted, them. Wow, I did not know you could raise chickens in the City of Waukesha!

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Think Spring!

Retzer, counting cranes

Daylight Savings in next Sunday, days are getting longer, and meterological spring is already here.

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you can't put a price on perfection

Carroll, 1) sound of music, 8) my favorite things

Music is in the ear of the beholder. There's a lot I wouldn't consider "music," not to say others wouldn't enjoy it. If I find a song I encounter or am subjected to that is too loud or distasteful I either leave, turn it down or turn the channel. If I can do neither I just cringe and try to tune it out.

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saying a prayer for artists

art, 1) sound of music

We said a prayer petition for artists during mass today. It was unexpected and out of the ordinary, but totally appropriate considering yesterday's Art Crawl and all the other beautiful things I witnessed this weekend. We thanked God for artists brightening up our world and making it a better place. Understood to mean visual artists, but as everyone knows there's more to art than meets the eye.

art·ist  

/ärtist/
Noun
  1. A person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
  2. A person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a sculptor, novelist, poet, or filmmaker.
 

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thankfully, my flight was nothing like that

full of hot air

Well, I was going to mention my interesting Sunday morning hot air balloon flight.  I heard on the radio that 19 people perished this morning from a propane explosion in a balloon over Luxor, Egypt. I was having second thoughts about saying anything.

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