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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.

Commentary, observations and musings about the outdoors, life in general and maybe Tosa politics and personalities will be the order of the day. He savors a lively debate as much as terrific cooking.

What About Those Formula Restaurants?

Life In Tosa, Tosa Politics, Tosa Rules Brookfield Drools

In the interest of full disclosure I want any new readers to know that I love great food.  Whether it is hunting, growing or shopping or preparing or serving - food is of interest to me.   In particular I like a good restaurant.  As a matter of fact I'm completing my version of Sherman's march to the sea.  I call it - Tom eats his way through the south to the sea.  More about that in a few days.

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Friday Morning Music

Friday Morning Music.David Allan Coe, You Never Even Call Me By My Name

Written by Steve Goodman and John Prine - David Allan Coe popularized the perfect country and western song

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I Pity The Stool

Humor, Roadside Curiosities, Plumbing, A-Team Drain Cleaning

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.  Or at least a couple of good belly-laughs.

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Friday Morning Music

Friday Morning Music, Dave Clark Five, Bits and Pieces, Joan Jett, John Melllencamp

Get your funk-on for the start of the weekend with this spectacular cover of a 1964 Dave Clark Five single.

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Update On the Eschweilers and More

Eschweiler Buildings, Forest Exploration Center, Sustainable Forestry, Dig Deeply and Give Generously

After work on Monday I stopped at a pizza joint to pick-up a pie for dinner.  A family-size cheese, chicken, artichoke and black olive pizza.  Yum.  And since we don't have teenagers in the house Jill and I can dine-upon a pizza pie like this for days.  It also happened to be one of those formula restaurant establishments.  Which is code for chain or franchise or other than a home-grown, sole proprietor-type establishment.  I want to blog about that issue before too long.  But I digress.

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