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Two of The 120 Days of Possible Good Weather in Wisconsin

This last weekend we had undoubtedly the two nicest summer days we ever get during July in Wisconsin. Warm sunshine, low humidity, and a cool breeze all added to something like perfection. I can attest that the traffic on Badger Ave, here in Appleton, indicated that every Harley was on the road. And likewise for Bicycles and mopeds.
We kind of hung close to home, but I'm sure anyone with the freedom to chose, selected Outdoors on the options panel. This has been a mild summer. Most of us enjoy the every three or four-day rain we've been getting since it means we don't have to water our lawn.
Unfortunately, my raspberries have cropped out, but they were good while they lasted. Next year, I've been told, by the lady of the castle, we will have raised beds that will provide a bounty of herbs, vegetables, and decorative flowers. We will see.

Time draws nigh for our departure for the "Left Coast." My enthusiasm is dampened somewhat because of the bevy of news reports regarding the lack of satisfaction travelers have with the airlines. One of these appeared on the new Megan Kelly NBC competition with 60 Minutes. (More about that shortly.)
In this report, some factors enter into the general dissatisfaction with airline travel. If we want timeline the beginning of the demise of the high water mark for services in airplanes, like the use of real silverware and cloth napkins, served with tolerable food, it started with deregulation of the industry during, this surprised me, the Carter Administration.
The race to the bottom, fueled by the search for the "lowest price," brought us smaller seats, no meals, and overbooking. Any one of these would be intolerable, but each generation the absence of these once expected services becomes the new normal.
Who is the most despised airline in business? Who nickel dimes its passengers in and out of the cabin? One airline holds the number one spot in both categories and also is the most profitable airline. Spirit. Guess who we are flying with? I let you know how it goes.

Megan Kelly has the 6:00 pm Sunday slot, which means she is opposite 60 Minutes. Well not exactly. Right now 60 Minutes is mostly reruns. So those of us that sit religiously every Sunday evening at 6:00 pm, or whenever NFL football's late game concludes, where we will see 60 minutes it's entirety immediately following the conclusion of the game or later on the west coast, saw the broadcast at one time or another.
We like, I'm sure many others, are giving Megan a look. She famously left Fox News for many reasons. One of which may or may not have been to avoid being groped by Rodger Ailes. At any rate, she is smart, intelligent and a good interviewer. She doesn't have to appear in every frame of anything that looks like a news program, like someone from CBS, which I won't name, but his last name rhymes with Telly.
The stories have been mostly newsworthy. I tend to downgrade any "News Program" which contains too much celebrity content, particularly when they are pushing their new book, film or TV series. She did a hilarious interview (?) with Ricky Gervais this last Sunday evening. But then if you can't conduct a fun interview with him you shouldn't pin the mike to your shirt.
Only when 60 minutes tee's it up with their version of first run material will we know how effective this will be for NBC. Megan has enough to contend with overcoming the multigeneration popularity of 60 Minutes. If she kicks their backside when football starts, it will be amazing. Frankly, there is another problem. In our area, she competes with the Simpson's and Bob's Burgers.

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