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Ad the final total is...

 All Saints Cathedral Used Book sale took in over $27,000.00. The proceeds will go to fight hunger in the area.

I'm so proud of my compadres in this venture. We handled a record number of books by performing a record number of volunteer person-hours.

Oriental Theater

I attended one of the welcome to the renovated Oriental Theater programs. While some of the work, including a badly needed renovated balcony, is still in progress. The repaired walls,  new seating,  carpeting, and LED lighting are obvious improvements. In addition, the projection room, new bathrooms, the lady's room on the main floor, the concession stand, and the sound engineering will make things better for everyone.

Hats off to the board and staff at Milwaukee Film. Well done. Hazah!

Diversity in Fim

As part f the reintroduction of the theater space. Milwaukee film is promoting their annual Cultures and Community Film Festival. Beginning with an appearance by actress vocalist and film star Michelle Williams the festival will run from September 6 - 12.

The films will feature revealing glimpses into our society's cultural differences, which enriches and enables people with different backgrounds and aptitudes to contribute to the mosaic nature of a welcoming society. The presentations and films will be presented live in various venues and virtually through Milwaukee Films YouTube channel.

For tickets and a downloadable program, schedule Click Here.


Home Cooking

The other evening, I prepared one of my favorite evening meals. I made lettuce salad with diced tomatoes and homemade croutons, French and Ranch dressing (mixed by eyeball estimate.) 

I also baked a potato. Served with butter, salt, and pepper. I use a method I read in the NYT. You make a long shallow cut (1/4 inch) in the potato and then equal depth across the potato. Bake for two hours at 400 degrees. I eat the entire potato, crisp skin and all.

Good stuff, tasty and filling. Why did I not have this more recently? Why did it take the internal urges of my Irish heritage to move me?

Because I apparently forgot what turning on the oven to 400 degrees does to my apartment. Suna bath is one image that might suffice. Or a July afternoon in Louisiana. Or maybe becoming a guy who dives into active volcanos.

Steaming

I remain in Milwaukee, the city by the Inland sea, trying to figure out why the guy in the coolest clothes had to die in the final episode of The White Lotus on HBO. And why did they waited until the 4th episode of The Nevers to give us Lucy's background? 

And the biggest question is, Why are there so many shows featuring people getting lost for years because aliens abducted them (The 4400) or their plane mysteriously disappears then reappears years later (Departure and Manifest). It's guaranteed that someone will come home to find out their mate has remarried. One of the other common script threads is the victims realizing life went on without them.


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