Weekly Randomness for Friday, April 17, 2015

We had some much-needed rain last week accompanied by some sky-theatrics. I'd forgotten just how loud thunder can get. Word to the wise: it really is next to impossible to get struck by lightning inside your house, even if the lightning-thunder was close enough to shake the toilet you're sitting on. Just sayin'... 


News that made me stop what I was doing to look it up.

• Everything old is new again - this could come in handy. 
• Geekness for everyone!! 

Weekly Shits n' Giggles

• Am I seeing this? I'm not sure I'm seeing this right.
• Penguin the magpie. 
• I got nothin'.
• My Pinteresting Randomness

Weekend Aims

• Time to get serious about cleaning out the garage...  
• Also time to bring the patio garden containers out and set up the deck furniture. 
• Pizza & a Movie: Game of Thrones binge (okay, not really a movie...)
• Tickets to the Brewers game on Sunday! Okay, okay, so they're not doing so hot (yet?). But tickets that come with 300 Club & parking passes are not to be refused - should be a fun time. Plus, we all get bobble-heads :)

Flooding in Milwaukee

We've been hard hit with flooding here. Our own neighborhood has been safe, but sections of South Milwaukee are still under water, and the city is under a state of emergency (as is most of Milwaukee county). I drove home from work yesterday along the lakefront just before the storm hit, watching the clouds roll out over the lake. It looked impressive and dangerous, so of course, we had to go take some pictures.

 This view is North toward Milwaukee along the coast. We live a very short walking distance from Grant Park, so we took our cameras and ourselves down the Seven Bridges trail to the lakefront. We took these photos at about 5:30pm when the worst of the rain was just getting started.

 This view is looking east out over the lake. I love the color contrasts, how the dark sky makes the whitecaps really stand out, and the lake turns a sea glass-green color.  We watched the clouds roll out, and then the lake pushed them back; at one point clouds were moving in lines in opposite directions. Little did we know that the storm would bring tornadoes, up to 12in of rain, stop traffic on the interstate for almost 10hrs, close the airport (as of 2pm Friday - still closed), and produce car and house-eating sinkholes. Check the Journal-Sentinel for details.