Wednesday

The Big Hurrah! And Something to Read

First -- the BIG NEWS. Peef is employed!! (And just look at him -- who could resist?) He got a job and started this week. He's been too busy to post the news, but I thought it was too awesome NOT to share. That said, I'm going to let HIM post the details as he sees fit.

On another note, I glimpsed something fun today while I was poking around the Internets. It's a great article about Milwaukee that appeared in Air Tran's in-flight magazine, GO. Fun trivia and great information about all the cool stuff that's going on in Milwaukee.

Very recently, someone commented to me that only two kinds of people dislike Milwaukee -- those who have lived here all of their lives and those who have never been here. And it's really true. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say -- and people who've never left the city won't appreciate what they miss when they leave. On the other hand, people who've never been to Milwaukee can't imagine that we're something more than a rusty old industrial town that smells like cheese.

Of course, some of us know better.
Milwaukee is really one of the better kept secrets of the Midwest.

Read it here: On the Town -- Milwaukee

Honestly -- it's validating for those of us who live here and LOVE our city. It might also be inspiration for those of you who haven't visited, but really should.

3 comments:

Rambling Rachel said...

Must visit Milwaukee! Thanks for sharing.

Congrats to Paul!

Anonymous said...

YEAH - Paul!
And yes - Milwaukee is an unknown treasure in the Midwest! :-) Faith was saying that it is the 22nd largest city in the US?...which surprised me some - but hey - school can't be wrong. LOL
~jo

Lo said...

So, Jen - Are you surprised that Milwaukee is that BIG (at #22)? Or that small? :)