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Milwaukee in the Heat

Visiting Milwaukee And the sun is blazing hot. Our tolerance, as we get old, Is something we ain’t got. So yesterday, the river walk Enticed us and we went, The temperature’s effects not really All that evident… Until, with nighttime tickets To a huge James Taylor show, The heat affected us so much, We almost didn’t go. We made it, though we didn’t stay Until the ending part, Since other bands played first and James, Much later, got to start. Still, it was great to see him And to hear how good he sounds. Today, though, being in the heat Was strictly out of bounds. Instead, the Art Museum was The destination where We spent four delightful hours And I froze my tush off there!

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Date: 6/22/2025 7:35:00 PM
Ha, ha, ha, ha! That last stanza really caught me by surprise, Ilene. lol. How is life going without a tush, anyway?! And just think, Chicago is 75 miles south of Milwaukee, give or take. 2-3 degrees warmer, and just as humid, if not more so. Yecccchhh. "Houston north."
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