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Writer (mostly at thjkoc.net), radio jock (retired), beer geek, Badger fan. Tempting the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing. Madison, Wisconsin.
she let Bucky play with them though
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
it's Teddy Bear Toss tonight at the rink but somebody doesn't want to give up her stuffies
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
we're a volleyball school

Wisconsin vs Indiana at the top of the hour
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
British actress Pauline Collins, who got an Oscar nom for the 1989 film Shirley Valentine, died this week at 85

she was also newlywed Clara opposite her husband John Alderton as CD in the 1974 British sitcom No Honestly

this has been another edition of Things Jim Thinks About at 4AM
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
just let me know if you wanna go
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
we continue in East Troy WI at the Hive Taproom, drinking mead like Norse gods
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
we're in East Troy WI watching the Packers and oh by the way drinking beer

the brewery is in an old bank building and the flight is in a safe deposit box from the bank
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
hockey sucks and i don't like it
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
so far so good
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
i enjoy following lots of Minnesota people On Here

but tonight you are MY SWORN ENEMIES
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
drop an old person you're going to be in the future

(deep cut)
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
what's it like inside your head
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
No Kings, Middleton, Wisconsin

maybe a thousand people? Two city blocks full on one side and mostly full on the other
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
good morning and welcome to brunch with the Badgers
October 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
my wife got me a new hat
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
current Madison temperature: 85

and yet here we are
October 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
if you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
September 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
a beautiful flight at Brewfinity Brewing Company in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

you pronounce it just like it looks
September 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
good afternoon from West Allis, Wisconsin, or 'Stallis as the locals know it

this is one of our all-time favorite taprooms but the best thing might be the bar lights that look like hop cones
September 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
spotted in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, just now
September 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ringo is here
September 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
we await Ringo
September 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
tonight: Ringo Starr live in Milwaukee

but first we drink
September 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
now drinking

at Vintage Brewing in Madison
September 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM