Retiring Guy's Digest: 2020-08-30

Friday, September 4, 2020

Coronavirus update: The hotel industry is in an 'unprecedented' slump

As these two July 2020 Sunday morning photos indicate.
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Courtyard by Marriott, Middleton WI

Photos by Retiring Guy

Last year at the same time, the parking lots would have been full

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Middleton

This report lays out the painful details.

American Hotel & Lodging Association

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Here's an exception:

This week in the cereal aisle: Lucky Charms Honey Clovers

Photo (cropped) by Retiring Guy

Honey Lucky Charms Are Out And The Mix Of Flavors Is Incredible. (delish, 5/13/2020)

Lucky Charms Honey Clovers are the same sweet cereal pieces you know and love with the addition of crunchy, honey cereal pieces shaped like four-leaf clovers. This adds a whole dimension of flavor to the cereal because you'll have the crunch, the sweet and soft taste of the marshmallows, and now a prominent honey flavor as well. What's not to love?

What's not to love? How about your health?

Just 15 customer ratings at Amazon.

Other weeks in the cereal aisle
2019
This box wants to party with you. (6/4/2019)
Blueberry Cheerios. (5/16/2019)
Snap, crackle and redpop. (2/26/2019)
Kellogg's Honey Oat Frosted Flakes. (2/19/2019)
Kellogg's All Bran fights for shelf space. (1/22/2919)

2018
Cheerios adds to its long list of flavors. (12/31/2018)
General Mills offers two flavors of Dippin' Dots. (11/28/2018)
Kellogg's vanilla latte Frosted Mini-Wheats. (10/1/2018)
Nutter Butter. (6/24/2018)
Still a little bit of shelf space provided for boxes of Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat. (4/3/2018)
Chocolate Frosted Flakes. (3/30/2018)
It's just peachy, part 2 (with probiotics). (3/26/2018)
It's just peachy (Cheerios). (3/25/2018)
Snap, Crackle and Pop shrug off competition from Fancy Friends Cereal Treats. (2/23/2018)
Lucky Charms wants you to have a daily dose of yellow 5 and blue 1. (3/9/2018)
The takeover of Mom. (3/1/2018)
Hoopla over rainbow marshmallows added to Lucky Charms. (2/22/2018)
Kellogg's Donut Shop in your choice of flavors. (2/14/2018)
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the shredded wheat go down. (2/6/2018)
General Mills offers yet another flavor of Cheerios -- chocolate and peanut butter. (1/30/2018)
I suspect this special edition Cocoa Puffs isn't exactly flying off the shelves. (1/16/2018)
What's really going on with this General Mills blend. (1/10/2018)
Giant size bargains to kick off the new year. (1/3/2018)

2017
Satisfy your craving for chocolate. (12/22/2017)
Pumpkin Spice runs amok. (11/7/2017)
Danger lurks. (11/2/2017)
Dan G. wets himself over Special K Blueberry with Lemon Clusters. (9/20/2017)
Limited Edition Mocha Crunch. (7/16/2017)
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows. (2/1/2017)
A marriage between General Mills and Girls Scouts of America. (1/19/2017)

2016
Alpha-Bits is getting squeezed out.  (11/23/2016)
Special K continues to branch out.  (10/23/2016)
Wedding bells chime.  (10/5/2016)
The price of convenience (22.54 cents per ounce). (8/19/2016)
Make up your mind already!  (8/14/2016)
Remember Nabisco Shredded Wheat?  (7/13/2016)
Features Batman and Superman. (7/7/2016)
Post wants you to have ice cream for breakfast.  (6/30/2016)

Tiny Toast. (6/21/2016)

Wisconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 43rd State Assembly District?

In November 2018, Don Vruwink (D-Milton) won a second term in the Assembly by 22.4 percentage points.

Republican challenger Beth Drew is a small business owner and long-time member of the Town of Milton Board.

Source: Ballotpedia

The Squiggly, Jigsaw Art

of the WIGOP Gerrymander

(messin' with Janesville)

Source: Ballotpedia

Related reading:

Drew announces candidacy for 43rd Assembly District. (Janesville Gazette, 4!62020)

Kay Arlene Schearer Carlson (1928-2020) Warren High School class of 1957

Source: Warren Times Observer

1956 Dragon yearbook

Sally is in the 2nd row at the far right.

1967 Warren City Directory

Schearer Arthur M (Verna M) maintenance worker New Process h576 Pleasant Drive

1983 Warren City Directory

Schearer Arthur M & Verna M retired h576 Pleasant Drive

The popularity of Kay as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at son Scott.

Source: Social Security Administration

Scott struggled to maintain a toehold during the first 3 decades of the 20th century but the proceeded pon a steady march to make a challenge for the top stop. He didn't succeed in this pursuit, spending only 1 year (1971) in the top 10. Nothin' shabby, though, about a 47-year run in the top 100. (1949-95)

Other class of '57 grads:
2020
Sally Zell Clever. (9/2/2020)
James Confer. (6/28/2020)
Jo Lee Lobdell Hamm. (1/9/2020)

2019
Nancy White Williams. (2/24/2019)

2018
Greta Nelson Porter. (8/5/2018)
James Cameron. (3/29/2018)
Eugene Schwanke. (3/8/2018)

2017
JoAnn Plowright Lauffenburger. (6/6/2017)
Jon Erickson. (5/7/2017)
Gerald Dorrion. (2/20/2017)

2016
Jay Anthony Hollingshead. (11/21/2016)
Robert McKelvy. (8/2/2016)

2015
Charles Still. (3/21/2015)

GET ME REWRITE: Oneida County Sheriff parrots Wisconsin GOP talking points on mask mandate

Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Photo credit: Oneida County Sheriff's Office

Clearly, Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald, the leaders of the GOP-controlled state legislature, sent out talking points to sheriffs in quick order.

Reported in Oneida Co. Sheriff’s Office not enforcing mask mandate. (Northwoods Star Journal, 7/31/2020)

Oneida County's confirmed COVID cases:

March 15 to June 30: 19, an average of 1 case every 5 days
August 1 to September 3: 97, an average of 3 cases per day

#wearadamnmask, people

Grady once made a contribution to Wisconsin's newest member of its U.S. House GOP delegation.