I took my dad to the casino for Father's Day.  It was a fun time except I realize I suck at photography.

These are just some views from the floor above the waterfalls and pools plus I included the eagle.  I love that eagle.

The lighting changes from time to time to give the illusion of the change of days.



This is a mural on one side of the restaurant floor of the casino.  It portrays the different seasons and the Ho-Chunk way of life.

There's a another view of the eagle and the escalator with some old people riding.

I quick caught a photo of two security guards riding the escalator.  I had to limit my photo taking because of them.

This is the sports bar within the casino.  5 beers for $10...$1 tap beer of their "special" brew which is actually Old Milwaukee.  They call it Benchwarmer Lager.

This is the canopy outside the casino where people drive up for valet parking.  On the other side of that rock is another waterfall.

These were some random Harleys just sitting outside by one of the rocks.  I was supposed to ask my dad if they were giving them away but it is awkward that they didn't have any security nearby.

This is the outside of Tommy Bartlett's Robot World.  It is a pretty cool place.  Lots of science stuff.  They also have a replica of the MIR space station.  Then I saw the canopy.  The first time I read it I dropped my jaw and had to read it again.  God, I have a dirty mind.

I was going to take some photos of Noah's Ark...you know the actual resting place of the ark, but I thought that since it is located at a water park I may get in trouble for taking photos of people in bikinis and speedos and I know that my readers don't want to see such things.  I stopped at this hotel nearby Noah's Ark.  I once read an article that it was one of the worst hotels in the state of Wisconsin and then I found this review site.  It figures, as I walked past the main office I heard multiple people screaming for a refund.

Then it was homeward bound.  I had some interesting encounters on the way.

I stopped at a grocery store to look for some Throwback Mountain Dew and I saw this puzzling sign.  It's for the Amish.  They drive with horses and buggies.  I am not fond of these people because for some reason the nails they use for their horse shoes always end up in my tires.  They use a specific nail so I know it is the Amish.  Anyway there are hitching posts all over my town.  Then at a local Walmart they have hitching posts.  It is fun to pull into the parking lot to see semis, convertibles, and the black buggies.  The hitching posts are at the end of the parking lot and the Amish don't like that so they fight over parking spots and have been known to tie their horses up to the light poles or the shopping cart bins.


Well on one of the back roads I encountered some Amish.  It was about 5PM so they were probably heading home from church which is an all day affair for them.  I know some Christians complain about having to spend 1 hour in church each week.  They don't have clergy and each married male in the community takes a turn hosting Sunday services.  The whole community will show up and it usually last 9AM until 5PM.  I was lucky to get these photos.  The Amish hate having their photos taken.   In the last photo look at the left side of the road.  Yeah, that's how we are able to tell when the Amish have been through.  It is such an eyesore and stinks something fierce in the summer time.



I was driving along and looked up a side road and saw this young deer.  I couldn't tell if it was a buck or doe.  I think it is too young too matter.  I was just thankful the deer was about 20-30 yards from my car and not 2 to 3 feet in front of it.

I realize I probably have wasted enough of your time but....who wants to hear me sing????  OK so maybe it isn't just me but the choir that I was in during college.  It was my school's male choir and I was a 1st bass.  These two songs were my favorite.

Kyrie...the different changes in this song give me chills.

Lord When Your Glory I Shall See...I think this is one of my favorite hymns and this setting gives me goosebumps and it just paints such a beautiful a picture of heaven.  Make fun of me but it does make my eyes get a little moist.

That is it for today.  I am almost finished with my recent project.  I have about 10 or so pages left and then a side project of briefly describing books of the New Testament Apocrypha.  I hope everyone had a swell weekend.