County parks workers began putting down the water earlier this week, and today I saw the Zamboni smoothing over the snow we got yesterday.

I’m at Starbucks (of course😄), which is apparently the only Starbucks in the U.S. and probably therefore in the world that is part of a park. Definitely the only Starbucks with an ice rink and skate rental!
Milwaukee’s Slice of Ice rink opens tomorrow, December 15, with FREE skate rentals from 4-6 pm. ‘Tis the season!
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I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.
How nice is that!
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I know, right?
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Nothing like a skating rink (and coffee to boot!).
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You said it! And they even have a “fireplace,” like a ski lodge😄
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Now I am jealous. Just say ‘Zamboni’ to a Canadian and she gets all shivery! Seriously, I love ice skating and it’s just impossible in France (no decent rinks).
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Lol, seriously! It’s early on a Friday morning and I have that end-of-the-work-week fog. But you just made me laugh out loud 😄
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We Canadians love our Zambonis! 🙂 I got pretty excited when I saw it in your photo.
I would love a Starbucks in a park, especially with an ice rink!
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My family lived in Brantford for a couple of years, and you no doubt know which famous athlete is from there! I knew that people loved hockey so much that everyone seemed to have an ice rink in their backyard, but I didn’t know about the Zamboni love affair! I should have, though, right? 😄
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