It’s Friday! Don’t ya just love short weeks? Thanks to the Memorial Day holiday, this work week flew by faster than Trump slapping his name on another gold-plated product nobody asked for. One minute we were standing around the grill stuffing ourselves with burgers and brats, and the next thing you know it’s already Friday. I could definitely get used to this whole “work less, relax more” schedule. Of course, reality comes crashing back in on Monday, but for now all that matters is the weekend is upon us!

Today’s menu is loaded up with some reader-submitted amateur goodness, along with the always reliable combo of double babes & double jokes. That sounds like a pretty solid way to coast into the weekend if you ask me. Enjoy!

-keep

Keep, Thanks for all you share. A different view from the same day of the last shot I shared. -Anonymous

It’s Thursday. The beautiful weather continues past the holiday and into the work week in Illinois. The clear blue skies persist, but the temps have gone up significantly and we’re now in the 90s! That’s remarkably high for here in late May, but if you listen, you can hear everyone outside enjoying it!

So today I have another beaver sighting to share with all of you! This high-rolling beaver was spotted in Vegas, baby! But instead of blowing its paycheck at the blackjack table or pounding complimentary cocktails at the penny slots, this beaver was actually hard at work making an appearance at a trade show. Known in tech circles as DBeaver, it’s an open-source universal database tool. That’s right, this isn’t your average beaver—this one clearly picked up some serious tech skills along the way.

-keep

Keep,

Long time fan and former Chicagoland native, thanks for this great morning respite from the horrors of modern life! My recent business trip to Vegas included a beaver sighting that I immediately had to capture and share with you. Enjoy your extended weekend!

-NAS

It’s Wednesday. Okay, so this is a thing. Just when you thought the flavor possibilities for baked beans had been exhausted, Bush’s has unleashed chaos with some bizarre new flavors. Their new limited-edition summer flavors—Dill Pickle, Apple Pie, and Rocket Pop, sound less like side dishes and more like dares issued by a drunk uncle at a Fourth of July cookout. Dill Pickle beans might pair nicely with a burger, but Apple Pie beans feel like someone accidentally dumped dessert into the slow cooker. And Rocket Pop? That’s cherry, lime, and blue raspberry baked beans, which is either a stroke of marketing genius or evidence of the coming apocalypse. If nothing else, they’ll certainly give your guests something to talk about this summer.

-keep