Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We recently popped into Kwik Trip for a couple of cold drinks on a rare day I carried cash. The fact that I could pay with exact change tickled us both. (As an indication of how rarely I pay in cash, and how easily amused we are, the "exact change" to which I refer was [...]
With their fedoras and game-day ties, Vince Lombardi and George Halas weren't just trying to win football games during their illustrious careers, they were building a legacy. Fierce rivals on the field, the two faced each other 18 times from 1959 through 1967 (and the Packers won 13 of those matchups. Go Pack Go!) The [...]
The stuffed animals caught my eye. Spilling out from Renee Nicole Good's glove compartment the morning she got shot, they told the story of a little boy who had just been made an orphan. The trauma we witness ripples through generations. I imagine parents yanked from carpool lines and summarily deported leave behind stuffed animals [...]
Addie Dorzweiler turns 100 years old in a couple of weeks, an impressive milestone for sure, but also - and more importantly to her - a reason to host a party. Addie loves to socialize. She and her husband Don raised nine kids in a house that was always hopping. "I always enjoyed people," she [...]
My husband Vince and I celebrated our 39th anniversary while we were 1,400 miles apart. He toasted the occasion with a crisp bottle of Sun Drop, I with my mother’s chardonnay. Sometimes, that’s the way we roll. Still, we’re grateful for the years we’ve spent together and the big ole family we’ve raised. It’s been [...]
