Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
The lights flickered a bit yesterday as a frozen rain pelted the windows and a steady stream of fire trucks raced by. Spring storms in Wisconsin can be particularly challenging. An icy sarcophagus traps budding branches and sends them crashing to the ground. Broken limbs lay across streets all over town and leave jagged edges [...]
Like Jane Austen, I dearly love to laugh. So, April Fools might seem like my kind of holiday. In some ways it is. But, again like Jane, “I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good.” I love a good pratfall. I don't love a mean prank. I've watched a particular video, in which [...]
I attended two protests this weekend in Appleton and, though the weather varied greatly between them, the spirit did not. They were both alike in dignity, and in the reaffirming way they showed that the worst of times often bring out the best in people. I witnessed a lot of goodness both at Saturday’s march [...]
The best things about the Trout Museum of Art are its cool installations. The second best thing is that it’s free. Currently, the museum is waiving admission in a generous effort to re-introduce itself to the community. My friend Jill and I wandered in on a busy Saturday in February and we were quite impressed. [...]
Yesterday morning, after a particularly challenging day, I woke up and almost immediately spilled my entire large mug of tea. I took that big hot mess as a metaphor for my life, and readied myself for the glum day ahead. But, a funny thing happened as I mopped up the spill. It led me to [...]
