A young boy recently asked me how rainbows are made. I answered with all the scientific knowledge I once gleaned from the pivotal prism scene in Disney's Pollyanna, and explained that light reflects off water droplets in the air and that's why they always appear opposite the sun and generally after a rain. A mechanical [...]
On a very busy Friday during which technology confounded me in one instance and distracted me in another, I relied on the kindness of strangers and, I have to say, if you're going to Blanche Dubois your way through life, Appleton is the place to do it. Here is my tale: Following a maddening experience [...]
Note: My nephew Traveain escorted his two grandmas to his favorite Wednesday night spot and we felt the super sweet evening they enjoyed deserved a post. Here is his story: It all started because I knew I wasn't going to be able to make it down to Florida to celebrate Grandma Peggy's 80th birthday in [...]
I have always marveled at the power of flight to transport us from one place to another. Saturday morning, I stood on the tarmac at Wittman Field and understood its power to transform us as well. I brought two young men with me to participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagle program, which offers [...]
We sat near our regular seats at Lambeau Field and marveled as Sir Paul McCartney turned that giant stadium into the Cavern Club in Liverpool, circa 1961. At times it felt like we were all sitting around a table having a pint as he told amiable stories about his friends Jimmy, Georgie and John. Then, [...]
