Dear little chromebook, so shiny and lean You’re also a victim of COVID-19. You had it much simpler way back in the day When you ruled the classroom and kept kids at bay. Now you’ve been scattered to bedrooms and floors Stuffed into closets and shoved under doors. They slam you in anger and throw [...]
I loved Green Bay Diocese Bishop David Ricken's homily yesterday, and not just because he broke out singing a very impressive rendition of Simon and Garfunkel's Feelin' Groovy right in the middle of it. The Bishop's message to slow down resonated with me because I am always in a hurry and I often think about [...]
Generally, I spend the day after Thanksgiving digesting a giant meal, hauling out the holly and singing Christmas carols along with my friends Bing Crosby, Kenny Rogers and Amy Grant. This year, I'm adding a couple of tunes to the playlist and my needle seems to be stuck on one in particular. Have you heard [...]
Tomorrow, I will set the table for the smallest Thanksgiving dinner I've ever hosted on a family heirloom that still reels from the indignity of its life as a desk. Oh, 2020, you emerged with such promise and so quickly became a four-digit curse. Thanks for nothing...and thanks for everything you've taught us about what [...]
I wrapped myself in my dad's old flannel shirt and spent Saturday night with my two favorite Katherine(ryn)s and 18 excellent musical groups. Due to COVID-19, Flannel Fest organizers livestreamed the event this year, which meant I could watch from my living room here in Appleton, Wisconsin, while my sister Kathy tuned in from Milwaukee [...]
