I spent a pleasant, rainy afternoon with the Parr family Tuesday afternoon and, seizure warning aside, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Here are 10 things a mom can love about Incredibles 2: The mom. Obviously. As Elastigirl, Helen Parr owns the super power all of us busy multi-taskers would love to have. She can stretch [...]
Wisconsin put on a good front this weekend. She also put on a warm front, a cold front, a stationary front and an occluded front. In short, she kept us guessing and, as is our custom in this glorious but somewhat challenging state, we rolled with her punches. Too cold to swim on Friday? We [...]
My favorite sounds are the simple ones -- an old porch swing's slow creak, a robin's busy chirp, a warm breeze's whisper through tall grass, a ball's crack against a metal bat, a friend's deep belly laugh, a happy child's splash into the pool, a wave's steady lap against the sandy shore. These are the [...]
I went looking for Edna Ferber last week in the most logical place -- her hometown public library. I figured I find her thriving there, just two and a half miles from Edna Ferber Elementary School. Alas, I found the Ferber collection somewhat lacking. To be fair, I'd had some lofty expectations -- a dedicated [...]
A giant flag, suspended from two hook and ladder fire trucks, hung above the street on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Superior and provided a focal point for the 68th annual Appleton Flag Day Parade. We sat near it and watched nearly every unit spot it, and shift left to march under it as [...]
