Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We spent World Kindness Day with some of the nicest people we know. Our daughter Katherine and her friend Hillary wrapped up their book tour last night with a big ole lovefest at Gibson Community Music Hall. The love they sent out from that stage rolled out with their notes and jokes, and it bounced [...]
The book my daughter Katherine and her friend Hillary wrote arrived on the first day of school for the Appleton Area School District, perfect timing for two young ladies who spent their entire childhood guided and encourage by AASD teachers. The book's illustrator, Hannah Ribbens, is also a product of the AASD, and what a [...]
It's been quite a year for my daughter Katherine, her friend Hillary and the river they both love. A few weeks ago, Katherine got married on the Oconto River's shore. The vows she wrote celebrated that love and that river so beautifully they made us all cry. A few years ago and a few miles [...]
Five years ago, I wrote about my friend and former college housemate Colleen and the Post-It note she left me in the wee hours of a summer morning. Colleen had written a book I found fascinating, called Disconnected. Available on Amazon, the book offers insights into how to engage the youngest members of our workforce. [...]
The first time I read Mirin Fader's outstanding biography of Giannis Antetokounmpo, I loped through it with increasing speed. Fascinated and eager to learn more about the NBA MVP and his family, I whipped through that book so quickly I finished it, breathless and amazed, in a couple of days. The second time through, I'm [...]