Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I know it’s just a game, not markedly different than the one little kids play on Saturday mornings. But, man, doesn’t it feel good to cheer for something every now and then? Lambeau Field looked particularly gorgeous last night, all lit up outside and in. I held my cellphone flashlight aloft and just took it [...]
A small yoga studio on the east side of Appleton offered eloquent evidence of the 2025 NFL draft's influence on Wisconsin. There, Friday afternoon, a friendly yogi centered her class with the following metaphor: "We're going to build a foundation first," she said as we settled onto our mats. "Just like the city of Green [...]
The Packers' thrilling 24-22 win over the Texans wasn’t the only comeback story on the field. I thought about that yesterday after I accidentally asked Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud’s sister to take our picture. I wanted to send my family a shot of how surrounded my niece Mari and I were by rowdy (though perfectly [...]
Our 14 years as Appleton North High School parents passed as quickly as a lightning strike. Those days were so filled with music and mayhem, theater and drama, football and fun that we felt like we took our oldest son Charlie to his high school orientation one day, and attended our youngest daughter Molly's graduation [...]
Mike Daniels did everything he could to earn his way to the Super Bowl. He worked out ferociously in state-of-the-art gyms, inside and outside his home and, as the Big Game drew closer, in austere conference rooms and hotel hallways; with his coaches, personal trainers, and wife Heavenly. He used yoga, acupunture and cupping to [...]