Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
“I’m going to do the best I can.” In the midst of an increasingly busy life, I have found myself saying that nearly every day. I said it as we headed out to our tailgate Thursday night, later than we normally do. I said it to a young man as we drove away from a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We've been calling my sisters the Little Girls for more years than they'd care for me to repeat. Born three years apart, the two youngest girls in our family shared a room (and even, for a few years, one double bed). They wore matching clothes until Kathy, the older of the two, put her foot [...]