Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
In one of several surreal moments last week, I found myself stuck in Packer game day traffic and chatting with a legend. I had called NFL Hall of Famer and Packer great Jerry Kramer the day before to thank him for his body of work. On a sunny afternoon last Wednesday, I had been walking [...]
I jogged from Minnesota to Wisconsin last week, which was not nearly as impressive as the town from which I launched my little jaunt. Stillwater, the birthplace of Minnesota, lies just across the Wisconsin border. A river town, it’s full of history, wit and ice cream. How could you not love a town that has [...]
On the day before her 87th birthday, my mom took a tennis lesson. She likes to keep her game sharp. It bothers her that she can’t hit the ball as hard as she did back when she used to run my dad around the court with her strategic baseline, baseline, drop shot, lob, drop shot [...]
Had my sister Kathy not invited me to a Milwaukee Bucks game this weekend, I might never have known how grueling her cancer treatments are. She certainly would never have told me. Kathy doesn't like her cancer to inconvenience anyone else. A stage four breast cancer battler since 2016, Kathy has been astonishingly matter-of-fact about [...]
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 [...]