Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
For a little perspective on Sunday's Packer game, you only needed to look for the right heroes on the field. I got to stand next to one of them during the National Anthem. My sister Kathy, a 12-year cancer survivor who has been stage four for the past eight years, has been wanting to hold [...]
Saturday afternoon I stood in Jones Park listening to Dan Rodriguez play a set when I got a message on the family text chain. My sister Kathy had sent us a picture of herself with Mile of Music artist Nathan Graham. She was pretty proud of that picture, which her husband Keith snapped on their [...]
My sister Kathy spent the week leading up to her 54th birthday helping my mom and I finalize details for a trip Kathy isn't even taking. She will be driving us to the airport, though, and picking us up, and hosting us the night before our flight. She's basically our personal Uber/Travel Agent/Concierge Service. I [...]
Joy exploded like a fireworks encore when we all finally got together to celebrate the marriage of our son Charlie and daughter in-law Tara. Patience, planning and expert production resulted in this cool juxtaposition of a gorgeous pastoral ceremony and an elegant, hopping dance floor that throbbed with memories and fun. We were all so [...]
My sisters and I lead very different lives, which is to say they do really cool things and I write about them. One is an Emmy winning producer, and the other a Teacher of the Year. They spice up our chats, both live and via text.. Take, for instance, our recent conversation about Sydney Poitier, [...]