Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Editor's Note: More than 137 years ago, my great grandparents Amand and Estelle Fey received “The Stages of Love” as a wedding present. That sweet series of five painted postcards hung in their house for 68 years, until Estelle died at 87 and Amand followed two weeks later. He was 90. My mom loved the [...]
My sister Kathy has been honored by almost every school she has attended. Saturday night, she received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Information Studies, to complement the Herb Kohl Fellowship she was awarded in 2007, the University of Wisconsin - Madison distinguished alumni award she won in [...]