Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
NOTE: In honor of the 2025 NFL Draft being held at Lambeau Field, I am re-sharing some of my favorite posts about the draft. This one tells the story of my dad's experience. Due to the 26th Amendment, which changed the age of majority from 21 to 18, my Dad remains one of the only [...]
(In honor of NFL Draft week, I'm re-sharing some of my favorite Packer draft stories. I wrote this one in 2018 about Packer legend and NFL Hall of Famer Herb Adderley) In marked contrast to all the hoopla surrounding the modern NFL draft, Herb Adderley signed his first NFL contract on the hood of a [...]
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 [...]
I have been an NFL fan my whole life and a Packer season ticket holder for nearly 30 years. I have gladly sat through games so hot my left arm stuck to my sister's right as we held our own in Section 117, and so cold only our eyes peaked out of our double-scarfed up [...]
Henry Jordan died young, but his legacy lives on. The Hall of Fame defensive lineman was just 42-years old when he passed away after suffering a heart attack in 1977. He left his mark on Wisconsin, though, both as an All-Pro member of Coach Lombardi's talented defensive line, and, later, as the executive sales director [...]