Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
It’s hard to say how many books have been written about the Green Bay Packers. I know I can count nine (with multiple copies of some) on a single shelf in my own bookcase. Another, Is There Life After Football? Surviving the NFL, arrives at my house today and I’m headed out Thursday evening to [...]
I will always be grateful my daughter Katherine suggested we use professional podcast equipment to record our interviews as we began preparing to write our book, Lambeau Ladies -- the Boundary-Breaking Women Behind Lombardi's Packers. She always knew these stories would make an excellent podcast. As soon as I heard their voices -- Barbara Gregg's [...]
While writing can be a solitary process, our project has felt like a big, ole party. As my daughter Katherine and I wrote Lambeau Ladies -- the Boundary-Breaking Women Behind Lombardi's Packers, and sifted through the interviews we recorded for the podcast, we transported ourselves back to Green Bay in the 1960s right along with [...]
With their fedoras and game-day ties, Vince Lombardi and George Halas weren't just trying to win football games during their illustrious careers, they were building a legacy. Fierce rivals on the field, the two faced each other 18 times from 1959 through 1967 (and the Packers won 13 of those matchups. Go Pack Go!) The [...]
We waded through a sea of purple yesterday afternoon and wedged ourselves into our seats at Lambeau Field with some trepidation. Things get pretty tight on those bench seats this time of year, and we fans often have to move in synchrony, like human Venetian blinds, as we follow the action on the field. It [...]