Generally, I spend the day after Thanksgiving digesting a giant meal, hauling out the holly and singing Christmas carols along with my friends Bing Crosby, Kenny Rogers and Amy Grant. This year, I'm adding a couple of tunes to the playlist and my needle seems to be stuck on one in particular. Have you heard [...]
I wrapped myself in my dad's old flannel shirt and spent Saturday night with my two favorite Katherine(ryn)s and 18 excellent musical groups. Due to COVID-19, Flannel Fest organizers livestreamed the event this year, which meant I could watch from my living room here in Appleton, Wisconsin, while my sister Kathy tuned in from Milwaukee [...]
I have a secret workout weapon and I bet you do too. Mine allows me to surround myself with cool memories while I work up a great, shaky-muscle kind of sweat. It's just an old stairwell, but, since we bought the house I grew up in, it's been mine for nearly 50 years. At least [...]
Among the hundreds of Paul Hornung photos circulating the globe, I believe my friend Suzanne Jordan has the best. In it, the NFL superstar rests cheerfully in a familiar chair while his teammates’ tiny daughters – Diana Kramer, Theresa Jordan and Suzanne – do his hair. That all four are so comfortable together is a [...]
A slap bass could score the following endorsement of these two excellent businesses, but only due to the Seinfeldian nature of my life. I called Josef’s Gyros recently to order a hummus platter and one of their extremely fresh Greek Salads. “Could you describe your car?” the gentleman asked. “Could I!” I thought and sat [...]
