In the wee hours of a summer morning back in 1985, I returned to my college apartment after an evening out and found a two-paged Post-it note stuck to my door. The note did not surprise me as that was how we communicated in the pre-cellphone era. I was struck, however, by its form. Deep [...]
We tried to socially distance ourselves Sunday afternoon at the Navarino State Wildlife Area, but we ran into a loud bunch of amorous Anura amphibians -- frogs for those who aren't making a pretentious, alliterative jump. We heard them before we saw them and I found myself thoroughly charmed, until our resident biologist pointed out [...]
I am currently trapped in a house with a young woman who added “muslin” to our list of essential grocery items. (I am also here with a young man who’s must-have grocery list included barbecue potato chips, and I shop for a woman who sent me an emergency message for root beer). So, we all [...]
We've been down this road before, Wisconsin, and, it turns out, we're pretty well-equipped for the journey. We just need to stay home, wash our hands and listen to Dr. Fauci. Back in 1918, as the Spanish Flu made its way across the globe, Wisconsin had its own Dr. Fauci, leading the fight against it [...]
Had it not been for this global pandemic, my daughter Molly would be headed to Paris this weekend for culinary school. As it is, she is home with me, which is not the worst thing in the world...for me. While she has been admirably upbeat about this indefinite pause in her life, she is also [...]
