I got goosebumps watching Bridger's set at the Appleton Beer Factory on Friday (definitely not due to the chill in that steamy air). I just loved watching the young, four-member group up there on stage wowing a packed crowd at a music festival that grew up along with them. I've known singer/guitar player Jack Coughlin [...]
November has always been a busy time of year for my friend Mrs. Claus, and this year is no exception. In fact, 2020 has presented her with even more challenges -- how to keep the big guy healthy enough to circle the globe on Christmas Eve, how to convince those elves to keep their masks [...]
I did not want to go to the alumni basketball game at Xavier High School Saturday night. I whined about it somewhat incessantly, especially once I confirmed that I would be the sole representative of the 1981 - 1982 squad. "I'm going to be the oldest alumnae there," I said. They line you up at [...]
“God moves in a mysterious way. His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm.” William Cowper 1779 I thought about that quote as I sat at the 10:30 mass last Sunday at St. Pius. Pure laziness had brought us to this mass. We normally attend the 9:00 [...]
My friend Rick and I love high school reunions. We have been celebrating with the Xavier High School class of 1982 every five years for the past 30 years. We graduated from a class of 190 students and we can't think of a single member of that class that we would not like to see [...]