Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
In a contentious world full of bluster and misinformation, I'm glad we still have libraries. There, a thousand stories and a million real facts welcome all comers. You can find both education and entertainment among those stacks. And, if you don't see what you're looking, just summon a librarian. That's what I did when I [...]
I have been wanting to learn how to play hockey for about 50 years. On Saturday at Jones Park, I finally got the chance. As part of my quest to learn six new sports for my 60th year, I asked two very skilled hockey players I know to teach me how to play — Justin [...]
Have you seen the City Park Christmas Tree this year? I wager she’s never looked better. She took my breath away when I went careening up Drew Street and caught her brilliance out of the corner of my eye. A thousand lights, no maybe ten times 10,000 lights beamed back at me. I set aside [...]
If you, like me, think Halloween kicks off the holiday season, you would have loved the scene in Appleton Saturday night. Angels strolled the Ave, their giant, sweeping wings heralding all the peace on earth and good will to man that’s headed our way in the coming months. (Let’s hold on to both of those [...]
The little boy sat cross-legged on the sidewalk with his head tilted up toward the band shell and, along with the mostly much older crowd sprawled out behind him, showed us all how multigenerational the gift of music can be. For the past 110 years, the Appleton City Band has been hosting Tuesday night concerts [...]