For nearly 40 years, my mom has enjoyed her Tuesday Tennis Club. Save for a brave sub or two, she has been, through all these years, its only female member. She is also the shortest, oldest and feistiest. Her secret weapon is consistency, and, at 76-years old, she still covers the court maddeningly well, returning [...]
Had fate been just a little bit kinder and my father in-law a little less polite, we’d all have been at the race track yesterday. We’d vet horses by name, number and jockey silk, and raise our glasses to one of the greatest teams we know, my in-laws, Mary Jane and Vince Biskupic. Married on [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. This is the city: Appleton, Wisconsin. I work here. I don't carry a badge. The call came in at 18:00 Tuesday. "Ma'am, this is the officer Joe Friday with the Appleton Police Department." "Seriously?" [...]
Yesterday I bought a box of Cheerios because I believe those crunchy little Os stand for something we dearly need in this great country of ours: Optimism. Though I'm a fruit and yogurt kind of breakfaster, I'll be eating those Cheerios today, because I like the taste of class, and sweet rebuttal, and firm resolve. [...]
Mario Bartali raves about the Italian cakes he sells at his cleverly named Chicago restaurant, Eataly. The Bauli description does sound heavenly with phrases like "irresistible fragrance," "amazingly fresh," "extraordinary," and "a magical moment." Also, I think my sister Jenny may have been influenced by the pretty purple packaging when she picked up Il Pandoro [...]
