Our friend Karen lived with generosity and unabashed joy. In fact, if your knew our Karen, you'd feel a whole lot better about this old world. I promise. Karen, who would have turned 57-years old last week, waged an incredible battle against Ovarian Cancer that spanned seven years, more than 30 rounds of chemo, three [...]
Our hero would prefer to remain anonymous, but that is not possible. Appleton police officer Jack Taschner's name is central to this story. He shares most of it, all but one letter, with our other friend, Jack Taschler. The former, a retired MLB pitcher, and the latter, a 10-year old boy, also share a passion [...]
I spent a little time yesterday sorting through some of my favorite pictures, thinking about my favorite people and places and writing haikus for them. It's a relaxing little project I thoroughly enjoy. I hope you do too. Happy hump day!