Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I’m currently out of town for a project my daughter Katherine and I have been working on since 2023. Is it a work trip, though, if it’s a labor of love? Firstly, it’s a privilege to collaborate with a human you’ve raised. What an honor! Secondly, we both love the product we’re getting ready to [...]
“I’m going to do the best I can.” In the midst of an increasingly busy life, I have found myself saying that nearly every day. I said it as we headed out to our tailgate Thursday night, later than we normally do. I said it to a young man as we drove away from a [...]
I know it’s just a game, not markedly different than the one little kids play on Saturday mornings. But, man, doesn’t it feel good to cheer for something every now and then? Lambeau Field looked particularly gorgeous last night, all lit up outside and in. I held my cellphone flashlight aloft and just took it [...]
We weren’t sure what to expect at the Packer’s season opener this year, given the recent addition of our $188 million dollar man. Would Micah Parsons make us better? Stronger? Faster? Like the little kid in the Life Cereal commercial back in the 1970’s, we might even have been a little bit skeptical of such [...]
The book my daughter Katherine and her friend Hillary wrote arrived on the first day of school for the Appleton Area School District, perfect timing for two young ladies who spent their entire childhood guided and encourage by AASD teachers. The book's illustrator, Hannah Ribbens, is also a product of the AASD, and what a [...]