Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
If I could, I would have written a better ending to the Packer season. It would have wrapped up in Arizona with a Super Bowl win following one of those glorious I-told-you-so rolls through the playoffs we Packer fans could practically taste. But, I don't write fiction here and, in truth, the Packers did not [...]
It seemed just about right when our friend John Jorgensen texted a few nights ago to note with amusement that he and my mom, Grandma Peggy, were both pictured in the current edition of the Compass, the Green Bay Diocese Newspaper. My mom and John have been sharing spaces for well over three decades. She [...]
They invited me to come along, but I honestly had more fun watching my two little sisters have a big night at the Phil Collins Genesis concert Tuesday night in Chicago. My sister Jenny (who also goes by Jenna) called it a Jenna-Sis night and they live-texted me throughout. As I've written about before, I [...]
Today marks my sister Kathy’s final day as an educator. She is retiring for health reasons following a 29-year teaching career. She began as an English teacher at Audubon Middle School, and spent the bulk of her career as a Library Media Specialist at Menomonee Falls High School. Truthfully, Kathy probably should have retired years [...]
My sister and I generally have to hold our own at Lambeau Field because we sit directly behind the visitor's bench. So many fellow season ticket holders in our section sell their tickets to opposing fans that we often find ourselves surrounded by Lambeau Field first-timers dressed in strange colors and looking for trouble. (Not [...]