Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
The Midwestern summer can be very maternal, as evidenced by this past weekend. She leaves because she has to, thanks to that whole circle of life thing. But, she checks back on us every now and then, to make sure we’re doing ok. As summer saw, when she swooped into autumn these past few days, [...]
The Milwaukee Brewers probably had no idea how perfectly my friend Katie represented baseball when they flashed her smiling face on TV Sunday Afternoon. Along with her “Sweepy Time” sign, which commemorated Milwaukee’s perfect home series against the Mets, Katie showed up three times in those happy, waning moments of the game. She might have [...]
Bob Uecker played a key role in both my long marriage and short cycling career. It started back in1985, when my coworker at the Marquette Tribune asked me if I wanted to bike in Bob Uecker’s Ride for the Arts. Bob Uecker, the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, hosted the ride, which raised funds for [...]
We've had better sports weekends here in Wisconsin. Our Badgers lost 38-13 at Michigan, our Brewers lost 4-3 to the Dodgers, and we lost a Hall of Fame Packer running back Jim Taylor, who died Saturday morning in Baton Rouge. But, here's the thing about sports and the athletes who play them: their legacy lives [...]
I remember exactly where I was on October 10, 1982 and, if you were a Milwaukee Brewer fan back then, I bet you do too. I was watching the final game of the American League Championship Series with my friends on the communal TV in Marquette University’s O’Donnell Hall. We jumped to our feet multiple [...]