Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Had my sister Kathy not invited me to a Milwaukee Bucks game this weekend, I might never have known how grueling her cancer treatments are. She certainly would never have told me. Kathy doesn't like her cancer to inconvenience anyone else. A stage four breast cancer battler since 2016, Kathy has been astonishingly matter-of-fact about [...]
I have not been to a Bucks game since 2019, but I sure have enjoyed following this team through the playoffs and to its first NBA title in 50 years. Like everyone else, I am particularly enthralled with the story of the series MVP. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the kind of athlete you want little kids [...]
Thirty-five years ago, I wrote an article encouraging Brewer and Packer-obsessed Wisconsin sports fans to follow the Milwaukee Bucks. Headlined "It's too soon to pass the Bucks", the column argued that an Alton Lister slam dunk from a Sidney Moncrief alley-oop was at least as exciting as a nine-inning baseball game, and suggested that a [...]
It takes a generous foot to walk a mile in John Henson's shoes. You'd have to wear a size 15 and have a record-setting wing span. You'd have to have been raised right, in a tight-knit family, with two parents who are business executives and a sister who plays college basketball at Duke. You'd have [...]