Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Listen, I've been a Packer fan since I was born and that was more than half a century ago. I think I know a thing or two about challenging seasons. My friends and I went to games at Lambeau Field and County Stadium in the 80s when our beloved team played 10 straight seasons without [...]
On an afternoon in which Aaron Rodgers raised his powerful arms, flapped them like that cute Angels in the Outfield kid, and hushed a 78,000+ crowd, I thought about all the history that glorious stadium holds. "Shhhh," Number 12 said, and then gave us all a thumbs up when we did, "Let the magic of [...]
If felt good to be home Sunday as we rolled up to our tailgate spot and greeted friends we had not seen since Jan. 3 of last year. The weather for this game proved much more accommodating and so did the Lions. We mingled a bit, munched a bit more, and strategized our game-day gear. [...]
Thirty-two days ago I began a journey into my first career outside of my native Wisconsin. I left the Badger State / America’s Dairyland / Heaven-On-Earth to be an employee of Cumulus Media’s four Chicago radio stations; 97.9 WLUP, 101.1 WKQX, 94.7 WLS-FM, and 890 WLS-AM. Already a fish out of water as a Wisconsinite in [...]
You don't need Google to understand the history of the Green Bay Packers. It's written on their unsponsored stadium, celebrated in their recently renovated Hall of Fame, honored among their alumni and built upon by one of the most successful franchises in the NFL. Today, nearly 50 years after they beat them in the first [...]