Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
There must have been a little something extra in the water at the Village Apartments in Green Bay back in the 1960s. (Well, there was a little something extra in the water at the Bettis house next door. 🤣) Either way, the people who lived there went on to live impressive lives, and they have [...]
I'd hoped for a good picture when I stopped at Packer training camp, and I got it. Because Green Bay is the greatest franchise in the history of the NFL, I also got a great story. Both involve a cute munchkin with a bike, a pom pom-stuffed basket, a Packer dress and a great name. [...]
While writing can be a solitary process, our project has felt like a big, ole party. As my daughter Katherine and I wrote Lambeau Ladies -- the Boundary-Breaking Women Behind Lombardi's Packers, and sifted through the interviews we recorded for the podcast, we transported ourselves back to Green Bay in the 1960s right along with [...]
My dad exhaled at the exact right moment on December 31, 1967 and we've been seeing his icy mug ever since. Frozen breath frames his baby face in one of the more dramatic images from one of the NFL's most dramatic games. For nearly 50 years logical viewers have assumed Ron Kostelnik's pained expression reflected [...]