Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
The eloquence of silence can be profound. With no words at all it tells the story of humanity and the one truth that makes our time here on earth both beautiful and raw. A silent stadium, a quiet swimming pool, a bureau full of emptied drawers all speak to the finiteness of seasons, of childhood, [...]
I don’t know why so many Packer fans still labor under the illusion that great football teams require dynastic quarterbacks. In the past 31 seasons, we’ve had two such quarterbacks – Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers – and, during that stretch, we have exactly two Super Bowl trophies to show for their efforts. That’s a [...]
I don't think you can be a Packer fan and not be grateful for Aaron's Rodger's stellar performances during his historic 18 years in Green Bay. And I don't think you can be a Wisconsinite and not be grateful that he has moved on. These past few seasons have been uncomfortable -- kind of like [...]
I had the honor of writing both my dad’s obituary and his eulogy after he suffered a fatal heart attack while driving 65 miles an hour up Highway 75 during Super Bowl weekend 30 years ago. He has been gone now two years longer than I was alive in 1993. Those numbers and others like [...]
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 [...]