Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Beyond his talent and the way he could tell a whole story with a single image, NFL Hall of Fame photographer Vern Biever was a really nice guy. One day several years ago, my mom received an unsolicited package from him and opened it to find several prints of my dad during his playing years [...]
I know, I know. You're not supposed to take pictures on the course at the U.S. Open. But, I love the story of the Stricker family and I think you will too. So, I snuck a shot or two of Steve Stricker as he approached the sixth hole at Erin Hills on Saturday because he [...]
We had the distinct pleasure of watching our nephew Ben play football yesterday. The youngest member of the famous Green and Red Pepper Club, founded by Grandpa Vince and Grandma Mary Jane, eight-year old Ben does not suffer fools gladly. An all-around athlete by day, and a card shark by night, Ben honors the rules [...]
We spent a splendid week on the hard courts, watching our nieces own the game of basketball. From our perch on bleachers throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, we saw a couple of blowouts and a genuine nail-biter involving a ref mandated wholesale uniform change, the likes of which we'd never seen before. Through our nieces we [...]
My friend Jill knows a little something about being an athlete. In 2011, the Purdue University and Xavier High School basketball star earned an induction into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of Fame. Jill also knows a little something about love. She married her high school sweetheart and gleefully devotes herself to the two children they [...]