Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We felt like kids playing out in the rain Sunday afternoon. First we tailgated with our pals. Protected by a couple of well-placed tents and fueled by a tasty burger and a handful of Scotcheroos, we barely noticed the drizzle. Then, just as I was reaching for my game-time layer and wondering if I had [...]
Of course, the hair caught my eye first. "How in the world do those braids not get yanked in the pile?" I thought. So, I started watching De'Vondre Campbell a little closer than I would have. Pretty quickly I realized how good he is. Timing is everything in athletics and this seems like a perfect [...]
It felt good to hoist the old green and gold tailgate tent Sunday afternoon even though: We're still in the middle of a pandemic and our infection and hospitalization in this area are definitely trending in the wrong direction. We're worried about our friends. We miss our tailgate buddies and our spot in the shadow [...]
With members of the Packer team that played in the original game looking on and the weather hovering well above that game's -13 mark, Ice Bowl II took on a much warmer tone yesterday. Cowboy fans sauntered around Lambeau, mingling happily with their Packer brethren, mugging for pre-game pics and trading good-natured barbs. The similarities [...]
As any seasoned NFL fan knows, the home opener requires special preparation -- dusting off of the stadiums seats, freshening the game-day togs, preparing a tailgate menu, shopping, cooking, loading the car, the traditional screeching U-turn and return to the house for the tickets. You know the drill. We lucked into a tailgaters dream a [...]