Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We careened between concerts on Saturday, looking for a little Christmas spirit and, man oh man, did we find it! The first stop on our magical merriment tour was the Appleton Boy Choir’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Every year that concert squeezes the meaning of Christmas out of my poor, frazzled heart so [...]
My favorite high school teacher died suddenly in her sleep last week, which is shocking and horrible. But, I have to believe she’s in an even better place, because she sure enjoyed the world she left and she’s a spunky spirit. So, if she did not like her new accommodations and did not appreciate being [...]
November has always been a busy time of year for my friend Mrs. Claus, and this year is no exception. In fact, 2020 has presented her with even more challenges -- how to keep the big guy healthy enough to circle the globe on Christmas Eve, how to convince those elves to keep their masks [...]
Thirty-five years after we graduated high school, my classmates and I have learned a thing or two about success. We are professors now, business owners and executives, architects, attorneys, doctors, engineers, teachers, photographers, farmers, writers and more. We are also grandparents, parents, husband, wives, friends, and co-workers. The luckiest among us are still active sons [...]
Four years after Title IX passed, I played on my grade school's first girls' basketball team. Coached by Sr. Corrine and my mom, neither of whom had ever played the game, we enjoyed a two-game season, one home and one away, both against the same team. So, when I landed in Xavier High School's hallowed gym a [...]