Grandma’s Game
For me, baseball has always been more than just a game. It’s tied to memory, connection, and the people who shaped my love for it. This is a story about one of them.
Not Quite Super, but Novocaine Might Be Different Enough in Today’s Action Landscape
Novocaine is a B-movie that sidesteps the usual superhero formula in favor of something a little more grounded. Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder make for a likable duo in an action flick that leans into its pain-free premise and pushes it to the limit.
The Longest Year Ever: Looking Back at What We Lost and What We Found in 2020
When the pandemic began, everything changed quickly—from work and daily routines to the closure of familiar places. As the world adapted, I found a shift in priorities and a new perspective on what mattered most.
Three Rules for Finding the Perfect Travel Souvenir
Finding the perfect travel souvenir is a personal journey, shaped by experience, practicality, and sentimentality. Travelers develop their own traditions, from collecting magnets to curating patches or artwork.
The book of travel: revisiting places you love
I often think about the need to scratch off this country or that experience from my travel bucket list. Yet, every time I knock out a travel goal, I discover many more things to add to the list.
The loss of Bob Uecker has some sting on it
Bob Uecker was also everything great about the city of Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin and America’s Pastime. He was Mr. Baseball.
7 tips for capturing beautiful butterfly photographs
Getting a closer look at butterflies of all shapes and varieties, as well as snagging a great new screensaver, takes patience and a little planning.
A personal Wisconsin To-Do List
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. But if you care about something, you owe it to yourself to plan for it. Assign space for it in your life.
An ode to Madison’s airport
Many American airports suck and have fallen behind counterparts in other parts of the world. The Dane County Regional Airport, however, is pretty solid.
Wisconsin Worldwide
I recently found myself wondering what’s the best way to describe Wisconsin to someone who has no concept of it as a place.
Why do we get so quaint in the fall?
Although I can be stung by the nostalgia bug once in a while I generally prefer the digital to the analog. Yet, there is something about autumn that brings out an appreciation for the quaint and natural in most of us.
Sandhill Cranes make great neighbors
Seeing Sandhill cranes in Wisconsin is one of my favorite wildlife experiences, especially when they’re congregating in preparation for migration to warmer areas to south.
Athletes are not television characters
Fans don’t often think about professional athletes as human beings who have bad days and good days, or trials and tribulations in life, in the same way that they do.
Choosing a pet greyhound
I drove an hour and a half to Burlington, Wis. to choose my first dog from a handful of retired racers awaiting to be adopted at a kennel used by Wisconsin’s chapter of the Greyhound Pets of America.