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We have a cat. A little black cat named Spooky. And I love her. And that is saying a lot because I used to despise cats. Cats to me were aloof, independent creatures that allowed you the “honor” of taking … Continue reading →

My wife and I just returned from Disney World. We took our oldest son to celebrate his 23rd birthday. We have been to Disney so many times I have lost count. As the parents of two sons with autism, Disney … Continue reading →

Appleton, Wisconsin is a paper mill town in Northeast section of the state. It is full of hard working people and achieved national recognition years ago when Sports Illustrated named it as the town with the most citizens per capita participating … Continue reading →

As I grew from adolescence and gained more personal freedom I was able to venture to sporting events on my own. From my teenage years to young adulthood my love of sports was now in full bloom. My pilgrimages were … Continue reading →

All of us, if we are fortunate enough, get to visit places that not only have significance but also affect us in a profound way. For me many of those places are sports venues. Now for some sports is trivial, … Continue reading →

I feel fortunate to have lived long enough to see the future unfold in my lifetime with the onset of computer technology. I am now never without companionship, never lost, never without something to read, never without a game to … Continue reading →

I am an avid Facebook user. I love the interaction and the ability to connect with and rediscover long lost friends and relatives. I try to accept most friend requests unless I absolutely have no idea who the person is. … Continue reading →

Christmas is a joyous time of year and much has been written about it. Despite all the propaganda out there to brand Christmas as something out of a Hallmark card the fact is it remains a very personal experience for … Continue reading →

I am a Catholic. Growing up in New Orleans everyone I knew was Catholic. There were Catholic churches within blocks of each other all across the city. My father was from Wisconsin and he too was Catholic.  Therefore I thought … Continue reading →

Atticus Finch is a fictional character but a man of great virtue none the less. He was a widower and a lawyer raising two children in a fictional deep south community called Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. His story … Continue reading →