Published Feb. 4, 2013
Today would have been Rosa Parks' 100th birthday. More than any other civil rights leader - with the exception of Martin Luther King Jr. - Parks is revered by many because of her essential contribution to the cause of equality for all.
Published Sept. 26, 2012
I was told, repeatedly, that I wasn't a candidate for conception, so you can imagine my surprise when two pink lines appeared on the white stick.
Published Sept. 15, 2012
I always know it's going to be a good night when I get every single thing on my to-do list done before heading out for the evening. This was the case when 7:30 p.m. rolled around and it was time to start the birthday celebrations for a friend of mine. I gave myself a big pat on the back and flew out the door just in time to make it to an 8 p.m. reservation at Odd Duck, 2352 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.Â
Published Feb. 29, 2012
There are about 200,000 leap year babies alive in the United States and 5 million worldwide. Meet a couple of them here.
Published July 3, 2009
Today, as I celebrate my newly advanced oldness, I also celebrate my ninth anniversary at OnMilwaukee.com
Tuesday March 19th, 2013 – Chicago, IL I’ve got a jam packed performing schedule coming up in the next couple of weeks, and I plan on loving every last minute of it. I’ll be all over the place, and in a good way. The money will be appreciated of cours...
Thursday March 14th, 2013 – Niles, IL/Stevens Point, WI Well, it’s another birthday and I’m officially too old to die young. I won’t be able to squeak by from promising upstart to legend status like a James Dean or Marilyn Monroe. I’m going to have to...
Sunday February 17th, 2013 – Chicago, IL Michael Jordan turned 50 today, but that’s only one of several reasons February 17th has gotten to be a date of uncomfortable significance on my yearly calendar. Today was also the birthday of my grandmother who was born in 1911...
Monday September 24th, 2012 – Fox Lake, IL I’m angry. I’m hurt. I’m extremely disappointed. And only a small percentage of it comes from the result of one of the strangest endings to a football game I can ever remember. The Green Bay Packers ended up losing...
Friday March 16th, 2012 – Carpentersville, IL/Kenosha, WI The birthday hangover continues, and I’m not complaining. Life is a constant series of ups and downs, and I’m learning to savor every second of the up times. They’ll be gone soon enough, but then the...
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