Monday August 6th, 2012 – Green Bay, WI Life took an unexpected but pleasant detour today. My friend Mark Gumbinger called to ask if I wanted to ride up to Green Bay and watch the Packers practice. His world has been extra hectic lately, and he was looking to take a m...
Wednesday August 1st, 2012 – Fox Lake, IL Welcome to the wonderful world of August. This is a month of transition, one of the biggest of any given year in my opinion. It’s the antithesis of that old saying of March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb. Mar...
Undefeated!Defending league champions!No this is not a blog about the Green Bay Packers, but more a team that has literally been forgotten about by Milwaukee area sports fans.The Milwaukee Wave, 5 time league champions and probably the most successful sports team on the state that does not wear g...
Sunday October 9th, 2011 - Kenosha, WI I sure hope fun counts for something in life, because I’ve been having a lot of it lately. I may not be rich and famous, but dad gum it I’m enjoying the ride - especially in these last several months. Getting diagnosed with diabetes w...
If Walt Disney and Jesus decided to purchase a NFL team and subsequently design and shape a city, they couldn’t have done much better than Green Bay. Disney would obviously assume the roles of civil planner, brand manager, and merchandising expert. Jesus would be in charge...
Friday August 19th, 2011 - Green Bay, WI My friend Steve DeClark had an extra ticket for tonight’s Packers pre season game with the Arizona Cardinals and asked if I wanted to tag along. Even though the ticket cost way too much, I had to say yes. It wasn’t Steve’s...
Thursday August 4th, 2011 - Rosemont, IL Forty years, and I‘ve finally had my fill. That’s how long I’ve been farting around with sports cards, and it’s time to move on. It was a lot of fun, and I did make at least a couple of bucks…at times - but it&rsq...
Friday April 1st, 2011 - Milwaukee, WI/Stevens Point, WI A pleasantly busy day today. I was up early and ready to work. I did two gigantic loads of laundry, and that’s always a treat because now I’ve got clean clothes to wear. I was at the end of the line, and some odd fas...
Wednesday February 16th, 2011 - Fox Lake, IL More last minute preparation before heading off to the ship tomorrow. I’d be lying like a politician if I said I was looking forward to it, even a little bit. Yes, the weather is warm, but that’s about it. Most of the next eleve...
Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers will be attending the Milwaukee Wave game on March 13th at 3:00 pm on behalf of the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC Fund). Twelve randomly selected fans that have purchased tickets prior to March 1st will have the opportunity to attend the VIP Rec...
Tuesday February 8th, 2011 - Milwaukee, WI Testicles of the world, unite. It’s time to retract - the super duper double bubble deep freeze is here. This is the one part of winter I could do without, but that’s not an option. Temperatures are dropping like Steeler fans&rsqu...
Saturday February 5th, 2011 - Fox Lake, IL As a rule, I don’t like having Saturday nights off. I feel I should be working somewhere, as there are a finite number. It’s the money night. This week is different. I enjoyed having the whole day off to sit around and relax. I&rs...
The song, "Rock to the Big Game", which references the Green and Gold in the Freezin' Cold, takes on new significance this week. Ice and snow covered the Dallas area this week. It seems that the weather may be trying to tell us something?! We want to celebrate the Super...
The Packers are going to the Super Bowl! I can only look at this event from the frame of reference which is having had grown up in the small town of Manitowoc, thirty minutes outside of Green Bay. With that perspective this is an epic, unexpected turn of events that make Super Bowl Sunday a night...
Wednesday January 26th, 2011 - Montego Bay, Jamaica/Chicago, IL Another 14 hour ‘off’ day of travel. I’d never been to Montego Bay, Jamaica before so I checked out of my cabin extra early so I’d be sure to make it to the airport on time. Every port is dif...
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