Category Archives: Life

Visiting with Sonia

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

What a nice surprise this afternoon to discover that my old friend Sonia was broadcasting her WMSE (91.7FM) “Blues Drive” radio show from the Grohmann Museum to promote Gallery Night. I was working late this afternoon when I saw her … Continue reading →

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The Unfamiliar Familiar

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

Lots of memories stirring, first yesterday at a flea market with my mom and then again today at the grocery store. Like these guys, which I never see in my daily life. It wouldn’t shock me to discover that some … Continue reading →

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Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

I’m visiting family this week in southeastern Ohio. This is Appalachian coal and tobacco country, known physiographically as the Allegheny Plateau. I was so happy to see this familiar advertisement on the side of the road this morning that I … Continue reading →

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Meeting at Ma Fischer’s (finally!)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

Yesterday I met a group of old friends for lunch, something we’ve been doing about once a month for 25 years now! Actually we started out as a writing group, meeting in the basement of the old Shorewood Library. When … Continue reading →

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Got a problem? Start a business!

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

I love stories of creative ingenuity. Here’s an article from today’s Inc. about a man who started a line-waiting business five years ago: “If You’re Broke But Want to Start a Company and Make $100K+, You Need to Read This.” … Continue reading →

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GOOD USED REFRIGRATORS [and] STOVES

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

Taken from an upstairs window at the Repairers of the Breach center, Milwaukee’s only daytime homeless sanctuary, where I volunteer as chair of the Communications and Fund Development Committee. If you are ever looking for a very worthy cause to … Continue reading →

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First Buds! – Red Arrow Park

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

Spring has arrived in downtown Milwaukee. On my coffee run at noon, I spotted one tree in bud around the perimeter of the Slice of Ice skating rink in Red Arrow Park. And a panoramic view of the entire rink … Continue reading →

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