Category Archives: Life

The Invention of Morel

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Our MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering) Faculty and Staff Book Club met Monday night to discuss this short but fascinating novel. But first a “prologue,” complete with photo. We meet at a place called The Explorium Brewpub, which is located … Continue reading →

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Autumn Synchronicity

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

 The leaves on the inside of my office window are attached to a long-dead branch from our birch tree, which my daughter and her classmate turned into a work of art about 12 years ago with the aid of … Continue reading →

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From Barbara Kingsolver on Hurricane Helene

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

The ubertalented author, who lives in the Appalachian region affected by Helene last week, posted this on Facebook. I am sharing here to amplify the info she provides at the end for two organizations she suggests donating to if you … Continue reading →

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The surprising way those beach plane banners get airborne | GBH

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

It’s that time of year again in Milwaukee when small airplanes towing long banners begin to fly around (and around and around😀) the lakefront, the baseball stadium, and in a few months the State Fair Park. All of a sudden … Continue reading →

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Lovebirds over Milwaukee Street

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Awww, so sweet❤️ Students in my Digital Society class had just finished their presentations, and I was putting the room back into good repair before leaving myself, performing all the usual courtesies like turning off the projector, pushing errant chairs … Continue reading →

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Algorithms: Looking for love in all the wrong places?

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Really interesting, provocative article here from Time magazine by Apryl Williams, Assistant Professor of Communication and Digital Studies at the University of Michigan, on how dating apps insert and perpetuate race- and appearance-based parameters into technology intended to help people … Continue reading →

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Everything “new” is old (again!😀)

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

I suppose every generation believes it has discovered something new when actually that something has been around not just for a while but for a very long time. Like, sometimes centuries! Let me start off with a little Milwaukee hometown … Continue reading →

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Karma? (Or, what goes around comes around)

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

Remember Rueben Kincaid, the Partridge Family’s manager? A while ago I read David Cassidy’s memoir (C’mon, Get Happy) and discovered that Dave Madden, the comedian and comic actor who played Rueben, was a really sweet, generous person. Among his good … Continue reading →

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Bunny update

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

When I went to put our dog to bed last night, maybe around 8:45 PM, I stopped short at the sight of the mother rabbit near the bunny nest in our backyard. Poor Coco. She was very confused about why … Continue reading →

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The Pittie and the Bunnies

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

We have a nest of baby rabbits in our backyard. This is a new development, and not a happy one given that our dog, Coco, LOVES her yard, especially in summer, when she spends much of the day lying in … Continue reading →

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