My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give to another person, he believed in me. ∼ Jim Valvano Introduction I’m a member of an outdoor website called Lake-Link. Lake-Link features reports, articles, forums and advertisement for outdoor activities throughout the Midwest, although the majority of the activity is in […]
Category: Life Stories
Las Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks. It says “Goodbye”. ∼Frank Sinatra I have an acquaintance who recently visited Las Vegas. He had an enjoyable time there and made out all right. His trip got me thinking about the many times I traveled […]
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. ∼Booth Tarkington A Welcome Service For about five years I delivered meals to senior citizens and disabled people as part of the “Meals on Wheels” program in our town of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The program, administered by […]
“Oh Annie, Dream Boat Annie, ship of dreams, Oh Annie, Dream Boat Annie, little ship of dreams.” ∼Heart *** During the two weeks Ann was hospitalized before she passed, she wasn’t always able to communicate, but during those times that she was, we reconnected to some of […]
Former Green Bay Packer quarterback John Hadl recently passed away at the age of 82. Hadl, a very good QB in his day, was traded to Green Bay at the age of 34 and his best days were behind him. It was 1974, several years past the golden era of Vince Lombardi. If […]
What we learn with pleasure, we never forget. ∼Alfred Mercier *** I somehow managed to snag two higher education degrees in my day, one in engineering and the other in business, and with them I made my living. Having those two disciplines served me well throughout my career; not bad for […]
With covid and all, most of us have been included in many Zoom meetings by now. I have, and really appreciate the benefit of being able to attend a meeting in my underwear, while sipping beer from my coffee mug. Being deaf as a rock, I struggle to hear the discussions, but […]
Gambling brought our family closer together…we had to move into a smaller house. ∼ Tommy Cooper Many years ago, early in my career, I started working in a factory in Northern Illinois. It was a medium size company, and came with a full cast of characters, who occupied many of the positions […]
I have always been a morning person. I had a lot of reinforcement for being a morning person from my days as a kid, working a morning paper route. Some mornings, particularly cold winter mornings, I hated getting out of bed, but most mornings I didn’t mind. […]
I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you. John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men Our family friend Frank Romero passed away late last year. Frank was ninety-one years old, and in good health up until the last few years, so he had […]