Memories of the moon
I know that one of the symptoms of aging is spending time looking back and remembering how it was in the old days. Bruce Springsteen noted that "time slips away and…
Another week in paradise
You probably know that every year members of the Anderson family and the Sorensen family join members of the Sustacheck and Salituro families on a vacation to Washington Island in…
Okoboji
Unless you live in Iowa you've probably never heard of Okoboji. It's the kind of name that reminds me of a summer camp where kids go for a week or…
Solidarity singers
I normally try to keep this blog on the light side, but the outcome of last week's recall election has had me down a bit. It's difficult to fathom why…
Meet the parents
Meeting your fiance's parents can be stressful. Even if you haven't had the experience yourself, you've probably seen the movie Meet the Parents and know that it's good for a few laughs.…
One hundred years ago today
While visiting my Grandpa and Grandma Anderson one day when I was just a young lad, I noticed that they had a copy of an old book entitled Story of the…
You just can’t beat ’em at the Arboretum
We went to the University of Wisconsin Arboretum a few days ago to see what the early spring was doing there. If you park at the Visitor Center you can…
A happening
Things don't always go as planned, but that's not necessarily bad. Like last weekend. Matthew and his girlfriend Lisa came to town. We hadn't met Lisa before so she may…
There’s no business like snow business
Well, they said it would eventually come and it finally did. It snowed all day yesterday and, even though we didn't get as much as was predicted, we woke to…
A retirement rerun
I can't always think of new and clever things to post here so I decided to take a page from the TV industry handbook and drag out a rerun. I…