Stories for Dad: Water Fights

Stories for Dad: Water Fights

I had lunch with a friend of mine the other day. Aaron, the father of one of the girls Arianna knows from Monona Grove High School works downtown so we grab lunch every so often. Aaron mentioned that he had recently been to a family reunion in Iowa. It made me think...
Stories for Dad: Mallards Baseball

Stories for Dad: Mallards Baseball

I was reading a story today about a parent who got tossed out of his high school aged kid’s baseball game. It sort of reminded me of the Mallard’s game that my Dad and I went to a few weeks back. I realize I wasn’t playing and he didn’t get...
Stories for Dad: My Old Bedroom

Stories for Dad: My Old Bedroom

Since I abandoned the bedroom at the end of the hall and moved to the basement it has seen quite a few changes. My Brother’s Bedroom Felix was already living in this room with me when my Dad built the bedroom in the basement. Once I was out all he had to do was...
Stories for Dad: Scale

Stories for Dad: Scale

July 11, 2016 I was driving on the Interstate the other day and saw a sign for a weigh station. It took me back to the days when my Dad drove a truck for L & L Foods. It seemed as though his truck was always overloaded so we would drive a lot of back roads to...
Stories for Dad: Boxing!

Stories for Dad: Boxing!

I was reading the sports page yesterday and realized that for the first time in about 40 years a top flight boxing match was going to be broadcast on CBS. Yes, CBS… network television. Porter vs. Thurman The fight was one of the most anticipated of the year between...
Stories for Dad: Washed Away

Stories for Dad: Washed Away

Today’s story might not quite be at the same level as the knob story, but I will say as a teenager this one threw me for a loop and I found it quite entertaining. To to be completely honest I never actually witnessed this happening so it can be a little...