Stories for Dad: Evel Knievel

Stories for Dad: Evel Knievel

Danger Seeker or Nut Job? I was reading an article this morning about Evel Knievel. The author was talking about how Knievel and one of his good friends got into a fight over a woman they both had a thing for. I guess the only thing interesting about the story was...
Stories for Dad: The Drive-In Movie

Stories for Dad: The Drive-In Movie

I was returning some movies to the Redbox machine this week and got to thinking about how watching movies has changed over the years. Television Obviously my first experience was watching movies on TV. I don’t recall what the first movie I ever saw on TV was,...
Stories for Dad: Badger Hockey

Stories for Dad: Badger Hockey

With the news that Mike Eaves was fired at the head coach of the Wisconsin Men’s Hockey team it gave me an opportunity to reflect on when I got started listening to Badger hockey and where. In the Beginning So where did my love affair with the Badger hockey...
Stories for Dad: The Little Red Wagon

Stories for Dad: The Little Red Wagon

Honestly, I have no idea how I got to the point where I’m writing about my little red wagon, but that’s the topic of the day today. Wagon History So, back when I was about 8 (just a guess) I got a little red wagon for Christmas. Not a Radio Flyer brand,...
Stories for Dad: Extra Football

Stories for Dad: Extra Football

March 4, 2016 I was reading through some stuff on the upcoming NFL draft today. Just the usual stuff about who performed well at the scouting combine, whose draft stock is rising and whose value is falling. 
   It got me thinking about the days when players had...
Stories for Dad: Our Mailbox

Stories for Dad: Our Mailbox

Jan 16, 2016 Last night we went to Mike and Michelle Welch’s place for a late Christmas. As we were sitting at their bar after we’d open gifts Lydia confessed that she’d hit the Welch’s mailbox as she was pulling up. While everyone was laughing...