General ramblings about the past and present.
Today marks 30 years of the loss of University of Wisconsin–Madison Baseball after the program was officially ended over a $1.9 million athletic department debt. As a Milwaukee Brewers author and historian, I immediately think of successful former UW players who went on to play in the major leagues such as Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn,…
Not surprisingly, the top 5 most visited posts of 2019 on my site have Milwaukee Brewers content. Here they are from #5 to #1, with a little background on each: #5 – Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee – Chapter Breakdown In April of this year I…
I have some tough news to share and I can’t possibly reach out to everyone individually. I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Just before Thanksgiving I wound up in the ER because I had a blockage that caused me to retain about a liter of fluid. My kidneys started to shut down because they…
Over the weekend leading into MLK Jr. Day, I again found myself holed up in a hotel room with a laptop, working on various writing projects while my wife was in a conference hall scrapbooking. This year the stars aligned and we both had a blast! She made some great progress in her book with…
Not surprisingly, the top 5 most visited posts of 2018 on my site have Milwaukee Brewers content. Here they are from #5 to #1, with a little background on each: #5 – Gaylord Perry’s 15 Inning Marathon In the course of doing research for my Milwaukee Brewers historical book, I stumbled on a box score…
Writer J. Daniel has a book out with McFarland & Company covering the 1980 baseball season. In April, 2018, Daniel took the time to talk with me about the thrilling season that culminated with a Philadelphia Phillies World Series trophy and what readers can expect to find in his book. What is the title of the book?…
The worst possible thing that could happen to any parent is the loss of a child. It’s a traumatic event that can have a lasting negative impact. Studies show that grief over a death is most stressful when it involves a child. Steve and Brandee Lendosky endured the unexpected loss of their son Derek on…
This past Sunday I attended the Milwaukee Brewers Annual Winter Fan Fest, more commonly known as Brewers On Deck. Here’s a recap of the event and a bit of my personal perspective, with a few photos to boot. My good friend picked me up at 8:00 a.m. and we made the 1.5-hour trek to Milwaukee’s…
Last January I posted for the first time about what I like to call a Creativity Weekend. What is it? Well… It all started a few years ago when my wife Sarah took up scrapbooking as a hobby. She started out by creating two photo scrapbooks in memory of her cousin who passed away after…
The following post has been updated as of 1.11.18… I have a new project in the works, but the idea didn’t pop up and hit me in the face like the Milwaukee Brewers historical book. Instead, it gathered steam after Dad passed away in 2015. As I wrote blog posts recalling time we spent together, I observed…
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