Archive for August, 2008

GAME DAY “HAVE-TO-DO’S…”
August 29, 2008

…and in this case– Badgers and/or Packers rituals.  You know, those things you just have to do pre-game; or your team may not win!?
If you’ve ever had the chance to simply take in the atmosphere before kick-off I’m sure you’ve seen it in action:  team flags are flying, certain food has to be on the menu, [...]

SUMMERTIME..
August 20, 2008

..in Wisconsin.  Ahhhhh. 
It feels as if, our already short season; is quickly winding down.  Fall’ish temperatures last week, back-to-school prep’s… football games. 
Luckily, I’ve been blessed with quite a bit of time off this summer.  (I tend to work alot during the winter and had vacation to “use or lose..”)  We’ve attended outdoor concerts, baseball games, [...]

THE DEATH OF…
August 7, 2008

….cassettes.  (You thought I was going to say the Packers, after the whole Favre saga; didn’t you??)
A New York City book publisher recently held an R.I.P. party celebrating the life and death of the cassette tape.  Cassettes were dumped by the music industry years ago but the technology has lived on through publishers of audio [...]

Finally..
August 4, 2008

..Brett Favre is back in Green Bay.  If you missed it, his arrival; on a private plane to the executive portion of Austin Straubel at the same time the Packers Family Fun Night Scrimmage was happening at Lambeau Field Sunday night.  FOX-11 puts the event together (I was part of the first two scrimmages in [...]