Monthly Archives: December 2024

One Man Trying to Establish Himself (Rightly, In The Heart) With the Original Heart (of a Butterfly) — that’s the name of this work by my friend, Bryan Voell.  It is beautiful because I can identify with it.  I see imperfection, longing, hope, and a connection with something that resembles a higher power.

Six pounds of charred cow flesh, 12 strips of bacon, and an enough dairy to cut the cheese into next year… of course, I’m exaggerating here, but it looked that way to me when the waiter brought out Matthew’s lunch.  My stepmom’s grandson ordered The Mondo Hondo Burger off the menu at Farley’s and never looked back.

I’m not a sports fan, but I love drifting off to the calm voice of Wally McCarthy as he does play by play for sleepbaseball.com.  A few nights ago, Jenny & I put our money where our ears are, and bought a couple of t-shirts from one of the teams that play on WSLP.  The Baraboo Bombers from Baraboo, WI aren’t one of the better teams in the Northwoods Baseball League– they lose more games than they win.  We just really like their name.  I also like the flying squirrel mascot.