Monthly Archives: April, 2008

A Ho Lotta Gigglin’ Goin’ On

The evening started out with the best of intentions.  In addition to our usual, walk from one end of Oshkosh to the other and laugh at how much we don’t fit in …Glynnis and I opted to go to the percussion ensemble concert at the UW. As we walked, we had our usual giggle about …

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And now…your moment of zen

There is a 4th grader who has been working with me weekly as I attempt to find a way to cram multiplication and division facts into his head.  One day I told him the answer he gave me to a division problem was wrong.  He tried to argue with me.  (Gotta love it when kids …

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Letting My Geek Flag Fly

There was a year when we were teenagers that my sister and I were both mortified to be related to each other.  At the time, she was a wrestling cheerleader.  I was an avid Trekkie.  My 1st entry in my college diary actually says, in a futuristic font, "College: My First Frontier.  These are the …

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I Dream of Johnny With the Dark Brown Hair

Well I just can’t seem to keep those movie stars away.  First there was the Kevin Costner movie premiere in Sheboygan.  Now Johnny Depp is going to be filming in Oshkosh. They are already starting to put up the sets.  I doubt I’ll get a glimpse of the darling Depp, but it is nice to …

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