Gherkins

I sometimes have more fun writing blogs in the weeks when nothing big happens than in the weeks when something does. Then I am left with a choice. Either I can kick myself for letting a week go by without having a small adventure or I can write about recent events...

A Little More Mustard

Last week I mentioned that decent writing skills helped me get through college. The ability to write and the desire to write have other benefits as well. For example, writing is an excellent deterrent to multitasking. When I am composing a paragraph for a blog or book...

B Grade

When I was a senior in college, students from one of my courses went out for beers after the final class of the semester. I asked our professor if he wanted to join us. On the walk over to the bar, he said to me, “By the way, you did a great job on last week’s...

The Same, But Different

Eau Claire might be more like La Crosse than any other city in Wisconsin. Only ninety miles apart, both places are river towns, both have a state university as a centerpiece, both are politically purple in a state where other communities are either red or blue. Both...

A Pillsbury Fiasco

It has been a quiet week in here in La Crosse. Chinese New Year came and went, but since Manyu and Clare were in Taiwan for the holiday, it passed without me celebrating. I have no current events to write about, so maybe it is a good time to finish a story that I...

The Same, But Different

Eau Claire might be more like La Crosse than any other city in Wisconsin. Only ninety miles apart, both places are river towns, both have state universities as a centerpiece, both are politically purple in a state where other communities are either red or blue. Both...
Steven Simpson