Chinese Food, Indian Food

Last week’s blog was about driving to Madison to buy groceries for the Lunar New Year. I let myself get sidetracked about the holiday itself and didn’t write about the food we bought. We filled a grocery cart, so I won’t list every item, but there were fish balls,...

Preparing for the New Year*

Manyu and I sometimes drive two and a half hours to grocery shop. When we first moved to La Crosse in the early 1990s, we sometimes drove six. La Crosse’s Chinese/Taiwanese community is too small to support much of a Chinese market, so whenever we need to stock up on...

Out on the Ice

Fishermen on the ice do not necessarily mean the fish are biting. Last week, men were everywhere on the Upper Mississippi – in the backwaters, at river’s edge, even out on the hazardous main channel. I am not being political incorrect when I use the terms...

Cabin Fever

My outdoor pursuits definitely take a hit come winter. I still go for daily walks, although the last few days have been so cold my dog won’t go with me. There finally is enough ice on the river for me to go ice fishing, but I now need the weather to warm up to about...

Packer Game

Clare, my mom, my brother-in-law Paul, and I spent Christmas afternoon at a Green Bay Packer football game. I’ve been to several preseason games over the years, but I can’t remember if I’ve ever been to one during the regular season. It was...
Steven Simpson