This summer marks my 35th year of playing softball with my buddies. Each new season is always bittersweet because we can’t help thinking about our shortstop, Brad, who passed away in 2020. We retired his jersey number 8, that he chose in honor of his idol, Cal Ripken, Jr. But Brad wasn’t the only one […]
When I think of Pepsi, I think of Americana. While its original logo was red and white, it started distributing its soda in red, white and blue cans in 1941 to support the U.S.’ World War II effort. The cola company sponsors the Super Bowl halftime show. The beverage has been endorsed by some of […]
‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ was a landmark 1980s movie. In addition to introducing adolescent boys like me to Phebe Cates, the film also starred Sean Penn as stoner-surfer Jeff Spicoli. When a friend advised Spicoli to get a job to earn some money, he simply replied, “All I need are some tasty waves, a […]
Where do you live? Appleton, WI Where are you from? Combined Locks, WI, but I went to Kaukauna High School My legal practice… Focuses on estate planning and elder law, including estate tax planning and special needs trust planning. My family… Includes my mom, my dad, and my brother Nate. I am also lucky to […]
When I was a kid, I loved watching Looney Tunes cartoons. One of my favorites was ‘Bully for Bugs,’ which finds Bugs Bunny inadvertently ending up in a bullfighting ring on his way to a carrot festival. While asking the matador for directions, Bugs is butted by Toro the Bull and the fight is on. […]
A few years ago, my daughter got a great deal on some imitation Birkenstock sandals. Unfortunately, they hurt her feet and fell apart pretty quickly. I guess Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell were right when they sang, “ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby.” Johann Adam Birkenstock, a cobbler from Frankfurt, Germany, began making his […]
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) has declared May to be National Elder Law Month. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NAELA was founded in 1987 in response to the growing needs of older adults, which is the fastest-growing segment of the American population. NAELA aims to educate and equip attorneys for the complexity of […]
In 2016, Disney released the animated film ‘Moana.’ The movie is set in ancient Polynesia, and follows the adventures of the title character, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a coastal village. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, […]
I recently wrote about how Utah was poised to become the first state to pass a law requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices. The aim of the new measure is to protect children from the harms of social media. Well, Utah is […]
When I was a kid, we would watch ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at my buddy Pearl’s house. The movie aired annually from 1959 until 1991 (except for 1963, for some reason). I always laughed when the Scarecrow pointed in opposite directions when Dorothy asked him for directions. The scene reminds me of several recently proposed […]