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 […]
Last year, the movie ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ was released in theaters. It was a live-action horror film that put a sinister twist on the beloved Disney character. In the film, Christopher Robin has grown up, gone off to college and met a girl. Feeling abandoned, Pooh and Piglet go on a bloody […]
One of my favorite ‘80s movies is ‘Coming to America.’ The film stars Eddie Murphy as Akeem, Prince of the prosperous African kingdom of Zamunda. Instead of going through with his arranged marriage, he elects to travel to Queens, New York, to fall in love and marry someone of his choosing. To prevent women from […]
Last week I wrote about Nike being sued for allegedly promoting their shoes and apparel as being eco-friendly, when they purportedly are not, a practice known as “greenwashing.” The plaintiff claims that some of Nike’s products are incorrectly marketed as “sustainable,” meaning they are made from recycled materials or fiber crops. Based on another legal […]
Like most Wisconsinites, I’m excited about the Brewers’ lead in the NL Central and hope they can make another long playoff run. I’m also pumped for Badger football to return and to see if they finish first in the Big Ten West Division, as predicted. At the same time, I can’t wait for the Packers’ […]
Many companies work very hard to develop a unique “brand” for their businesses through the prominent and consistent use of a business name, brand name, slogan, or logo that is easily identifiable as belonging to the company. These words, phrases, or symbols are called trademarks, and they are very important because this is how consumers […]
I went to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for my undergraduate degree. I loved my four years at UWEC. Not only did I earn my degree in History which allowed me to go on to law school, but I also learned responsibility. Going off to college, for the first time I had to do my […]