I’ve been wanting to write about Inside Out 2 ever since my family saw the movie this summer. Overall, I thought the film was excellent. It picks up a few years after the first Inside Out movie, focusing on the rollercoaster of Riley’s emotions as she navigates the teen...
We’ve entered the snow-and-slush phase of winter, and even though the days have been getting longer, the mornings still feel awfully dark. This week in Milwaukee, the sun has been rising around 7:13 AM — that’s only 12 minutes before my high schooler starts her first class of the...
I wasn’t expecting much when a friend recommended the Netflix animated movie “Leo,” in which Adam Sandler voices a laid-back, elderly lizard. But our family settled on the couch for the flick, which runs a breezy one hour and 42 minutes. On the surface, it’s a movie that appeals...
Yesterday, I was driving my 12-year-old daughter home from her second soccer game in roughly 24 hours so she could take a quick rest before heading back for game #3 later that day. She sighed. “Soccer tournaments are taking over my weekends!” “Not just your weekends,” I said. My...
Yesterday, the Ides of March, was a dreary, cold day, the type that reminds any Midwesterner why it’s foolish to stow away the snow shovel prematurely. As I took our dog for a walk, Lake Michigan roared in the distance and the sun hid behind a cloak of clouds....
