Tag: football

Lipstick Touchers

Posted on February 2, 2023 by

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“If I was a big tall guy, would I be a looming, space-taking, oblivious asshole or would I be nice?” I asked the question of no one in particular but my husband was within earshot. “Oh, you’d be nice.” I had just crumpled my… Continue Reading “Lipstick Touchers”

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In Honor of the Super Bowl

Posted on February 2, 2020 by

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I once had a brother-in-law who played for the Chicago Bears. The Bears were in the Super Bowl and it was amazing and wonderful even though we are serious Packer fans, oh wait, live in Packer nation and have his and her Green Bay… Continue Reading “In Honor of the Super Bowl”

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The Frosty Limits of Love

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

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So what would you do for love? Walk across the country? Swim the English Channel? Sit on a metal bench at Lambeau Field with 80,000 football zealots in -30 wind chill? For four hours while the sun went down and the wind kicked up… Continue Reading “The Frosty Limits of Love”

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Go Figure

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

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Unless I was protesting some great injustice, someone would have to ask me to sit down only once and I would do it. Today at the Packers game, a Panthers fan sitting next to me stood up to watch every single play – when… Continue Reading “Go Figure”

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Bear With Me, It’s Worth It

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

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I once had a brother-in-law who played for the Chicago Bears. The Bears were in the Super Bowl and it was amazing and wonderful even though we are serious Packer fans, oh wait, live in Packer nation and have his and her Green Bay… Continue Reading “Bear With Me, It’s Worth It”

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The Frosty Limits of Love

Posted on January 3, 2014 by

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So what would you do for love? Walk across the country? Swim the English Channel? Sit on a metal bench at Lambeau Field with 80,000 football zealots in -30 wind chill? For four hours while the sun went down and the wind kicked up… Continue Reading “The Frosty Limits of Love”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment. It could be about gracefully handling my own aging, being a good feminist, or finding out what it means to be a decent mother and grandmother. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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