Lunch Bag Stories
Where Life, Art & Word Collide
A Boy and His Dog
Recently, a friend of mine shared photos of his son on a fishing expedition in Montana. The scenery was beautiful, the happy smiles were infectious, but there was one photo that caught my eye: Cam standing on the front of his boat with his dog napping in the sun. There is something about A Boy and His Dog
An Invitation Home
A friend of mine is truly a Son of Norway, and he lives Bloomington. He is proud of his Norwegian heritage, though he’s lived his whole life in this Norwegian annex called Minnesota. We recently spoke about his efforts to connect his past and present. This is his story. An invitation to come home.
In Search of Woosa
A stroll thru the Florida Keys and South Beach in search of seafood, sun, and a smile.
Capital Expression
For Better or worse, Washington DC is unlike any city in the U.S.A. Baltimore and Georgetown too. And perhaps, that’s the way it should be.
Gridiron Gratitude
More than the end of a season. A look back at a youth football experience.
Fall Returns 2021
The Fall returns and with it comes soaked in nostalgia, family, homecoming and of course, football. On this day, I take a peak back at some of the images and art of football in Fall
Summer Camp Rules!
It is one of my favorite memories as kid, that week each summer when I would head to Big Sandy Lake in McGregor MN for camp.
Building Manolo
It is often said “A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words”. That’s a lot of words! So skip the words and see how I build a lunch bag. In this case, building Manolo!
Finding Mulan
When Life, Art, Words and Lunch Bags Collide Perfectly: impressions from the Disney movie Mulan as first shared on “A Purposeful Pop Life”
September 11 Forever
Full, empty and altered hearts share words of wounds, and hopes today. Stories and images that chronicle the families and individuals who perished, and those who survived September 11, 2001. From the moments of silence, to the reading of names, event across the US stir memories, drawing tears, in remembrance of the lives lost twenty years ago.