Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 16, 2009
Life out of a suitcase: the sports reporter's world
Working as a reporter for MLB Network obviously requires a lot of travel, but to be completely forthright, I asked for this situation. I could have done more studio work, but I chose the planes, trains and automobiles over the office alternative.
Tagged with: mlb network, sports reporter, press box

Kids & Family - April 20, 2009
A sweet 16 time capsule
Just before I left for spring training, the father of a 5-year-old girl in California e-mailed and asked if I would write his daughter a letter--for her 16th birthday-- in 2019. Talk about pre-planning a present.
Tagged with: sweet 16, advice

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 7, 2009
The mindful Metro
What's a girl to do when she wants to combine a night away from home, while still making sure the paper gets recycled? In Milwaukee, there's no better place for an eco-friendly "staycation" than Hotel Metro, 411 E. Mason St.
Tagged with: hotel metro, staycation, travel green, art deco

Kids & Family - Dec. 16, 2008
Child's play in the Big Apple
Following two interactions with kids at New York museums, I couldn't help but wonder on my walk home, how do adults manage to always complicate things in life? Aren't we supposed to be smarter and more self-aware than grade-schoolers?
Tagged with: moma, new york, inner child

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 24, 2008
The common misconception about leaving Milwaukee
The past month I've been choking back a lot of tears. When something wonderful happens to a person, in my case getting a dream job, the common misconception is that now I only see life through rose-colored glasses.
Tagged with: new york, moving, tears, relocation

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 17, 2008
If you wish (NYC edition) ...
As the years passed, the dream stayed the same: live in New York and work at the network level. While some girls wished on stars for men to sweep them off their feet, I prayed, wished and hoped for a network exec to come calling.
Tagged with: mlb network, new york city, career, brewers

Living - Oct. 15, 2008
Run like the wind
On Oct. 5, I completed my third career marathon at the Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee. To some, that may seem impressive; in reality it pales in comparison to many of the men and women I run alongside. Some of my trail mates have ten or 20 times the amount of marathons under their fuel belts than I do.
Tagged with: running, marathon, lakefront marathon

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 3, 2008
Like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh feels like home
I was more than caught off guard as my eyes welled up with tears. This was a place I wanted to leave and now I was overcome by emotion upon my return.
Tagged with: pittsburgh, fsn

Politics - Aug. 29, 2008
Color blind
Let's face it, there is no way to avoid the race issue leading up to the November election. I'm just hoping it does not become the key issue.
Tagged with: obama, election, race

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 23, 2008
A Tale of Two Cities: Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh
With the Pirates in town, FSN Wisconsin's Trenni Kusnierek compares the charms of the Steel City, where she spent five years, and her own hometown, Milwaukee.
Tagged with: pittsburgh, brewers, pirates

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 8, 2008
Manners on a milk carton
The search is on. I'm looking to find peoples' manners -- specifically those of guys who are trying to date my friends.
Tagged with: manners, chivalry, dating

Sports - July 25, 2008
Another masterful play fake
The memories of Brett Favre's career in Green Bay have been tainted by his actions in recent weeks.
Tagged with: favre, ted thompson, packers

Marketplace - July 15, 2008
It's not easy being green
This blog isn't about some sort of inner struggle and trying to fit in. In my case, I'm finding it difficult to make the "green transition" and becoming an environmentally friendly human
Tagged with: green, environmentalism, recycling, carbon footprint

Politics - June 26, 2008
Generation Apathy
I often wonder how our current young Americans will be remembered in the future. What will our legacy be? Unfortunately, I don't have a good feeling about how this story will end. If the current trend continues, I'm afraid we'll be known as Generation Apathy.
Tagged with: apathy, reality TV, war, jon stewart, daily show

Milwaukee Buzz - June 2, 2008
Gentlemen, stop the texting
Texting is a marvel of technology. It is not a sufficient method of forming a new relationship with someone of the opposite sex.
Tagged with: text message, dating, sex and the city