Humor – Page 2 – ron stempkowski

The Unflattering History of Sports (and me)

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Ron Stempkowski

My first attempt at sports left a bad taste in my mouth. The briny taste of tears, in fact. I was five or six and was “encouraged” to sign up for little league baseball like all the other ... Read More

A Guest Blogger…of sorts

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Ron Stempkowski

Today’s date is significant for me. It’s the third anniversary of Ken’s hemipelvectomy. (You can read more about it in last year’s blog if you’d like.) Because of this ... Read More

Music to My Ears

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

I went to bed pretty early last night. As a result my eyes opened at 4:30 a.m. this morning. It was fortuitous because I could hear Kallie, who was lying on the bedroom floor, whining a little–w... Read More

The Year of Living Dangerously (in Uptown)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Since getting Kallie in a new day care situation closer to home I’ve been able to return to my normal route of taking Lake Shore Drive to get to work. (It’s fun to say “I took LSD th... Read More

Dangerous Liaisons in Pine Valley

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

While driving home from the Apple Store today in Lincoln Park, I passed a Bank of America branch on Clybourn Avenue. Sitting in traffic near it, waiting for the light to turn, I was reminded that it w... Read More

The Day They All Knew My Name

Posted on August 7, 2012May 14, 2022 by Ron Stempkowski

With only a couple of months until high school graduation to go, I was content to quietly slip out the doors of my sleepy, small town high school and into my future at college. But one chilly spring m... Read More

Five Gems Shared at the Chop Shop

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

When it’s time for a haircut, it’s time for a haircut. I become Rainman-like in my need to get it handled, changing any other plans I might have had if necessary. I can only stand a “... Read More

Birthday Bling

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

One of the activities I had planned for my birthday last Friday was a visit to the salon for a mani/pedi. I’ve only had a handful of them in my life and all but one of those were with Ken we liv... Read More

Whispers of Birthdays Past

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Within my families June is a busy birthday month. Yet I constantly forget it also contains mine until someone reminds me. Not as surprising, the same thing happened last year–as my birthday will... Read More

LOA Update #1

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

My original intent for my LOA was to blog every single day, but that hasn’t happened. Then I meant to post an update of week 1, but I was just too drunk to get to it. But now as I am in the mids... Read More

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