{"id":892,"date":"2019-04-21T23:28:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T04:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2019-05-10T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T21:45:27","slug":"roys-ramble-april-21-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/roys-ramble-april-21-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy&#8217;s Ramble, April 21, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-19-08.00.30.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-893\" width=\"412\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-19-08.00.30.jpg 800w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-19-08.00.30-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-19-08.00.30-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-19-08.00.30-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of my favorite images, cartoons and humor from the week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-16-01.46.23-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"895\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=895\" class=\"wp-image-895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-16-01.46.23-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-16-01.46.23-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-16-01.46.23-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-16-01.46.23-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-17-08.36.16.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"896\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=896\" class=\"wp-image-896\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Passover<\/strong>\u2014It\nwas fantastic to be able to celebrate the Seders with my parents and Sharon\nthis year.&nbsp; It has been far too long\nsince we were able to do that.&nbsp; The\nsecond seder at my friends in Chicago was terrific.&nbsp; Lots of young people and lots of energy.&nbsp; I think the highlight of the Seder was the\nfact that they handed out little rubber frogs, plastic grasshoppers and small\ncotton balls for people to throw around the table as we read off the 10\nplagues.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"925\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-10-14.04.46.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"897\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=897\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-10-14.04.46.jpg 925w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-10-14.04.46-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-10-14.04.46-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-10-14.04.46-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-19-07.39.45.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"898\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=898\" class=\"wp-image-898\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"318\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-20-10.31.18.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"899\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=899\" class=\"wp-image-899\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Game\nChangers at Chicago White Sox<\/strong>\u2014On a cool evening, with a small crowd,\nthe Chicago White Sox hosted a Game Changers event with an impressive panel\ndiscussion in recognition of Jackie Robinson Day.&nbsp; You can read a full overview of the event\nhere, but the fact that we still struggle so much with racism in this country\nis disturbing.&nbsp; It would be great to have\na day when people who judge and treat each person as an individual.&nbsp; Sadly, we are a long way from that.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.04.31-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"900\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=900\" class=\"wp-image-900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.04.31-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.04.31-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.04.31-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.04.31-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.06.26-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"901\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=901\" class=\"wp-image-901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.06.26-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.06.26-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.06.26-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.06.26-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.11.04-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"902\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=902\" class=\"wp-image-902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.11.04-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.11.04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.11.04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-04-15-17.11.04-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Ament Celebration\nof Life<\/strong>\u2014My close friend Neil Ament passed away in December, at far too\nyoung of an age.&nbsp; His daughter arranged a\nbeautiful Celebration of Life at one of his favorite places in Highland\nPark\/Highwood.&nbsp; It was nice to share\nstories and meet more people whose lives he had touched.&nbsp; Neil was a huge Wisconsin Badger fan and was\nan on-field photographer for many Wisconsin Football games.&nbsp; For anyone interested, we are holding a golf\nevent and BBQ in his honor on Sunday, June 30, 2019.&nbsp; If you would like to join us, please let me\nknow.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Kids\ndinner<\/strong>\u2014One thing that strikes me each time I have the privilege of\nhaving dinner with my kids, is how rapidly they grow up.&nbsp; I used to be able to plan so many things for\nus to do together and loved every second of it (well, virtually every\nsecond).&nbsp; Now, it is tough to get on\ntheir calendar with all of their activities, school, friends, BBYO and the\nhectic teenage life.&nbsp; I am so fortunate\nto have them in my life and share so many experiences together.&nbsp; I feel horrible for many of the divorced\nparents out there who are denied access to their children or the ability to\nshare in all of their happiness, struggles and day-to-day activities.&nbsp; Don\u2019t take it for granted.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Hoss<\/strong>\u2014Hoss Johnson has run dozens of football mission trips around the world.\u00a0 His trips have taken people to Central America, Israel, Europe and many other places.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsphilanthropynetwork.com\/podcast-hoss-johnson-score-international\/\">I had the opportunity to hear more about his work and efforts on this week\u2019s podcast.\u00a0 Take a listen, I think you will enjoy it!!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Easter<\/strong>\u2014I\nalways love seeing people being able to celebrate special occasions with their\nfamilies and loved ones.&nbsp; It is something\nthat I never take for granted and my empathy goes out to those that are not\nable to do so due to illness, death, finances or incarceration.&nbsp; If you were privileged enough to be able to\ndo that, be thankful.&nbsp; Too often I see\npeople complain about the \u201cfamily stress\u201d and they never really enjoy what they\nhad until someone has passed away.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Roy&#8217;s Ramble takes a look at the Chicago White Sox Game Changers event, Passover, Easter and much more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[419],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}