Geri Roskopf’s Blog

Years ago, if you wanted an answer to a question like “what is the capital of the state of Wisconsin?”, you would have to find it in an encyclopedia — or ask a third grader. The same with how to spell and use a word correctly, such as desert or dessert, you would need to…

Operating a towing business is brutal to say the least. I love the commercial with the character that is filled with yellow-sticky notes of massive things to do. Does the list ever get done? Or even smaller? No! Over the years when I’ve seen the educational opportunities as well as all of the exhibits and…

Like most towing companies, my business participates in many community events: Neighborhood National Night Out, Touch a Truck, parades, etc. We are often asked to donate a raffle item or be a sponsor to groups like the Little League. While we can’t give monetary donations like big corporations can, we always try to help out…

I remember sitting on the bleachers watching the many sports my two kids were involved in. I called myself having “bleacher butt” from all of the time I spent sitting on them. This past weekend I watched my grandson play in a baseball tournament. Sitting on the bleachers reminded me, again, of having bleacher butt…

Triumph means a great victory, success or achievement. It is often referred to as a significant win achieved after a long or difficult struggle. It also represents the joy and pride that comes from such an achievement. This past weekend, the Wisconsin Towing Association held its annual tow show. There were many towing companies there…

June is recognized as Men’s Health Month, and while there is a strong focus on men’s physical health – fitness, annual checkups and heart health, mental well-being is equally as important because mental health is health. Men face unique challenges in mental health care, often masking struggles due to what society expects or what the…

The idiom “stand on someone’s shoulders” means: to benefit from the previous work, discoveries, or achievements of those who came before you. It implies that your current success or progress is only possible because others paved the way and laid the groundwork first.  This came to my mind several times in the last couple of…

When my four-year-old granddaughter doesn’t get her way, she has a few different reactions to her disappointment; “But I want it, now!” or “Please grandma, please?” and with that, she gives me her pretty eyes, thinking that will help her cause. As adults, while we may want to shout, “but I want it now!”, that…

Most days, I really do like being a boss or “boss lady” of my towing company. The title boss lady is generally intended as a compliment signifying respect and recognition of a woman’s strength and confidence — someone who is in control, gets things done, is competent, and professional in her role. Merriam-Webster’s definition of…

There’s an old proverb that says “the strength of a chain is its weakest link,” meaning that if all of the other links on the chain are strong, the strength and reliability of the chain depend on the weakest link. For example, if the chain you’re using to winch a vehicle is made of 100…