This has been quite the weekend to live in Chicago. A NATO protest even made its way to North Center, close to where I live. It wasn’t really a NATO protest; NATO was just the megaphone, the reason to be out now, when the world might be watching. This protest had passed Mayor Emanuel’s house, speaking [...]
…with walls of the deepest blue. I need to write. Give me a topic, I begged Facebook. One caveat: no dead cats. The first comment was my inspiration: Aesthetics. I’ve been thinking a lot about how beautiful things and spaces impact mood and outlook and all that. I was inspired. Despite that, this post can’t not [...]
Just wanted to follow up on my post from a couple of weeks ago. The Timtacular came and went, and it was glorious. There was lots beer and cheesy pizza and a band and a live auction with children’s flash cards for paddles. I crapped out really early because…well, I’m 80. But everyone else stayed, [...]