September 9, 2011
Visitors
Summer afternoons and baseball seem to go together. I went to my first Cubs game…
September 1, 2011
On the Ground
“What do you want to do for dinner?” John asked me from our hotel room…
August 30, 2011
Good Days
John and I got tickets to see the Cubs play the Brewers practically when we…
August 23, 2011
He Makes House Calls
The day was getting away from me. I woke up late, for a change, and…
August 20, 2011
Compensating Flatches
God, how I hate getting tickets! Don’t the police have better things to do than…
August 13, 2011
In Praise of God AND Man
Two weeks ago, I went to Millennium Park, to the Pritzker Pavilion to be exact,…
July 29, 2011
Uber Thrifting
Not too long ago, my niece Emma (The Girl Who Loves Hats and Sweaters, September…
July 22, 2011
Metro Tourist
Last week, Lin, my best friend for almost 45 years, came back to Chicago from…
July 16, 2011
Remembering an Icon
The other night, my boyfriend and I were reminiscing about favorite old movies. It was…