Archive for February, 2008
How to Register Your Cell Phone on Do Not Call List
Two phone calls today from non-local area codes. Bright and cheery voices rang through the ear piece each time from folks who I didn’t think I knew. After giving them a moment to clarify that they indeed were strangers trying to sell me something not very necessary I thanked them for calling and hung up. [...]
Real Estate Tax Increase – Chicago’s Elected Leaders Railroad Higher Surcharge
Selling your home just got a bit more expensive in Chicago. The 50-member city council acquiesced to Mayor Richard Daley’s faulty logic and pressure from the goof balls in Springfield as they voted to increase the Chicago Real Estate Transfer Tax by $3 (from $7.50 per $1,000 to $10.50). Before you dismiss this hike as [...]
From Super Sunday to Super Tuesday – Life in the Chicago Real Estate Lounge
TV sets across the nation were tuned in to Sunday night’s showdown between the Giants and the Patriots. Mine was one even though I had no allegiance to either team. But actually this lack of dedication made watching the game more sporting and festive. Plus it had the added benefit of being a relief. It [...]
Living in Chicago with (Soon to Be) School-age Kids
The alarm made its appearance shortly after 6 this morning in my Edgewater home. After convincing my lower back that it wasn’t nearly as stiff as it claimed to be I lurched to the kitchen to reclaim silence. Six ounces of formula did the trick as the alarm, otherwise known as my 10-month-old son Lucas, [...]
The Softness of a Major Winter Storm in Chicago
Lightly, lightly fell the snow. And all through the night, like soft fleecy wisps, it gathered and gathered until it coated and covered the streets and sidewalks of Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood with a shimmering tableau of white. I woke up this morning to the clarion of my 10-month-old son’s hunger. It was between 6 and [...]
