Social Commentary
If Elected…
Lately I have been thinking of guys I went to college with.
Hah, ending the sentence with a preposition conjures up on the finest fellows ever I crossed paths with, Eric Kizer.
Great guy was Eric. And taken from us far too soon. A repository of arcane quotes, statements, notions and blurbs such as Winston Churchill’s caramel [...]
A Drop in Temperature in Chicago
Refuge was granted today.
After an endless series of scratches etched on a stray board  to suggest days where the heat simply suffocated today ambled in at a delightful sub 90.
Blessed relief.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not a hot day naysayer. I revel in the glisten that gathers from the slightest activity. But…
But the toaster [...]
and so goes the wind does the power as well
when the power goes off and phone calls enter an automated matrix that hangs up over and over you gain a true sense of powerlessness. and so is the case after the power went off after a second round of storms swept through chicago last night and power remains off today.
goal! new tactics to sell a lakeview condo
goals spur us toward where we wish to go and who we wish to be. today a goal by the US soccer team in the waning minutes led to the next round of the world cup. sometimes new tactics need to be adopted in striving for a goal, as with a lakeview condo where we brought in a new team to present the home to the viewing public.
the eve of father’s day, meltdowns and movie tear drops
Saying good-bye is never easy.
Especially when you are four, haven’t had a nap, it’s an amazing day and the street fest your parents are dragging you around has your eyes, ears and taste buds in over drive. Such was the case earlier today for Jackson.
What is it about the figurative and literal good-bye that makes [...]
