My family, particularly my grandparents, have been into the three Rs — reduce, reuse, recycle — long before it was made a popular way to be green by environmentalists and modern recylcling programs. It’s just what they did in their home country of Italy, not because their town had a program in place or because [...]
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I’m Glad This is Normal
Around work we have a nice tradition of going out for peoples’ birthdays. Whoever’s day it is picks the place. Generally it’s near (or near enough) to work and we have a group of oft-used places, which are tasty, but no longer inspired choices. So I try to think different; we have a pretty adventurous [...]
On Holiday Singin’
The same old holiday songs sung the same old way wear on me pretty quickly each year. But I really enjoy the more unusual songs, and new versions of traditional songs. This is why I really like the Barenaked Ladies holiday efforts, among others.
Anyhow, Eric Zorn and Mary Schmich of Tribune fame annually lead Songs [...]
On Neighborhoods
I love my neighborhood. It feels very cozy and comfortable, not too big and not too small. And definitely not to crowded, but hopping enough to have some really cool stuff going on.
But what I love more than anything else is that I can walk less than a block and get to my doctor. And [...]
On Championships
Two very fine lines, prompted by the White Sox’s championship.
From a CTA employee and Sox fan at the Addison Brown Line stop, a message on a piece of cardboard by the exit turnstile read, “Sox have World Series trophy, Cubs have Ronnie Woo Woo.” To fully appreciate how funny and clever this is, learn about [...]
Get it Now
Jim Caple of ESPN.com writes:
“After 88 years, the Chicago drought is history. Na-na, Na-na, Na-na, Na-na, Hey, Hey, Hey … Good-bye.
“And just in time, really. If they had waited any longer, you wouldn’t be able to buy your commemorative championship shirts at Marshall Field’s before the store changes its name to Macy’s next year.”
Champions…
The World Series Champions are from Chicago. Really. It’s true. Hard to believe, but true.
I’ve been cheering my whole life for this to happen. And it did. Albeit to the wrong Chicago team. But still. Hard to be picky when there has been this much sports futility in the city.
I guess all there is to [...]
Department What?
Hard to believe we haven’t posted about Marshall Fields yet. I’m sure this won’t be the last.
As much as the name change infuriates me, I have come to realize that it ultimately is just the State Street store that really angers me. Who goes downtown to see the Macy’s windows around Christmas?
Anyhow, Lynn Becker [...]
