Chicago

  • Weekend Wrap-up.

    I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave it will be hard again. – Miranda July, “Ten True Things”  

  • Morning Walk

    Another beautiful and colorful picture for you from my walk to work this morning.

  • Making of a Perfect Sunday Morning.

    Ingredients: Watching the sunrise Long run finished before 9:00am A dip in Lake Michigan The Sunday New York Times Good coffee Water in a wine glass A magnificent skyline NPR Done and done.  What makes up your perfect Sunday morning?

  • Morning Walk.

    My apartment is less than two miles north of my office. Once in a while when the weather is nice I walk to work instead of taking the train or the bus. This morning was one of those days. I usually listen to NPR’s Morning Edition on my phone while leisurely walking and sipping some…

  • Surrender. Doubt.

    View of Oak Beach and North Beach from my recent trip to HancockTower. All of July, I’ve felt like I am on a vacation. No kidding.  My parents visited for July 4th. Angel came the following weekend with entirely too many goodies. My nephews, sister and brother-in-law visited a few days later. And right now,…

  • in 5 months….

    A.      I will have a baby B.      I will buy a house C.      I will run a marathon                      This is a nice little trick. Write down that one thing you are nervous about at this time, then surround it with other more terrifying things that could be true, and voila you don’t feel too…