Review – I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream…
If you have ever wrestled with a box of ice cream, trying to pry out a chunk with a cold metal scooper, you would have been impressed too. It reminded me of watching the guys flip pizza dough at Italian restaurants when I was a kid.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Chicago Winters Exposed
We don’t like the cold any more than anyone else does. We watch Bears games in the snow… I don’t know why we watch Bears games in the snow. I think alcohol might be involved.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The Rest of the Story
Year after year, for better or worse, there is a common cast of characters you listen to on the radio, watch on television or see on the sidelines. They become the people you see everyday, like the folks in the neighborhood, familiar faces that you would smile and offer a wave to if you see them on the street. You smile at their eccentricities; they become another thread in Chicagoland lore. You can forgive them almost anything.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Driving Through the City
The weather was cold, but the sky was clear. The tall buildings downtown lit up the darkness like ghostly apparitions.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How You Say…
I have been known to speak Scouse on occasion to cut through the superficial crap (“as it were”) and to cut right to the heart of the matter (“there”). I want to take the time to explain I don’t do it to mock Liverpool. I like Liverpool. They gave the world the Beatles (thanks, by the way).
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Happy Halloween – or else!
I always find it interesting to see everyday life from a different point of view. I had a pen pal from Austria (actually “e-mail pal” would be more accurate – this was the 90’s after all) named Astrid. I enjoyed hearing about life in Austria and her visits to France and England and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Rose, Myanmar, and The Cell
Russia ceased being the Soviet Union around the same time. Since then, Czechoslovakia has split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Yugoslavia has been subdivided as well. Yet we don’t hear any of them still being referred to by their old names. What made Myanmar (also known as Burma) so special?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Name of the Game is Football
In my life, I have enjoyed both kinds of football. I enjoy watching American football on television. I have followed the ups and downs of the Chicago Bears (as my ulcers will attest). As for what the rest of the world calls football (soccer here in the U.S.) I played several seasons as a kid. [...]
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