I was cleaning out my car the other day in preparation for getting rid of it. Another vehicle of memories, and I clearly underestimated the depth of the center console. Who knew so much could fit into such a narrow…
Category: Observations
I find myself particularly agitated today. The sun is out, the weather is unseasonably warm for Chicago this time of year and, for the life of me, I can’t put my finger on why I’m so agitated today. Well, other…
So back home, there are two social networking groups in which I was involved: Social Media Club Chicago #smcchicago Lake County Social Networking #lcsn Met some fantastic people, and discovered my Twitter reputation often proceeded me, and almost seemed legendary.…
A series of thoughts zipped through my head while browsing my Twitter stream, and a conversation popped into my head. Spelling of words comes up now and then, and “check” is one of them. I noticed this on a sign.…
At least one of you expected a picture of a cat or a dog, no? Yeah, so, moved into my new digs, getting used to its quarks and coolness. Best part, so far, is the deck that runs the length…
Some big local news is a pending teachers strike. Being a Chicagoan, this doesn’t strike as being really big news. Chicago public teachers have striked, threatened to strike, and the neighbors to the north, in Wisconsin, made national headlines. My…
A thought occurred to me while walking to the bus stop: it’s the wait time that kills me. Change is hard, and slow, and that wait time is the hardest part for me. I found myself thinking of the Evernote…
I think in the “Rain. No Thunder. No Lightning. Just Rain” post I mentioned how it doesn’t snow in Vancouver. It just rains. So imagine my delight this morning when I stepped out of my current dwellings and saw the…
Guess this is habit now. Evernote may have cured me from my constant need to tweet. Who knew? Anyway, here are tonight’s notes: Yeah, so,.got lost and arrived 24 minutes late. Go the opposite direction when looking at the map.…
It’s no secret I get around by public transit and walking. Not having a car is equally liberating and confining. Confining as that, well, I’m limited to places accessible by public transit and walking, which is a pretty decent amount…