It is quieter when the world around is blanketed with snow. The house is silent, my family asleep, and I am considering the pros and cons of going to bed in the next half hour. This morning, as I stepped…
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There was this man that we saw every day. He was neither young nor old, tall or short. Slightly balding, with a mustache, the kind of man that would blend into the background. He walked up the four steps to…
there are patterns in hallucination there are a dozen ways to look down upon a place you once knew I know those summer afternoons in a city, watch as the flowered sun dresses of the elite clatter by the shiny…
I thought I was going to escape Chicago without getting hit by cold weather or snow, but I was wrong. We awoke Friday to a world buried under inches of snow. Check out these before and after pictures from Flickr…
I have one month until I leave for Haifa. December 6th. The checklist continues to shrink. I have found a person to fill the spot in my house in Chicago, have gotten all of my paperwork done, purchased my plane…
I HAVE A PHONE AGAIN! All is well with the world. Back in Chicago, party on Friday. Ok, now go and do something productive. This blog is definitely a waste of time. 😉
I’ve had the opportunity to be a bit of a tourist in my own town recently. I normally have a really hard time with tourists…they block sidewalks, gape at perfectly normal things (like the man painted silver on Michigan Avenue),…
It is amazing how much sunlight (or the lack thereof) can affect my mood. It has been gray, gray in Chicago (big surprise), and yesterday’s sudden sunlight made me goofy. Ok, well, I can be goofy with no assistance, but…you…
Is is strange that sometimes I miss riding the L around Chicago? Mostly, I think I miss the stories that come out of late night Red line madness. The Blue line isn’t nearly as interesting. Maybe I’ll use it more…
Last Tuesday I went with my father and sister to the Girodet exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767�1824) was a French painter, and the exhibit is overwhelming. I must say that he is my…
I went to work this morning on my bike. I work in the Loop. Those of you who have had the blessing of driving/biking in this part of town know that it can get crazy, especially at rush hour. I…
I studied on the back porch with the setting sun warming my feet and a soda near at hand. The sounds of the city, construction, cars, and chaos do not detract from the utter peace and enjoyment of such an…
Hey, my birthday is in exactly 1 month. Fascinating. Have not made plans yet, and I’m not sure that I will. I’m going to go enjoy the city now. How can I not, with the sun shining and my bike…
It is 99 degrees F outside right now, and the neighbors opened up the fire hydrant on the corner…kids and adults are playing in the water. I wish I could get a picture of it…such typical hot summer day behavior….
I took the red line today. This means I was on a train for 1 hour, most of which was underground. The train used to be my favorite form of public transportation. The hypnotic motion as it hurtled toward its…
The tunnels under the skyscrapers feel abandoned, misused, dirty and alone but somehow still mysterious. We don’t know what is behind those pillars, walls, fences, and doors, hiding away the basement of the city. Maid and bellboys from the big…
snapped out of it, thanks to assistance from various areas, not the least of which was prayer. I spun on the beach with hands above my head and my wrap flying in the air and walked into water that was…
A very, very old shoe! Part of the “fun” of growing up means that you can’t go outside when the weather is PERFECT. The most exposure I’ve had to the sun today is grabbing lunch to go across the street…
It is perfect. There is that breeze with the mixed up smells of spring, car exhaust, and humidity. The back door is propped open and we’ve put the deck furniture back out (what little we have!). It took me 10…
I rode the train today, red line to roosevelt bus. I missed the Roosevelt stop, and ended up in Chinatown. Too immersed in my book, I did not mind the delay. I come home to discover a gift of chewy…
I like Chicago. I firmly believe it is one of the most beautiful cities in the country. Chicago Public Library
There was a man on the bus who talked on his cell phone to an unseen face explaining how to cook pork chops (just salt, that is what I use. Or squeeze lemon!) He talked about not having taken a…
These are the colors we chose for our dining room wall “mural”. It is all done now, but you’ll have to come over to our house to see the finished product. 😀 (Actually, I haven’t gotten around to taking a…
There was a woman sitting contentedly at the bus stop today. She had a green knit hat. It looked homemade. I sat next to her on the small bench, pulled out my textbook to read (exams next week). She asked…
This is for you, D-Rab: MICE IN TROUSERS! It is snowing here, really snowing, not just that little fluffy stuff that melts immediately. I want to make hot chocolate, start a fire in the fireplace, and if I can drag…
(click to enlarge) (Near my house) At the hospital where I work, I type in the names of the different clinics every day. My favorite is “Nuclear Medicine”. I smile every time…I get an image of doctors blowing things up….
I am like a freaking barometer. Whenever the air pressure changes, I get headaches. Combine that with my unfulfilled caffiene addiction…today has been yucky. So my migraine is making me nauseous and dizzy. What a wonderful Friday night. 🙂 Counting…
Our house is having a Halloween Party on Friday at 8 pm. If you don’t know where we live…ask someone who does, or email me. Costumes required! (why do some people even question having to dress up for a Hallween…
Ok so about 4 people will get the title of this entry. Its all good. It took me a really long time to figure out why all the skyscrapers were lit up pink for the last week. 🙂 (for Breast…
I live where new townhomes are side by side with 100 year old rowhouses. I saw two firetrucks drive up quickly to the hot dog stand on the corner while I waited for the bus this morning. Turns out they…