When Family Means Family

When is enough enough? What finally moves a person from private to public action? How does it feel to be told you are not who you know you are? Some of the thoughts I was mulling around while walking up the street to the courthouse. Going to hear DD speak [...]

“I Carried This Broom With Me All Week”

There is nothing better then getting home and dancing around like a robot. Unless I had realized it earlier. And robot danced on the spot. Watching Neil Young live in Berlin. A la Trans. And dancing.

Today was a good day. Except that I couldn’t stop hearing the buzz of [...]

Amplified a Day

Here’s to hoping that pledge drive is over by the time I get to the station tonight. Ooo, if only! Even if it isn’t, u’ll get to hear me reinvent the pitch wheel (believe me, so cool, uh not!), try to play as much music as possible, and generally try not to get [...]

Rings and Things

Went to a wedding yesterday. It was a the way every fall afternoon should be and everyone that mattered looked gorgeous. My friends look more beautiful than most people when slicked up. But you shoulda seen us at the bachlorette party the weekend before.

I mean, now that was beautiful. Course not [...]

Let the Sky Ring Diamonds: An Unsent Letter

Dear Letter:
It’s so easy to be self reliant when it’s just myself in a Place. Forgetful, escapist, a moment eazy to live in. Now that I’m back, I find that my feelings aren’t congruent with others at this time (will they ever?) and it would be easy to be disappointed. I am. [...]

Homecoming

“What color do you call this?� I asked. “I think it’s pumpkin.� Dude, sometimes our language just cracks me in the best way. I’ll be driving the Pumpkin Cavalier to Champaign. Tight.

I load up and and am a bit nervous of the rain and intense city driving in morning traffic. [...]

All Sevens

There was a message flashing on my phone when I got back to my room last night. I was on the standby list for see Oprah in the morning. The phone says to press here for Instant Service. So I pressed here. The phone dials and dials and then a man [...]

Special Limited Edition

Today I woke up like I belonged here, at a decent hour. Time to skeedat all over the city. The one thing that I knew above all else was that I wanted a delicious and cheap breakfast.
So I took the redline to Chinatown and got the most perfect ham and egg sandwich for [...]

Evening Reflections

Woke up with a start as I was unwittingly sleeping the day away. Left a bit after noon and walked down the Magnificent Mile to get a discounted ticket for Second City later that night. I knew I had to get my bearings so I spent some time on the Hancock Observation deck [...]

Transitions

What a day. Really it would be midnight California time. The street cleaner on Michigan Avenue is making crazy figures and loops, going down the wrong way on the wrong side of the street. I think it’s infuriating the taxis. It’s strange how the clock tower outside my window looks almost [...]