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Entering Winter Hibernation Mode

Posted in chicago, winter on Friday, 5 December 2008 | 1 Comment »

Yes We Did

Posted in chicago, politics on Wednesday, 5 November 2008 | 3 Comments »

I feel incredibly lucky to be living in Chicago right now. From my office window, I’ve been watching the Obama rally tents go up for the last week. I’m surrounded by citizens who believe in a black man from the South Side of Chicago, whose street I used to run down when I lived in [...]

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Marathon Recap: Spectator Edition

Posted in chicago, marathon, running on Sunday, 12 October 2008 | 3 Comments »

Congratulations to everybody who ran the Chicago Marathon today! Y’all are awesome.

Since I swore after last year’s royal fuck-up that I’d never do Chicago again, I decided I should at least cheer the runners on. So I made a sign last night that said YES YOU CAN in huge blue letters, and I headed down [...]

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Seagull in Flight

Posted in chicago, photos on Sunday, 6 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Took this during a break from my bike ride along the lakefront this afternoon. I love that you can see how his feet are tucked up beneath him.

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Sunny Day, Sweepin’ the Clouds Away

Posted in chicago, photos on Friday, 4 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last week in Millennium Park, I watched these two girls have jump rope races back and forth across the pavilion.

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This Says It All

Posted in chicago, photos on Thursday, 27 March 2008 | 4 Comments »

Taken yesterday in Millennium Park:

Taken today in Millennium Park:

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current book: Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way. Yes, seriously. I’m prepping for this.
current music: Am possibly going [...]

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Eeyore

Posted in chicago, life in general on Monday, 18 February 2008 | 4 Comments »

It is 8F with a wind chill of -11F. The forecast calls for highs in the teens until Thursday, when it will climb to a whopping 26 degrees. And then it will snow. Again.
These are the forecasts that make me hate my life and swear I’ll never live another winter here. I’ve lived in cold [...]

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The View From My Window, Winter Nighttime Edition

Posted in chicago, snow, the view from my window on Thursday, 31 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Still fucking snowing.

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Get Your MRIs Elsewhere

Posted in chicago, copy editing on Wednesday, 19 December 2007 | 3 Comments »

On the Blue Line last night, I had a seat facing out. The ad above the seat in front of me introduced the new “wide-open” MRI at Saint Anthony’s Hospital—perfect, the ad told me, for those who might not be able to handle a conventional MRI. The ad ended with a bold-font command to “tell [...]

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