Chuck Berry Collapses on Stage and then goes right back out.
Jan 022011
Jan 022011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,100 times in 2010. That’s about 5 full 747s. In […]
Dec 292010
My sister married a Beatle. Perhaps you know a Beatle too?
Dec 242010
A Buddhist’s Christmas Present
Dec 092010
Courage in the face of restoring one’s eyesight
Dec 032010
When your hero dies, it’s as if the very shape of the earth has now changed. Ripples of heavy heart pain stab your soul, you walk down the street and you stumble for no reason, and the timing of the seasons goes awry. Spring could be a little late this year. My hero, a man […]
Dec 022010
Sarah Palin appearance as reviewed by Buddy Holly
Nov 292010
Connecting the Afghan war to a Chicago restaurant
Nov 242010
He was at the end of the silver counter huddled over his coffee cup, still in his painter’s whites, his cap pushed back on his head. Sleet storm wind blew wet down Irving Park Road and would have shivered the world if she hadn’t been there making her rounds with her coffee pot and her […]
Nov 232010
A Chicago teacher meets a hero.