My mother mentioned that my ex-boyfriend from high school, Doug, had a surprise birthday party planned for him the next weekend. Doug had been my first love. We dated for two years, until we graduated high school and moved off to college. He picked a college a couple states away that specialized in engineering. I [...]
I left work a couple hours later than usual. My boss asked me to stay to finish a project that he, in his round about ways, blamed me for the inconsistencies. I blamed him. He stayed late to avoid his kids and wife, and he dragged me into it. They paid me well and I [...]
“You okay? Can you stand up?” A man in uniform had opened Meg’s car door. He knelt down beside her. “Are you hurt?” “I don’t think so,” Meg huffed. Meg’s sobs had stopped but she hadn’t caught her breath. “My baby . . .” She turned to look in the backseat and took a few [...]
“Look mommy, it’s short and fat!” Caleb was a normal 4-year-old, curious and observant about all things, especially animals. “No honey, the giraffe is tall and skinny,” his mother, Meg, shook her head, exhausted about trying to correct the way that Caleb saw things. “See look at those wild boars, they’re short and fat!” “They’re [...]
I haven’t been very motivated to write my blog lately. It’s not that I haven’t been doing interesting things lately. Like last Sunday I went on an urban forage walk (www.spontaneousvegetation.net) in which I learned about wild plants that you can eat . . . and they’ll help with headaches, colds, allergies, depression, etc – [...]
Last Friday night, we took dad to see a comedian for father’s day. I had no idea who Danny Bhoy was and my expectations did not rise above the height of a monkey. But he delivered! It was fun fun fun! I found the Irish comment hilarious because I know an Irish guy and when [...]
She might look like a witch in the photo with my dad and I, but looks are deceiving. Grandma Agnes passed away quietly in her sleep in February. Luckily, she was healthy and took care of herself up until she entered the nursing home last November. This weekend, the family is getting together to bury [...]
Check it out – Stacy filmed Ray Bradbury’s commencement speech at Columbia College at couple of weeks ago. He is inspiring and has led a very interesting life . . . and encourages everyone to do the same!
I’m very excited – Ingrid asked me to sing at her wedding! In Puerto Rico! Well, I’ll be singing backup with her sister as Ingrid sings the lead. Pheww, I’d rather sing backup. Last Saturday, I went to my dad’s choir concert – Lutheran Choir of Chicago. It was fun to watch them sing the [...]
Archeworks is an alternative design school where students work in multidisciplinary . . . . and so on and so forth. Anyway, I see it as a really cool program open to anyone, any age that wants to help communities. The students are presented with challenges so they work with locals to implement solutions. For [...]
