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Bees are in Trouble
I saw this from a CTA bus: “Bees need lawyers too”. If true, we are all in big trouble.
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Year of Darger
After filling up my swag bag at the vendor area, I headed uptown to the Intuit Gallery of Outsider Art. They have proclaimed 2017 as their “Year of Darger”, the 125th birth anniversary of Henry Darger. (You may know Henry … Continue reading
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Robot Cat
This morning CVH and I went down to the vendor area of the convention. As with most convention vendor areas, they had all kinds of stuff, but the most fascinating was the robot cat. It’s not creepy at all, but … Continue reading
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Chicago Cats and Dogs
It dawned very cold today in Chicago; below freezing and the wind made it feel even colder. I planned to spend the morning in the nice warm Field Museum. Got on the bus to the museum district and sat behind … Continue reading
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Southside with me
Five years ago, we visited Chicago and accidentally stumbled across the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. This is a small but absolutely fascinating collection of Middle and Near East antiquities. We didn’t have enough time to thoroughly explore … Continue reading
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Chicago Time
CVH needed to attend a professional conference this year, and decided on the American Society on Aging’s annual get-together in Chicago. I decided to take the week off and tag along. The day started well before sunrise, like most days … Continue reading
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Climate change
I don’t know what caused it, but it was 27° (81° F) here yesterday afternoon and this morning it snowed.
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Vance Packard is alive and well
A while back, the paper towel people came up with a great idea: pick-a-size. They started perforating their sheets at half size. This, I felt, was a great boon to us paper towel users. Almost always, unless the dog has … Continue reading
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How to change a life
One of CVH’s facebook friends posts a question on a regular basis. This week’s question was “What book has changed your life?” I will set aside the metaphysical question of if one can change their life (for after all, you … Continue reading
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Brown County
The mornings are getting chill, the days shorter, the trees are taking on vermillion hues, and like the swallows to Capistrano, Hoosiers in south-central Indiana make their annual trek to Brown County. Well, we don’t live in Indiana, but Brown … Continue reading