Bears

On the road again… this time we slept in a bit. Warmups were still technically at 7am, but with my son not scheduled to swim until almost 11am, no reason to be there 4 hours early. We arrived about 9am, … Continued

Saturday was the first day of the Illinois YMCA State Swim Meet. My son would be swimming in 4 events on day one. Actually, day one was Friday afternoon; he was supposed to be swimming in 1 event then. However, … Continued

It was only appropriate for me to end up with a 312 girl. 312 of course is the original area code for all Chicago based phone numbers; it still remains, but others have been added. Did I ever tell you … Continued

Let this day go down in history. This is the first day we dropped our son off at high school. Yes, he still has about a year and a half before he officially starts those next four years, but being … Continued

I love how all these cities have their “nicknames”. Chicago is known by some as “Chi-Town”, although others will say they literally have never said or heard that. How about “Cream City”? Did you know that was a nickname for … Continued

Working on the weekend shift on Monroe Avenue was the start. We had plenty of options for lunch. There was Burger King across Franklin on the other end of the street. We could walk to McDonald’s on Adams and Wells, … Continued

I love downtown Chicago; it’s sad to see the current state. Downtown has never recovered from the COVID days; maybe 50%… which has lead to many business closing; the violence doesn’t help, but certainly isn’t only to blame. The financial … Continued

OK, back behind in the blog means back to the streets of Chicago. We left off on Damen Ave, between Madison and Cullerton… in other words, 0 to 20. What about 0 to 20 the other way? Yep, northward bound … Continued

My parents’ birthdays were always special days, since, you know, they were responsible for bringing me into this earth. Across the board in our family, birthdays were important days; I don’t think that’s unique or anything, unless you’re a Jehovah’s … Continued