Cubs

This weekend it was back in the pool for my son. The swim season is coming to an end; he’ll have swim meets the next 4 weeks, including district and state, assuming he qualifies. For this one, we had to … Continued

The year of firsts continued on Saturday with my sister’s birthday. When I refer to “firsts”, I mean the first time for everything, without my Mom. It continues to be a road, one that I’ve never travelled. We’re almost at … Continued

One more stop in LA before we get back home… the Bicycle Casino. Spent a few hours there the last night before returning. Any time I’m out in LA, I try to head out with my friend to the casino; … Continued

On my LA trip, it was all about work. Hanging with my West Coast family was the best part about it. Coming in right behind them (haha…) was, of course, the thing our life rotates around after my son: food! … Continued

In the spirit of the most recent feature, The Streets of Chicago, being in the only other place I’ve ever lived, let’s take a ride on the streets of LA. It all started in downtown for me when I arrived … Continued

This February 14th I would be 2,000 miles away from my Valentine. Yes, my wife and son were back in Chicago, while I was working hard in Los Angeles. Not exactly the romantic Valentine’s Day of every woman’s dream, but… … Continued

You ever see those movies? Final Destination… I kind of like them, although if you get too hooked, you’ll start going down a rabbit hole every time you leave your house; let’s not get paranoid now. For example, how about … Continued

OK, let’s head north from the street I grew up on, and head down Damen to the horizontal center of the city, 0 north/south, Madison Ave. From 0 to 20 we go… Besides Harry’s, there were some other good eats … Continued

As we look south down Damen, I remember the bank on Cermak that I’d walk to with my mother many times. My mom would always love seeing her little bank book updated with the dollar figures, and let me tell … Continued