Monthly Archives: December 2012

Panic Button Monday sees right through you

Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.

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Right, here right now

We’ve finally got snow here in Chicago, even if it is just a bit; we are having a few very peaceful homebody days; we are getting to be with the people we love best and go to the swimming pool … Continue reading

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Panic Button Monday says Santa Claus wears a red suit, he’s a Communist

Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.

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Ho

The holiday decorations in Logan Square are mostly in the modest working-class range – older ornaments, probably dating back to the time when the current owners bought the house, lovingly tended and kept over year upon year.  In all of … Continue reading

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Hello, ladies. How’s the weather?

Tonight these ladies are standing outside one of the tiny clothing stores on Milwaukee Avenue here in my neighborhood, Logan Square. (Yes, still no measurable snow.)  Every day when the weather is clear, these mannequins live outside, enticing the world … Continue reading

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Ready? Your 2012 one-question holiday survey

“Are you ready for the holidays?” a.  Do I look ready? b.  Maybe my holidays are already over. c.  Holidays?  What holidays?

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Monument, in a mirror

Last night I went by the Loop Station Post Office, where we get our mail, and saw that the Calder Flamingo was illuminated (it’s not always that way at night – honestly, I think when it comes to turning on … Continue reading

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The price

Tonight we are not as sad, but we are angrier – a cold anger, edged with disgust and shame. Americans are 5% of the people on earth, and we own 50% of the guns on earth.  And this is not … Continue reading

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Panic Button Monday discovers fresh bear sign

Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.

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One tree

I didn’t sleep well the last two nights, thinking of this latest – whatever it is.  Mass murder.  NRA festival. Crime against humanity. We are all roots of the same tree, surviving – or rotting – together.  We are all … Continue reading

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