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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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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
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
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?
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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Tagged Calder Flamingo, Chicago Federal Plaza, Chicago no snow historical record
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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
Panic Button Monday discovers fresh bear sign
Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.
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
And what are we going to do about it?
A cruel and vicious thing happens, something monstrous, something that radiates horror and pain, and people tell me nothing could have been done about its root cause. Nor can anything be done. They marshal a host of arguments – one … Continue reading
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Tagged American lifestyle, mass firearms murders, Parmenides
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Is Michigan our future?
We are now back from yet another road trip that has hauled us back and forth across nearly 2,500 miles of Midwest over two weekends. We got all sorts of weather during our travels – glorious sunshine, pouring rain, mean … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, right to work for less money, ruins porn
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