Tag Archives: Chicago
My Favorite Things
It was a wickedly cold morning when I walked a few steps from my Ravenswood apartment, and was fortunate that there was a 145 bus, idling at the nearby stop. One of the perks of living where I did, near … Continue reading
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Tagged Brubeck, Bus, Chicago, Coltrane, CTA, Flute, My Favorite Things, Take Five, Winter
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Road Rage on LSD
(Note: “LSD” in this post refers to Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive, if you are interested in that other LSD, you can start here.) Taxi! At my ad agency jobs in Chicago, we were reimbursed for taxi fare if we worked … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Lakeshore Drive, LSD, Road Rage
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I Don’t Care If I Never Get Back
Just Passing Through I first arrived in Chicago in late summer of 1992. I intended to only stay about two weeks before returning to the East Coast. As I neared the end of that two-week period, the temperatures had cooled … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Cubs, Hooky, Math, Publishing, Wrigley
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A Purpose-Driven Night (Part One)
Cold and Broke Several months before my 31st birthday, I felt glum for two primary reasons. I wasn’t worried about getting older; though for the first time in my life, I worried about getting colder. I had spent many of … Continue reading
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Tagged Burt Lancaster, Chicago, Memoir, The Red Lion, Unforgiven, Windy City Chill
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