Posted in Urban Life, tagged Beethoven, Earth Day, Music on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Happy Earth Day to all!
I was listening to music instead of podcasts this morning while taking the train into work. My iPod was in shuffle mode and throwing up a pretty interesting combination of tunes: Mad World (the slower version from Donnie Darko), Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Meatloaf), Slow Train to Dawn (The The), and [...]
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Posted in Urban Life, tagged earthquake, cougar, CTA on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been quite a newsworthy week here in Chicago and those of us living on the northwest side have had more than our share of events to deal with.
Earlier this week, we were rattled by a wild cougar roaming into a northwest side neighborhood where police cornered and killed it. (I wasn’t happy at first [...]
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Posted in Gardening on April 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’re back! We’ve actually been home since Thursday night, but I had no time to write until today. Friday was for catch up at work, and today…ah…today has been for working in the garden.
I have a new friend who helped me garden today. Laura is a friend of Rachael’s who is just as crazy about [...]
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