Feb.13th is a stellar day! It wasn't because I planned the party of the year either, although such events are not without merit. No, the day marks the anniversary of my birth. As the years pass, it takes on new meaning. When I was a child it was about presents, at this stage of my life it is about celebration. Celebration of my journey thus far in ( Read more... )

MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC ( Read more... )

No surprise here, I guess. I move in the best company after all! Ha!


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Where to start...Hmm...Had front row seats at Cirque du Soleil last Saturday. It was pouring down rain, and by the time VIB and I got to the concession tent entrance we were a sorry pair, indeed. We were warmed by the thought of a $7.00 soda, after our $10.00 parking. Oh, I know, it's for a good cause, but damn! The show was incredible, you really ( Read more... )

"We · are · healed · of · a · suffering · only · by · experiencing · it · in · full."

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What I expressed the other day, was more for myself, I didn't actually think anyone would respond to it. Thank you all for your thoughts. I still feel very raw today. So, I'll say more another time. Thank you.

Twenty years is a long time. And yet, the lapse can be erased in the time it takes to hear a favorite song, smell a familiar fragrance, visit some destination leaden with memories, or and this is a big one, be suddenly reacquainted with someone that has made an indelible mark upon your psyche ( Read more... )

Hollywood Casino was a blast! Great, good company in the persons of Lann, Juliet, Brad, and Laura ( Read more... )

I went out to Volunteer Park's Cafe Europa for one of their periodic wine tastings Friday night. Methinks my good host was too free with his pourings. I tried some five different wines; all but one was a red. I found all to be pedestrian and unremarkable in most every regard ( Read more... )

Wow, absolutely breathtaking. I liked Goldfrapp before last night, but I became doubly a believer having been witness to such an incredible show! I parked myself near the bar for the beginning of the night, as I nursed my impatience with a couple of "Maker's sours," my current drink of choice for the past year or so ( Read more... )