One of the cool things about a great artist like Bob Dylan is that there are songs you've heard a million times and not thought much about. Then, suddently, you listen closely when you're in the right mood and it will suddenly just blow you away. God, I wish I had the ability to write songs like this.

( Idiot Wind )

This is cruel. Just plain cruel ( Read more... )

Does going to Kerryman with M, Mike, and Michelle and consuming mass quantities of Fish & Chips and Harp beer negate the 3 weeks of dedicated treadmill/weight lifting routine? Will the great time we had with good friends at a great Irish Pub be paid for with extra pain next time I exercise? Why am I asking you?

Defeat. No-excuses defeat. Outplayed ( Read more... )

Yuck. Ouch. Not Good. Very Bad ( Read more... )

I spoke with my friend in New Orleans who is the curator for the New Orleans Museum of Art. She told me that the sculpture garden is 100% back. The only damaged piece was sent back to Paris to be repaired by the artist himself. Sadly, many of the grand old Magnolias that were in the area of the garden are gone (the salt water from Lake ( Read more... )

NY Yankers 7
White Sox 3

ARRRRGH!!!

So they are having presidential debates already ( Read more... )

NY Spankees 4 ( Read more... )

Boy oh boy having company can sure wear a guy out. I loved my sisters visit but there was so much to show her in such a short time. She wanted to see and do so much more...but I finally had to tell her that in a city like Chicago, there's no way you can expect to see it all in two weeks, let alone the five days she was here. She agreed to scale ( Read more... )