Jul 18, 2016
The Secret Life of Pets As Seen Through the Eyes of a Seven-Year-Old Boy
Published in ChicagoNow, July 18, 2016 at 1:49 pm The Secret Life of Pets is definitely a movie to attend with kids. We happened to take...
Jul 11, 2016
Hope and Despair and Last Week’s Killings
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, July 11, 2016 Yesterday at the...
Jun 20, 2016
Retired: The Forever Young Generation Retools
(Or why a seventy-year-old woman wrote her first book) Published in ChicagoNow, June 20, 2016 My younger brother just retired. So did my...
Jun 7, 2016
Guns Kill More People than the Gorilla Shot Memorial Day Weekend
Photo by Dmitriy Published in ChicagoNow, June 7, 2016 Sixty-nine people were shot, and six of them died, over Memorial Day weekend in...
Jun 1, 2016
Harambe the Gorilla, a Child’s Life, and the Blame Game
Photo by Tim Cummins Published in ChicagoNow, June 1, 2016 A young child’s life versus a gorilla’s? An easy decision for me. Don’t get me...
May 24, 2016
OMG! Bob Dylan is Seventy-Five
Photo by Martin Beek Published in ChicagoNow, May 24, 2016 It’s hard to believe that the man who wrote “Forever Young” is not. In fact,...
May 16, 2016
Life Lessons from my Grandkids
Published in ChicagoNow, May 16, 2016 Having grandkids is a blessing for many reasons. They teach me far more than I teach them. Last...
Mar 21, 2016
Saying Goodbye an Old TV
Published in ChicagoNow, March 21, 2016 I just bid farewell to what was once a marvel of technology, our 32-inch Panasonic TV. Back in...
Mar 14, 2016
Income Inequality — Jennifer Aniston Should Fly Coach
Check out the bar – Photo by 6Andy6 Published in ChicagoNow, March 14, 2016 Have you seen the commercial for Emirates Airlines with...
Feb 29, 2016
Why I Can’t Sleep
Maybe to sleep like a baby I need to sleep with one? Posted in ChicagoNow, February 29, 2016 When I was still working, a colleague and I...