On this day...

• 2012: Don’t See a Lot of These Around Chicago —
• 2012: A Chef’s Christmas by Anthony Bourdain — finished 12.09.12 Pretty much exactly what you would expect of a [...]
• 2012: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and read by Patrick Stewart — finished 12.08.12 I re-listened to this, even though I listened to [...]
• 2011: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and read by Patrick Stewart — finished 12.6.11 Listened to this seasonal classic read by Patrick Stewart, [...]
• 2010: Ivy is to Wrigleyville as _ _ _ _ _ _ is to Logan Square — Morning Glory, of course. It’s everywhere in Logan Square throughout [...]
• 2010: The Brown Sack — Back in June The Brown Sack closed and I was [...]
• 2008: Drumroll Please…… — The winner of the Wii Fit contest is Becky Grady [...]
• 2008: The Black Crowes at the Riv — On Friday night I met up with Chad, Trent, Limey, [...]
• 2007: Nothing Says “Happy Holidays” Like Beer-Shaped Sausage — John bought this for us at our local Jewel. It [...]
• 2006: History Abounds in the French Quarter — Everything in the French Quarter is so old. I mean, [...]
• 2005: Pecan Fingers — Another thing I baked last weekend were Pecan Fingers. After [...]
• 2004: Pork Chitterlings — Chitterlings at Jewel, Wicker Park, Chicago » I don’t know what [...]
• 2003: Central Park South — The Pond, Central Park, Manhattan Maine Monument, Central Park, Manhattan On Saturday, [...]
• 2003: Nice to Meetcha… — Dahlia & Sam & especially Corie, who threw the party [...]
• 2002: Old Family Photos — Grandma has thousands of photos and over the week we [...]
• 2002: The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home — When I think of grandma I picture her in her [...]
• 2002: Celebrating Life — Rick & Mary at Perkins. Richard & Rachelle at Perkins. Grandma’s dog, [...]
• 2002: Paying Our Respects — Mom and Grandma planted this tree when I was a [...]
• 2002: Back From Florida — Snow. Last weekend I returned from Washington to a city [...]