You think it’s easy? I don’t think so. 🙂 Elsewhere in my internet travels, I ran across another very helpful tool, The Blackadder Quote Generator. You’ll get words to live by, such as: “If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through. ” Today, I saw …
Cold January
It’s been hovering in the single digits around here the past few days. It’s 15 degrees in downtown Chicago as I write this. A lot of people are complaining, but once again Roger the Security Guard came up with words of wisdom: “It’s Chicago. It’s January. What do people expect? You just gotta go with …
Big Wheels
Last night, I stopped by the car dealership to pick up the set of floormats and the wheel cover they owed me. There was a huge champagne-wine-and-hors d’oeuvres kickoff party going on for the new Volkswagen Phaeton. The kids grabbed a couple pieces of cheese toast, and I looked for my salesguy. A few minutes …
Success
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden …
Remembering 9/11/01
In August, 2002 the suburban Chicago newspaper The Daily Herald asked readers for their thoughts on the events of September 11, 2001. On September 3, 2002 they published my letter below: