While my family certainly has a deep love of music, there aren't any career musicians in my direct ancestry. So I've always felt somewhat proud about my recording career, however modest. Alas, turns …
Hello Nasty Politics
I didn't watch the Democratic Debate last night on CNN, but I did read a recap this morning, and it made me sad. Overt bitterness between candidates is nothing new, of course. But I feel angry with …
Alhambra Cafe
This place is down the street from us, on a particularly inauspicious stretch of Irving Park Road. But we went there recently with the grandparents and found it utterly charming and unique. Like going …
CTA Logic
Finally got back down to the Monroe Street subway station on my lunch hour to play some tunes and make a little cash… and after three songs was brusquely forced to stop playing by a CTA employee. …
Snow Ain’t All Bad
Local Dumplings
Last night, after another volunteering stint at Obama HQ in downtown Chicago, K and I thought we deserved a treat for all of our pro bono... So we stopped into Shikago, a new restaurant by one of our …