Nyctophilia
Nyctophilia is the love of nighttime or darkness and I am a big nyctophiliac. It’s nighttime now and I sit in a dim living room, lit only by the pinkish glow of two Himalayan salt lamps and, of course, my laptop screen. Although I prefer rooms that are bright with...
St. Patrick's Day in Chicago
#77 Bus on Belmont Avenue, March 14, 2015 Blogging on public transit. Just want to say that this is the scariest day of the year for me. I do not like leaving my home on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day because the drinking starts early and I mean EARLY. Some...
If You Date, Please…
This post is for everyone who actively dates, but I'd like to direct it mostly at middle-aged men (my dating pool). If you're on a first date and you're talking and your date's eyes start to glaze over, switch to asking your date questions and get her/him to talk...
Chicago for Chuy
So Chicago is experiencing an historical event these days: the challenging of an incumbent mayor by someone without big money behind him who did so well in the general election that he has forced the city into a runoff election. Jesús "Chuy" García is the Floor Leader...
Help End Daylight Saving Time
There have been many articles recently about how it's time for the United States to stop the Daylight Saving Time (DST) practice: The Atlantic gives some history. The Chicago Tribune reports that Alaska, Idaho and New Mexico are trying to repeal it. International...
Get Fit, THEN Exercise
Previous post on weight & health: Sugar is NOT easy to shake Decades ago, Americans got stuck on two completely wrong ways to go about losing weight: eating less and exercising more. We got stuck on the two activities that actually increase hunger and make the...
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs sucks
1980's Were My Decade, Unfortunately
It's not hard to make my hair go 80's (taken on 2/21/2015, before the party) A couple of weeks ago I went to a 1980's party that took place at a bar downtown. The '80s were my coming-of-age decade: I was 13 on January 1, 1980 and 23 on December 31, 1989. My high...
National Grammar Day
Wednesday, March 4th is National Grammar Day and I'm talking to all you Americans. Let's recognize National Grammar Day. For instance, let's spend just one day not ending every third sentence with the word "at" as in "Where you at?" "Leave it where it's at." "Where...
Sugar Is NOT Easy to Shake
Previous post on weight & health: I did the plow pose! I listen to a lot of health discussions and read a lot of books and articles about the best ways to get the nutrition your body needs. One thing that grates on me every time is when someone describes their...
I Did the Plow Pose!
Stock image of plow pose (this is not me) Previous post on weight & health: BLOWING OFF STEAM!!! I'm so excited to have reached a goal I'd had for over a year and a half. Last week I was able to do the plow pose again! It had been years since I could get my...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Are you an empathic person who tries to put herself in someone else's shoes and really understand them? Are you baffled by people who won't vaccinate their children because they don't trust the government or the pharmecuetical companies to be working in the best...