Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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All-In For Hillary Clinton
I am looking forward to March 15, 2016. That’s the day I am going to go outside in my home state of Illinois, head to my polling place, and vote for Hillary Clinton to be the next President of the United States. Here’s why I’m going to do that: Hillary Clinton is by far the…
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Lincoln Marsh 2016: February 20, Early Spring Bust-Out Saturday Joy
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. Sometimes I am able to convince-slash-force my offspring to accompany me in the collection of photos for this series. This was one of those times. I’m sure part of the reason is because the temperature were the 50s and it was…
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The Audit Function of the Chicago Inspector General is Crucial to Good Government
Last week the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance giving the Chicago Inspector General the power, for the first time, to investigate the Council itself. Before they passed the ordinance, however, they stripped it of the provision that would allow audit power, which the office already has for the executive branch of City government. According…
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Lincoln Marsh 2016: February 13, Dark Blue Dusk
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. This is when I became deeply impressed with a log on ice. Dropping, hanging on, soon bottom silt. This pic shows the in-between time of cold and warm. The metallic cold railings over the marsh that’s thawing from the…
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The Demolition of JP Morgan, Wheaton IL
There was a JP Morgan location on Naperville Road in Wheaton. Now it is gone, or almost. Demolition in the suburbs. Precarious roof air conditioner. Complete set here.