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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Draft Yelp Review of Holiday Inn Express, Springfield IL, on 8th Grade Field Trip
The lobby ran out of lemon water at 11:30PM. The room did not come equipped with a microwave, safe, toaster, or mini-fridge. I brought popcorn and I had to eat the unpopped kernels for dinner. They have no pool. My colleagues and I had to go (in the cold) to the *nice* hotel next door.…
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Collection of Newspaper Box Inserts, 1991 – 2014
Ever since I was 11 years old, when I had my first paper route, I’ve loved newspapers. To this day, S-L and I have The New York Times delivered directly to our door. It’s a daily joy to receive it, even if the contents are not joyous. I’ve written before about my newspaper collection. I…
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Three Great Places Named After Former Mayor Jane M. Byrne
As reported first by (who else?) Michael Sneed, Former Chicago Mayor Jane M. Byrne passed away today. I just drove through her highway interchange yesterday and was thinking that it’s an odd thing to name places like that after people. When she died, I lamented that there was no natural (safe) place to gather in her honor,…
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Who I Voted For, November 2014
Today I voted at Club Lucky on Wabansia. This was also the first place I ever cast a ballot as a teenager. Here’s a look at some of the lines I drew. Please also keep in mind my ethics statement. Governor Pat Quinn: He’s a good man. He is not a crook. He has done…
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Travel Video: Cleveland, October 2014
I went to Cleveland and took photographs. Here’s an index: https://vimeo.com/110086978