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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Tardy
Letter From Elba Announcement: Dear Readers, I am taking a short hiatus. The blog will return on Sunday, October 4. Have a great couple of weeks. I’m going to. Okay, back to our regularly-scheduled blog post. See that guy on … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, pop culture, Theater, Uncategorized
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R.S.V.P.
Yesterday, September sixteenth, was my daughter Natasha’s birthday. Thirty-seven years ago, she made her entrance and my life changed forever. All you parents know what I’m talking about. I- the most reluctant of would-be participants in the reproduction game- had … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Steamy
Author’s Note: For many of my readers tonight marks the start of Rosh Hashanah. May the upcoming Jewish New Year bring you good health, peace and joy. Whew. The last week here in Chicago has been so sticky. And icky. … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture, Spas
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Bragging Rights
That’s my son Nick when he was fourteen and on the set of Married with Children. (The silicone-enhanced young lady on his arm was an actress who had appeared in the episode we had just watched taped.) I love this … Continue reading
Posted in Computer games, Memoir, Nintendo, Nostalgia, pop culture
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Happy New Year!
This post is dedicated to Ellen Kander and Judy Lynch. Almost sixty years ago, we were little girls who excitedly waited for the school bus on many a first day of school. Maybe it’s the inveterate student in me, but … Continue reading
Posted in Avoca School, Memoir, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture
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High Fidelity
This post is dedicated to my friend Rickey Freeman. Connoisseur of vinyl. Owner of 3500 albums…and counting. Have you seen the movie High Fidelity? In it, Rob Gordon- deftly played by John Cusack- is the owner of Championship Vinyl, a … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, New Orleans, pop culture, University of Wisconsin
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