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Taking the ‘farewell’ tour of Chicago. I wanted...

The sashimi has arrived. Kamahachi has superior sake, I am...

Back at Oysy tonight. Heard Simply Red’s...

We went up the hill a 4 wheeler and came down the hill a 2...

‘This entrance is closed.’ You think?

This little monument had a firemen’s hat cast in...

I am staying at the northern edge of Michigan Avenue this...

From a fictional interview between...

OBAMA The problem is we can’t appear angry. Bush called us the angry left. Did you see anyone [at the Democratic Convention] who was angry?
BARTLET Well ... let me think. ...We went to war against the wrong country, Osama bin Laden just celebrated his seventh anniversary of not being caught either dead or alive, my family’s less safe than it was eight years ago, we’ve lost trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, thousands of lives and we lost an entire city due to bad weather. So, you know ... I’m a little angry.
OBAMA What would you do?
BARTLET GET ANGRIER! Call them liars, because that’s what they are. Sarah Palin didn’t say “thanks but no thanks” to the Bridge to Nowhere. She just said “Thanks.” You were raised by a single mother on food stamps — where does a guy with eight houses who was legacied into Annapolis get off calling you an elitist? And by the way, if you do nothing else, take that word back. Elite is a good word, it means well above average. I’d ask them what their problem is with excellence. While you’re at it, I want the word “patriot” back. McCain can say that the transcendent issue of our time is the spread of Islamic fanaticism or he can choose a running mate who doesn’t know the Bush doctrine from the Monroe Doctrine, but he can’t do both at the same time and call it patriotic. They have to lie — the truth isn’t their friend right now. Get angry. Mock them mercilessly; they’ve earned it. McCain decried agents of intolerance, then chose a running mate who had to ask if she was allowed to ban books from a public library. It’s not bad enough she thinks the planet Earth was created in six days 6,000 years ago complete with a man, a woman and a talking snake, she wants schools to teach the rest of our kids to deny geology, anthropology, archaeology and common sense too? It’s not bad enough she’s forcing her own daughter into a loveless marriage to a teenage hood, she wants the rest of us to guide our daughters in that direction too? It’s not enough that a woman shouldn’t have the right to choose, it should be the law of the land that she has to carry and deliver her rapist’s baby too? I don’t know whether or not Governor Palin has the tenacity of a pit bull, but I know for sure she’s got the qualifications of one. And you’re worried about seeming angry? You could eat their lunch, make them cry and tell their mamas about it and God himself would call it restrained. There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!

What stories define my life?

My children have been asking me to tell them stories about myself lately. The biggest requests are...

Had a birthday dinner with Markus and the kids at...

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Walked past the Wrigley building on the way back from dinner...

Back at Oysy tonight. It’s always good to eat at on of...

Waiting for a lunch appointment in Linden Hills. Here’s a tip - when looking for job advice,...

Just passed the Marie S. Curie IB School

On my way to Midway and then Minneapolis. I have received 3 emails this afternoon, each with a...

The décor at this restaurant is futuristic tree meets retro...

Eating at 'Oh

Headed out to Rosemount for the second time in as many weeks to avoid the pricey Chicago rooms. The...

I wanted to get a book on JavaScript today, but ended up...

Brita had a birthday party on the other side of Lake...

Watching Star Wars with my kids

The last time I saw Star Wars was back in the 90’s, when I watched it with my wife Gretchen. ...

Brita’s first desk in kindergarten.  She looked happy...

We all walked Brita to her first day of kindergarten today.

Brita gets ready for kindergarten

Dad: Brita, are you excited for kindergarten?
Brita: Yep. Today's the day!

Lars started school today. I took the day off and walked...