Archive for November, 2008

Just Plain Stupid

What follows is a true story about how the city of Chicago, or at least the 35th ward, managed to screw up the democratic process for hundreds of people on the most-anticipated election day in decades. It all began more than three weeks ago. On October 12, the “NO PARKING from 6 a.m. to 3 [...]

Officer Friendly

Patrick and I are at the kids’ school every day for drop-off and pick-up. But we make an effort to be there for other occasions. Like field trips, or holiday programs. Or safety week. During safety week, the kids learn about ways to stay safe: everything from not touching a stove to what to do [...]

Halloween 2008

This year, my kids are old enough to understand that Halloween is a holiday of sorts. ODS (oldest dear son) has had a firefighter uniform for a couple of months now. He wore it to school for a field trip to a fire station, he wears it all the time at home (sometimes just the [...]