Good day and happy December and Happy Hanukkah (which begins today). I've started my shopping, put up lights outside, but haven't yet gotten my Christmas tree or decorated the inside of my house. I've been lackadaisical and uninspired, spending time doing crosswords, catching up on past issues of The New Yorker, and reading mysteries (Glass Houses by Louise Penny and The White Trilogy by Ken Bruen). I'm slow to get in the spirit this year. It seems I am still in a … [Read more...]
If only the world were more like Jeopardy
The world is crazy these days and can get me down in the dumps. But I have approximately thirty minutes of solace each weekday when I watch Jeopardy. When the show is over, I am disappointed it can’t go on forever. Jeopardy provides me with what I would like to see more of today. The contestants are smart as is Alex Trebek. Knowledge is valued here. Jeopardy is orderly and polite. At worst (and rarely) Alex Trebek can be brusque with contestants but he is never mean or … [Read more...]
Prayers and Thoughts & Action and Policy
This won't be a long post because I don't have much to report. The news is dismal because there has been another mass shooting. I concur with today's Chicago Tribune editorial, "How to help prevent the next gun massacre," which concludes: "Each mass shooting in America is its own terrible story that can't be undone. The responsible perspective is to use the shock of the moment to take actions that will save lives in the future." If the world has gotten you down, you … [Read more...]
New winner, new books
Hello there. Hope you have a bowlful of your favorite candy ready for the trick-and-treaters, and that you have plenty of leftovers, which you can then eat yourself when Halloween is over. Sugar high for everyone! Woo-hoo. Big congrats are in order. Solace in So Many Words contributor Joan Corwin is the winner of the 2017 Tom Howard/ John H. Reid Fiction Prize for her story “Length of Days.” You can read it here. Two members of my writing group (The Writers) have new … [Read more...]
Open House Chicago and a sweet steak side trip
Saturday it poured on and off all day, but we didn’t let that stop is from enjoying Open House Chicago, which is put on by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. We also made a side trip to Taurus Flavors, a restaurant that features the sweet steak sandwich touted by Ernest Wilkins in his article "The sweet steak sandwich should be a Chicago food icon" in the Chicago Reader. Here was our itinerary. First stop was Aloft Circus Lofts. Second stop was Old Chicago Inn, … [Read more...]
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