Scare Me Into Gratitude

All I remember about this movie was that Dennis Quaid looked 37, yet he was playing a 19 year old.

Every once in awhile a terrifying moment reminds me just how little control I have over my own life.

A recent few…

Today the wind was gusting (probably not a verb) so much near the lakefront in Chicago that I thought I was going to fall over on my bicycle.  I’ve ridden for three years to and from work and never experienced wind like this.  Now, if I fall, no big deal.  I won’t die.  But… I’m also carrying my six pound dog on my back in, uh, a backpack.  Didn’t need the work “back” in that sentence.  Too late! READ MORE

I Have Never Watched A Weatherman

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It’s estimated that today we’re supposed to receive two to four inches of snow here in Chicago.   Just two days ago it was 51 degrees.   Been a great January so far.

Yesterday the big news was that it was supposed to be six to eight inches.   I’m pretty sure that weathermen always overestimate so that their viewers will feel relieved when it’s much milder.  Here’s a reenactment. READ MORE