It’s been over a year since we last left Chicago. In the interim, we did a couple of staycations downtown,…
Favorite music of 2020
Favorites Bob Mould – Blue Hearts On the heels of an optimistic Sunshine Rock comes a protest punk album as…
Favorite music of 2019 (a year late)
I was posting my favorite music of 2020 and realized I never posted for the previous year. I don’t have…
A long weekend in London
I was talking to a colleague and we realized we had been in London at the same time in late…
Staycation, all I ever wanted?
Since our shortened anniversary trip, we’ve been mostly home except for errands and the occasional socially distanced and outdoor gathering…
Remembrances of vacations past.
We were supposed to be in Japan today. Virginia had planned the trip for my birthday, including fancy airplane seats…
Anniversary, interrupted.
This year is a milestone anniversary for Virginia and me, and she spent most of the past year planning a…
End of a decade travels (part 4: excursions)
Tuesday Having spent a little time wandering Cape Town, it was time to venture further out. We were up early…
End of a decade travels (part 3: exploring Cape Town)
Friday We managed to get a decent night’s sleep on the train but were nonetheless up early for breakfast. We…
End of a decade travels (part 2: inequalities)
Saturday Even having arrived late the night before, we still managed to get up at a reasonable hour. We had…
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