Chicago, IL (October 31, 2009) — For the first time in more than ten years, the legendary band Recollection has reunited under a new name — Guy Incognito — to christen Amp Rock Lounge in what some are hailing as the band’s werewolf bar mitzvah.
“Get it? Werewolf bar mitzvah?” said Amanda Newman, band manager and [...]
Where’d that last month go?
The holidays have come and gone, leaving behind an exponentially growing heap of work on my desk, a good eight extra pounds on my ass, and a million little pine needles all over the floor, all of which, for the life of me, I can’t seem to manage to vacuum up.
Let’s [...]
Last night, after an amazing dinner at Mercat a la Planxa (which has forever changed my negative opinion of Spanish food and lima beans), on one of our few actual “dates” since we moved back to Chicago and after an exhausting few weeks for us both, Rob and I came home late, looking forward to [...]
Several months ago, Ben and Abbie had their first “for better or for worse” moment: they decided to run a marathon together.
They started out strong, running together six days a week along the lake shore, past their new condo and the grassy spot where they got engaged, nothing between them but the Chicago summer sunshine [...]
I made the mistake today of going out into the real world wearing yoga clothes.
Being that I work from home, I tend to forget that the vast majority of the population does not live their lives wearing Lycra pants and a hoodie. After all, I only emerge from my house to go across the street [...]
