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Standing up for my home

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July 15, 2012 ash borer Corporate Social Responsibility environment environmental impact LEED certification parking lot expansion Sgt. Joyce Kilmer tree removal tree replacement Trees poem 2 Comments

Remembering the places we’ve been

Remembering the places we've been, July 11
July 11, 2012 Cape Cod ferry maps in the basement Martha's Vineyard postcards Leave a Comment

Presenting a young poet’s first work

Presenting a young poet's first work, July 1
July 1, 2012 beach cartwheels dead fish first work night poem Poetry publishing reading sand 2 Comments

Appreciating American music

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July 1, 2012 38 Special 4th of July Aerosmith American artists Bachman Turner Ocerdrive Bruce Springsteen Cyndi Lauper Jimmy Buffett Lee Michaels Live Aid music radio statios satellite radio Stray Cats Styx the Eagles Toledo 93.5 FM U2 Van Halen WAR Leave a Comment

It was a big year for me

It was a big year for me, June 12
June 12, 2012 dance recital end of school found penny school friends summer vacation Leave a Comment

Another year older

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June 4, 2012 Birthday birthday wishes brother Leave a Comment

Welcome to college

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May 9, 2012 Bobb-McCulloch Maurice Sendak Northwestern Springfield IL typewriter Where the Wild Things Are Leave a Comment

Paris, not horrible at all

Paris, not horrible at all, April 29
April 29, 2012 Champs Elysees Chicago Eiffel Tower He Went to Paris I.M. Pei Jim Morrison's grave Jimmy Buffett Paris pyramide du Louvre Roger Maris Versailles palace Leave a Comment

His place in history

April 10, 2012 1975 22-0 shutout 7-for-7 Bill Plummer Bruce Sutter cardboardgods Chicago Cubs Game of the Week Hall of Fame Paul Reuschel Pittsburgh pirates Rennie Stennett Rick Reuschel Wrigley Field Leave a Comment

In appreciation of my Mom

In appreciation of my Mom, March 22
March 22, 2012 college Mom's birthday Leave a Comment

With thanks and love to my father

With thanks and love to my Father, February 10
February 10, 2012 65th birthday birthday wishes father Leave a Comment

A journey back to 1985

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February 8, 2012 1985 Chicago Cubs 7-up Chicago Cubs promotional baseball cards Ryne Sandberg Leave a Comment

I’m going off the rails

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January 28, 2012 Crazy train hotel showers Ozzy Osbourne shower acoustics singing in the shower Leave a Comment

I feel like we accomplished something

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January 21, 2012 copyright internet strike January 18 SOPA SOPA/PIPA Wikipedia Wordpress Leave a Comment

Then and now

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January 7, 2012 1986 1986 Boston Celtics Boston debut album Facebook high school yearbooks Jerome IL Larry Bird Northwestern freshman facebook Springfield IL the Loop Twitter Van Halen tour Leave a Comment

LaTroy Hawkins and my basement elliptical

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October 26, 2011 2004 Cubs collapse Chicago Cubs Clemente Career Academy LaTroy hawkins New York Mets Pearl Jam Ryan Dempster Victor Diaz Win Probability Leave a Comment

A Hall of Famer lived in my neighborhood

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September 20, 2011 1934 All-Star game Al Simmons Babe Ruth Called Shot Carl Hubbell Chicago Gabby Hartnett Grover Cleveland Alexander Hall of Famer Jinny Foxx Joe Cronin Johnny Bench Lou Gehrig Reggie Jackson Tom Seaver West Ridge West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors Wrigley Field Leave a Comment

There’s a Cowboy in the Jungle

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September 7, 2011 back to school Cowboy in the jungle Jimmy Buffett Junior high make the best New York City Roll with the punches South Dakota summer vacation Times Square 1 Comment

Skunks are the worst

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August 16, 2011 skunk stench Leave a Comment

Looking backward in time

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August 11, 2011 developing film digital photography leisure suit 1 Comment

Sing about the good things, and the Sun that lights the day

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August 7, 2011 Annie NOAA Solar activity sunshine Leave a Comment

Finding art in an unexpected place

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July 26, 2011 Kid Rock old school rap rock and roll The History of Rock Leave a Comment

A TV would only muck this up

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June 11, 2011 A-Team bungalow Hazzard County television Leave a Comment

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