We arrived on Tuesday and took a stretch Lincoln limousine from O'Hare to the downtown area to check into the Hampton Inn, on Illinois Street, one block from State Street and in the River North area of restaurants and hotels, just north of the Chicago River. It's a great location and we have a wonderful corner room with a bedroom door that closes ( Read more... )

Not wishing to have the moss grow between our toes, we were off to Corte Madera last Thursday, and then for a full Saturday of Safari West, outside of Santa Rosa, returning for a great lunch at La Boulangerie, and off to see "Up," the heartwarming, tear-jerker from Pixar. We loved it, as did Haley and Zach. Home on Sunday, and back to face the ( Read more... )

This very short book is one of the most enlightening, if discouraging, books that I've read, ever. I just finished the book, and I'm delighted that I will have the opportunity to meet this modest American hero at Cape Cod in October.

Last Friday, Bill Moyers Journal interviewed Bacevich and I recommend this as the most insightful examination of ( Read more... )

This is for Zachary! It would be just perfect if it ended at 25 seconds! Alternatively, here is a seemingly familiar personage.... to me, he looks like George Clooney, and he's pre-occupied with forks, and forking, and there's a a new book review that would be just right in about seven years. So here's the suggested bait and switch:

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This may or may not ber posted already, but it was prompted by our drive in the Porsche up to Corte Madera, in January, I think, and I fear to lose the thought. Also, I have pictures to add ( Read more... )

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It's been a very full and exciting week. I have been playing tennis, and last Saturday, we celebrated Paul Ackerman's 85th birthday. Paul is the founder of this informal group that plays on Saturday and Wednesday mornings. We play doubles in a very competitive but good natured way, forgiving of the failings of others, if not for ourselves. Paul ( Read more... )

We left Santa Ana at 5:00 AM on Friday, eaving one patient behind for Moh to follow.... (Thanks, Moh!) We packed all our stuff including Haley's birthday present, a small, portable sewing machine, a couple of soft bags, into Torshia, and took off, beating the traffic into the Los Angeles civic center and through to just south of Gorman, on the " ( Read more... )