Since 1993 my parents have come to Chicago the first weekend of December. I can still remember being in middle school and looking forwards to wandering up and down Michigan Avenue going to all the stores...especially Niketown which was full of Michael...

This morning before going to work I thought I would help Bekah out by starting a load of laundry. Keep in mind that I had not had my am dose of caffeine in the form of coffee (I recommend Gobena Coffee at http://www.gobena.org/). All I remember is...

Here are some pics from last weekend...sorry to my in-laws, but we forgot to take pictures with them. Pic 1: Bekah and Mitchell Pic 2: A random shot by Bekah showing a sporadic moment of the Plattners Pic 3: Holly getting mom's old sowing machine Pic...

It is that time again, in Chicago lights hang on the bare trees that just shed their leaves, the smell of evergreen is in the air, Christmas songs are being played all over the place, the ring of the Salvation Army bells...and the cold wind without...

Several months ago I was riding my bike home when I was approached by a well dressed man who was frantic as he stopped me to explain that he parked his car "over there" to quickly run into a store to drop off his computer that needed repair. When he...