I am sitting at a dining room table in a “vintage” house in suburban Chicago. It is not a big house but it is sturdy and tidy and has a huge elm tree in the front yard. It represents the middle of middle class living in the middle of Middle America. We may have a [...]
There are no ‘abandoned’ houses in South Central. If a house or building is left unoccupied long enough someone will eventually make unofficial use of the structure. HUD foreclosed houses are no exception even though HUD officers visit them a couple of times each week looking for evidence of occupation. [...]
My deepest immersion in Republican politics was a crucial step in my becoming a left-winger.
I turned 18 years old in February of 1992 as a senior in high school. It was an election year, and as a confirmed political junkie I was following George H.W. Bush’s reelection campaign and the challenge by Bill Clinton, a [...]
Pomegranate Cocktail
Cover and chill:
5 cups pomegranate juice
2 1/2 cups vodka
1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
Add when cold:
2 1/2 cups chilled ginger ale
The wedding at Casa West went swimmingly — thanks for your suggestions a few posts ago. I ended up talking about how, when you meet the right person, your questions quiet down [...]
We kind of skipped out on the whole kids’ music scene, and now that our son Jasper is approaching five it looks like we’ve left it behind. I know kids’ music has gotten much better in the past ten years, what with all the aging B- and C-list recording artists starting second careers once they [...]