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The last leg of the Great Mold Removal of 2009 begins tomorrow. We are gutting the Master Bathroom, which was to be the Summer House Project before we found the mold, anyway. The other projects were painting the exterior and Taming the Jungle (the… Continue Reading “Here We Go Again”
That “Book Club Bundle” idea seems to have worked. Once anyway. A group of four used copies of Cold Mountain for $2.50 (and we included information on some websites for discussion questions) took about a week to sell. Unfortunately, while we have two copies… Continue Reading “It Seems to Have Worked”
Book 34 Since Mike Royko’s death, I have been seeing his books everywhere. I picked up Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago at the Library Used Book Store. When my mother saw me reading it, she asked if it was my father’s copy. He… Continue Reading “Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago, by Mike Royko”
The Moe’s Southwest Grill didn’t last very long in Northbrook, which was sad. But last month, a new burger place called Meatheads moved into its place. I wasn’t sure why the heck we needed one more burger place, but for one reason or another… Continue Reading “Meatheads”
Somewhere underneath all of the coverage of Senator Kennedy’s death are the notices that writer/celebrity chronicler/victim’s advocate Dominick Dunne died this week. Dunne is the reason I started subscribing to Vanity Fair (although I still haven’t caught up from all of my back issues… Continue Reading “Dominick Dunne”
Slate.com wrote about the books the President took on vacation with him this week. The purpose was to over-analyze the selections and debate on what he would or would not finish. And what does it mean that all of these books are written by… Continue Reading “The President’s Reading List”
Now this is interesting. MSN Money has an article (well, it is really a blog post) trying to determine why some people earn $30,000 and some earn $100,000: “Many commenters noted that, from their experience, high-income earners generally exhibit several of the following traits:They… Continue Reading “The Difference”
This is Margarita. She bolted out of her yard (Northbrook, IL) on Saturday, August 22 and hasn’t been seen since. She was not wearing a collar. If you spot her, please call 847/509-1026. Edit: Margarita has been found. She is safe at home now.… Continue Reading “Lost Dog”
I don’t even know what book this was marking, because it fell from a pile that I was sorting, but I found an old postcard: The back says: CAPE CRAFT PINEHwy. 17 NorthMyrtle Beach, S.C. 29577Phone (803) 449-5423EARLY AMERICAN DECORATOR ITEMSDIRECT FROM FACTORY AT… Continue Reading “Speaking of "Forgotten Bookmarks"”
The Next Dark Age 