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My Congressional district is the Illinois 10th. We seem to identify as Moderates, which has us sending the following people to Congress: 2010: Robert Dold – R 2012: Brad Schneider – D 2014: Robert Dold – R 2016: Brad Schneider – D There was… Continue Reading “Town Hall”
I’d been in a bit of a rut with volunteering. I’ve been working toward some certification exams and my travel schedule has been hectic and two scheduled weekly volunteer gigs were suffering. I felt like I couldn’t be counted on, which is the opposite… Continue Reading “Volunteering with Chicago Cares”
A couple of weeks ago, I received a program in the mail for a special exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. It is called Women Hold Up Half the Sky, and is based on the work Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn… Continue Reading “Women Hold Up Half the Sky”
At a conference last week, I walked in to the hospitality suite to find a group watching Fox News. I almost turned around and left. Somehow, I landed in a discussion about gun control that led to my feverishly Googling for statistics on my… Continue Reading “Discussing Gun Control and Other Important Matters”
It’s called Feed My Starving Children, which is a bit of a turnoff for me (Note: Not sure if it is the word “my” or the word “starving”. Wouldn’t “Feed the Children” have been enough?). But my co-workers like it a lot so when… Continue Reading “Volunteer Gig: Feed My Starving Children”
I had dinner with my grandfather, GP, last night. This was particularly awesome because I don’t see him very often these days and certainly not without the distraction of children and dogs. Besides the fact that he’s a great guy, he helps me to… Continue Reading “Speaking of Pride Day”
I may have mentioned that my awesome employer allows for each of us to have two work days each year for volunteering events. Last week we spent some time at Bernie’s Book Bank. Their mission: “facilitates the collection, processing and redistribution of new and… Continue Reading “Bernie’s Book Bank”
The news broke last night that a Grand Jury determined not to indict the officer that shot Michael Brown to death in Ferguson, Missouri. At about the same time, Marissa Alexander accepted a plea deal in Florida. Ms. Alexander was facing decades in prison… Continue Reading “The Least I Can Do”
The other day a post popped up on my Facebook feed from Heartland Animal Shelter. This isn’t unusual, as they are active in social media, but the post was a flyer for a fundraiser in memory of Amy Thier, founder of Splash Dog. My… Continue Reading “Shout Out for Amy”
We in Chicago are finally starting to celebrate Springtime. This year it is a particular relief, but I suggest that it is always a time for feeling grateful. In that spirit, I thought I’d highlight a few people that I know who are doing… Continue Reading “Some People Doing Great Stuff This Season”
The Next Dark Age 