Posted in Chicagoland, seafood, sketchbook, vacation on Mar 30th, 2009
We saw a movie years ago in which a housekeeper, played by Helen Mirren, dryly notes that she has the “gift of anticipation.” She knows what people need – or will need – long before they do and is attuned to the next requirement, be it refills or discretion. As she resigned herself onscreen, I [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, family, vacation on Mar 25th, 2009
We spent our spring break in Chicago, and by that I mean Josie’s spring break; as adults, we seem to have missed the memo, the one that says technically, we no longer deserve a spring break. If you just can’t shake the feeling, I recommend acquiring a school-age child. That’s at least twelve good years [...]
The Simmer Till Done management and advisory board – that would be me – is on a special-projects work break, so please enjoy these posts from the past, especially if they’re new to you. And if you have a rerun request, by all means send it along. First up: from July 2008, it’s a tale [...]
Posted in vacation on Feb 9th, 2009
Back home, and look! I spent the weekend in Paris. Sort of. Not exactly. Can you spot the thing that doesn’t belong in this Paris? If you can’t, let’s go inside and take a look. I don’t remember this in the other Paris. So…I consulted my 1,000 Places To See Before You Die book, and [...]
Posted in vacation on Feb 6th, 2009
I am in a city of lights, but it’s the wrong one. We’re here in Las Vegas for a lawyer-group-meeting thing. It’s my first time here, but oddly, I’m not feeling the tingle of a place I’ve never been. You know how it’s good to step out of the comfort zone now and then? Well [...]
