Posted in bread, family, Lawrence on Sep 18th, 2008
Some days it takes nothing to break a smile, some days maybe more – but I’m sure we can all agree that occasionally, what you need is a little doorbell surprise. I heart you, UPS guy. Wait, have a brownie! The package thing, however, works a lot better if you’re actually home. Last week I [...]
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Posted in Chicagoland, family on Mar 26th, 2008
I am visiting my parents in their suburban Chicago condo. Last night I walked through the building’s front door, and what I saw stopped me cold. I was transfixed by the machine, which was so intricate, so arrogant, so perfectly still and diabolically precise – all at once it was clear that selling my childhood [...]
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