Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Chicago Cubs 2017 Report Card

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There is a lot I could say about the Cubs this year, but I don't want to spend too much time on this post.  It's always extremely ti...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Chicago Marathon - October 8, 2017

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I ran the Chicago Marathon again because of my sister. This time, instead of teaming up with my younger brother to challenge me, she picked ...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Al Franken: Giant of the Senate - Al Franken (2017)

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This is the second post about politics in as many months.  Perhaps it being 2017 has something to do with that.  People have their ways ...
Friday, August 18, 2017

The Days of Abandonment - Elena Ferrante (2002) (Transl. Ann Goldstein)

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About a year ago, after seeing Suicide Squad , my longest-time friend started talking about this Italian author who wrote under a pseudon...
Thursday, August 3, 2017

Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 - Lizzy Goodman (2017)

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Meet Me in the Bathroom is an oral history of the NYC rock scene in the early 2000's.  It is about the Strokes, Interpol, the Yeah Ye...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class - Elizabeth Warren (2017)

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I've written a fair amount about Elizabeth Warren already in the review for A Fighting Chance .   So I will direct you there for back...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

Fires - Raymond Carver (1983)

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Fires , a collection of essays, poems, and short stories by Raymond Carver, was published in 1983, the year I was born.  Sometimes, I use...