The Severed Cortex

After our power was restored, I expected to see a reply from Red Robin in my Inbox. I was sorely mistaken. On Monday evening I sent a reply to 'Jennifer' stating that no one had contacted me yet. On Tuesday I received this message from Jennifer:… more »

Last Sunday was the BBBS Christmas party which was held at SWIC in Granite City. Tina brought both Robert and Kiyani and we met them over there. We actually arrived a little bit before them. Nancy and I walked around looking at all the activities for… more »

by Daniel Pinkwater I'm not sure how this book ended up in my stack. I think Nancy put it there. I read Chicago Days Hoboken Nights (a collection of odd short stories) some number of years ago, but for the most part Pinkwater sticks to children's bo… more »

In the bombastic world that is sports today, its good to see the nice guy win one every once in awhile. There are few sportswriters who have covered their beat as long as Mr. Hummel. There are even fewer who have done it that long and managed to still… more »