Sea Change

Sunday afternoon, Lake Michigan. Sitting on some rocks with Kimbo and Laura.
There is a family a few feet away. Three little ones, two boys, one girl. Their mothers in tow. Suddenly:
LITTLE GIRL: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAHGAHAGHAGAHHHHHHAAHAGAieieieiei!
Her mother rapidly begins to remove the t-shirt the little girl has over her bathing suit; the little girl’s head becomes briefly entangled.
LITTLE GIRL: [...]

Weddingest

My mother and I were in a Kroger’s grocery store last Thurday morning, buying goods against the arrival of many, many family members coming into town for 
My Brother’s Wedding
As we paused in the meat section, I noticed a man in a long, white butcher’s coat, broad of shoulder and tall of leg–he was the Lumberjack [...]

Dearest

What? I can’t call you “dearest”? Dearest dearest dearest. 
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Finally saw “Star Trek” on Saturday. The sequence of events which opens the movie…I mean…
u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-blee-blee-blee-blee
I glanced over at Bridgid, somewhere in there; we were both in tears. I mean…I mean. J.J Abrams played our heartstrings like a fiddle, he did. Like a plaintive outer space fiddle. Carved [...]

Friends, Motorcycles

At the Printer’s Row Book/Lit/WhatEVER Festival on Saturday, Katie and I found a children’s book called:
Motorcycle Chums in the Adirondacks
This is really true.

What?
There is a character in “Motorcycle Chums” named “Freckles”–I saw, when I flipped ‘er open. I think I read something along the lines of:
“‘Gee!’ said Freckles, with a wide grin. “Now you’re talking.’”
Really, like that.
Also, [...]

June Is Bustin’ Out All Over, Except Not

I work near DePaul University, and sometimes I go to the bizarre-ish Dominick’s grocery store on Fullerton. Because it is near DePaul University, I have started playing a game when I go to this Dominick’s. The game is called:
What Do College-Aged Guys Purchase At The Grocery Store
It is a tremendously entertaining game, and good to pass the time in [...]