December 6: The Office Party
I’m pretty sure I mentioned this last year, but I’m going to avoid looking it up. End-of-year office parties, no matter how Santafied they may be, are almost universally now called “Holiday” Parties, and not without good reason. But they are pretty well guaranteed to take place in Advent.
We tend to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Parties’
Advent party
Posted in 141+, Advent, tagged Parties on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chicagobamalympics
Posted in Chicago, Sports, tagged Obama, Parties on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just want to get this out there before the announcement comes through and we find out if the next 7 years become one giant payola scandal, construction project, and/or traffic jam. (OK, I mean an even gianter one.)
Yesterday on Facebook someone was making the case that Chicago must be getting the Olympics, because [...]
Onescore and fifteen
Posted in Site updates, tagged birthdays, numbers, Parties on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m turning 35 on Thursday, and I’m taking this opportunity to jump back into posting here. For now, no excuses & no explanations (I’ll catch up with all that later); however, I will offer a general apology to those of you out there in Radioland who have been dying to know what we’ve been doing [...]
Forty-two years!
Posted in Chicago, tagged Neighbors, Parties on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About a week ago, Emily and Mae (a longtime across-the-street neighbor) threw a going-away party for our two favorite neighbors emeritus, Al & Rita. Al & Rita lived in the unit at the other end of our three-unit building (basically a mirror image floorplan of our place — their place had the other bay window). [...]


