I finally got around to watching The Grand Budapest Hotel, originally released in 2014. Yeah, that’s about right. I’m always really (really!) behind on movie watching. I don’t seem to go to the theater much anymore, but I regret not seeing this on the big screen....
Yesterday, I read that there are more than 80,000,000 photos uploaded to Instagram every day. As I thought about the enormity of that number, I remembered something a wise woman once told me. About twenty years ago I went swimming with dolphins. Not in a theme park...
I often ride solo, and deciding where to go is often based on my mood, the distance I want to ride, or which way the wind is blowing. Whenever I ride north up Sheridan Road, there’s a place I like to stop when I get to Winnetka. I discovered it by accident one...
Pre-dawn alarm. No traffic yet. A kiss. And another. He carries his bag over his shoulder. He turns and waves. And smiles. Eight days. Home. Alone....
They often say that pets choose us instead of the other way around – especially when rescuing a dog or cat from a shelter. I first saw Fred in a large room filled with cages of dogs, all hoping to make a lasting impression on the people wandering about. He was very...
