Chicago winter has been long and cold. Very cold. Under normal circumstances when I have writer’s block or need to solve a creative problem, I go for a bike ride. Something about the rhythmic nature of riding and exploring works for me every time. That’s...
I’ve been in a bit of a funk for the last month. During those times it’s easy to forget that riding actually helps ease whatever ails you. This is just what the doctor...
Today started out bitter cold in Chicago; temps in the low teens with a “real feel” in single digits. After coffee, we decided to head out to the lakefront for a long walk. We started out about noon, and although it was still cold, the sun was shining and...
Everything feels so different this week since losing my sweet Lucy, but life must go on…especially when you have another dog that depends on you. Fred and I have been taking long walks, experiencing how different it is with just the two of us after 12 years. I...
I was up and out early this first Saturday of December…the first snowy Saturday of the season. Appropriate for December in Chicago I suppose. The city was still quiet and quite beautiful. Heavy wet snow had been falling since the wee hours of the morning and now clung...
