The bus driver knew where to go. (They always seem to.) He took us up a tree-lined drive and around a large parking lot at the end of which there was a sign reading “Group Entrance”. Oddly, there was no one else to be seen: no other groups, no cars, no busses, no employees waiting […]
Yearly Archives: 2026
The Mummy
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 08:01 PM (-06:00)
On day three, we walked around downtown. Will had taken us into the Chicago Cultural Center and then across Michigan Avenue to The Bean. Now we were on a walk to some other destination. (He gave the kids a lot of outdoor walking time, which we loved, because the weather was glorious — blue skies, […]
Blue Painter’s Tape
Mon, 19 Oct 2026, 09:38 PM (-06:00)
It had been a long day. We’d be leaving early in the morning for the bus ride into the Loop and up Lake Shore Drive to Northwestern. But we gave the kids a bit of time to get snacks and stuff before retiring for the night. My alarm rang: 9:00 tape-in-time. I took the roster […]
Anthony
Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 07:52 AM (-06:00)
I’ve heard (multiple) teachers say they don’t enjoy going to the store, because they run into their students. I don’t understand this. There was Chuy behind the counter at a McDonald’s. There was Dominic who worked at the Apple Store and came over to say hello. There was Derek who came running out from the […]
Morning Departure
Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 08:03 AM (-06:00)
Our scheduled departure was for Monday at 5:30. That meant getting to the airport at 3:00. To clarify: 3:00 in the morning. Security doesn’t even open until 3:00! Certainly no Jo’s coffee. No Taco Deli breakfast tacos. And what about getting every one of 37 high school sophomores to show up on time at such […]
Door to Door
Tue, 11 Aug 2026, 07:13 PM (-06:00)
It was late afternoon when I got home. Three young people were walking away from the house next door. A few minutes later, the doorbell rang. There they were, all three of them, standing in the blazing afternoon sun. It was oppressively hot. As it turned out, they were selling AT&T cell phone plans. Now, […]
4 Days To Home
Tue, 4 Aug 2026, 10:33 PM (-06:00)
We drove four days from Michigan to Texas. We prefer to go slowly mostly on two-lane roads. That makes for long days — made even longer by our leisurely wake-up/breakfast way of starting the days. Long days mean we spend no time exploring the parks, but we did a bit of that on our northward […]
You Mean?
Mon, 3 Aug 2026, 07:25 PM (-06:00)
some time in the last year or two… “What do you mean you don’t hear words in your head?”, she asked. “What do you mean, What do you mean?” The two of them sat for a moment, and then he turned to look at her. “Do you?” he asked. “Of course. I’ve always thought everyone […]
Evidence of Fox
Sun, 2 Aug 2026, 11:45 AM (-06:00)
For the fourth or fifth time of the night, Izzy shook. Her collar and tags rattled from the living room. She’s been doing this ever since we returned from the north — needing to go out several times in the night. Having left it to the fair and industrious Trudy to take her out the […]