Things sure are exciting lately. Last week I spent my Sunday evening with a crazy Canadian hockey fan dressed in party shoes, party hat, Dustin Time t-shirt and the “all important Crown Royal Black.” A week later? Hanni and I are heading to a Sunday evening cocktail reception at an estate on Chicago’s north shore. […]

How are Hanni’s dreams? That question was my favorite of all the ones asked during this week’s school visits to Long Island. And trust me, there was lots of competition. Runners up: Do newspapers come out in Braille? I know we can’t pet Hanni when her harness is on, but can you? Are all Seeing […]

This Tuesday Hanni and I head to Long Island – we’ll be visiting three different schools while we’re there. During our last visit, I thought it was kismet that we were there the very day David Paterson was named governor. David Paterson lost sight in his left eye and much of the sight in his […]

Loyal Safe & Sound blog readers might remember the angry post I published after I couldn’t vote for my favorite players to go to the All-Star Game in 2008. You make your vote, then you have to enter the distorted characters you see into a form. Then, and only then, can you complete the transaction. […]

Hanni and I have visited 4 schools in the past couple of weeks. Five, if you count a side trip to my alma mater, York High School in Elmhurst IL. But I’ll get to that later. First, the elementary schools. Reavis Elementary in Chicago, Jefferson Elementary in Milwaukee, Kipling and Wilmot Elementary Schools in Deerfield, […]