Hey all! As that poppy America song goes, “I’ve been one poor correspondent.” I’m afraid I let myself lapse into one of those phases in life where I succumbed to the sense that I’m too busy to do the things that’d I really like to do. And this little blog is something that I’ve always […]

Here in Chicago, tomorrow is a primary election. There are candidates for judges and state’s attorney and property tax board of reviews and, oh yeah, President. The elections with judges always require some research about who’s been approved by the Chicago Bar Association and, depending on your point of view, endorsed by the advocacy group […]

Under the heading of unimportant, I mentioned in an earlier post that I got a kitchen range with an induction cooktop. I have been asked by at least one person how I liked it, so I’m going to bore you all. I love it. Boiling water is like a parlor trick. I measured 4-1/2 cups […]

Maybe it’s just people of my age who are seeing these things, but there seems to be a spurt of TV ads for various prescription drugs that are mini-musicals. This one, for Jardiance, is probably the most musical-like of these jaunty ads:  Jardiance is one of those drugs for type 2 diabetics that is […]

Last week I bought myself a post-Christmas gift (although, not post-Christmas by the Orthodox calendar—for my extended Knezovich family, Christmas was yesterday, January 7). I don’t have it yet—Abt (a Chicago area retailer that sells appliances, furniture, electronics—you name it) delivers and installs my new toy this Friday. And I’m on pins and needles—can’t wait […]