Every goddamn day: 04/30/25

     A lot of illness going around: flu, COVID, RSV — that last one being some kind of lung infection. Whatever it is, I went to get the vac...

         Do people even use the phrase "throw your hat in the ring" anymore? I imagine not, since they don't really wear hats ...

     “What’s this? This car? This stupid car?” John Belushi’s Joliet Jake demands, early in “The Blues Brothers,” having just been picked up...

       Lunch last week was originally set for Tuesday. But my friend asked if we could bump it to Wednesday. No problem. Although I was mee...

Josienne Clarke      Most of the music I listen to is 40 years old. Or more. Trying to keep even a little current, I started seeking out rec...

     My wife baked corn muffins Saturday. We were joining some friends for dinner from Smoque, and what goes better with barbeque — ribs! br...

     U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber said he wasn’t feeling well last week, and put off until February the sentencing of the “ComEd F...