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We decided in early December to spend the Sunday night before Christmas in Chicago, just to see the lights and do some last-minute shopping. Since they…
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This is Perspective #40 for me since the program began in early 2015.Managing Editor Victor Yehling, who happens to be one of my early writing mentors,…
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We spend a lot of time gnashing our teeth over what's wrong with the world. However, I think it's a good idea from time to time to step back and think…
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Time to clear out the random pieces of literary flotsam and jetsam. To wit:? A photo spread in the Chicago Tribune baseball preview showed four top…
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In the second of a two-part Perspective, I finish my thoughts on something about which I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking.Heroin. It doesn’t…
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Heroin. In Part 1 of a two-part Perspective, I’ll talk about my encounter with the drug.About 10 years ago, I was leaving work one afternoon from my job…
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I’m fascinated by how our brains help us navigate our world.Think about where you live: In time, your surroundings become so familiar you most likely can…
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When our kids were a bit younger, I started sharing some Rules of Life with them. You know, some serious and not-so-serious guidelines that I’d developed…
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I don’t know about you but I’m still having a hard time wrapping my brain around the events of the last month.Think back with me. It was truly an…
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“My forms for the upcoming camp came home today,” said my daughter recently. “Dad,” she continued, “I’m looking at Mom cause your handwriting is awful. No…