It's summertime and hot as the dickens. But end of the year is right around the corner and it's time for most condominiums to start planning their 2012 budgets. If there's one thing Condominium Owners and Boards can learn from politics, it's that financial planning needs to be an ongoing activity. You just can't wait [for the rest of the story, click here]
Business – Not As Usual
Jul 142011
We talked about gardens used for landscapes and how some people face opposition to their efforts to plant gardens in their front yards. Here is what's happening in Chicago – the city often called the "Concrete Jungle" in years past. is surprisingly green-minded. Even on densely populated streets of 3-story row houses, we find people [for the rest of the story, click here]
I've been watching with dismay, the most recent struggles in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other states…the struggles of the middle class and of workers everywhere are rising to fever pitch. How does one person like myself do or say anything that can shed light or make sense of the insanity that rages in today's politics? [for the rest of the story, click here]
What can you do with all those photos and memories that you've been accumulating for so many years? Do you know you've been writing history? If you're working on organizing your photos and memories, you might want to set aside some – or all – of them to compile into a book that might be [for the rest of the story, click here]
Do our leaders check their brains at the door when they get into office? I just read an article here that has my blood boiling. I attempted to voice my opinion but the comments were closed on the discussion. So I'm going to re-open the discussion right here. First go to http://www.theagitator.com/2011/07/07/does-michelle-obama-know-about-this/ In short the [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jul 042011
Today, America's 235th Birthday, we Americans have so much to be thankful for. While celebrating let's remember what it is we're celebrating. . In the face of strife and bloodshed a new country was founded on the premise that ALL people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. it was an [for the rest of the story, click here]
Some days leave your head spinning. This 4th of July certainly did that for me. I'm not even sure how to classify this post, but I want to share. It began with taking my daughter to O'Hare Airport. Oh, the excitement! She was taking off for a week-long trip to Mexico City. Now, I've always [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jun 162011
Chicago residents are familiar with a range of wildlife – pigeons, squirrels, rats, an occasional coyote. Most times they just go on about their business with nary a thought about the their natural surroundings. But yesterday, a newcomer arrived in Boystown and the locals just couldn't ignore her presence. The visitor: a doe and her [for the rest of the story, click here]