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  • From Wimax Woes–to Wimax Goes–in High-Rise Chicago

    4/08/13 • (1)

    After almost four years, this Jewish blogger is saying good riddance to bad wireless Internet. Clear Wimax, I wish you had a momma for me to call and tell how you done me wrong for far too long.

  • 16 Miles, Paid in Twenties and Hundreds

    4/01/13 • (0)

    Musing about Los Angeles distances recently, I was surprised to learn my mental yardstick had finally changed time zones.

  • Goodbye, Little Girl

    11/22/12 • (7)

    This Thanksgiving, Ryan and I have a lot for which to be thankful. But we’re most grateful for having had the opportunity to give an elderly, withdrawn little black cat a home. And to love her.

  • Your Next Awesome Community Manager

    10/01/12 • (0)

    For hundreds of friendships and acquaintances, readers near and far, the blessings of my skill set, a loving partner, and free WiFi at Metropolis, I’m thankful. It is, indeed, a very, very good life.

  • Counting to 11

    9/11/12 • (0)

    For the first time in 11 years, I made it most of the way to work before remembering. Baruch atah, Adonai…for life continuing on.

  • Not My Father’s Cyclone

    6/29/12 • (1)

    It took me eight years to finally visit Six Flags Great America. Imagine my surprise to find the Coney Island Cyclone sitting in the middle of the Chicago suburbs.

  • 98 and 3/4 Percent Guaranteed: Seven Years of Chicago Carless

    6/27/12 • (5)

    Today my blog turns seven years old. It’s not the first blog I’ve ever written–that was the About.com Brooklyn page back in the 1990s. But after seven years and 714 posts, it’s the one with the most staying power. And I’m grateful for your readership.

  • The New View from Here (VIDEO)

    6/01/12 • (0)

    When I moved eight miles north from downtown Chicago, I traded in one spectacular high-rise view for another. Here’s a set of videos to show how living across from the Loop compares to living on the edge of Lake Michigan–in all its inland-sea glory.

  • She-asani Yisrael: My Conversion Anniversary

    4/29/12 • (5)

    One Hebrew year ago, my neshama came home. In gratitude, I mark the anniversary of my mikveh day–the day I officially joined the Jewish people.

  • The End of Marina City

    2/08/12 • (5)

    In 2005 this blog began with the subtitle, ‘The life and times of a former New Yorker living in downtown Chicago.’ I’ve almost left downtown twice since then. At the end of this month, I finally will. I’m heading to Edgewater–and realizing more than just my address is moving on.