Chicago
Do Over
So if I had the past 11 years to do over again, would I do them over? Or would I just fly over Chicago?
Mike Doyle
Mike Doyle is a longtime autistic, gay, Jewish, Disnerd Chicago blogger.
Chicago
Mental Douchebag Map
For our potentially final year in Chicago, Ryan and I have come up with a strategy to limit our experience of the Windy City to its least windy aspects.
Judaism
Some Jews Don't
Some Jews don't support Israeli policy regarding Palestinians, the West Bank, and Gaza. Other Jews don't want you to know that.
Disney Parks
Why I’m Not Grumpy at Disneyland
A birthday trip to Disneyland Resort reminds me why the Disney grass is always greener in California.
Backstory
Careful What You Wish For: Nine Years of Chicago Carless
My ninth blog anniversary arrives with old wishes granted. If only I still wanted them.
Chicago
Macy's State Street Axes Info Desk
Macy's State Street has eliminated its customer information desk in favor of directional signage that keeps directing customers...to the information desk.
Judaism
Next Time Synagogue
The next synagogue that gets our money, time, friendship, love, and loyalty will give back to us these things. Because every Jew deserves them.
Judaism
If You Knew Emanuel Congregation
In almost a decade and a half, I have never taken down a post on my blog and I won’t start now. But I did rewrite one. This one. Read on to learn why…
Judaism
The Benefits of Membership
After four years, our membership at the synagogue down the block is expiring for the final time. Here's why we're not renewing it.
Pets
Mourning and the Rest of the Day
My final link to the person I used to be in Brooklyn is broken, and so is my heart. Camoes, my danger cat, is gone.
Judaism
Jewing It Wrong
Judging the religiosity of fellow Jews by the clothes they wear only works if everyone lives by the same rules. Thank God we don't.
Chicago
On and Off the Table at the Chicago Community Trust
This week, I was featured in the Chicago Community Trust's centennial 'On the Table' campaign. But my full thoughts about the future of our city were not.