Bullied at the Bears Game
If you were in Chicago in 1985, you knew one thing for sure. The Chicago Bears were becoming a serious force to deal with, worldwide. By Autumn they were winning games, all of them. I…
Gabe Spanks a Spider
Isn’t it funny that there are a lot of gray areas in our life, in our world. People might feel strongly about this or that, but usually (the quiet majority) there is a large population…
The Bad News About Butch
Sensing danger is a survival skill. If you have it, you may live long. If not, well… I guess you aren’t reading this. Years ago before we were married, Carrie and I went to a…
The Shrinking Box Game
There once was a cat named Gabriel who thought he might be part dog. when he was young he would run the house but later it became a jog. He shared his noble home with another.…
Walking on Water
If I had a nickel for every river story I could write, I would have $8.45. Well I’m not even halfway there yet so here’s another one. Although our river friends are in the story…
Christopher Francisco’s Secret Plot
Christopher Francisco was a renaissance man, like the fashion of cloth he wore, like the name he bore. Christopher was a renaissance man. He made his way through the day in way that made no…
Stutter Thy Not
I like when life teaches me a lesson. It’s even better when I learn it from someone I know, someone I love. Here’s a little story that I think is worth the read. For a…
No Longer On Top of the Food Chain
Like so many times in my life, I suddenly found myself out of work and looking for another job. It wasn’t that I was a bad employee, quite the opposite. I was a hard worker…
Have You Ever Been Afraid of a Six Year Old?
Have you ever been afraid of a six year old boy? I have. It was a Saturday morning of shopping and hopefully a nice lunch out. We found ourselves in Schaumburg, Illinois in and around…
Ditka Opened, but Robin Laid an Egg
It’s 1989 in Chicago and my wife, Carrie and I are nurturing young careers urban-style, working hard & partying hard as they say. My younger brother, Charlie had moved out of my parents house, out…
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