So who exactly is the loser here?
The new book "You Know He's a Keeper, You Know He's a Loser: Happy Endings and Horror Stories From Real-Life Relationships" recently landed on my desk. Of course, I zoomed...
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A new mom can only be so flexible
A friend of mine, mom of fabulous, spiky-haired, 5-month-old Josie, recently returned from her Mommy and Me yoga class all hot and bothered and gave me a call. "Two of...
STAGE ACTOR WIL FLEMING
"What's terrible about rumors is that they're started in such an easygoing, laissez-faire sort of light, but as they progress, it has a snowball effect and they get blown way...
Platform tennis, no strings attached
It's February. It's freezing. Anyone up for a game of outdoor tennis? Make that platform tennis and you'll have tons of takers. Timmer Halligan, general manager of Mid-Town Tennis Club...
Wintertime and the living is easy
KIDS' STUFF Snowy fun is not all in the wrist Sweaty hands on top of icy wrists have cut short many an afternoon of sledding and snowball fighting. L-Bow Mittens...
Donating your body to botanical science
If you've ever said to yourself, "I'd like to come back as a potted plant"--it could happen. Ready or not, the "human compost movement" is alive and well, writes Mary...
AMERICAN INDIAN CRUSADER MARY GRIFFIN
"The Indians are finding their voice and becoming more vocal. They aren't willing to stay in the background anymore." --Wheaton resident Mary Griffin, a docent at the Schingoethe Center for...
Excuse us while we wet our pants
Incorrect word usage isn't just exasperating--it can take be exceedingly freaky. Take a recent CTA ride that, for an instant, was more exciting than usual. As the No. 147 bus,...
WRITER JAKITA WALTER
"I write about life experiences--hard times in school, family problems, stuff like that. I just put all my ideas down on paper, then arrange them in paragraphs. Then I get...
MUNCHKIN KARL SLOVER
"Enjoy what you have. Enjoy where you live. But most of all, remember what Judy Garland said: `There's no place like home.'" --Karl Slover, one of the Munchkins in "The...