Running against Father Time
It all came flooding back when I started bouncing up and down at the starting line to warm up and stay loose. The high school flashbacks. The butterflies. The wonder...
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A quest for the best places to play
After moving to the Southland this spring it didn't take long to realize I don't have to go far to find a playground to take the kids. All it took...
An exercise in empathy
Retirement may be 20 years away, but I already have plans for one activity that will fill my time once work doesn't get in the way: walks. Not just strolls...
City life a memory fading fast
A few weeks ago, right about the time days were filled with getting kids ready for the first day of school, the 100-day mark of living in the south suburbs...
We left Chicago, just in time
This is why we left Chicago. This is why we call our move to the suburbs one of the smartest decisions we've made. This is why we're encouraging all of...
Bad rap for drive-to-work crowd
There is an odd badge of honor that seems to go with commuting to work by car or truck. For me, it's same kind of self-satisfaction that comes with mowing...
Safety check a ray of enlightenment
When a police officer approached to shine his flashlight on me the other night, I didn't flinch. I was alert, had my seat belt buckled and my phone put away....
Paradise lost? No, paradise found
I'm never short of reminders of how times of changed since I grew up in the 1970s and 80s. Gray hairs. Fewer hairs. My new-found preference for movies with happy...
Intersection a hungry commuter’s dream
As a night-shift worker, grabbing food on the run has been a part of my life for more than 20 years. Fast food, fast casual, convenience store, hot-dog stand, I've...
Hedge fun? Not at my house
Moving to the suburbs from the hurry-up and high-crime lifestyle of Chicago, I knew it was going to take a few months to adjust to a slower pace of life....