So Pretty Outside ...

Out for a really nice walk! The streets are full of colorful trees. So pretty!

2 Days Later... Wow, it happened again: walk down any street -- so pretty !!!

New Books on Table at Taco Bell

Looking over this week's literary purchases (from Salvation Army) while chomping down on lunch at Taco Bell. Life is beautiful -- at least on Friday afternoons ...😀 !!!

OK, Voted !!! #DemocracyInAmerica 😉

The papers were lists of endorsements, etc. from various sources which I was able to find online.

So Nice They're Cleaning Up Old Friend Abe

Passed by while walking home from downtown. Thank you, thank you to the cleaners! Abe is a friend of our's!

Pretty, Pretty

Pretty, Pretty view outside towards the lake.

Stopped by Ye Olde 'Circle Campus' This Afternoon

P.S. Of course we all know it's called 'UIC' (for the past 30 yrs or more)...

P.P.S. It was during classes when I was there today so not too many people out in the Quad...

Happy #EuropeanDayofLanguages!

Happy #EuropeanDayofLanguages! I think I'll do French, German & Italian -- and oh yeah, English too :-) ...

Money on the Street

Wow, money on the street! I'm rich!

Outhouse in the Alley

Oh wow! Can do my 'business' out in the alley!

Couple days later: Bedroom in the alley -- places-to-sleep ??? :-)

Most Happy Moment This Week (MHMTW)

Most happy moment this week: when I found a quarter on the sidewalk! Happy Days are here again 🙃🙃🙃

Also found this new friend (again just lying on the sidewalk) ...

Berlin Wall -- I Knew It Well

Berlin Wall -- I knew it well! I lived in West Berlin for over five years -- back when West-Berlin was an island of freedom surrounded by the awful police-state of East Berlin and East Germany. Life in our part was totally wild and free -- full of things to do all night especially for boys and girls in their twenties.

One thing I enjoy doing nowadays is going through pictures of the Wall itself. You see, one evening after a few drinks back then, we went over and I painted my name ('Leo') in large letters on our side of the Wall. I haven't found it in any of the pictures online -- but I'll keep looking!

Two Days Later

So after all that talk, I think I may have come upon a photo of the Berlin Wall showing where I painted my name ('LEO'). It's on the round top part of the Wall:

Fridge Konks Out

Darn, the fridge konked out. It was my storage point for all those tasty things I acquired (often on sale). What I could save, I moved to the small ice-chest. Yup, living off that till I figure out how to bring the old baby back to life :-( ...

Employment Opportunity :-(

Job Board forwarded me a position for 'High School Math Teachers'. Me? Math Teacher? Are they nuts?

Life's So Difficult!

Life's so difficult -- can't decide whether to go for the fried-chicken on the left or the hamburger (from FiveGuys) on the right ...

Hoo Baby! Pretty! Pretty!

Hoo baby! Pretty-Pretty Flowers (on Sheridan near Grace)!

Library All-Star Award (2016)

Wow, I was going through some old blog entries (switching everything over to my new website) when I was reminded of the really nice award I got a couple years ago from library admin at Depaul. It was an acknowledgement of how I handled a rather urgent research question by faculty -- basically tracking down all relevant information during my weekend shift at the library's research desk. Here's the whole entry.

Concert at Wrigley

Concert going on at Wrigley Field -- heard the music and the crowd inside while walking by 🙂...

Not-Nice Publishers : Edwin Mellen Press

So because someone on the blog The Scholarly Kitchen writes a post or two criticizing publisher Edwin Mellen Press (EMP), EMP sends their lawyer after the blog with the equivalent of a 'cease-and-desist' letter -- not just to the blog but to a person who left a comment on one of the offending posts. Huh?

I know diddly-squat about Edwin Mellen Press and even less about the quality of their work but this way of reacting to criticism does nothing but lend credibility to the arguments of their detractors.

The two offending posts have since been removed but both are still available thanks to online archival services (h/t Gary Price):

• When Sellers and Buyers Disagree — Edwin Mellen Press vs. a Critical Librarian (2/15/2013)
• One Down, One to Go: Edwin Mellen Press Blinks One Eye (3/5/2013)

Addendum (7/8): Looks like the original 'When Sellers and Buyers Disagree' has reappeared online: link.

Afternoon Snack

Munching down on a burger #fiveguys #downtown ...

Free Beer at Concert

Was at Millennium Park for the concert -- waiting in line to buy a beer. A woman comes up and promises me a free beer if I let her squeeze in in front of me. I did and got the beer for free!