Wow '26!

Wow '26 -- who's going to remember that? :-)

Yuck, Glad I Left Early

Article in yesterday's Sun-times:

DePaul University Lays Off 114 Staff Members:
"The Lincoln Park-based school [i.e. Depaul] said it’s facing financial headwinds due to a significant drop in enrollment among international graduate students, an increased demand for financial aid and the rising costs of benefits."
Chicago Sun-times (12/15/2025)

Preparing for the #BigChilly

Getting ready for the #BigChilly -- bought a whole bunch of groceries! (Plus a case of beer, naturally!)

New Year's Resolution

Fried Chicken?   Buy a whole year's worth!   I need it!   We all need it!   #NewYrsResolution 🙂

Yowza, Snowy Corner

Yowza! Snowy corner at Clark and Wellington (looking north) ...

Name-Change to Street in Berlin

Interesting change of name for a street in Berlin. Just noticed! It's gone from Manteuffelstr. to Audre-Lorde-Straße -- at least the section which I used to live on. More info here:

Part of Manteuffelstraße to be renamed after American poet Audre Lorde ...

No Sandwich for Leo :-(

Birds wouldn't share their sandwich with me! Not one offer to join in and take a bite :-(